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We are now brought to his active labors in the congregation, in which we are to view him as a man of God, anxious to do good, to build up the waste places and bring his hearers to Christ. Of the style of his preaching but little judgment can be form- ed, as none of his sermons, as far as we know, were ever printed, * and but few of his MSS. remain, and scarcely any with us to- day are old enough to remember the style and character of his productions. We have,. however, the record of these gathered from a former generation, and published in 1828, as follows : "As a preacher he is said to have been clear, plain, practical and persua- sive. His discourses were rather an affec- tionate appeal to the heart, than profound. and elaborate disquisition on abstruse points of theology. He aimed rather to win men to the practice of holiness, than to terrify and. denounce them." And, says one yet amongst us, Dr. Lewis Condict, in a vigorous old age, and who was with him a great deal in his last days, " As a preacher he was popu- lar, impressive and earnest, speaking from the heart with affectionate kindness-he seldom failed to reach the hearts of his hearers. His sermons were seldom written out, but consisted of brief notes, on which he enlarged extemporaneously. He dwelt
*One of his sermons was printed in THE RECORD of Octo- ber last .- ED.
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on the practical duties of Christianity, with fervor and plainness, seldom, if ever, indulg- ing in speculative theology or metaphysics. His favorite authors were Flavel, Baxter, Bunyan and Doddridge. His delivery was natural and unaffected, with animation and earnestness adapted to his subject and suffi- cient to show that he felt the full force of the truths he uttered.
As a pastor he was much with his people : visiting from house to house, and becoming acquainted with the circumstances of every family. In these interviews, he sought as in the pulpit to bring home the concerns of eternity to the hearts and consciences of each and by his kind words and genial manner he not only inculcated pure sentiments but was instrumental in training many in the ways of sobriety and godliness. He was particular in his attention to the children and youth, collecting them at stated periods in their respective neighborhoods and school houses, hearing recitations in the catechism, explaining its truths and occa- sionally bestowing upon those whose pro- ficiency was most apparent, some little token of approbation. By his kind atten- tions he won their hearts and retained them through life. His admonitions became law and as they grew up, they treated him with respect, venerated his presence and loved him for his excellencies. Then the power of the clergy was great and was skil- ever, heard their pastor disparaged and his instructions contemned and as a conse- quence, the seed that he scattered and his efforts to benefit were accompanied in due time with God's blessing, so that in his old age he found an entire congregation, whose hearts and minds had been moulded by his ministry, to be largely in unison with his own.
in harmony with the laws of affection and concord. He was dignified in deportment, yet easy of access ; still no one could trifle with him nor use unbecoming language in his presence. In church discipline he was strict as the many cases left on record abundantly testify, amounting in all to 170. This arose in part from the texture of so- ciety and from social usages which led the unwary astray.
He was a man of great system and order, having a time for every duty. His days and hours for study and preparation for the pulpit were understood by his people, as well as his days for visiting and receiving visits. His church records exhibit the name of every member from the commencement to the close of his ministry, as well as mar- riages, births, baptisms and generally the ages of the children. Says the aged mem- ber alluded to and to whom I am greatly indebted for important reminiscenses of Dr. Johnes and who has had many opportunities of inquiring as to the time of marriage of parties, &c., " In but one instance have I found a disagreement as to the date of the marriage and that variance was but of a single day, and in that case the widow after much reflection admitted her own mistake and that the record of her minister was correct."
Whilst in all these things he was a model pastor, the same regularity is not apparent
fully used by him. The child scarcely, if in his attendance upon church courts. As the records of the Presbytery are lost we cannot tell how punctual he was in attend- ance upon its meetings. But those of the Synods of New York and Philadelphia are preserved and we find him often absent. At the first meeting of the Synod of New York after the division, held in Elizabeth- town, 1745; he was present, with Joseph Prudden, an elder from this church. In the At certain seasons he held regular meet- ings for young men, giving written ques- tions from the Bible to those who were willing to give written answers, which were publicly read and commented upon by him. The children when catechised always stood up as a mark of respect to the minister. following year a large number of absentees is recorded, among whom was Timothy Johnes, but with this insertion, "The Synod is informed that most of the absent members were upon their journey to New York to attend the Synod but were prevented through apprehensions of the small pox and other difficulties," In 1747 he is pres- ent with Joseph Prudden; absent in the years '48, '49,' '51, '52, but present at
He was preeminently a lover of peace and a peacemaker. Quick to discern any coldness or contention between neighbors, he was not at ease until the difficulties were removed | Philadelphia in 1753 ; at Newark, 1754 and
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'56; absent in 1758, when the two Synods of New York and Philadelphia after a separ- ation of 17 years were happily reunited, after mutual concession had been made. In 1764 he is again present with his faithful elder Joseph Prudden and both are placed on the commission of Synod. . In 1º 68 he is a mem- ber with Col. Jacob Ford as elder and is appointed one of a committee to visit Bed- ford, N. Y., and settle all the differences in the congregation. His last attendance upon the body was in 1779, when he opened the Synod with a sermon, having been moder- ator the preceding year.
I have not been able to learn the amount of salary promised to the young pastor on his acceptance of the call, or in what way it was to be paid. In those days many of the congregations furnished their ministers with a house and farm or else promised him, in the call, a sum of money to buy a planta- tion. Thus when Mr. Hubbel was settled at Hanover and Westfield, the congregation gave him as a settlement so many acres of parsonage land in fee simple, while all who chose bound themselves by a covenant to be assessed according to their property. The salaries were often paid in kinds, wheat, Indian corn, hemp and linen yarn being frequently specified in the call. Yea, every imaginable article from "a riddle to a Squire's publishment of a marriage " has been found on the count books of ministers as being received in payment of stipend. Tradition makes the cash part of Mr. Johnes' salary at first to be £20, a trifle over $50. His table was furnished principally from the parsonage land, which covered the triangu- lar piece of ground bounded by Morris, South and Pine streets and stretching down to the Whippany river. The ploughing, planting of the ground and harvesting of the crops were performed mainly by the farmers of the parish, who also furnished and cut all the wood used, and at their visitations the parishioners carried large supplies for the table, when they were assured of a hearty welcome. "It was a rare occurrence" says one, "in those primitive days that a visitor carried away from the parsonage more good things than he or she brought, while in his social visits in the congregation, with his wife or alone, he scarcely ever returned home empty handed." The first allusion to salary on the !
church books is in April 1759, soon after the charter of the church was obtained* and 15 as follows : " We inquired into the over- plus money of Mr. Johnes' rates including the year 1757, when it was found that of all past rates only £14, 13 was due to him, and after his demands were answered and the assessor collects from said rates, the re- mainder should be lodged in the trustees hands." These rates were assessed upon the property or income, and collected by a person or persons appointed by the congre- gation and this custom continued until the building of the present edifice, which was commenced upon the same plan of assess- ment. Though we find at times that notes for the rates and subscriptions were put into the Dr.'s. hands which he took as an equiv- alent for salary, making such reduction for the poor as he deemed proper. As the con- gregation increased in members and wealth additions were made to his salary until it became £150. The dwelling now occupied by Eugene Ayers, in Morris street, was the parsonage, and was either given to Dr. Johnes or was purchased for a small sum which he afterwards enlarged, and to the lot, on which the house stood, other lands bought by him were added. His children were 'well educated and trained for useful- ness, and at his death he left an estate, which at that day was deemed large and val- uable. .
*See charter in RECORD, Jan. 1880 .- ED.
( To be continued:)
Report of First Church to the Presbytery of Morris and Orange, for year ending April Ist, 1881 :
Added on Examination, 29
16
" Certificate, 22
Present number of Members, 592
Adults baptized. 8
8
Sunday School Membership, 471
Contributed to Home Missions, $1,183 00
Foreign Missions, 1,581 00
Education, 411 CO
..
Publication, 40 00
Church Erection, 127 00
Ministerial Relief, 171 00
Freedmen,
112 00
Sustentation,
24 00
Miscellaneous Ob-
jects, 1,053 CO
Assess ment for General Assembly, 51 75
Raised for Congregational purposes, 9,008 00
Infants
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( Continued from page 116.) MEMBERS.
[The third column on this page is the work of the RECORD. Information which will lead to the correction of any mistake, or the filling of any blank, will be thankfully re- ceived .- ED.]
Names. When Received. May 3, 1782.
Rebecca Pierson (Samuel)
Elizabeth Shipman .
Mary Lindsly (Major Joseph) . July 5,
Mary Ayers (Isaac) .
Rebecca Hambleton (Benj.)
16
Sarah Turner .
$6 " Moved."
66 Sarah Prudden
" 320 added to the ch. by my min. to ys. date, with m yt ha come from other chs. 480." Eunice Tompkins Jan. 1. 1783. "Moved."
Joseph Lewis, Esq., "My Son-in- law" Feb. 27.
[1748.
Mary Ward (Samuel)
May 2.
Mary Tennery (Michael)
Lydia Parker .
Rebecca Wood (Samuel)
Aug. I.
Samuel Freeman
Sept. 5.
Sarah Freeman (Samuel)
Damaris Prudden (Amos)
Hope Keen (Thomas)
Ezra Halsey .
Oct. 30,
Damaris Stiles (Timothy)
.€
"Moved."
Hannah Walker (John) .
Sarah Wilkerson
Nov. 2,
¿Experience Pierson
Aug. 2, 1784
William Cherry
Nov. 5,
Rachel Cherry (William)
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Elijah Holloway,
Jan. 1, 1785.
Philip Lindsley,
Mar. 4.
David Gardiner,
" Apr. 28,
Dec. 15, 1789, aet. 50.
Mary Arnold (Ziba) .
July 2,
Apr. 30, 1791, aet. 38.
Benjamin Pierson,
"
3,
Catharine Crain (Moses),
Sept. 4,
Margaret Faugerson (James),
.. Nov. 4,
"Moved."
Silas Brookfield,
Dec. 30 ,
Excom. Oct. 3, 1797.
Rachael Riggs,
Dis. as Mrs. Woods, Oct. 30, 1810, " Moved." [to Springfield.
Asa Beach,
Anna Humes (James)
Thankful Tuttle (Nathaniel)
Sarah Howell (Nathan),
Zippora Johnson, widow,
Joseph Prudden, Jr., .
June 30,
Jane Brown, widow,
(To be continued.)
Died July 30, 1814, born Dec. 23, " Moved."
" Moved." Aug. 18, 1783, aet. 24.
Sept. 16, 1833. aet. 80 y. 7 m, and 25 d. Feb. 9, 1817, aet. 62.
" Moved."
John Walker .
[died July 2, 1821, aet. 63. Dis, to Mt. Freedom, June 15. 1820, Feb. 15, 1793. aet. 48.
Sept. 2, 1825, aet. 78. March 27, 1827, aet. 70. Feb. 24, 1826, aet. 61 y. 9m. and 9 d. " Moved."
Abiel Fairchild, .
Sarah Ross, (Isaac) .
Died Jan. 1, 1792, born Mar. 30, 1736. "Moved."
Phebe McGloclin (John)
Sarah Smith, .
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" April 5, 1786. Aug. 7, 1813, aet. 81.
When Dismissed or Died.
Apr. 14, 1828, aet. 79. June 30, 1809, aet. 63. Dis. to So. Hanover, March 4, 1814.
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( Continued from page 118.) BAPTISMS.
1770.
May 13. Sam'l Tuthill, Esq. & wf., ch. Jacob Ford, born April 6, 1770.
Job Loree & wf., ch. John, born March 28, 1770.
David Gardiner, on wf.'s accompt, ch. Lydia, born April 16, 1770. John Mitchel desired record of three children bap., as he saith, in New England, viz : Lydia, born Dec. 14, 1752. Thomas, born June 17, 1754. James, born March 29, 1756.
May 27. David Cermichael & wf., ch. Bath- sheba, born April 16, 1770.
June 3. Jonas Phillips & wf., ch. Samuel, born April 9, 1770.
..
" Silas Condict & wf., Negro, ch. John, born March 21, 1770.
July 1. Jabez Condict & wf., ch. Moses, born May 21. 1770.
" " John Redman & wf., ch. Joel, born May 11, 1770.
" 15. Jacob Fraze & wf., ch. Anne, born June 15, 1770.
Hezekiah Stebins on wf.'s accompt, ch. Lydia, born May 19, 1770.
" 19. Eldr. John Lindsley & wf., ch. Henry, born July 10, 1770.
Sept.16. Jedidiah Gregory & wf., ch .- born Aug. 12, 1770.
30. Henry Gardiner & wf., ch. Catha- rine, born Aug. 4, 1770.
Oct. 7. Joseph Pierson & wf., ch. Bethuel, born Sept. 2, 1770.
“ " Ebenezar Coe & wf., ch. Stephen, born Sept. 1, 1770.
" 14. William Akeman on wf.'s accompt, ch. Rebeccah.
" 28. James Brookfield & wf., ch. James, born Sept. 21, 1770.
Isaac Prudden & wf., ch. Timothy, born Sept. 29, 1770.
Nov. 2. Joseph Benway on wf.'s accompt, two children, Prudence, born Nov. 11, 1766-Mary, born Feb. 6, 1770.
" 4. Jonathan Wood & wf., ch. Sarah, born Aug. 23, 1770.
" " James Miller & wf., ch. Kezia, born Aug. 10, 1770.
Joshua Ball.
PREACHING TOUR IN SUSSEX 2 SABBATHS. Nov.20. PAULEN KILL-Stephen Hagerty, ch. Sarah.
" Richard Westbrook's wf., adult, Mary.
.. WARICK-William Decay & wf., ch. Enos.
.. John Wissner & wf.,.ch. Elizabeth.
" HARDISTON-At Tim. Lindsley's, Alexander McCullock, renewed cov. & ch. bap., name Alexander. 25. At Lawrence Decker's, Francis Headly & wf., ch. Susanna.
.. 29. David Wheeler. adult.
" David Wheeler & wf., ch. David Young, born March 12, 1770.
Dec. 9. James McBride on wf.'s accompt, ch. Walter Irwin, born Oct. 8, 1770.
" John Rogers on wf.'s accompt, ch. David, born Oct. 25, 1770.
Caleb Munson & wf., ch. Jacob, born Oct. 8, 1770.
" 23. Cornelius Woodruff & wf., ch. Joab, born Nov. 11. 1770.
1771.
Jan. 4. Susanna Allen, ch. on own accompt, Jacob, born Nov. 11, 1770.
" " Margaret, Serv. of Sam'l Robarts, ch. on her own accompt, Cloe, born July 3, 1769.
Feb. 3. John Prudden & wf., ch. Prudence, born Dec. 16, 1770.
24. Jedidiah Mills & wf., ch. Mary, born Dec. 28, 1770.
Mar.17. Benj. Lindsly & wf., ch. Mary, born Feb. 6, 1771.
" Nathaniel Armstrong & wf., ch. Silas, born Jan. 12, 1771.
Joshua Ball's children desired to be registered.
Kezia, born Sept. 12, 1747, Jacob, born Feb. 24, 1749. James, born Sept. 10, 1750, Rachael, born March 19, 1752.
Mary, born Jan. 23, 1754, Hannah, born Oct. 7. 1756 ; all baptized by Mr. Green, Phebe, born Oct. 14, 1758; Jemima, born Oct. 14, 1761 ; Joshua, born Dec. 14, 1764; these bap. by Mr. Johnes. The following my present wife had by her former husband, John Tompkins, & baptized : Jonas, born Aug. 31, 1748; Martha, born May 23, 1752 ; Enos, born Mar. 26, 1754; John, born Jan. 4, 1771.
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1771.
Mar.24. Moses Lindsley & wf., ch. Irane, born Feb. 19, 1771.
.. .. Jonathan Tichenor & wf., ch. Caleb, born Feb. 12, 1771.
April 7. David Fairchild & wf., ch. Eunice, born Jan. 1, 1771.
Moses Prudden & wf., ch. Theodosia, born March 7, 1771.
Nathaniel Peck & wf., ch. Rachel, born Feb. 20. 1771.
Zenas Condict & wf., ch. Stephen, born Jan, 16, 1771.
Lindsly Burnet & wf., ch. Elizabeth, born Dec. 26, 1770.
" 11. Icabod Cermichael & wf., ch. Sarah, born Feb. 27, 1771.
" 14. John Mitchel & wf., ch. Hezekiah, born Aug. 14, 1770.
May 3. Phebe, wf. of Stephen Arnold, bap. at the same time,
Their son, Ezekiel, was bap., born Dec. 19, 1770.
.. . Mercy, wf. of Joseph Pierson, Jr., bap. at the same time,
Their daughter, Rhoda, bap., born Dec. 3, 1768, and
Their daughter, Mary, born Feb. 4, I771.
May 5. Rebecah, wf. of Sam'l Pierson, adult, born Sep. 2, 1741.
.6 Sam'l & wf., ch. Joanna, born Feb. 18, 1770.
Moses Munson & wf., ch. Philip, born Mar. 12, 1771.
" " Joseph Riggs & wf., ch. Stephen, born Mar. 4, 1771.
John Hathaway & wf., ch. Ruth, born Mar. 22, 1771.
" 12. Solomon Southward on wf.'s ac- compt, ch. Mary.
" 19. Ebenezer Stiles & wf., ch. Moses, 'born Apr. 2, 1771.
" 26. Gilbard Ludlam & wf., ch. Henry, born Feb. 3, 1771.
June 23. Peter Dickenson & wf., ch. Joseph, born Dec. 8, 1770.
Joshua Winget & wf., ch. Sarah, born Mar. 10, 1771.
" " Onesimus Whitehead & wf., ch. Asa, born May 4, 1771. Sam'l Ward on wf.'s accompt, ch. Charity, born Apr. 29, 1771.
June 23. James Loce on wf.'s accompt, ch. Jemima, born Apr. 10, 1771.
30. Daniel Tichenor & wf.,ch. Elizabeth, born May 10, 1771.
Paul Farber & wf., ch. Hannah, born Nov. 17, 1770.
July 5. Phebe, wf. of Abr. Talmage, adult. born May 19, (). S., 1750.
Abraham Talmage & wf., ch, Aaron, born July 30, 1770.
Rachel, wf. of Jabez Rodgers, on her accompt, ch. Ruth, born Jan. 21, 1771.
" 15. Nathaniel L'homedau & wf., ch. born May 16, 1771.
Bois Jno. Prudden & wf., ch. Ga- briel, born Apr. 3, 1771.
.. .. Rhoda, Dan'l Kenny's wf., on her accompt, Twins, John & Sarah, born Nov. 8, 1770.
21. Fane, daughter of Kezia Ball, by Francis Redman, Oct. 5, 1770.
" 28. Rob. McCalve on wf.'s accompt, ch. Rachel.
Aug. 4. William Walton's wf., Catherine, on her accompt, ch. Will Pitt, born Feb. 13, 1771.
John Poole & wf., ch. William, born May 22, 1771.
II. John Miller & wf., ch. John, born Feb. 18, 1769.
John Miller & wf., ch. Jean, born April 13, 1771.
" 18. David Gauden & wf., ch. Robard, born June 30, 1771.
25. William Gray & wf., ch. John, his son, by former wife, born May 27, 1764, & David, born of his present wife, & that on Oct. 3, 1769.
Sept. I. Mattaniah Lyon & wf., ch, Jacob, born July 30, 1771.
3. Dr. Bern Budd, on wf.'s acct. ch, David, born July 28, 1771.
" Martha. wf. of Shadrach Hathaway, family bap: on her acct. Jacob, born June 20, 1769; Ruth, born Aug. 31, 1767 ; Abraham, born Apr. 24, 1771.
14. Sam'l Alwood & wf., ch. Sarah, born Aug. 7, 1771.
" 22. Peter Condict & wf., ch. Byram, born Aug. 22, 1771. (To be continued.)
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( Continued from page 119.) BILL OF MORTALITY.
1785.
July 26. Thomas, son of James Smith, aet. 7, poisoned by night-shade ber- ries.
' 27. Ephraim Howard, aet. 46, drowned. Aug. 16. Child of Peter Carr.
Child of Abraham Hudson.
18. A Child of Daniel Mackentire.
" Phoebe, wife of John Blackman, aet. 30, fever.
" 20. A child of Moses Allen, aet. 2, dropsy.
" 22. Eleanor, widow of Richard Vergu- son,* aet. 71, consumption.
" 30. A child of Cornelius Losey. Sept. 6. John, son of William Davis, aet. 2, fever.
" A child of Jeduthun Day, whoop- ing cough.
" 13. Peter Schuyler Rusco, aet. 26, fever.
" 16. Mary, wife of James Carter, aet. 68, consumption.
" 17. Wife of John Cummings, aet. 35, consumption.
" 20. Grand-child of Paul Farber.
25. John, son of Stephen Pierson, aet. 14, sudden.
Oct. I. Child of widow Zipporah Johnson.
4. Grand-child of William Hulbert.
" 27. Mary Pierson, daughter of Abraham Munson, fever.
" Elizabeth, daughter of Hezekiah Stibbens, aet. 3, fits.
Nov. 7. A child of Thomas Johnson.
II. A child of Daniel Gardner.
18. Kezia, wite of Michael Miller, aet. 36, consumption.
" 20. Anne Mackentire, aet. 17.
" 29. A child of Samuel Allwood.
Dec. 26. A child of Sylvanus Arnold.
" 30. Kezia, wife of John Tuttle, aet. 63, fever.
1786.
Jan. 1. Child of Ziba Arnold.
.. " Stephen Cook, aet. 35, sudden.
" 20. George, son of Jonas Phillips, aet. 18, by the fall of a chimney.
" Jack, servant of Israel Canfield, aet. 50, by the fall of a chimney.
" 23. Gideon Riggs, aet. 73, fever.
27. Samuel Wood, aet. 34, fever.
Feb. 16. Jemima, daughter of Deacon Allen, aet. 5, worms.
" 19. Sarah, daughter of Michael Miller, fever.
" 20. Mary, widow of Robert Goble, Esq.,t* aet. 85, old age.
' 25. Mary, daughter of deacon John Ball,t decay.
Mar. I. Richard Walker, aet. 73, old age.
2. Isaac, son of Capt. Job Brookfield,t aet. I. dysentery.
" 5. A child of Jedidiah Burwell.
21. Elizabeth, widow of Benjamin Hinds. aet. 80, palsy.
30. Phœbe, daughter of Deacon Allen, aet. 18, consumption.
May 9. Aseneth, wife of Stephen Burnet, consumption.
" 22. Phœbe, daughter of Joshua White- head, aged 19, consumption.
" " Phœbe, wife of deacon John Ball,+* aet. 41, consumption.
¥ 24. Elisha Johnson,t aet. 51, pleurisy.
June 3. Phœbe, wife of Ephraim Youngs,* aet. 34, nervous fever.
" 16. Rachel, widow of Stephen Arnold, aet. 98, old age.
July 18. Sarah, wife of Samuel Oliver,* aet. 53, rupture.
20. Widow of Aaron Furman, aet. 30, consumption.
Aug. 27. James Hearing, aet. 47, tetanus.
" 30. Phœbe, widow of William Losey, aet. 70, old age.
Sept. 21. Mary, widow of Francis Casterline, aet. 62, fever.
23. A child of John Pool the third.
28. Child of Wm. Hulbert,
Oct. 15. Esther, wife of Caleb Edy, aet. 30, jaundice.
" 27. Sarah, wife of Dan Trowbridge,taet. 42, asthma.
Nov. 4. A child of Price Thompson.
" Zenas, son of Jesse Muir, aet. 24, remitting fever.
18. Mary, wife of John Vancourt, aet. 26, consumption.
22. Elizabeth, wife of Peter Fairchild, aet. 33, fever.
Dec. 19. Sharod Fairchild, aet. 22, consump- tion.
(To be continued.)
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TRUSTEES' BOOK.
November 24th, 1790.
The Trustees met at Mr. Lewis', present : the President, Mr. Lindsley, Mr. Ford, Mr. Johnson & Jonathan Ogden attended in consequence of his being appointed instead of Joseph Lewis, who had resigned his seat in the board, & Mr. Ogden being duly sworn, and subscribed the oath as the law directs, took his seat in the board.
Voted that the subscriptions signed for the purpose of building a New Meeting House, dated 15th day of Sept., 1788, be de- livered to Joseph Lewis, Moses Esty & Daniel Phænix, Jr., appointed a Committee of Directors to superintend the said Build- ing-and that the several sums therein sub- scribed be, & the same are hereby made pay- able to them.
Voted that Mr. Ogden be & he is hereby appointed Clerk-voted that the Clerk call on such persons as are indebted to the board on note or otherwise, for the interest due on sd. Notes or Obligations, & that he receive the Interest now due, or renew the Obligations, or prosecute for the whole debt as the Clerk shall judge most proper. Voted the President do purchase a stove for the use of the Reverend Mr. Collins, agreeably to the vote of the Parish.
Voted Mr. Johnson be appointed with Mr. Lindsley, in the stead of Mr. Lewis, to take care of the house where Jonathan Brown now lives. Voted that Mr. Lindsley, Mr. Ford & Mr. Johnson be a committee to view the lands proposed by Jonathan Dick- erson to be exchanged for a part of the par- sonage wood-lot, and report the terms of Mr. Dickerson, & their opinion thereon.
At a meeting of the Trustees on the 11th day of April, 1791, Mr. Condict, Lindsley, Johnson, Mills & Ogden being present. Agreed to continue on the present base of Mr. Duykink to Mr. King for the House the Rev. Mr. Collins now lives in.
17th October, 1791.
The Congregation being met, Mr. Jona- than Ogden & Mr. George Tucker was ap- pointed to collect the present arrear of the last Church Tax, including the Rev. Mr. Collins' salary.
At a meeting of the Trustees on the 6th day of Feb., 1792, the President, Messrs. Lindsley, Mills, Johnson & Ogden being present. The Rev. Mr. Collins wished to know if he could have one & a half acres of the parsonage land adjoining Esquire Car- micals garden, for the purpose of a building spot and garden. Ordered that Mr. Mills pay William Cherry twenty-one shillings & nine pence, for repairs done to the Clock by Christian Bachman.
Resolved a decision on the Rev. Mr. Collins application be postponed. Thomas Miller's account for assessing the Ministers' Tax, presented by John Mills for settlement, postponed to the next meeting of the Trus- tees, Mr. Mills to give said Miller notice to attend. Resolved all the moneys now due to the Parish on Bonds, Notes or other ways be immediately collected by the Clerk.
At a meeting of the Parish on the 22nd Feb., 1792. Voted that in the room & stead of a Dwelling House an addition be made to the Rev. Mr. Collins' Salary equal to the interest a House proper for a Minister would cost ; to be estimated by a committee consisting of Benj. Lindsley, Deacon Alling, Joseph Lindsley,John Britton, Silas Condict, Cornelius Locy & Jonas Phillips. The Trustees wished the Parish to determine on the propriety of selling the Parish land to the Rev. Mr. Collins for building on. And the proprietors of the Academy for a build- ing spot on which to place an Academy.
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