. An Historical account of the incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts : containing their foundation, proceedings, and the success of their missionaries in the British colonies, to the year 1728 . whichChurches were foon after built, have beenfupplyed with Minifters by this Society,and have been faithfully paid their fettledSalaries by the Country. And lately inthe Year 1723, a farther Law was pafledfor augmenting the Minifters Salaries, andappointing them to be paid in Proclama-tion to South-Carolina^ 127 tion Money, The Clergy were fo fenfibleof this Liberalit
. An Historical account of the incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts : containing their foundation, proceedings, and the success of their missionaries in the British colonies, to the year 1728 . whichChurches were foon after built, have beenfupplyed with Minifters by this Society,and have been faithfully paid their fettledSalaries by the Country. And lately inthe Year 1723, a farther Law was pafledfor augmenting the Minifters Salaries, andappointing them to be paid in Proclama-tion to South-Carolina^ 127 tion Money, The Clergy were fo fenfibleof this Liberality of the People, that theydid ill the mod grateful Manner repre-fent to the Society, that confidering theCircumftances of the Colony, it was a verygenerous Settlement. Thus thro the pious Liberality of theCountry, tho there was fcarce any Faceof the Church o? England in this Province,when this Society was firft eftablifhed, therehave been 13 Churches, and 4 Chapels ofEafe fmce built; a Free-School hath beenereded at Charles-Toivn, The whole Bodyof the People, have had the Advantage ofthe Adminiflracion of Gods Word andSacraments, and fuch a Light fet up among ^ them, as, it is to be hoped, no Age {hallfee K C H A P. 128 Mijjionaries fent CHAP. VI. Mijftonaries fent to North-Carolina. T*heKcverend Mr. ^\^\r fent Mi(fionary:, tin-dergoes great HardJJoips^ returns to Eng-land. Other MiJJionaries fent thither 5they meet with many Difficulties^ returnto England. The Tufcararo Indiansform a Confpiracy againfl the Englifli,ravage the Colony t, are at length Newnam fent Miffionaryy takesgreat Tains in his Miffion^ dies. I. f ? 1 H E Society had a very earlyM Knowledge of the deftituteCondition of this Province :The Inhabitants, in the Year 1702,amounted to above 6000 Souls, chieflyEnglifl:, befides Slaves s a great Numberof the People were defirous of having theChurch of England Worlhip fettled amongthem 9 there were fome Presbyteria?is, andfewer fakers her
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