ordain one in the Parish of St. Kilda, on the Account of his Particular Gifts, who had not a liberal Education, or even the Knowlegde of the Latin Tongue. In an Abstract of the Proceedings of the Society for thePropagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, An. Dom. 1769, mention is made of the Rev. Mr. PHILIP QUAQUE, (a Negroe) as a Missionary, Catechift, and School-Mafter to the Negroes on the Gold Coft of Africa; whose annual Salary is Fifty Pounds Sterling. And we find that both in former and later Periods, in Cafes of Neceffity, (which appears to be the State of Lunenburg) the fame has been practifed. We have moreover, Instances on this Continent of Perfons who were not endowed with a liberal Education, who have been regularly admitted into Holy Orders i. and have in the Judgment of Charity been inftrumental in turning many unto righteoufnefs. *

Secondly, That this is only fupporting a Faction. We have alfo enquired into this particular,

N. B. We do not mean that our Procedure in this Affair fhould be made a Prefident of, or brought into Ufage in this Infant Colony, or elsewhere, unless in Cafes of Neceffity, as ahove-mentioned.

- particular, and on due Examination find the Charge Groundless. They have in their na tive Land been brought up in the Calviniftic Prefbyterian Religion, and do ftill," "as we are well informed, continue in the fame Sentiments. As the Legislature then of this Colony had wifely Enacted, "That such shall "have free Liherty of Confcience; Shall have

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Liberty to erect and build Meeting-Houfes, or Places of public Worship: And ferve "God in that Manner which appears to them

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congruous to his Will." We, from this, and the foregoing Confiderations, together with the Information we have had, that fome of them, who have always been useful Inhabitants, would leave the Province unless this Matter could be accomplished, have concluded to fet the Canditate a-part to the holy Ministry.

Having therefore judged Mr. Comingoe qualified to be Paftor and of the Congregation at Lunenburg, who have petitioned, us to fet him a-part to that Office; We do hereby give Notice to all prefent, that if they have any Thing to object, why he should not be admitted Paftor of the afore-mentioned Congregation, that they now make a Declara

tion of the fame.

As

As no Objection is offered, we fhall proceed without further Delay.

The following Queftions publickly propounded to the under-named Perfons, were anfwered in the Affirmative.

Queft. Mr. Kaulbach and Mr. Shuply, do you, as Commiffioners from the Congregation of Calvinifts at Lunenburg, renew, in their Behalf, your Call to Mr. Bruin Romcas Comin goe?

2. Doyou, Mr. Bruin Romças Comingoe, acof the faid Call and Invitation to be their

cept Paftor?

QUESTIONS.

rft. Do you believe the Scriptures of the old and new Teftament, and the Truths therein contained to be the Word of God?

2. Do you own, and will you adhere to the Confeffion of Faith, which you have made us: The Hiedelburgh and Affemblies Catechifms, and the Doctrines therein contained, as being founded on, and confonant to the Holy Scriptures?

3. Will you by the Grace of God, be faith

ful

ful and zealous in maintaining the Truths of the Gospel, the Unity of the Church and Peace thereof against all Opposition you may meet with?

4. Do

you likewife own, and will you adhere to the Worship, Discipline and Government of the reformed Prefbyterian Churches, as being founded on, and agreeable to the Scriptures?

5. Have you been led in your engaging in the Work of the Ministry by a fingle and fin cere Love to God, and aim at his Glory, and not by filthy Lucre, and the Motives of worl dly Gain?

6. Do you engage to be diligent and affiduous in praying, reading, meditating, preaching, adminiftring the Sacraments, catechifing, exercifing Difcipline; and in performing all other minifterial Duties toward the People committed to your Charge?

7. Will you be fubject to us your Brethren in the Lord, and to the Difcipline of the afore mentioned reformed Churches?

8. Will you take Care that you

and your Family

Family walk unblameably; be Examples to the Flock, and adorn the Profeffion of the Gospel.

Finally. Do you own and promife Allegiance to his Majefty's King George the Third, in all Things civil and lawful?

The

CHARGE,

Given, by the Rev. Mr. LYON.

HE Scene that now opens upon you,

Tmy Dear Brother, is ineffably import

ant: And you cannot be too fenfible of your own Unworthinefs, and the Honour God has now conferred upon you. You now begin to move in a more extenfive Sphere than formerly, and all your Actions become more awfully pregnant with either Life or Death to Mankind. Whatever the Confequences of your former Life may be, God will now make you, if found faithful, a Savour of Life unto Life to fome, and (would to God I were not obliged to add) a Savour of Death unto Death unto others. The great Shepherd and Bishop of Souls has made you an Overseer of Part of

his