Congdon was pastor of the Second Church in Sanbornton, NH. Here he is writing to a former member of his church who has moved to Lowell MA. He is primarily checking on a woman who was a former member of his church but now lives in Lowell. She wants to be readmitted to his church and he is asking for information about her behavior in Lowell. Also, “It is rather a low time among us in Religion.”