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Gov. Belcher made at this time a "gener- ous donation of his library of books, with other valuable ornaments " to the College. Grateful for his liberality the trustees desired to name their first building, erected in 1757, in his honor. This honor was declined by the Governor ; but the suggestion was ad- ded that it be called Nassau Hall, " to ex- press the honor we retain in this remote part of the globe, to the immortal memory of the glorious King William the third. who was a branch of the illustrious House of Nassau ; and who, under God, was the great deliverer of the British nation from those two mon- strous furies, Popery and Slavery," &c. In accordance with this suggestion the Trus- tees resolved " that in all time to come," the building should be called Nassau Hall.
Princeton has received many munificent gifts. We doubt, however, if any have been more timely and helpful than the following which we copy from the last page of our ear- liest Records, and which shows the deep in- terest of the early inhabitants of this com- munity in the cause of education.
SUBSCRIPTION FOR PRINCETON COLLEGE.
Morristown, Jan. 5th, 1769, the Trustees of the College of New-jersey having repre- sented to the Presbyteries, that the interest of their capital was inadequate to the an- nual necessary expences of the College, The Presbyteries considering the necessity and importance of the object, are uniting their indeavours to increase said capital. And our Presbytery, viz., of New-york, the 18th of October agreed to open a subscrip- tion to exert ourselves on that head, which motion the members of our Ch. Session not- withstanding the publick expence now ly- ing on them, do, both encourage it them-
selves, and recommend it to others-The subscription is as followeth-We whose names are under written do promise to pay or cause to be paid to the Treasurer of the College and to the use and benefit of the College the several sums affixed to our names Proc., &c.
Rev'd Tim. Johnes 9. 0. 0
Jacob Ford, Esq'r 21.0.0
Dea. Matthias Burnet 9. 0. 0
Cap. Tim. Mills 6. 0. 0
Elder Daniel Lindsley
3. 0. 0
Abr. Ogden, Esq'r . 3. 0. 0
Elder Jno. Lindsley
3. 0. 0
Joseph Wood 6. 0. 0
Henry Gardiner 0.16.0
Nathan Reeve 3. 0. 0
John Ayres, Esq'r
9. 0. 0
Thomas Kenney
3. 0. 0
Will'm DeHart, Esq'r
3. 0. 0
Thomas Morrell 4.10.0
Jonas Phillips 4.10.0
Isaac Pierson
3. 0. 0
Jonathan Cheever .
I. O. O
Peter Condict 2.1I.O
Peter Prudden .
2.11.0
Moses Prudden 2.II.O
Joseph Prudden .
2.II.O
Benjamin Pierson 9. 0. 0
Samuel Tuthill, Esq'r 3. 0. 0
Silas Condict 3. 0. 0
Ezra Halsey, elder 12.0.0
Samuel Robarts 3. 0. 0
Augustine Bayles
3. 0. 0
Wid. Phebe Wood .
3. 0. 0
Jonathan Stiles, Esq'r 1.15.0
Cap. Benjamin Halsey
0.10.0
140. 5. 0 Proc.
BENJAM'N LINDSLEY.
April 27, 1873. The Elders being met, Mr. Sergeant, the Treasurer of ye College receit for £140 Proc. was seen and acknowl- edged by the Elders and the overplush was allowed for incidental charges, testafied in behalf of ye Rest by JACOB FFORD.
Sept. 29, 1787. Then presented to the Trustees of Nassau Hall for the education of poor and pious youth as followeth, viz : Caleb Russell, Esq. 22 dol. & 45 ninetieths
Joseph Lewis, Esq. II
& 5
Silas Condict, Esq. 42 & I
Icabod Cooper, I & I
Dea. Gilbert Allen, I & 80
Phillip Lindsley, 3 & 66 "
Jonathan Dickerson, Esq., 16 dol.& 12 "
Col. Benoni Hathaway, 3 " & 30
John Mills, 9 & 2
£ 41.3.9
For which they received the thanks of the Board of Trustees.
Test, TIMO. JOHNES.
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REPRESENTATIVES OF MORRIS COUNTY IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. 15th Legislature, 1790. Oct. 26, at Burling- ton. Council, William Woodhull. Assembly, Ellis Cook, Aaron Kitchel, Jacob Arnold.
16th Legislature, 1791, Oct. 25. Council, Ellis Cook. Assembly, Silas Condict, John Starke, Hiram Smith.
17th Legislature, 1792, Oct. 23. Council, Ellis Cook. Assembly, Silas Condict, (speaker). Hiram Smith John Wurts.
18th Legislature, 1793, Oct. 22. Council, Abraham Kitchel. Assembly, Silas Condict, (speaker). Aaron Kitchel, David Welsh. 19th Legislature, 1794, Oct. 28. Council, Abraham Kitchel. Assembly, Silas Condict, (speaker). Aaron-Kitchel, David Welsh. 20th Legislature, 1795, Oct. 27. Council, Ellis Cook. Assembly, John Starke, David Thomson, John Debow.
2Ist Legislature, 1796, Oct. 25. Council, Abraham Kitchel. Assembly, Silas Condict, David Welsh, John Cobb.
22d Legislature, 1797, Oct. 24. Council, Abraham Kitchel. Assembly, Silas Condict, (speaker). David Welsh, Aaron Kitchel. 23d Legislature, 1798, Oct. 23. Council, Abraham Kitchel. Assembly, Silas Condict, William Corwin, Cornelius Voorheese.
24th Legislature, 1799, Oct. 22. Council, Abraham Kitchel. Assembly, William Corwin,
24th Assembly Cornelius Voorheese, William Campfield.
25th Legislature, 1800, Oct. 28. Council, Abraham Kitchel. Assembly, Cornelius Voorheese, Silas Condict, David Welsh.
26th Legislature, 1801, Oct. 27. Council, David Welsh. Assembly, Aaron Kitchel, William Corwin.
27th Legislature, 1802, Oct. 26. Council, David Welsh. Assembly, Aaron Kitchel, William Corwin, Jonathan Ogden.
28th Legislature, 1803, Oct. 25. Council, David Welsh. Assembly, Aaron Kitchel, William Corwin, Jonathan Ogden.
29th Legislature, 1804, Oct. 23. Council, David Welsh. Assembly, Aaron Kitchel, Jonathan Ogden, Jesse Upson.
30th Legislature, 1805, Oct. 22. Council, David Welsh. Assembly, Jesse Upson, Lewis Condict, George Tucker.
3Ist Legislature, 1806, Oct. 28. Council, David-Welsh. Assembly, Lewis Condict, Jesse Upson, Nicholas Neighbour.
32d Legislature, 1807, Oct. 27. Council, Benjamin Ludlow. Assembly, Lewis Condict, Nicholas Neighbour, Stephen Dod.
33d Legislature, 1808, Oct. 25. Council, Benjamin Ludlow. Assembly, Lewis Condict, (speaker). Nicholas Neighbour, · Stephen Dod. 34th Legislature, 1809, Oct. 24. Council, Bedjamin Ludlow. Assembly, Aaron Kitchel, Lewis Condict, (speaker). Stephen Dod. (To be continued.)
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MEMBERS.
" THE NAMES AND NUMBER OF THE PERSONS ADMITTED TO FULL COMMUNION BY MY SELFE SINCE MY ORDINATION-WITH THE TIME OF THEIR ADMITION."
TIMO. JOHNES.
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Names.
When Received. June 26, 1743 April 21, 1762, aet. 63.
Benjamin Hathaway, Doc.
Samuel Bailey
John Perkis
Mary Perkis (Ben.)
" Moved away."
Hannah Lindley (Da. of John Jr.)
Elizabeth Johnes my Consort
Sept. 19, 1748, aet. 31.
Elizabeth Headley (Thomas) Dec. 28,
James Tompkins .
Feb. 24, 1744
Sarah Fairchild (Mathew).
Apr. 27. ..
Abraham Pierson
Aug. 31,
Peter Norris
Eleanor Easton (Richard)
Jude, servant of Dea. Prudden .
Deborah Fairchild (Zachariah)
Zachariah Fairchild
Nov. 2
Suspended May 27, 1765.
Isaac Whitehead, Sr. .
Feb. 11, 1777, aet. 77.
Mary Pierson (Abraham)
66
Thomas Alerton
Jan. II, 1745
Sarah Freman (Stephen)
..
Jacob Allerton
May IO,
David Chitester .
July 5,
66
Abigail his sister
Rachel Stiles (John) .
Rachel Samson (Samuel)
Sept. 6,
David Gauden
Mrch 7, 1746
Isaiah Wines (Winds) Susanna Frost (John)
Oct. 24, "
Phebe Baileys (Sam'l)
May 1, 1747
Tabitha Frost (Daniel)
July 10,
March 28, 1788, aet. 75.
Elisabeth Mott (Ebenezar)
Sept. 25,
" Moved."
Joseph Wood
Apr. 3, 1748
Hannah Wood (Joseph) .
Oct. 3, 1768, aet. 49.
Joseph Tichenor
Sept. 2 1749
Anne Holloway
Samuel Hudson . Hudson (Samuel)
May 25, 1750 " Feb. 17, 1751 " Moved." March 11, 1783, aet. 75.
Thomas Wilkerson
Hannah Wilkerson (Thos.)
Oct. 6,
Daniel Lindley
July 7,1752
"
Aug. 14, 1777, aet. 76 y. 6 m. Sept. 12, 1777, “ 68 y. 6 m.
Jonathan Reeve . Zophar Gildersleeve
Mary Gildersleeve (Zophar)
Susannah Jones (Joseph)
Elizabeth Day (Samuel)
Stephen Freeman, Junr.
Sept. 24, Oct. 15, " June 27, 1753
[aet. 70,
Susp. Dec, 13, 1771, Died Aug. 28, 1776.
Aug. 29, Apr. 22. 1761. aet. 46.
Nov. 3 (To be continued. ) ...
" Moved away." Jan. 6, 1750. aet. 32 y. 10 m. Feb. 21, 1777, aet. 70. " Moved away." Aug. 1, 1776, aet 78.
Suspended May 27, 1765.
Deborah Allerton (Thomas)
Oct. 2, 1784, aet. 72. "Moved away." Susp. June 29, 1752. " Moved away."
Died Oct. 3, 1757.
" "Moved."
Grace Lindley (Daniel)
When Dismissed or Died.
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( Continued from page 61.) BAPTISMS. --: 0 :-
1759.
Nov. II. Gideon Riggs & wf., ch. Rachel. John Lose, on wf.'s accmpt, ch. Anne.
66 18. John Perkhurt & wf., ch. Daniel. Zophar Gildersleeve & wf., ch. John.
25. Sam'l Lorain & wf., household- Joanna, Moses & Samuel.
.6 James Losey, on wf.'s accompt, household -- Sarah, David, Phe- be, Joanna.
Dec. 9. Stephen Freeman & wf., ch. Jehiel. 1760.
Jan. 3. Ebenezer Stiles & wf., ch. Hannah.
" 13. Benj. Pierson & wf., ch. Patience. Born Nov. 24, 1758.
Feb. 10. Benj. Lindsly & wf., ch. Rachel.
21. John Hunterdon & wf., ch. Gil- bard.
March 2. Benj. Halsey's ch. Sarah.
16. David Gauden & wf., ch. Provi- dence.
23. Stephen Lyon, on wf.'s accompt, ch. John.
April 13. Jonathan Wood, on wf.'s accompt, ch. Joseph.
20. Stephen Hedges & wf., ch. Mary.
May 5. Benj. Prudden & wf., ch. Joseph. II. Demas Lindsly & wf., ch. Joseph.
25. Rhoda Wheeler, adult. ¿ Sisters.
66 Sarah Wheeler,
Daniel Howard & wf., ch. Jona- than.
= Essacar Huntington & wf., ch. Lydia.
" James Keen & wf., ch. Sibbel.
June 8. Isaac Pain & wt., ch. John.
15. Philip Hathaway & wf., ch. Abi- gail.
22. Elizabeth Kenny, adult, and on her accompt 2 children, John and Jabish, which she had by Thomas Kenny.
Joseph Morris, on wf.'s accompt, ch. Jonathan Ford.
John Cole & wf .; ch. Sarah.
29. Elizabeth, wf. of Wm. Loyd, ch. William.
July 13. Sam'l Bayles, Jun., and wf., ch. Elias.
July 20. David Fairchild & wf., ch. Abijah. Aug. 10. Dan'l Coe & wf., ch. Daniel. " Bette Lyon, wid., ch. Jedidiah.
24. Joseph Person & wf., ch. Rachel.
Isaac Tuttle, on wf.'s accompt, ch. Daniel.
31. Juniah Lindsly & wf., ch. Junia. Now of males Bap., 348; of females, 354; total, 702; su- periority of females, 6.
Sept. 5. Sarah, Philip Price's wf., adult. Philip Price & wf., Household, Isaac, Philip, Samuel & Sarah.
Oct. 24. Samuel Arnold & wf., ch. Phebe.
Nov. 2. John Lindsly & wf., ch. David.
12. Humi, wf. of Dan. Camel, ch. Daniel.
Dec. 14. Christopher Woods & wf., ch. Ra- chel, born Sept. 15, 1760.
1761.
Jan. 4. Zophar Freeman & wf., ch. Phebe.
18. Silas Day & wf., ch. Rebecca.
25. James Miller & wf., ch. Ichabod.
Eleazar Lindsly & wf., ch. Samuel.
Thomas Coe & wf., ch. Betse.
Thomas Throop & wf., ch. William.
Constant Cooper, on his wf.'s ac- compt, ch. David.
Feb. 5. Alexander Kermicle & wf., ch. John.
15. Alexander
Ralston & wf., ch. James.
M'rch 1. Samuel Mills & wf., ch. Daniel.
" Elijah Person & wf., ch. Jane.
22. Sam. Lose or Lore & wf., ch. Eliz- abeth.
" Job Lore, on his wf.'s accompt, ch. Hannah.
29. Joseph Youngs, on his wf. Sarah's accompt. ch. Joanna.
" David Fairchild & wf., ch. Rhoda.
.. Wm. Akeman, on wf.'s accompt. ch. Hannah.
Apr. 19. Benjamin Coe & wf., ch. Elizabeth.
John Ford & wf,, ch. David.
Daniel Morris & wf., ch. Phebe.
Joseph Stiles, Junr. & wf., ch. George.
May 3. Cap. Dan. Tuttle, on wf.'s accompt. ch. William.
Rob. Arnold & wf., ch. Betse.
Benjamin Lindsly & wf., ch. Joseph. Born April 1, 1761.
" 10. Philip Price & wf., ch. Edward. (To be continued.)
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( Continued from page 62.) MARRIAGES.
1774.
Dec. 8. Jedidiah Orsborn & Abigail Stock- bridge.
" Bezaleel Orsborn & Elizabeth Hill.
" II. Daniel Freman & Mary Pollard.
" 28. Jonathan Pierson & Sarah Ferver. 1775-
Jan. 2. Abijah Cutler & Dinah Lee. 5. William Hamilton & Elizabeth Rogers.
7. David Tredwell & Anne Loce.
" 12. Simeon Hayward Eunice Rogers.
" 24. George Mills & Mary Freeman.
" 26. Peter Ferver & Susanna Guierin. Feb. I. Nathan Guierin & Abigail Conger. " 27. Philip Morris & Mary Flint, widow. Mar. 2. Roberd Roff & Phebe Cooper.
" 26. Benjamin Coe & Margaret Beegle.
" Josiah Tingley & Diademia Hazel.
" " John Lyon & Rachel Reeve.
" 30. David Pierson & Bathiah Hallock. July24. Silas Gildersleeve & Sarah Wood- ruff.
Aug. 3. John Tuttle, Jun., & Mary Pitney.
" 10. Joseph Canliffe & Phebe Ayres. Sept.3. Joseph Miller & Mary Johnson.
" David Lawrence & Mary Burnet.
" Samuel Broadwell & Mary Lindsley. 7. David Fithen (?) & Phebe Mills. Oct.22 James Youngs & Ruth Halsey.
Nov 8. Samuel Minthorn & Margaret Crane.
" 14. Benjamin Fowler & Mary Cammel, widow.
" 22. Jonathan Stiles, Jun., & Sarah Tut- hill.
Dec. 31 John Harporee & Elizabeth Easton. 1776.
Jan. 10. Clement Wood & Sarah Canfield. Feb. 21. Rev. Jos. Grover & Sarah Howell. 26. Nathan Arnold & Eliz Freman.
28. Joseph Hallsey & Jerusha Wood. Mar. 20. John Beach & Sarah Chever.
Apr. 4. Richard Southerd & Phebe Prud- den.
.. 6. John Knowland & Mary Curtain.
May 2. Stephen Conkling & Abigail Mitchel.
6. Daniel Tichenor & Anne Condict.
" 26. Hugh McConnel & Susanna Dil- rimple.
May 30. Nehemiah Mills & Amy Hedges.
July 24. Amos Young & Sarah Mott, Han-
" Joseph Kitchell and Jane Young.
over.
28. John Tucker & Anne Treadwell.
Nov.28. John Crane & Catharine Davis. I777.
Jan. 27. John Holden & Hannah Allibe. Sol-
Feb. 6. Will. McCormick &
diers.
Dranna Gramer.
Mar. 27. Jacob Longhals & Martha } Rhoderick. Soldier.
Apr. 10. Codstant Cooper & Phebe Vander- hoof.
II. Cap'n Jonas Simmons & Elizabeth Kenny.
13. John Beach & Jane Akeman.
14. Abraham Day & Deborah Wines.
15. William Rogan, soldier, and Sarah Greer.
May 4. Doc. Lewis Dunham & Jane Tut- hill.
5. Benjamin Freeman & widow Esther Marsh.
18. Matthew Rainer & Lotte Mass- chalk.
David Walker & Elizabeth Ludlam.
Robert Day & Esther Wines, widow.
" 22. Keley Cutter & Hannah Marsh.
July 3. Ephraim Lindsley & Martha Gobell.
Nathaniel Coleman & Nancy Evans Smart.
10. James Gardiner, soldier, and Nance Burn.
Aug. 13. Ezra Brown & Nance Guiering.
" 23. John Pipes & Mary Morris.
Sept. 4. David Moor & Rachel Haden. 596 married to ye date.
Nov. 18. Sussex (?) Negro of Mr. Phenix & Mary, negro of Mr. Doty by their master's consent.
20. Vinson Guerin & Azuba Brown.
25. Nicholas Comesay & Miriam Smith. Dec. 11. Silvanus Loree & Hannah Loree.
17. Zophar Hathaway & Elenor Carter. 1778.
Jan. I. Samuel Frost & widow Sarah
Tuttle.
4. Peter Meter & widow Abigail Hathaway.
4. Wm. Hambleton & Bette Hath- away.
(To be continued.)
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( Continued from page 63.) BILL OF MORTALITY,
I777.
Feb. 26. Waitstill Munson. aet. 47, small pox. Samuel, son of Waitstill Munson, aet, 17, small pox.
" 27. Moses, son of Waitstill, Munson, aet. 4, small pox.
.. . James Brookfield,* aet. 35, small pox.
" 28. Sarah, daughter of Joseph Youngs, aet. 4, putrid fever.
Ned, servant of Joseph Youngs, aet. 12, fever.
Mch. 1. Sarah, wife of John Scott, aet. 76, fever.
Widow Isabella Drake,* aet. 67, small pox.
2. Phœbe, wife of Jeduthun Day, aet. 27, fever.
3. Jonathan Carter, aet. 45, small pox.
4. Massey, wife of Jonathan Carter, aet. 41, small pox.
5. Child of Jonathan Carter, aet. - , small pox.
" Jonathan Hinds, aet. 44, small pox.
IO. Abel Tomkins, aet. 36, inflammatory fever.
" 20. Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. Timothy Johnes, aet. 4, putrid fever.
" 23. Shadrach Hildreth, aet. 19, putrid fever.
" 24. Dorcas, wife of Zebedee Brown, aet. 50, child-bed fever.
Ebenezer Howell, aet. 66, small pox.
" 25. Captain Samuel Day, aet. 63, small pox.
Child of Squire Lum, aet. 2, fever. " 26. Abigail, widow of Silas Hallsey,* aet. 60, fever.
.. . Child of Matthew Jennings, aet. - , small pox.
"' 30. Wife of Benjamin Freeman, aet. 60, small pox.
Apr. 2. Child of Joseph Wood, aet. - , " " Elizabeth, daughter of Peter Nor- ris, Jun., aet. - , small pox.
3. Colonel Ebenezer Condict, aet. 41. small pox.
Apr. 5. Phœbe, wife of Nathan Turner, aet. 35, small pox ..
" Child of Nathan Turner, aet. - , small pox.
7. Jabez Beers, aet. 55, small pox.
" Susanna, daughter of Hezekiah Stibbens, aet. 2, small pox.
" 8. Anne, wife of Caleb Fairchild, Esq .* aet. 86, fever.
= " Andrew Joline Whitehead, aet. 45, small pox.
9. Silas, son of Jeduthun Day, aet. - , small pox.
10. Lois, wife of Daniel Bishop,* aet. 36, small pox.
14. Ezra Fairchild, aet. 43, small pox.
" Hannah, wife of Epenetus Beach, aet. 31, small pox.
" Daniel Gard,+* aet. 70, sudden.
Mary, daughter of Epenetus Beach, aet. I, small pox.
16. David Ogden, aet. 65, small pox.
29. John Ayres, Esq .* aet. 57, small pox.
20. William, son of Joseph Youngs. . aet. 20, putrid fever.
Abigail Conkling, aet. 35, consump- tion.
21, Peter Prudden,* aet. 55, small pox.
23. Mehitable, Relict of Benjamin Campfield, aet. 62, putrid fever.
24. Child of David Gardner, aet. - , fits.
Abraham, son of Epenetus. Beach, aet. - , small pox.
28. Ruth, wife of Seth Gregory, aet. 42, small pox.
30. Phœbe, wife of Ichabod Cooper,* aet. 32, small pox.
Sarah, daughter of Peter Ayres, aet. - , small pox,
Child of Capt. John Lindsley, aet. -, small pox.
Child of Demas Ford, aet. - , small pox.
May 3. Rebeckah Turner, aet. 20, small pox.
" " Caleb Fairchild, Esq .* aet. 84, small pox.
6. Rebeckah, daughter of Hur Os- born, aet. 15, small pox.
13. Lydia, widow of William Crane, aet. 23, small pox. ( To be continued.)
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( Continued from page 64. ) TRUSTEES BOOK.
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March 23, 1785. Trustees met at the Re- quest of the President at Capt. Howell's all present Deacon Allen Reported that he had called on the Delinquents in Mr. Johnes Sallary according to the Directions of the Trustees and had taken Notes to the amount of £140, 18, 6 and had received cash to the amount of £1, 6, 3 and that he had spent in doing said Business 9 1-2 days for which Service he charges 7 s. per day amounting to £3, 6, 6-the Trustees then proceeded to take a Deed of Capt. Silas Howell for a Small Lot of Land for the purpose of En- larging the Publick parade on the Green and paid him the Consideration the Sum of £25, 0 by an order on James Keen for the Sum of £20. 0, o, and an order on Benoni Hatheway for £5, o, o-and Likewise gave an order to sd. Silas Howell for £4,7,0 -due to him for Paying Timothy Hum- bervil for Ringing the Bell &c., the above sums to be paid out of the money be- longing to the parish, due from said Capt. Keen & Col. Hatheway.
June 30, 1785 .- Trustees met at the Re- quest of of the President at Capt Howell's present Mr. Condit, Mr. Conkling, Mr. Lindsly and Mr. Mills.
Mr. Condict and Mr. Mills Reported that they had Settled with the Rev. Doct. Johnes respecting his Sallary as follows :
Settlement by Doct. Johnes & Committe of Trustees.
Agreeable to appointment of the Trustees Mr. Condict and Mr. Mills waited on Doctor Johnes and Delivered the notes obtained of the parishoners amounting to £141, 13, 3, having gone through the Rates and Sub- scriptions of the Doctor's Sallary for the Several years of 1775, 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782 & 1783 their appeared to be Due to the Doctor £19, 11, 1 agreeable to his offer to the Trustees the Doctor made an abatement of a half years Sallary, viz. £60 We then Revised the five first years of the said time and Canceled of the poor & Such as appeared too high in the Rate £24, 0, 1 including the Notes of the widow Coe Solomon Brown Ashael Henmon and Stephen Person there then Remained of Said gratuity £16, 8, 10 which at the Request
of the Committe the Doctor agreed to Take out of the four Remaining years Viz. 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783 by Canceling or abateing Such as he Should Judge most Needy or un- able to pay, and finally to take the Rates and Subscriptions of the Said Several years and to Discharge the parish from any Further Demands for his Sallary for any time pre- vious to the Sallary for the year 1784 as witness our hands this 26 day of March, 1785.
TIMO. JOHNES SILAS CONDICT JOHN MILLS
Trustees agreed that Mr. Johnes Should Employ Some person to clear out the Ditches in the Parsonage medow and this Bord will pay for the same. The Trustees Likewise ordered Mr. Mills to pay the old paper money in his hands belonging to the parish to Mr. Frederick King for the pur- pose of Repairing the meeting house Ring- ing the Bell &c.
Jan. 10. 1787 .- Trustees met at the Re- quest of the President at the house of Daniel Hallsey. Present Mr. Condict, Mr. Conk- ling, Mr. Lindsly, Mr. Ford and Mr Mills- Trustees appointed Mr. Mills to give orders to Mr. Nathan Howell on James Smith con- tribution Treashurer Quarterly for his Salary for Ringing the bell &c., at the rate of Seven pounds per year-And that he should Like- wise give to Jeduthan Day an order on Said Treasurer for the Sum of £o, 17, 6 for ser- vice done to the clock Some years ago- Trustees appointed Mr. Condict and Mr. Mills a Committe to Settle with Mr. Johnes Respecting his Salary and Present a list of the Delinqnents to Deacon Allen and Desire him to call on them to Discharge the Same and this Bord will pay him for his Services and if Deacon Allen refuse the Committe do Employ some other person-
Trustees Appointed Mr. Lindsly and Mr. Ford a Committe to Repair the Meeting House to put the cieling in order and paint the Same-
Trustees Appointed Mr. Condict to Draw a Subscription for the purpose of raising a Revenue in Publick Securities for the Benefit of the parish. Agreed that Mr. Ford Should take of the Chestnut timber on the Parson- age wood Lot So far as the other Timber is Cut and Account to this Bord for the Same.
(To be continued. )
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, MORRISTOWN, N. J. " THIS SHALL BE WRITTEN FOR THE GENERATION TO COME."-Psalms 102 : 18.
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Below will be found a sermon of the Rev. Timothy Johnes, D.D .; the first, we believe, which has appeared in print. It is, as will be seen, a skeleton. His sermons were never written in full. To aid our readers we annex
A KEY TO CONTRACTIONS.
Wo-Who. WIl-Will. Wn-When.
Y'-This. Wh-Out -- Without.
Wy-Why. Sll-Shall. Wt-What. Wld-Would. Ym-Them.
Yr-Their-There. Yt-That.
Yr-Your. Yos-Thou. Yee-Thee. Ny-They. Yee-Thee. Ye --- The. Sld-Should. Wh-With. Yn-Than. Ym-Selves -- Themselves.
Doc-Doctrine.
, Ev-Every.
W-Were. Ws-Was. F-For.
Sa-Said.
Yt-Fore-Therefore.
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L-Lord.
X-Christ. Xns-Christians. 11
SERMON BY REV. TIMO., JOHNES, D.D.
PREACHED AUG. 27, 1775.
Joshua 7:18 .- And he brought his house- hold man by man; and Achan'ye son of Carmi, ye son Zabdi, ye son of Zerah of ye tribe of Judah, was taken. F. -
Doc. yt secret sins make way for open and awful punishments.
I. Show wt is meant by secret sins.
2. Whence men seek 'secrecy for yr sins.
3. Ye great absurdity of so doing.
4. Prove ye doc.
1. Not only such sins as men especially conceal, but such as ny wld not commit if ny could not flatur ym selves ny sld conceal -- ye hope and prospect of secresy is ye great temptation to it, together wth wicked pro- pensities of ye heart such as secret neglect of duty in ye closet-of publick worship- or living in infidelity and not having God in all yr thoughts; and yet wld not be content wthout some form or appearance of religion -a man wld not live wthout Family Prayer, under a visi-profession if his conduct ws open before all-such, also, as theft and lying-as Annanias-such, also as family quarrels and contentions in ye house- such, also, as fornication and adultery- ye eye of ye adulterer waits for twilight, saying, no eye sll see me and ye morn ing is to ym as ye shadow of death-if one know ym ny are in ye terror of ye shadow of death-Job 24, 15:17. So all soul Idolatry could not be practiced if known,
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THE RECORD.
it is an affront to suspect ym of it- Ezekiel 8:12. Son of man hast yos seen wt ye antients of ye house of Israel do in ye dark ev man in ye house of his imagery for ny say. ye Lord seeth us not-so ny set up Idols in yr heart-such, also, as flying from duty-as Jonah.
2. When men seek secrecy f yr sins be- cause ny are Atheists, and I don't believe yr are any greater Atheists in ye world yn ys yt habitually practice secret sins, if I had beheld ye sun or moon etc., I sld have denied ye God yt is above-Job 31, 26:28. And ny say how doth God know-Psa. 73:11 and 139, 9:10 If I take ye wings of ye morning- ye fear of man.
From ye odious nature of sin it cannot bear ye light-every one yt doeth evil-Jno. 3:20 -- especially some sins such as theft and lying-all kinds of uncleanliness-indeed such is ye vile nature of sin yt men must be amazingly hard and impious yt do not in some way cover its maligniry and palliate it -Adam's fig-leaf.
3. Ye great absurdity of secrecy in sin.
I. God created all-nothing can be hid- sll ye thing framed say of him yt made it, he hath no understanding-Isa. 29:16.
2. Upholds all.
3. Governs all-He rules by his power- for ever, his eyes behold ye nations, let not ye rebellious exalt ymselves-Psa. 66:7.
4, He has his scouts and witnesses alway at hand-conscience, I mean-and if our heart condemn, &c.
5. God knows our thoughts yt are more secret yn actions-Psa. 139:2. Yos under- standest my thoughts afar off.
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