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Friday, 27.---In the same parish, after morning prayer by the
Rev. Mr. Boyd, of Vicksburg, I preached, and confirmed two
persons. In the afternooon of the same day, I confirmed one other
person in the same parish.

Sunday, 29.---After morning prayer by the Rev. Mr. Ranney,
I preached at Baton Rouge, and confirmed five persons. I also
administered the holy communion, assisted by Mr. Ranney.

Sunday, February 5.---Read prayers and preached to the con-
gregation, in Thibodeaux.

Thursday, 9.---Organized in that village, St. John's parish.

Sunday, 12. Read prayers and preached to a colored congre-
gation in Lafourche Interior.

For the next month, I was engaged in making a visitation of
the diocese of Alabama; during which I preached ten sermons,
administered the holy communion four times, held five confirma-
tions, at which I administered that rite to seventy-seven persons,
and consecrated three churches.

Sunday, 19.---Read prayers and preached to a colored congre-
gation on Lafourche.

Sunday, 26.---Read prayers and preached in St. John's parish,
Thibodeaux.

Sunday, April 2.---I preached in Christ's Church, New-Orleans,
in the morning, and in St. Paul's in the afternoon.

Sunday 9th.---Read prayers and preached for the colored people
on Lafourche.

Easter Sunday, 16.---Read prayers and preached in St. John's
parish, Thibodeaux, and baptised eight children.

Sunday, 23.---Held confirmation in New-Orleans, and admitted
to that rite thirteen persons in the parish of Christ's Church, and
twelve in that of St. Paul's. In the afternoon, I preached in St.
Paul's.

Sunday, 30.---After morning prayer by the Rev. Mr. Stamer, I
preached in Ascension parish, Donaldsonville.

From May 7th to June 18th, I officiated regularly in Lafourche,
alternately serving the white and colored congregations of the
parish. During that period, I adminstered the sacrament of Bap-
tism to two children.

Sunday, June 25.---I read prayers and preached at Napoleon-
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On the following day, I baptized a family of two adults and two
children.

Sunday, July 2.---Read preayers and preached in St. Johns'
parish, Thibodeaux.

From that time until the 1st November, was spent in the diocese
of Tennessee; during which period I adminstered the sacrament
of baptism four times, the holy communion four times, the rite of
confirmation to two persons, and preached seventeen sermons.

Sunday, November 5.---I read prayer and preached to a congre-
gation on board the steamer Westwood, while descending the
Mississippi River.

From the 12th November to the 17th December, I served the
congregations of St. John's parish, Lafourche Interior.

Sunday, December 24th, I held an ordination in St. Paul's
church, New Orleans, and admitted Mr. John L. Gay, of the dio-
cese of Alabama, to the order of Deacons; on which occasion I
preached and administered the holy communion.

Chirstmas day;---I preached in Christ's Church, New Orleans,
and administered the holy communion.

Sunday, 31st.---Read prayers and preached in St. John's parish,
Thibodeaux. I also baptised five children.

January 1.---I laid, with the usual solemnities, the corner stone
of a remarkably neat church in the village of Thibodeaux, for the
use of the congregation of St. John's parish. It is built of brick
and covered with slate, and is nearly ready for consecration. The
promptitude with which the friends of the enterprise have acted
is worthy of the highest praise. They will, within the period of
a few months of its inception, have carried out their plan of erect-
ing an exceedingly neat and commodious temple to the honor of
God; have furnished it with the usual accompanyments, and pre-
sented it to His church for consecration, free of debt. It is a part
of their plan to erect also a parsonage, for the accommodation of
the clergyman, contiguous to the church. May the Lord abun-
dantly reward them for the honor they have shown to his name.

On Sundays, 7th and 14th, I read prayers and preached in St.
John's parish.

Sunday, 21.---I read prayers and preached in St. John's parish,
West Baton Rouge, on which occasion I baptized one adult and
one child. This parish has been organized within the present

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