nd after resence, e record =, the day! tut the avis con y, that ne been pass -and with I returned one of try,) and ir ty of New . bishop of the twenty e said Dr id be of no anding co ecommend ificate writ and was re Schenecta n, gave him his absence en for. He e when you ave afforded 19 He me one half of it, as we were standing near each other. sion, viz. "This may certify, that no act has ever been passed by the Convocatim of the clergy of Connecticut, prohibiting the Rev. Mr. Ammi Rogers receiving holy orders in this church. Certified by PHILO PERRY, Secretary of Convocation. July 5th, 1792." 1 Soon after my return to Schenectady, I received the following letter, addressed to The Rev. Ammi Rogers, Schenectady. REVEREND SIR, Suffer me to congratulate you on your ordination, and to wish you all possible success and happiness. From my acquaintance with you, I feel strongly impressed with an idea of your eminence. I have seen the Rev. Mr. Perry, of Newtown, and informed him that I had given you a certificate, and put his name to it; he said I had done right, and that he had seen you since, and had given you one to the same purport in his own band writing, and that the one which I wrote was destroyed. I have some expectation of being in your part of the country this fall; if such a thing should happen, I hope to have the pleasure of seeing you. Your sincere friend and well wisher, ISAAC DAVIS. My ministry was blessed beyond what I had reason to expect, though not to exceed my endeavours; a sense of the divine Majesty, and all his adorable attributes, were deeply fixed in my mind, with an affecting impression of the awful responsibility of my office; my endeavours were to make my hearers sensible of their lost and undone situation by the natural depravity of their minds.and the absolute necessity of the use of all the means of grace,that they might be converted and hat Mr. D enjoy the comfortable and blessed hope of glory, which would Laave be that peace of God, which passeth all undenat. From the 24th of June, 1792, to October, 1793, I administered 130 baptisms; I married 20 persons; and deposited "lookfive dead bodies of my fellow christians in the grave, ing for the general resurrection in the last day, and the life of the,world to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ". Within the time last mentioned, the building of St. George's church in Schenectady, which during, and since the revolutionary war, had lain most of the time destitute, neglected, and greatly injured, was repaired and made comfortable. was an elegant stone building, with a handsome steeple and a good organ, and had been well finished. It would be ungrateful and unjust not to mention the name of Mr. William Corlett, a mair from the Isle of Man, whose pious attentions and generous contributions to St. George's church, in the city of Schenectady, ought never to be forgotten; for to his example and exertions that parish are much beholden. During this time also, the church in Ballston, from only about fourteen families, had become numerous and respectable, and their house of worship was raised and enclosed; the greatest friendship and harmony subsisted between me and all my people, and among themselves. In October, 1793, I attended the convention of the Episcopal Church in the state of New-York, assembled in the city of New-York, of which I was a member, and then made the foregoing returns to the bishop, received his approbation and thanks, with an invitation to preach in Trinity church, and in St. Paul's church, in the city of New-York,which I did. I was now in love, friendship, and fellowship with the bishop and all the clergy, with my own parishes, and-with the whole church, fhis particular friends With his gand whom f view to im men, it in the tianity. accord. admin. eposited look the life rist" George's revol glected. ble. It ad all my MEMOIRS. conduct I felt myself abused, though what he intended for my injury, had eventuated in my good and prosperity; for my situation in the state of New-York was much better than I could have expected in Connecticut. I was favoured with thousands of blessings, and my great and earnest care was to make a grateful and practical return, by a conscientious discharge of my ordination vows, and a holy, humble, and exemplary walk before God and his people, of every denomination. Oh. how often have I alone, with closed doors, on my knees, before God, read the ordination service of the Episcopal church, with prayers, and tears, and fasting, that God of his great mercy, would please to direct and assist me in all my doings, with his most gracious favour and further me with his continual help, that in all my works, begun, continued, and ended in him, I might glorify his holy name, and finally, that I, and all committed to my care, and the whole world of mankind, might obtain everlasting life and happiness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. CHAPTER III. A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH CONTINUED. The year 1794 was to me vastly important. In that year I was married to the very amiable Miss Margaret Bloore, about 18 years old, of an excellent disposition, and well edu cated. She was the only daughter of Mr. Joshua Bloore, a gentleman from Manchester, in England; who came into this country and settled as a merchant in Albany, and afterwards moved into the county of Saratoga, where I became acquainted with him and his family. His wife, before he married her, was a Margaret Brintnal, of Langly parish, in Derbyshire, in England. In that year, I was recommended to the bishop and standing committee of the Episcopal church, in the state of New-York; was again examined by them as before, was anded by the said standing committee, to be ordain city of nd Mr. ›d com. at my lained a = it was, nd gave e bishop t t against deacon; dination ore, was examina men, and and the imposed Isehood, and it ergymen in New r if I was If was a not to prevent truth and justice, but to suppress an acknowledg ed falsehood; and he therefore decided that Dr. Beach had no cause of complaint, and dismissed the inquiry, desiring us to be reconciled. Dr. Beach then, in the presence of the bishop, requested me to overlook all that had passed between us, offered me his hand in friendship, and asked me to preach for him the next Sunday, in St. George's church, in the city of New-York, the whole of which I complied with, and the matter was settled. Still there was not that cordiality between him and me, that there was between me and the other clergy. From October, 1793. to October, 1794, I administered 184 baptisms: married 18 persons, and buried 11, and had preached 176 sermons; my ministerial labours had become very extensive, and I had reason to believe, very acceptable. When in the city of New-York, I preached in Trinity church, in St. Paul's church, and in St. George's chapel, in Beekman street. Reflecting on the occurrences of this year, I feel to express myself in the words of the 14th hymn, in the book of Common Prayer, viz. "When all thy mercies, O my God, Transported with the view, I'm lost My general practice was to encourage family devotion every day, setting the example myself; to compose and write my own sermons, and the subject was taken from that part of the holy scriptures, which, by the established order of the Episcopal Church, every minister was obliged to read to his people on that day. From Oct. 1794 to Oct. 1795, I administered 123 baptisms; admitted, upon their credible profession of faith, repentance. and an earnest intention, by God's grace, to lead a new and better life, 90 persons to the holy communion; I joined 20 persons in marriage, deposited 8 dead bodies of my fellow christians in the grave, and I delivered about 160 sermons; was much given to reading, to study, to self-examination and to prayer. I attended the convention, was in great love and friendshin with the Rishon with my brethren the clergy and |