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way he bent his steps to know the cause
of detention. We cannot forbear this tribute
to his memory, inappropriate as it may be in
a communication of this kind, but your
generous nature will excuse this digression
when we refer to one whom as many
pronounced. Blessed. These instrument
abilities aided and inforced by constant
communings with this congregation in
publick and private worship were productive
of tangible good as evidenced by "the
material growth of the church" both spiritual
and temporal. With these as the results of his
labours, surely we are justified in dissenting
from the adoption of a course which intrenches
us as materially upon the usages to which we are
accustomed. And we submit most respectfully
as our deliberate and candid conviction that
it would be both impolite and hazardous
to the best interest of the church to resort to
any curtailment of the services when the