Israel Lewis has, however, collected large sums of money, for our relief, of which we have not had the benefit.

Nearly two years ago, he was appointed agent for the Colony, to collect funds to build a meeting-house, to endow schools, &c.

In less than one year he received more than two thousand dollars, which he squandered; and we have neither _meeting-house_ nor _schools_, nor never _will have_, so long as the money goes into the hands of Lewis.

All that we would have forgiven him gladly, if he would consent to be _still_ and not _usurp_ the agency _against_ the wishes of the people.
Sir, is it not expected that he would appear well; as you say, that "the whole deportment and manner of Lewis, who has been in this place, evidently have impressed the people in his favor,"-- while collecting money with the eye of the public upon him.

But follow him home into another kingdom, and there see the man in his true character; stripped of his borrowed plumage,--and we will guarantee that you would agree with us, in believing that he _is_ an _arch hypocrite_.
We should be sorry to prejudice the public against our Settlement, more especially when we are actuated by the purest motives,--that of preventing the Christian public from being imposed upon, by drawing large sums from them for us, as they suppose, when in _truth_ such sums _never_ reach us at all.
Sir, we know that you are actuated by the purest motives, but you are deceived in the character of the man, (Lewis).