Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-02-11

education of their children.
In connection with the establishment
of this Mission, it Was designed to be-
gin one among the negro slaves of that
Province and Virginia From the re-
port of visit made by Jasper Payne
and Christian Frelich in November Of
l747, for the futherance of this project,
and reported by Cammerhoff to Tin =
zendorf, we select the following ex-
tract:
November 17.-They crossed the
Susquehanna, and by nightfall reached
Gunpowder Ferry, where the people
were curious to see the pedestrians
from Bethlehem.
November l8.-Came to Justice
/ Ridgley's, who examined their pass and
told them that in Maryland they would
! not meet with much encouragement to
labor among the negroes.
November 2O.-Re!ched Patapsco
Ferry, where the Justice was opposed
to their project He told them, how
ever, that he had many bad negroes,
and if they could make them better he
would give them good salary.
November 2l.-Arrived at Annapo-
lis. they repaired to Justice Dulaney
(the gentleman who gave our friends a
piece of land in Monocacy on which
to build a church, who signed their
pass.
November 90 From Justice Par
ker's they proceeded to within six miles
of Piscataway and preached in the
house of Thomas Hardy.
November 23.- Passed through Port
Tobacco, and in the evening came to
Col Dents, near the Potomac, where
they lodged. He expressed his read
mess to permit them to speak with his
negroes-which 10 one had so far
granted. The next morning, however.
he withdrew this permission, because
of his being a magistrate of this Prov
ince. Crossed the Potomac into Vir
enia, where they braathed rather a
''hcavy atmosphere and met with much
opposition.
November 2J To Leestown, to one
Justice Morton. who, when told the ob
ject of their journey asked what gam
or profit they expected to receive for
their trouble On being told none he
WAS astonished. On crossing the ferry
they reached Justice Warrens, where
they remained over Sunday. In the
evening he Reluctantly permitted them
to speak with his negroes on the fol
lowing day. Frplich did so. On his
beginning to speak Of the cross, the
Justice interfered and told him that
the negroes did not know what cross
was. This reminds me of what l re-
Gently heard in Philadelphia. A cou-
pie of Marvlanders one day passed Bro
Hesslius'* house, where they saw pic
ture Of the cruci6xion--when one of
then in his Ignorance said to his COM
panion, "Look Look What misera-
BILE damned wretch is that p Such are
Marylanders Hearing that the small
pox was very bad in Williamsburg,
they determined to return home. On
leaving, the wife of the Justice remark
ed that if she were man she would
visit Bethlehem to see it.
November 30.-From Annapolis
they crossed the bay. which is here
twelve miles wide, tn Eastern Mary
land The ferrvman when about to
land them upset the canoe and they
were wet to the skin The bystanders
were astonished at their not being re-
sentful.
Prior to this Journey the Governor
Of Virginia had issued the following:
PROCLAMATION
Jv the Honorable Sir William Gooch
BIT. His Majesty's Lieut.. Governor and
Commander IN. Chief of the Colony and
Dominion of Virginia: Whereas it is
represented to ne that several timer,
ant Preachers have lately crept into
this colony, and that the suffering those
corruptors of our Faith md true Re-
ligion to propagate their shocking doc
trines may be of mischievous conse-
quences-
l have, therefore thought fit by and
With the advice of His Majesty Coun-
Gil to issue this Proclamation, strictly
requiring all Magistrates and Officers
to discourage and prohibit as far as
legally they can all Itinerant preach
ers, whether New Lights, Moravians,
or Methodists, from teaching, preach
ing or holding any meetings in this
Colony. And that all such persons be
enioined to be aiding and assisting
to that purpose.
Given under my hand and seal at
Williamsburg this third day Of April
1747. and in the twentieth year of His
Majesty's Re ign.
God Save the King!
This attempt to bring the Gospel of
a cruclied Saviour to the negro slaves
of botn Provinces, owing to prejudice
Al