To the Vllph: Article we say, that as it was thought proper to call an English Minister, it must be presumed, that he was to preach in one of the Churches ; the Consistory thought proper that English should be preached, only once every Lord's Day in the usual Time of Divine Service in one of the Churches, and directed that to be, in the new Church. In the old Church English is not preached at all, but two Dutch Sermons every Sabbath, and one Dutch Sermon in the New ; sb that there are three Dutch Sermons to one in EngMsh, on the usual Time altho' the English Hearers are three to one at least.

So unreasonable are those People, that not even this will satisfy ; All the Seats this Party can pretend to have any Right to in the New Church did not amount to ten Pews (neither M'' Van Wagenen nor M^ Stoutenburgh have any seats there ;) We therefore humbly conceive it very unreasonable ; that they

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should attempt to direct the Consistory on that Pretence, and if their Party chuse to take back their Purchase money (if any has been paid) it shall be returned them with as much more.

The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is administered, as it always was in our Church ; in the Forenoon M'' Laidhe preaclies in the New Church ; -- many more Communicants attend that divine Ordinance under his Administration, as he preaches English, than under Dutch preaching, this makes it more proper that he should attend that Ordinance in the New Church ; the Dutch Ministers attend the same Ordinance in the old Church without Interruption, and we do not believe, that the Complainants will take upon themselves to say, that Seats are wanting there, were they incUned to be present.