and Indian slaves in a most pitifull deplorable and perishing condition tho’ little pitied by many of their masters and their conversion and salvation little desired and endeavored by them.  If the masters were but good Christians themselves and would but concurre with the ministers, we should then have good hopes of the conversion and salvation at least of some of their Negro and Indian slaves.  But too many of them rather oppose than concurr with us and are angry with us, I am sure I may say with me for endeavouring as much as I doe the conversion of their slaves....  I cannot but honour Madame Haigue....  In my parish a very considerable number of Negroes ... were very loose and wicked and little inclined to Christianity before her coming among them I can’t but honor her so much ... as to acquaint the Society with the extraordinary pains this gentle woman and one Madm.  Edwards, that came with her, have taken to instruct those negroes in the principles of the Christian Religion and to instruct and reform them; And the wonderful successe they have met with, in about a half a year’s time in this great and good work.  Upon these gentle women’s desiring me to come and examine these negroes ...  I went and among other things I asked them, Who Christ was.  They readily answered.  He is the Son of God and Saviour of the world and told me that they embraced Him with all their hearts as such, and I desired them to rehearse the Apostles’ Creed, and the Ten Commandments and the Lord’s Prayer, which they did very distinctly and perfectly. 14 of them gave me so great satisfaction, and were so very desirous to be baptized, that I thought it my duty to baptize them and therefore I baptized these 14 last Lord’s Day.  And I doubt not but these gentlewomen will prepare the rest of them for Baptism in a short Time.” Journal, Vol.  II, Oct. 6, 1713; A. Mss., Vol.  VIII, pp. 356-7; Pascoe, “Digest of Records of S.P.G.,” p. 15.

[7] Journal, II, 328; XIV, 48; XX, 132-133; XVI, 165-166.

[8] Proceedings of the S.P.G., 1723, p. 46.

[9] Pascoe, “Digest of the Records of the S.P.G.,” 16.

[10] Meriwether, “Education in South Carolina,” p. 123; McCrady, “South Carolina,” etc., p. 246; Dalcho, “An Historical Account of the Protestant Episcopal Church in South Carolina,” pp. 156, 157, 164.

[11] Pascoe, “Digest of the Records of the S.P.G.,” p. 22.

[12] Ibid., 22.

[13] Ibid., 23.

[14] Proceedings of the S.P.G., 1723, p. 47.

[15] Pascoe, “Digest of the Records of the S.P.G.,” p. 22.

[16] Smyth, “Works of Franklin,” V, 431.

[17] Wickersham, “History of Education in Pennsylvania,” p. 249.

[18] Bassett, “Slavery and Servitude in North Carolina,” p. 226.

[19] Journal, Vol.  XI, pp. 305 and 311.

[20] Pascoe, “Digest of the Records of the S.P.G.,” p. 28.

[21] Journal, Vol.  XVII, p. 97.