. 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 . t Part of the Beckett ftill continues in this Miffionwith great Succefs. 9. As to Peniylvania. 179 9. A s the Adminiftration of this Govern-^meiit is in the Hands oi fakers, no Adsof AlTembly have been made, either forbuilding of Churches, or fettling any Sa-laries upon Miniftersj however, a greatPart of the People being hearty Membersof the Church o( England
. 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 . t Part of the Beckett ftill continues in this Miffionwith great Succefs. 9. As to Peniylvania. 179 9. A s the Adminiftration of this Govern-^meiit is in the Hands oi fakers, no Adsof AlTembly have been made, either forbuilding of Churches, or fettling any Sa-laries upon Miniftersj however, a greatPart of the People being hearty Membersof the Church o( England, hdiVe contributed,by private Subfcriptions, very liberally, andbuilt 15 Churches, very decent Strudures fov^^^^^^^Celebrating Publick Divine Worjfhip. Se-built in thisveral valuable Bequefts have been made for ^°^^^^^^*the Ufe of the Church and Minifters, andHoufes have been built for them; and theCongregations of each Minifter do volun-tarily contribute towards the Maintenanceof their Minifter, as much, and in fome Pla-ces more, than any Law could reafonablydemand of them. The Society have diftri-buted among the poorer People in this Pro-vince, above 2000 Volumes of bound Books^and about 300 /. Worth of fmall N z CHAP, 18 o Miffionaries fent CHAP. VIII. Mijfwnaries fent to New-Jerfey. SeveralCongregations are gathered. The Mif-fionaries Labours. The Teopk become*very zealous. Se^en conanciently Part I ^^ koncd Part of Nova Behia, or oi Keza-York JL^,,. ^ j, r^ t Government. New-Tork Government 5 but the Duke of Torky to whom the wholeCountry was granted by King CHARLEStlie Second, gave this Part in the Year1664, to JoJm Lord Berkeley^ and SirGeorge Carteret y the Province was bythem divided into two Countries, andnamed Eaji and Wejt Jerftes, and governedby different Governors : But in the Year1702, the Proprietaries furrendred theirRights to her late Majefty Queen ANNE^and both Countries had one Name, NewJerfey, The firft European Inhabitantswere the Swedes^ the Du
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