T delivered your Letter to Odeserundy who was made very happy by the rect of it, and Expressed his most Grateful Acknowledgments I am now in the utmost hurry, having sometime since sent to call a few Chiefs of each Nation, in order to enquire into some Informations I rec¢ from the Southward, 300 Inds a much larger number than was required have accordingly come here,--Two days ago we entered upon business, In the midst of which I am now engaged, which will apologize for my not being able to add more at this time than that I am with the most perfect Esteem | . Dr Sir &c The Revd M°*. Inglis.

SIR WM. JOHNSON T0 THE REY. DR. AUCHMUTY,

ON THE SUBJECT OF THE RECEPTION OF A LUTHERAN AND A PRESBYTE- RIAN MINISTER INTO THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Johnson hall July 4 1771.

Good Sir I have been favored with your Letter of last month, which I am sorry to find does not contain any agreeable Intelligence from

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London ; Indeed I do not believe the Societys funds will admit of their extending their bounty to, or establishing new Missions, -but those which they have established are not all supplied with Missionaries, The Church of Canajoharee Seems intended by the allowance made to Mr. Halland that at Johnstown is Established but both are still vacant tho' from, their situation if Supplied _with Good Men they w4 greatly Extend the Christian faith on this frontier, and prove a vast addition to the Church, which already begins to bear a respectable appearance in this Country, As for Johnstown, I can find no body for it, tho the Congregation last Sunday to hear the Lutheran minister were upwards of 500, of which 250 were Communicants. And Mr.