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ances only. But if he is truly honest, he will take away the greater number of the Missions throughout that Country. I do not hear that you are likely to see answer of any kind to your last master-tract, unless a Stigma or so in the lurking minutes of the Society." In this Hollis was in For in April, 1765, John Rivington published a Review of Dr. Mayhew's Remarks, etc., by East Apthorp, a performance that brought no increase of reputation to the author, who soon after became vicar of Croydon. Of this Review Hollis wrote: "It is pleasant to observe how Patron [Secker] and Client incense, whitewash to each other. But Apthorp tops his Patron in so much as he has not sculked, anonimously to his abuse against an open known Adversary; but has fairly put his name to it: a circumstance, it may be, for you to advert upon." Mayhew, seeing nothing new or material in Apthorp's pamphlet, and realizing the greater importance of the questions raised by the stamp act, wisely let the matter drop.

Two pamphlets in the controversy were called out in New England, but neither of much weight. Arthur Browne, of the church of England, published at Portsmouth New Hampshire Remarks on Dr. Mayhew's incidental Reflections relative to the Church of England, as contained in his observations, etc. 1763, and "a gentleman of Rhode Island" perpetrated Verses on Dr. Mayhew's Book of Observations, etc., printed at Providence, Rhode Island, by William Goddard. The copy in the John Carter Brown Library has on the title page the manuscript addition "one Applin a lawyer: alias Lyar," and the authorship is assigned to John Aplin, although Sabin attributed it to the printer, Goddard.

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CHARLES CHAUNCY TO JASPER MAUDUIT

BOSTON, May 4th, 1763.

SIR, Yours, via New York, both the original and copy, came safely and seasonably to hand. I was afraid I should be tho't too forward or officious in giving you the information you refer to; but I judged it proper you should have it, and am glad to find it was received in the same kind and friendly manner in which I wrote it. Should it be in my power to serve you, whether in your private character, or public one as Agent for the Province, I shall with pleasure use my best endeavours to do so; and you have many good friends who will heartily join with me herein. / Our first man had his heart much set upon having Mr. Jackson chosen our Agent; and as he is vested with great power, having most of the posts of honor and profit at his own disposal, tis no wonder there should be a party here more in that Gentleman's interest than yours. But, as a ballance hereto, it will doubtless be a satisfaction to you to be assured, that the Province in general, and the best men in it, are perfectly pleased with having the management of their affairs at home in the hands of one, who, they believe, has at heart their interest, religious as well as civil, and will exert his own, and procure the influence of others who wish us well, to promote it. Your getting the money our late agent was not able to do, and tho't it vain to attempt, was of service to yourself, as well as to the Province. It gave the whole General Court, as well as others, a strong and sensible conviction of your influence as much superior to his who went before you. I doubt not you will, as there are opportunities for it, go on giving such proofs of your disposition and ability to serve the Province as to remove the prejudices of those who may not be well affected to

you, and to make way for the accomplishment of all that you can desire respecting your brother. It gave me pleasure to find, that so good a judge entertained a favorable opinion of my sermon, and tho't it worthy of being employed to serve the cause it was intended to promote. Tis strange to us here, that the Arch-Bishop, or Society of which he is president, should be in a disposition to oppose our incorporating act. We have no interest of our own in view. We have no intention to oppose the Church of England, or do anything that may tend in the least to disserve it. Our sole aim is, to be under advantage to carry the Gospel of the blessed God to the Indian Natives on our western borders. And such a design, one would think, should be agreable to all who wish well to the name of Christ, and would be glad to see his kingdom settled in these dark corners of the earth. We are not so disaffected to the Church of England but that we should rejoice to see Missionaries sent from the society of which the Arch-B'p is praeses to promote the knowledge of Christ among the Indian tribes. The harvest is great. There is full room for Missionaries from them, as well as from us; and should they send them, we should not only wish them God-speed, but do all in our power that their mission might turn out to good effect. How the Arch-B'p came by the story you tell of I can't say; but you may relate it as fact, that one of his Majesties Council here, a professed church-man, and one that has from a child been so, is not only a subscriber to our Fund, but one whose name is inserted in the incorporating act among the first constituent members of our new society.1 We have refused the subscriptions of none of what ever denomination. We can assure you, and would profess to the whole world, that we have no party-design to carry

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on. We set out upon the most catholic principles, and have among our subscribers and first members Gentlemen of most of the differing sentiments in religion that are among us.

You intimate as tho', in consequence of the opposition you are like to meet with, you tho't it best not to push an immediate confirmation of the act, but to let it lie by to receive its confirmation of course. For my self, I am clearly of the mind, tis best to press the matter now, be the event what it will. None of the money subscribed to our fund is payable till the act has received the Royal sanction; and if we must wait for this three years, we shall lose the benefit of the income of the subscribed money the whole of that time. And further, which is of more importance, the Spirit which has happily been excited in so many to promote the cause of Christ among the Indians will probably subside, and we shall lose the special opportunity we now have of collecting yet large sums in addition to what we have already got. If the confirmation of the act is delayed, I shall look upon it as nearly equal to its being negatived; and all the pains we have taken to collect monies, and raise a fund to serve the most valuable end, that of spreading the name and knowledge of Christ among numerous tribes of Indians, will come to nothing; and so will the hopeful beginnings we have made in carrying the Gospel into the dark corners of this land. Tis not likely, if we fail in our present attempt, in which we have exerted ourselves beyond all that could be expected, that we shall ever make another. How they who set themselves to oppose so generous, so pious and christian a design will be able to give a good account of their conduct in the day of the appearing of Jesus Christ, is beyond me to say.

Mr. Secretary Oliver sometime ago gave me the reading

of several of your letters, both public and private, in which were contained the information you give relative to our incorporating act. I should have wrote particularly upon these matters, but that the Committee of the associated Pastors of this town, of which I am Chairman, have wrote upon the same points to the sub-committee of the Committee of Deputies of which you are one. And as the New society will have a meeting to-morrow, they will doubtless be particular in satisfying the London Society, that they had no intention to counter-act, or reflect the least dishonor on them. But I will not take up any more of your valuable time. I heartily wish you prosperity in all your affairs, especially in your endeavours to serve this Province, and cause of Christ among the Indians; and am, with great respect, Your obedient humble Servant,

CHARLES CHAUNCY.

[Endorsed,] Jasper Mauduit, Esq. In Lime-street, London. Per Capt. Hunter. [Memorandum,] Rev'd Cha. Chauncey. May 4, 1763. Recd. June 16.

SIR,

CHARLES CHAUNCY TO JASPER MAUDUIT

BOSTON, May 6th, 1763.

In my letter of May 4th, I told you, that our new Society here would meet the next day, when they would write home with reference to their act of incorporation. As the vessel by which that letter goes is detained by contrary winds, I have the opportunity of acquainting you, that they accordingly met at the time appointed; but, as I am informed, (for I was not able to be at the meeting myself by reason of bodily infirmity) they were of opinion, it would be less exceptionable, and might answer the end as well, if, instead of a public letter from them, one or another

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