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the Church increased rapidly in numbers — this can be seen from the increase reckoning from the number of those admitted to the Communion of the Lord's table immediately after the people were organized into a church—the number admitted on the occasion being twenty-two; at the time of his death they numbered over three hundred communicant members—surely this was an encouraging feature of his labors.
There were, during his ministry, six elders in the Church, to wit Messrs. James Prosser, Cato Freeman, Quammany Clarkson, Peter McNeal, Jacob Craig, and Francis Webb. Of this band of faithful men, every one of them have passed away—for God took them—only one remains, and that one is Mr. James Prosser, the first acting elder appointed by the people and pastor at the rise of the Church; and, is it not also a singular fact that of the ministers of the Presbytery who took an interest in the rise and organization of the Church, consisting of Rev'ds Ashbel Green, Archibald Alexander, J, Janeway, and George C. Potts, not one remain until this day except Dr. Jacob J Janeway: all the rest, we hope, have entered into that rest that remains for the people of God. And I add further, that of the elders that were engaged in this interesting work, consisting of Messrs. McMullin, Markoe, Nassau, Ralston, and Capt. Moore, but one remains alive now to tell us of the struggles of that early time, and that one is Mr. William Nassau; all the others "do rest from their labors, and their works do follow them," and how interesting must it be to these aged brethren to wander back in their contemplations to these early days, and draw to their minds the companions of their youth—the veteran followers of Jesus—who so devotedly gave themselves to the Lord, and labored so earnestly in behalf of this Church.
