History of the Presbyterian church in New Bern, , with a resumé of early ecclesiastical affairs in eastern North Carolina, and a sketch of the early days of New Bern, . rch of this dayby a recital of the sad story of so much trouble, but merely tobody forth the color and temper of those early formative stand now on the same platform with Presbyte-rians, Methodists, Baptists, and other churches, in repudiatingchurch establishments in the United States, condenming thesecolonial schemes, and defending the doctrine of religious libertyand equality. Nevertheless, Presbyte
History of the Presbyterian church in New Bern, , with a resumé of early ecclesiastical affairs in eastern North Carolina, and a sketch of the early days of New Bern, . rch of this dayby a recital of the sad story of so much trouble, but merely tobody forth the color and temper of those early formative stand now on the same platform with Presbyte-rians, Methodists, Baptists, and other churches, in repudiatingchurch establishments in the United States, condenming thesecolonial schemes, and defending the doctrine of religious libertyand equality. Nevertheless, Presbyterian influence increased steadily, andbecame powerful, if not dominant, in North Carolina. Thiswas, indeed, chiefly through that section of the State with whichwe are not at present particularly concerned. In the East,Presbyterianism has liad but few strong centres until recenttimes. But Sir Wm. Berkley, one of the proprietors, and theGovernor of Virginia, in 1663, appointed William Drummond,an old-fashioned Scotch Presbyterian,* a man of prudence and * Craigheads Scotch aud Irish Seeds in America, pp. 267, 319 ; MacleansHistory of Princeton College. NORTH-CAROLINA,
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