I always have, and ever shall esteem it my happiness to keep a Settled correspondence with him : for I know he will joyfully do anything that may contribute to the conversion of infidels to Christianity. But there are only a few negroes in this parish. Save what are in Colonel Heathcote's family, where I think there are more than in all the parish besides. However, So many as we have, I shall not be wanting to use my endeavours for their good.

As to tlie Indians, the natives of the country, they are a decaying people. We have not now in all this parish twenty families; whereas, not many years ago, there Avere Several hundreds. I liave frequently conversed with Some of them, and been at their great meetings of powowing, as they call it. I have taken Some pains to teach Some of them but to no purpose ; for they Seem regardless of instruction ; and when I have told them of the evil consequences of their hard drinking, etc., they replied that Englislnnen do the Same ; and that it is not So great a Sin in an Indian as in an Englishman -, because the Englishman's religion forbids, but an Indian's does not. Tliey further say they will not be christians nor do they See the necessity for So being,, because we do not live according to the precepts of our religion. In Such ways do most of the Indians that I have conversed with either here or elsewhere, express themselves. I am heartily Sorry that we Should give them Such, a bad example, and fill their mouths with Such objections against our blessed rehgion. But to prevent this, as likewise many disorders that are among us, I know of no better way than that the honorable Society would be pleased to recommend to our Governor, my Lord Cornbury, or if he is called home, to his Successor, to make Some Acts of Assembly against the many vices and immoralities tliat are too common in most places of this Government, or to take care that the wholesome laws of our realm be put in execution against the olfenders, Swearing and drinking and Sal3]3ath breaking, are chiefly predominant, which are all owing to the evil example and great neglect of our magistrates ; and