The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-09-28


and that when q charter had been
granted in 1862 to the Duke Of Claren-
don and the Earl of Albemarle, and
others, as Lords Proprietors Of South
Carolina, what is now North Carolina
was included There was no provision
| for either clergyman or school master
in any part Of the colony and all the in
lhabitants were living withoutan form
| of religious worship.
| The English population Of North
Carolina in 1902 was estimated at five
| thousand. 1t was largely composed,
with some honorable exceptions, Of
| immigrants who had left behind them
in their old homes many Of the re-
straints of religion and morality. They
were living the hard, rough life Of the
lpioneer, either on the shores Of the
many bays and sounds that indent the
coast, or in the clearings thev had
made in the primeval forest Of the in
terror. To them the gospel must be
again proclaimed with force, vigor and
manliness. The heralds must wisely
adapt themselves to the conditions Of
| life in wilderness country" Travel
in North Carolina wasf slow, tedious
and perillous. There were few roads
and these little better than Indian
trails: the rivers were often iInpassable
and the navigation OF the bays,
sounds and inlets required much skill
and caution. 1t was only after four
days of wearisome travelling that they
reached sCorretuk, at the entrance to
Corretuk Sound. 1t derived its name
from tribe of Indians once numer-
Gus and powerful in that vicinity.
Under it's modern spelling Of Currituck
it is the designation OF an important
county Of the State Here, on Whit
Sunday. at the house Of Capt. Saunders,
Mr.. Keith preached. This was the on
ly service the missionaries We're able to
hold in North Carolina, and was the
southern limit of their journey.
They had been.sent to that Colony
in 1700, by DR. Bray. missionary.
X ho. after year of service, proved
himself so unworthy that he was re-
called in disgrace. There were towns
and settlements which Keith and Tai
bot would have gladly have visited,
and cheered the hearts of the faithful
Churchmen in them. The obstacles to
be overcome were many, and Mr.. Keith
gives the reason for their return to Vlr-
ginia in his journal:
ssWe designed to have Travelled fur
ther into North Carolina, but there
was no Passage from that Place by
land convenient to travel,
by reason of Swamps and Marshes
as we had no way to 60 by water but
in a Canow over a great Bay, many
miles over, which we essayed to do, but
the wind continuing several days con-
trary. we returned to Virginia.
They were not content to merely
rest after their long journey, Princess
Anne County, fifty miles in extent and
forming a single Parish without a
minister. for as the people informed
MIR. Keith, the minister's salary being
paid in tobacco as it is generally all
over Virginia and Maryland; the tobac-
co Of that county was so low that 1T
could not maintain him. Into this
County these apostolic men went to
teach, preach and baptize, and with
such success, that their services were
thronged, children brought for Holy
Baptism; and on their departure they
pleaded SO earnestly for minister to
be settled in that county the author
tiles of Virginia soon sent one.
After spending ten days at the home
of his daughter, at klcketan, by
James River, and recording his thank
fulness that she had renounced her
Quaker errors and become q zealo us
member Of the churchof England and
bringing up her children in the
Christian Religion. Praised be God for
it. = Mr.. Keith. with his beloved Tai
bot. turned his face Northward. The
work of laying foundations was done,
that of strengthening and settling re-
NAMED to be accomplished The con-
gregations newly gathered required