The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-07

My reason for lnSiStlHS So ioH>
on this subject is TO let you see part
II the management Of this
the INCONSISTENCY and unaccountapIe-
ness Of his people. who are Of such
a factious temper. that they are ready
10 follow any one that Will head
them. let the design be what II VIII
and All is purely for want Of sense
and reason. | really think there can
not be a people in the world like
them; indeed the ountTy is good,
pleasant and fruitful, and if in
habited with honest and industrious
people, would exceed all the places i
have yet seen.
Sir, yours. etc,
"BE\JAMIN DENNIS
Another minister h served ST.
Thomas Church at Bath was the ReV.
Mr.. Newman, who came over from
England in 1922.
Hawk says that he preached. BY
turns. at six or seven different places,
varying in distance from each other
from twelve to n hundred and nifty
miles, and was interchangeable in his
efforts to carry his labors to the re-
hottest parts Of the province. Tn
accustomed to the climate. as he was,
the natural consequence of his eX-
posture and toll was frequent
and finally death. after about half a
years labor. He left behind him,
however. a good report, and had 50
endeared himself to the community
that the Assembly, after his death,
voted to his widow a gratuity Of forty
pounds; and the appreciation Of him
BY the Society was shown in their
giving to his relict his whole years
salary Of sixty pounds. He was truly
a loss to the province.
The Rev. Thomas Bailey during
Governor Burrington's administration
came over from Edento and served
the people Of Bath and Hyde Coun-
ty for three years.
About the time or soon after the
building 1734) of the Church OF ST.
Thomas. in which the people of Bath
now worship. the minister was Rev.
John Garzia.
Rev. r. b. Drane. DID, in an inter
esting article in the mission Herald
says that Rev. job Garzia gave a
silver service to ST. Thomas Church
and that this service is now in Eden
ton.
In abstract of North Carolina
Wills" by Col. j. Bryan Grimes, on
page 315, is the will of John Rius-
sett. October II. 1877, January Il,
1887. Bath Town. Late Of the city
of London Sons: John and David
Riussett. Executors: John Mont
gomery. Thomas Jones and Peter
Eandon. Witnesses: John Garzia,
Peter Random. Proven before w.
Smith. c. j.
In 1885, an act was passed allow
ing Rev. John Garzia twenty pounds
for preaching. Colonial Records,
Vol. ~. page 90, par. 81
This minister became a large land
owner about 1889, a grant being given
him for 1890 acres Of what is now
the finest farming land on South
Creek. This grant is recorded in the
Secretary Of States Office in Raleigh
in Book 4. page 4. A number Of
years after this tract Of land was
sold by Rev. John Garzia's son, who
styled himself John Garzia, Mariner
Of Rhode Island. He recites in the
deed that he acquired the land by in
heritance from his father. John Gar
zia.
Rev, John Garzia died in the wear
1740.
One of the most noted ministers
in this section of the State who served
st. Thomas Church was Rev. Alex
ander Stewart In order to fix the
date of his arrival in our beautiful
Pamlico section. the writer will give
a copy Of a very interesting letter
"iltACH Ny HiHf. mis- lettcr IS 1OunO
in Colonial Records Of North Caro-
lima. Vol. VI. page 242:
(FrOm North Carolina Letter Book
S. P. CD
From Mr.. Stewart to the Secretary
Bath. No. Carolina, May 20. 1860
"Revd. Sir.
Within the space Of 6 years [ have
lv,d in this province. we haye hac
no less than 4 different acts of the
assembly. for the electing Of vestrie:
4 encouraging an orthodox clergy a:
. they are called. The last vestry ac'
we had met with the same fate a:
most Of the other laws of this prov
ince. having been repealed in England
Tor reasons tgiven agst it by TIL
Bishop of London} which ! suppos.
: are we'll known to many Of the mem
| berS of the Society. In order. there
fore. to prevent the law passed las