it; and though he may probably yet have the rough draught from which it was written, it will at present suffice to say, that it contained a statement of the probable current expenses of his family; and this amounted to above a half more than what he then received.

On the 17th of September, 1817, the Trustees met, and considered "the subject of building a new house of worship; and the necessity for this measure was proved pretty evidently by one of the friends placing himself where he determined the fact, that of a Sunday evening, not more than one third of those who came to the church could gain admittance.

"The Congregation assembled the 22d of September, 1817, and subscribed, as loans, eight thousand eight hundred and thirty dollars, and as donations, two hundred and twenty-three dollars."*

Ground was rented from the late Mr. George Janeway, "and Samuel Tooker, Isaac Pierson, and Isaac Marquand, were chosen a committee, to be denominated the Building Committee, with power to erect and complete a new meeting house, at the corner of Duane and Augustus streets."*

The church was built at an expense of more than twenty thousand dollars; and the time it was opened may be judged from the following memorandum.

Sunday, 20th of December, 1818, the Trustees met after service in the new church.*

For nearly seven years the new church appeared to do well; but about that time their finances became re

"Trustees' book.

duced, from causes not now to be dwelt on; and as a remedy, recourse was had to the reduction of the salary of their Minister. On the thirteenth of May, 1828, he received a communication on the subject, of which the following is the close: "And that the said Treasurer be, and he is hereby requested to assure Mr. Mitchell, that the foregoing arrangement arises solely from the necessity of the case, owing to the reduced state of the funds of the Society; and he is further requested to as. sure Mr. Mitchell, that the Trustees feel a deep regret in being obliged to resort to this necessary measure, in order to sustain the cause which he and they feel so much interest in; and he is further authorized to assure Mr. Mitchell, that if, in the course of Divine Providence, the temporal concerns of the Society should warrant it, the Trustees will feel great pleasure in rewarding his highly esteemed services in some way proportioned to their acknowledged merit."* We find little more of the book of the Trustees after this period, than the ordinary routine of electing Trustees, passing the accounts of their Treasurer, &c., excepting another resolution on the subject of their Minister's salary, dated May 12th, 1829. We pass it by without further notice for the present. If these things were painful to the Trustees, and such members of the Society and Congregation as were acquainted with them, they cannot be less so to the writer of this article.

*Trustees' book,

CATECHISM,

FOR THE USE OF THE

SOCIETY OF UNITED CHRISTIAN FRIENDS.

Question. Do you make any profession of religion? Answer. I do.

Q. What religion do you profess?

A. The Christian.

Q. What is the Christian faith?

A. I will tell you :-I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth:

And in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into Hell; The third day he rose from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead:

I believe in the Holy Ghost; The Holy Catholic Church; The communion of Saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body, And the life everlasting. Amen.

Q. Why do you believe in the existence of God?

A. Because that which may be known of God is manifest to us; for God hath showed it unto us. For the invi. sible things of him, from the creation of the world, are

clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead. (Rom. i. 19, 20.)

Q. Why is God called Father?

A. Because it is a term applicable to the author of being, whether mental or physical, and therefore strictly applicable to the Author of all being. Because Jesus Christ instructs us to address him by that endearing name. Because he discharges to us all the duties belonging to that character, by providing for all our wants, natural and spiritual, giving us the perishing bread that sup. ports the perishing body; the bread of life that came down from Heaven, that we might feed by faith, and live for ever; by instructing us in wisdom; by warning us of the evil of transgression; by correcting our wanderings, and yet still loving us freely.

Q. Why is God the Father called Almighty?

A. Because he sustains not only all the attributes of a father's character, but each in infinite degree.

Q. What necessity is there for introducing God the Father Almighty, as Maker of Heaven and Earth, when this is implied in his being acknowledged as Creator?

A. Because these sensible objects are ever before us; in them we constantly see the magnitude and the minuteness of the works of God. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. (Ps. xix. 2.)

Q. Why is Jesus Christ called the Son of God?

A. Because he came not by the will of man, but of God, who says, (Ps. ii. 7.,) Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. (Heb. i. 5.)