he respective state legislatures; which has never been denied by any of them, but, with a truly liberal and catholic spirit, granted so far as applied for. The church, on this occasion, as well as many former ones, is indebted to the good services of Bishop White, who drew up the following plan for dividing the stock; which has been adopted by the committees appointed to negociate such division in each of the three States. CLERICAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN NEW-YORK. Note; the treasurer's account for 1792 is wanting. To ascertain the Demand of New-York call the present stock 1000; and say, As 8488, Amount of stock entire, is to 1000, so is 2798-Demand of New-York on stock entire, to 329; that is so many thousandth parts of stock reduced. On the same principles the Demand of New-Jersey is 192 of such parts. And the Demand of Pennsylvania is 4773. SERMON XX. PREACHED IN CHRIST CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 6, 1795. AS THE INTRODUCTION TO A PLAN FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ITINERANT PREACHERS, OR MISSIONARIES, ON THE FRONTIER SETTLEMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES; AS AGREED UPON AT A CONVENTION OF THE BISHOPS, CLERGY AND LAITY OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE SAID STATES; HELD IN THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, FROM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, TO WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1792. N. B. The Reason for placing this Sermon immediately after the foregoing one, notwithstanding their different dates, will appear in the Postscript. PREFACE. WHEREAS, at a Convention of the Bishops, Clergy and Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, held in the city of New-York, from Tuesday, September 11th, to Wednesday, September 19th, 1792, the following Act was passed, viz. AN ACT OF THE GENERAL CONVENTION, FOR SUPPORTING MISSIONARIES TO PREACH THE GOSPEL ON THE FRONTIERS OF THE UNITED STATES. 1. RESOLVED, That it be, and it is hereby recommended to the Ministers of this Church, to preach a Sermon in each of the Churches under their care, on the first Sunday of September in every year; and if that day should not be adapted to the purpose, then on such other Sunday as the Minister and Vestry or Trustees of the congregation shall appoint, for the purpose of collecting money, in order to carry into effect this charitable design. 2. That the money, so collected, be entered in a record to be kept by the Vestries or Trustees of each congregation; and, by the Minister and Church Wardens or Trustees, be delivered to a Treasurer appointed by each State Convention; and, by him, transmitted to a Treasurer, who shall be appointed as herein after directed. 3. That such Missionaries as may be employed by this Church, be authorised to make collections of money, from such congregations on the frontiers as may contribute; and render an accurate account to the Bishop of this church in the state of Pennsylvania and the standing committee to be appointed by this Convention, of the sums thus collected. 4. That the Bishop of this Church in Pennsylvania, and the said standing committee, frame an address to the members of |