Coke, T: History of the West Indies, Containing the Natural,

Excerpt from A History of the West Indies, Containing the Natural, Civil, and Ecclesiastical History of Each Island, Vol. 2 of 3: With an Account of the Missions Instituted in Those Islands, From the Commencement of Their Civilization, but More Especially of the Missions Which Have Been Established in That ArchipelagoAfter a short interval, Mr. B. Went forward to manchio neal, a place about seventy miles from Kingston. On his journey thither, he was treated wtth the utmost kindness by the people at whose houses he lodged, and with attention and much respect on his arrival. In this place, preaching had been attempted on former occasions, but little or no success had attended the word. At present, the congregation did not exceed fifty, and these were rather careless than devout. Unhappily, the means Of grace had been so long placed beyond their reach, that even Christianity had lost its importance; and the charms of the present world had nearly obliterated all the horrors and glories of another. At this time, there was no public worship within thirty miles of the villages; and, consequently, there was no one to put them in remembrance of their latter end. Six persons, who seemed desirous to ¿ee from the wrath to come, were here formed into a little society, and requested not to neglect the assembling of themselves together. But no permanent assistance could be rendered to them, arising from the peculiarity of their situation, and those other engagements which occupied the attention of the'missionaries. Mr. Bradnock having, therefore, exhorted them to continue in the grace of-god, took his leave for the present, and re turned to Kingston.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.