 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1810 - 874 pages
...Christian religion ; uncl what provision is there made for the paying of your ministry ? Answer. The same course that is taken in England, out of towns...to his ability, instructing his children. We have 48 parishes ; and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should be better, if they would Jtray... | |
 | Virginia, William Waller Hening - 1810 - 616 pages
...the paying *""'«>• of your ministry ? Answer. I he same course that is taken in England Parishes, out of towns; every man according to his ability instructing his children. We have fforty eight parish- Minister* es, and our ministers are well pa.id, and by my consent b',""(.cr p!yT?... | |
 | James Grahame - 1827 - 560 pages
...sentiments thereupon, occurs in his answers to the Lords of the Committee of Colonies, where he says, " Our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should...better if they would pray oftener and preach less." Chalmers, p. 328. BOOK Instead of indemnifying, or even applauding, they L discountenanced the loyalists... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - 616 pages
...in England : Out of towns every man instructs his own children, according to his ability. We have 48 parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should be better, if they would pray offener, and preach less : But, as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us, and... | |
 | James Grahame - 1833 - 576 pages
...occurs in his answers to the Lords of the Committee of Colonies, where he says, "Our ministers arc well paid, and by my consent should be better if they would pray oftener and preach less." Chalmers, p. 328. L4 1677 cm* October. THE HISTORY OF Instead of indemnifying, or even applauding,... | |
 | Edmund Ruffin - 1839 - 830 pages
...provision is there made for the paying of your ministry ? Answer. The same course that is taken ¡n England out of towns ; every man according to his ability instructing his children. We have fibrty-eighl parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should be better, if they... | |
 | 1847 - 814 pages
...quit-rents. Every man instructed his children himself according to his ability. There were forty-eight parishes and " our ministers are well paid and by my consent should he better, if they would pray oftener and preach less. But as of all other commodi332 History of ihe... | |
 | James Stuart Murray Anderson - 1848 - 796 pages
...religion ; and what provision is there made for the paying of your ministry?' To which, he replies: ' The same course that is taken in England out of towns...and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent would be better if they would pray oftener and preach less. But as of all other commodities, so of... | |
 | 1856 - 604 pages
...Out of towns every man instructs his own children according to his own ahilitr. We hare fortv-eight parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should be better, if they would pray the Government in England, through the agency of the Rev. James Blair, and the assistance of Nicholson,... | |
 | William Maxwell - 1850 - 502 pages
...christian religion ; and what provision is there made for the paying of your ministry ? Answer. The same course that is taken in England out of towns;...according to his ability instructing his children. We have fforty eight parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should be better if they... | |
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Answer.—The same course that is taken in England out of towns; every man according to his ability instructing his children. We have fforty-eight parishes, and our ministers are well paid and by my consent should be better if they would pray oftener... 
