Last Evening your very kind Letter of
march 27th with the enclos
[illegible][guess: ed]
Characters of A.B.C. came to hand by the Special post that brought
Mr. Spencers
of which the enclosed is an Extract and which may in connection with what I have
lately wrote let
you See the progress of the proposed
mission to
Muskingum I have wrote Mr.
Occom
desiring him to accept the mission of which I wrote
you lately, and take
David
Fowler with him as Companion and
schoolmaster
I design these young Gentlemen (who will Set out in a few Days) Shall
go by
mohegan and prevail with Mr.
Occom if they can to accompany
them I have promised him the Same Reward as Shall be allowed to them
my Hope is only in God he
is my only prop the Storm that is raised
against me dont cant dismay me while I believe the cause is Gods
and See him prospering it among the Floods.
and Seeking evident
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set upon
them.
(There are but 3 of the
Trustees of this College that so much as bear the
Name of churchmen and but one
who is thought to be so in heart and
he is a very honest man and far from party spirit
and Bigotry.)
If my Honoured Patrons can find
any alteration that can be made
in the Charter
with safety to
the
school I will
do my utmost to Effect the Same — I cant consent that So large an
interest as is now held by it (which I verily believe to be given by God in
answer to prayer), should be given up.
I long to have that done which will be honorary and quite satisfactory
to my Honoured Patrons, one Frown from them, as I verily believe them
to be the Favorites
of Heaven) and to have a single Eye to the Redeemers cause would
depress
and Sink me more than all
the (Barking and) Slandering of thousands who are inspired from another
Quarter — These Storms rather encourage
and Strengthen me — I believe
Satan well knows that his Kingdom is in
danger from
this School, and
if possible will prevent the pious souls who are fitting to Storm his castle,
their appearing in Arms against his Strong Holds —
(these young missionaries beg leave to transcribe your three Characters viz
AB&C which I allow them to do. but when I
shall have leisure to
answer your desire
respecting it I cant tell I have scarce a leisure Hour
in a month. I am not able to answer half the Letters I receive from
correspondents) — I know you will not cease to pray for Honoured
Sir