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LIST OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Year. Supervisor.
1792. John McClelland.
1793.
Benajah Moon,
Wilson Green. Benajah Moon,
Restcome Potter.
1795. John Muuro.
Reuben Coggswell.
1796.
Rowland Green,
Martin Kellogg.
1797. 46
Rowland Green, Pettit Smith. Rowland Green,
1798.
Ebenezer Smith.
Nathaniel Keeler.
1799.
John Fay.
Joseph Brewster.
1800.
66
Rowland Green.
1801.
66
16
Perez Otis, John Folliot.
1802.
66
Perez Otis.
I803. Isaae Gerc.
1804. « 64
Martin Cook.
1805. Nehemiah Cande.
Joseph Brewster. John Folliot.
1806.
Richard Freeman.
1807.
46
Thompson Northrup.
1808.
..
Richard Freeman. Josepti Brewster.
1809. A. Starkweather.
Eli Smith.
1810. «
46
John Munro.
1812.
1813. Stephen Wait.
Martin Cook.
1814. Perez Otis.
Eli Smith.
Joseph Brewster.
1815. A. Starkweather.
1816. Perez Otis. 66
1817. Gilbert Swan.
David Clizbe. Philo Danchy.
1818. Perez Otis.
1519. Thomas Alexander.
1820. Isaae Gere.
66
John J. Curtis.
"
1821.
1822. Nathan Thompson.
Town Clerk. Wait Palmer. Eli Smith.
Collector.
1794.
46
..
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1811. Perez Otis.
Joseph Brewster. Ephraim Wheeler.
46
Enoch Johnson. Joseph Brewster.
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HISTORY OF SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK.
Year. Supervisor. Town Clerk.
1823. Nathan Thompson. Philo Dauchy.
1824.
=
Collector. John J. Curtis. John Howard.
1825.
Abel Beers. Patrick 11. Meehan, v.
1826. Perez Otis.
182".
Philip 11. MeOmber.
1828. Nathan Thompson. Borr Dauchy.
1829. .
William Paul.
1830.
1831.
Eli Smith.
1832. =
1833.
16 Philo Dauchy.
1834. Dudley Smith.
1835.
1836. George Davidson.
1837. Azariah E. Stimson. George Hanford.
1838.
1839.
1840. Jesse II. Mead.
Charles Thompsou.
1841. Azariah E. Stimson. 1842. Lewis Stone.
1843.
1844. William B. Knox. 1845. John Whiteside.
1846. James Fuller.
James Stilwell.
William Paul. =
1847.
1848. James M. Barkor.
John F. Stimson. Alanson Mead.
Orrin Mosher.
1849. Josiah Pulling.
1850. Benjamin Blair.
Patrick 11. Mechan.
John Radford. 16 David Benediot. William Paul. Samuel Gould.
1853. Alex. II. Hicks.
1854. Morgan Lewis. 1855. Thomas Mairs.
1856.
1857.
1858. Benjamin Blair. 1859. Thomas Mairs. 1860. Ira Brockett.
1861. Harrison Allen. 1862. John Whiteside. 1863. John N. Slocum. 1864. 66
Charles Fisher. Iliram Saxton. Joseph E. Vines. A. R. Vibbard. Marvin L. Rogers.
Edgar S. Hermanec.
1868. "
1869.
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James D. Hlayes.
1870. William Buckwoll.
Montg'y Whiteside.
1871.
Edward Shaw.
1872. Samnel Cook.
John H. Seabury.
1873. "
George Hanford.
1874. James D. Hayes.
William Alexander.
1875. William Cronch.
James S. Beardsley. 1876.
Peleg Burdick.
1877. Lauren O. Kennedy.
Abram F. Conde.
1878. James D. Hayes. Rogers J. Whito.
Hawley Tollett.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE.
1831. Hugh Alexander, I. t. Robert Spiers, s. t.
1832. Carlton Morehonso.
1845. Truman G. Younglove.
1833. John H. Dingman.
IS46. John Vibbard.
1834. Hugh Alexander. 1835. Ebenezer Couch.
1847. Ezekiel O. Smith, I. t. Stephen V. R. White, v.
1836. Carlton Morebonse. 1837. Eli Smith.
1838. Platt B. Smith.
1839. Hugh Alexander.
1840. Jeremiah Whitlock, I. t. William Beers, v.
1852. William Beers.
1853. Aaron B. Baker.
1854. Jacob Conklin.
1855. Abel S. Whitlock, 1. t. 1866. Jeremiah 11. Bidwell.
John G. Pettit, v. 1856. William Beers, I. t.
1867. Abel S. Whitlock, I. t. Stephen V. R. White, v.
1857. 1. t.
Stephen V. R. White, v.
1858.
1859. Isaac Wilbur. 1860. William Beers.
1861. Patrick Il. Meehan.
1862. Stephen V. R. White.
1863. Abel S. Whitlock.
1875. Abel S. Whitlock.
1864. William Beers. 1876. Brightman Briggs.
1865. John P. Smith, I. t.
1877. Jobn P. Smith.
William Beers, v. IS78. Stephen V. R. White.
V .- VILLAGES AND HAMLETS.
GALWAY .- This village was incorporated, by act of the Legislature, April 18, 1838. The territory embraced is one-half mile square, with the four corners for a centre. Upon the passage of the act the proper persons sct the march of improvement agoing, and the village improved rapidly in its general appearance. The citizens who took the greatest interest in the prosperity and improvement, and contributed most largely to that end, were Thomas Mairs, Ira Brockett, P. H. Mcelian, A. L. Stone, William B. Knox, and others.
The present officers of the village are as follows, viz. : President, James D. Hays ; Clerk, Charles P. Saxton ; Trus- tees, William Jackson, William Crouch, Alphonse Crota ; Treasurer, J. H. Saxton ; Collector, P. H. Mechan ; Consta- ble, Byron Peckham ; Poundmaster, J. Fitzgerald.
Some trifling amendment to the charter was made in 1869, on the 27th of April.
YORK'S CORNERS (East Galway post-office) is a small village containing about twenty dwellings, two churches, one steam saw-mill, a hotel, school-house, etc.
GREEN'S CORNERS (North Galway post-office), on the north line of the town, MOSHERVILLE, in the north part, and SOUTH GALWAY, in the cast part, are hamlets.
WHITESIDE'S CORNERS is a village of some country trade, having stores, shops, and a hotel situated in the north- west part of the town, near the line of Providence.
WEST GALWAY touches the western boundary, but lies almost wholly in Fulton county. It is locally known as " Top- Notch," and is said to have received this name at the time the first church was built there. After the frame was up one of the workmen climbed to the peak of the rafters, and, standing upright, shouted to those below that he now stood on "the very top-notch." The name seemed so appropriate that it at once became popular, and still clings to the village.
VI .- SCHOOLS.
Perez Otis and Thomas Alexander, commissioners of schools, in 1815 divided the town into twelve school dis- tricts. The first apportionment of money for educational purposes was made in 1795, and for the town of Galway, as then constituted, the sum of £225 6s. was apportioned.
GALWAY ACADEMY.
On May 26, 1836, an act passed the Legislature incorpo-
1842. Ebenezer Conch. 46
1843. Ezekiel O. Smith.
1844. Jeremiah Whitlock.
1848. Jeremiah Whitlock, I. t. Aaron B. Baker, v.
1849. 1850. Stephen V. R. White.
1851. Ezekiel O. Smith.
1841. Paseal P. Wheeler.
66
Frapeis Williman.
Nathaniel Briggs. William Cornell. Jolin S. Jones.
John E. barkins.
1851. Aaron Couk. 1852.
William N. Beers. "
Nathan Briggs.
Nathaniel Briggs. Hiram Sexton. John Weeden. U. II. Benediet.
William Morehouse.
Jolin N. Slocum.
Aboer Wilcox.
Jared W. Bell.
David Gifford.
llenry J. Fishor. William Radley. William Buekwell. Robert Shaw.
Matthew West.
James D. Hayes.
1867.
Montg'y Whiteside. Patrick H. Mechan. Edgar S. Hermance.
1865. Thomas Mairs. 1866. Isaiah Fuller.
George H. French. William N. Beers. S. W. Green.
Ezekiel O. Smith. James Jones.
John Allen, Jr.
George R. Knox.
James D. Hayes.
66
Thomas Mairs. "
44
46
1868. Andrew Mead. 1869. John P. Smith. 1870. Brightman Briggs. 1871. Abel S. Whitlock, 1872. William Crouch, 1873. John P. Smith. 1874. Stephen V. R. White, I. t. John P. Smith, v.
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rating the Galway Academy, authorizing the issuing of stock to the amount of $1500, in shares of $10 each, and naming Lewis Stone, Jesse H. Mead, Philo Dauchy, Hugh Alex- ander, Thomas Mairs, and Joel Root as trustees until the annual election, which was to be held on the second Tues- day of January in each year. At these elections eleven trustees were to be elected annually, and each share of stock was entitled to one vote.
In 1837 the act of incorporation was amended so as to allow an increase of the capital stock to $2500, and a privi- lege of increasing it to $3500 at any time within five years if thought desirable.
As soon as possible after the act of incorporation was passed the stock was issued, and work commenced on the buildings. It was the aim of the projectors to build up an institution for the higher education of the young of both sexes in one building, but in separate and distinct depart- ments. With this end in view, the buildings were pushed forward to completion, and in the spring of 1838 the in- stitution was opened for the reception of pupils. Rev. Gilbert Morgan was engaged to take charge of the male department, and have a general supervision over the female department, which was placed under the special charge of Mrs. Bazeley, formerly of Brooklyn Collegiate Institute.
The school at once became a success. Pupils from all parts of the State and some from other States filled the rooms, and all started off in a very successful and promising manner.
Mr. Morgan remained in the position of principal but one year, and then, having some difficulty with the trustees, started a private school, in the house now occupied by Nathaniel Briggs, which he styled " Union Academy," and which, after a year or two, he abandoned and moved away. Ile was succeeded in the principalship by Mr. Alexander Watson, who made a very successful teacher. The next principal was Paoli Durkee, and he was followed for a short time by Clark Beecher. The female department had mean- time been under the control of Mrs. Bazeley, Miss Colton, Miss Watrous, Mrs. O'Brien, Miss Thompson, and others. In 1850 the school was converted into a female seminary solely, and D. W. Smith assumed the control of it. From time to time additions were built on and repairs made, until it had become, in a financial sense, non-paying. In 1863 the school was discontinned, and Mr. Smith moved away. The property had been heavily mortgaged to a Mr. De Groot, of New York, who had advanced money for repairs and improvements. After lying empty and unused for eight years, on the 30th of November, 1871, it took fire and burned to the ground, and the enterprise, conceived in a noble spirit of publie improvement and brought to such a promising degree of efficiency at such an expense of time and treasure, vanished in smoke and fell to the ground in aslıes.
Among those who were most prominent in the conception of this laudable measure, and who devoted their energies, time, and means to secure its accomplishment, we may, without appearing invidious, mention Dr. Nathan Thomp- son, General Earl Stimson, Colonel Isaac Gere, Thomas Mairs, John Gilchrist, Jr., Edmund Hewitt, Daniel Car- michael, Joseph Newland, and E. O. Smith.
COMMISSIONERS' APPORTIONMENT, MARCH, 1878.
District.
between the Ages of
Five and Twenty-
Equal Quota of Public
Public Money Accoril-
ing to the Number
of Children.
Public Money Accord-
ing to Average At-
tendance,
Library Money.
Total Public Money.
No. 1# ..
S
None.
$5.50
$7.67
$0.27
$13.44
5
3.44
3.22
17
6.83
3 ..
99
$52.14
68.09
74,11
3.30
197.64
=
4 ...
44
52.14
30.26
47.58
1.47
131.45
5 ...
28
52.14
19.25
30.93
94
103.20
None.
15.13
11.54
74
27.41
66
7 ...
24
52.14
16,50
25.27
94.71
16
9
35
52.14
24.07
20.45
1.17
97.83
10
40
52.14
27.51
19.86
1.33
100.84
11
42
52.14
28.89
30.05
1.40
112.48
12
37
52.14
25.45
28.94
1.23
107.76
13
34
52.14
23.89
19,85
1.13
96.51
14 ...
51
52.14
35.08
41.63
1.70
130.55
15 ..
41
52.14
28.20
24.27
1.37
105.98
16 ...
53
52.14
36.45
42.75
1.77
133.11
17 ...
42
52.14
28.89
33.15
1.40
115.58
648
$729.96
$445.68
$492.50
$21.62
$1689.76
VII .- CHURCHIES.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHI.
The records of this church now extant reach back to the year 1785, but speak of the church as an existing body for some indefinite period of time prior to this. Tradition fixes the date of its organization in the year 1778, and this date is generally received as correct, and was accepted as such by the Shaftsbury Association, of which ecclesiastical . body this church was formerly a member.
It was first composed of twenty-seven members, who came in a body from Rhode Island, and settled in the north part of the present town of Galway. Feeling the need of re- ligious meetings for consultation, instruction, and worship, they at once formed a church society, and Rev. Simeon Smith (not then ordained) assumed the pastoral charge of the church, which relation he maintained until 1790. He was ordained about 1787.
Organized in the midst of the wilderness, this church has led a varied and at times precarious existence, and yet God has carried it safely through its times of trouble and tribulation, and is able to continue his support and foster- ing care. The records show that the first membership was twenty-seven, in 1778; the highest was seventy-nine, 1825 ; the lowest was twenty-one, in 1853; and the present num- ber of members is thirty-two.
The early meetings of the society were held at the house of the pastor, Rev. Simeon Smith. In a year or two the first meeting-house was erected. It was built of logs, but its exact location is left in doubt. In 1796 the second church was erected, on what was known as " Baptist Hill," a mile southwest of York's Corners. It was a commodious frame building, and remained in use until 1845, when it was taken down and rebuilt on its present site at York's Corners. It is a neat-looking edifice, well and substantially built, surmounted by a tower in which a fine bell is hung, and is valued at about $3000.
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...
43
52.14
29.58
31.23
1.43
114.38
...
...
...
...
Number of Children
one.
Money.
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HISTORY OF SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK.
The pastors of the church have been Simeon Smith, 1778-90; Abel Brown, 1795-97; Joseph Craw, 1798- 1801 ; Elisha Carpenter, 1809; John Lewis (between 1810 and 1816), one year ; Jacob St. John, 1823-25; Timothy Day, John C. Ilolt, M. L. Fuller, 1832-37 ; E. Westcott, 1838-40; M. L. Fuller, 1841 ; O. II. Capron, 1842; E. W. Allen, 1844-46; William Bogart, 1846-49; B. II. Barber, 1849-52; T. T. St. John, 1852-53; Timothy Day, 1854-55 ; William Bogart, 1855-57 ; George Fisher, 1858-64; S. M. Hubbard, 1865 ; Asher Cook, 1867; R. V. Collins, 1869; G. W. Starkweather, 1870-72; Levi Wheelock, 1872.
The pulpit is now supplied by Rev. Asher Cook, who is located at Hagedorn's Mills.
The present officers are -- Deacons, Seth P. Brown, John Meredith, and Henry Clute; Trustees, Seth P. Brown, Wright Tompkins, John Meredith, Edmund P. Keeler; Clerk, Joseph McMillen ; Clerk of Society, Jacob St. John.
There is a Sunday-school in connection with the church that was organized about 1845, and has an average of about thirty scholars. The library is quite small. Edinund P. Keeler is the present superintendent.
FRIENDS' MEETING-HOUSE.
Many years ago there was a society of the Friends in the north part of Galway. They had a church built of logs, but no record of the church has been preserved, and we simply know from tradition that such a society and building had an existenee. It has long been numbered with the things of the past.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH OF GALWAY.
In writing out the history of these early societies of Christian workers, one can but be deeply impressed with the spirit of devotion aud submission to the authority of the church that marked their every action as a church organiza- tion. The comparative freedom of thought and action, and the liberty of opinion now quite generally accorded to professed followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, would have shocked our forefathers and caused them much anxiety of mind. Not only was it thought necessary that Christians should watch over themselves, but also that they should have a watchful eye over their fellow-members of the church.
Instances are common in the records of meetings where some of the brethren or sisters expressed dissatisfaction with some members because of what would now be deemed a trivial matter or not properly pertaining to church govern- ment. In such cases the matter was brought before the church and conversed upou until, almost without exception, the matter was satisfactorily and amieably adjusted.
Then, as now, the use of intoxicating liquors was a frequent source of trouble, and caused many to fall from their positions as Christians. In such cases where the man fell once he alinost invariably fell again and again, until he became hardened and reckless and was excluded from the fellowship of the church.
In the records of this church many instances are related, which all tend to show the truth of these statements. One
instanee is chronicled where a brother going to a neighbor- ing city undertook an errand for a neighbor, and in making the purchase had too keen an eye to his own personal ad- vantage and reaped a pecuniary reward disproportionate to the trouble he incurred. The case was brought before the church, and after much private laboring with him by the members and committees appointed he was brought to con- fess the wrong and make restitution. Absence from church was frequently the cause of a committee being appointed to " eite" the absentee " to duty."
The minister of those days was satisfied with a salary of £40 per year,-equal to about $200 at the present time. Of course, considering the demands of society and custom, and the purchasing power of the money then and now, the apparent disproportion of that and the present ministerial salaries is much less than it casually appears to be. From $12 to $30 would then keep the church edifice cleaned, warmed, and lighted for a year. The church was organized at the house of James Warren, on the 27th of August, 1789. There were thirty-three members previous to 1790. They were brothers Abijah Peck, John Lamb, James Warren, Edmund Hewitt, Thomas Stilwell, Joseph Coats, Nathaniel Keeler, Wait Palmer, Elias Stilwell, James Greenfield, Abraham Waring, Isaiah Dean, Samuel Messenger, Thomas Wood, Enos Spencer, John De Golia, John Carpenter, and William Otis; and sisters Greenfield, Jemima Keeler, Beulah Lamb, Avis McMillan, Annie Waring, Lydia De Golia, Eleanor Dean, Susannah Brownell, Bethia Messenger, Mabel Messenger, Martha Stilwell, Mary Beal, Annie Davis, and Thankful Coats.
The first deacon was Abijah Peek, chosen April 29, 1790. The next was Wait Palmer, chosen May 10, 1794. In June, 1790, the church joined the Shaftsbury Association, and at a conference held at Galway (or New Galloway, as it was then called ) on the 27th of February, 1790, it was re- ceived into fellowship by the churches of Stillwater and Newtown.
The first meetings of this church were held in houses, barns, and in the school-house. For some time two meet- ings a week, on Thursday and Sunday, were held. These meetings were addressed by ministers from other churches, or by some of the members.
The first steps towards the erection of a church edifice were taken at a meeting held Dee. 8, 1792. It was then resolved to build a church about fifty rods east of Elias Stilwell's dwelling and upou his land. The " meeting- house" was to be thirty-two feet wide and forty feet long, the " outside to be done and flour laid next summer ;" i.e., 1793. Isaiah Dean, Nathaniel Keeler, and Thomas Stil- well were appointed as a building committee. The meet- ing-house remained in this unfinished state until the spring of 1794. Then it was decided to sell the pews (prospect- ive) at public vendue, and apply the money thus obtained to finishing off the inside of the church. John Monroe, Wait Palmer, and Nathaniel Keeler were appointed to attend to the matter. The first board of trustees was ap- pointed Dec. 12, 1795, and consisted of Wait Palmer, John Monroe, and Isaiah Dean.
The following action is recorded as having been taken at a meeting held Sept. 9, 1797, viz. : " A proposition was
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stated and conversed upon concerning brethren in Christ joining the fraternity of Freemasons, and, after mature deliberation on the subject, unanimously voted that we would withdraw the hand of fellowship from all those that have already joined and persist in frequenting the lodge, and from all those that shall hereafter join, until satisfaction shall be given by such person or persons to the church."
The names of those who have preached to this church from its organization to the present time, as nearly as can be aseertained, and in their regular order, are as follows, viz. : Simeon Smith Burris, Abijah Peek, Joseph Cornell, - Fineh, Elias Stilwell, Jolin Monroe, Samuel Rogers, Joseph Cornell, E. Kincaid, W. E. Waterbury, Stephen Wilkins, Jacob S. McClollom, Amasa Smith. Is- rael Robords, Levi S. Parmely, S. Ward, C. Randall, Robert Myers, William Garnet, H. L. Gross, George Fisher, S. M. Hubbard, A. Cook, J. W. Starkweather, J. Ilumpstone, Levi Wheelock, and George D. Douney, the present pas- tor, who began his ministrations here in 1876.
The present number of members is one hundred and thirty-seven. The present officers are Joseph Mosher, Samuel Hudson, William Crouch, Aretus M. Cox, Chaun- cey Cook, and Nathaniel Briggs, trustees ; Aretus M. Cox, Chauncey Cook, and Richard Paul, deacons; Alonzo M. Hermance, church clerk ; and Chauncey Cook, treasurer.
For about thirty years past there has been a Sunday- school connected with the church. Its present membership is one hundred and nine. Alonzo M. Hermance is super- intendent ; Miss Lillie Cadman, secretary and treasurer. The school has a library of some two hundred volumes.
The present church edifice was erected about thirty years ago, on the same site as the old one. It is a plain, neat- looking structure, and cost about $2000.
FIRST ASSOCIATE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHI OF GALWAY.
Three-quarters of a century ago, when the wild-flowers made fragrant the gentle breezes that swept over the green fields of Galway and sang praises amid the branches of the forest-trees, a few Christian people met together at the house of James Warren, Esq., and formed themselves into the " First Associate Presbyterian Society of Galway."
Ilackaliah Foster offered an aere of land on which to build a church, which offer was accepted, and it was decided to build a church. This lot was the present church lot on the southeast corner of the four corners in the village of Gal- way. The church was not commenced until 1804, and the inside was not finished off until 1806. The society was small and its members not wealthy, and it was 1810 before the society felt able to purchase a store for the churel.
When organized as a church, on the 24th of February, 1807, the body assumed the Congregational form of church government, but was allowed to become attached to Albany presbytery. There were seventeen persons who belonged to the church at this time. Their names were Jehiel and Mrs. Dean, Hackaliah and Patty Foster, Joel and Mrs. Smith, Nehemiah and Mrs. Cande, Justus Harris, Daniel and Mrs. Dean, Mrs. Abijah St. John, Theda Osborne, Mrs. Asa Kellogg, Experience Garrison, Mary Colwell, and Abiah West. In two years the membership increased
to one hundred and thirty-three. The first governing, or standing, committee of the church was appointed Feb. 6, 1808. It was composed of Joel Smith, Avery Stark- weather, Justus Harris, Earl Stimson, Joseph Mather, Nehemialı Cande, Jehiel Dean, Daniel Dean, Israel Phelps, and Ezra Kellogg, and was called a "session" until, in 1832, presbytery directed that it should be so styled no longer. An effort was made at this time to change the form of government, but it failed. In 1834, however, the change was effected and the church assumed the Presbyte- rian form. Its first session was then ehosen, consisting of Elders Perez Otis, Platt B. Smith, Benham Smith, George Davidson, Calvin Preston, William Beers, and William Cruttenden, and Deacons Enoch Johnson and Stephen C. Ilays.
Isaac Ilays, Stephen C. Ilays, Cyrus Paul, William Jackson, Jesse H. Mead, John II. Hays, John Crain, and Abel Iloyt have been ordained as elders ; and E. P. Kel- logg, Alfred HI. Avery, Joseph Bell, Morehouse T. Betts, Daniel Griffis, and George Davis have been ordained as deaeons, at sundry times.
Elders l'latt B. Smith, William Beers, Cyrus Paul, Wil- liam Jackson, John Crain, John II. Hays, and Abel Hoyt, and Deaeons Morchouse T. Betts and George Davis, com- pose the present session of the church. John II. Hays is secretary of the board of trustees.
A debt incurred in building the first church had, in 1809, increased to nearly $1400, and it was then assessed on the members in proportion to their town-assessment, and was thus paid up.
In 1820, at a time when the church was without a pastor, a remarkable revival of religion occurred. It originated among the school-children, who, from discussing some doctrine of the Bible, fell to studying the Seriptnres, and the interest grew until within the space of two months one hundred and fifty two names were added to the church roll. Rev. Dr. Eliphalet Nott, of Union College, was at this time supplying the pulpit.
From this church fifteen ministers of the gospel have gone out into the world. Three brothers named Osborn, Platt, Sanford, Cande, Gilbert, Powell, Lacy, Green, Kelly, James Hoyt, Zera Hoyt, Alexander Iloyt, and Charles Preston, making up the number.
The pastors' names, in the order of their service, are Rev. Sylvanus Haight, Rev. Noah M. Wells, Rev. William Chester, Rev. Samuel Nott, Rev. R. Deming, Rev. James Harper, Rev. Duncan Kennedy. Rev. Henry Lyman, Rev. J. L. Willard, Rev. Saurin E. Lane, Rev. - McFar- lane, Rev. William II. Millham, and Rev. Oliver Hem- street, the present pastor, who commenced his ministrations here in 1872.
The present church edifice was ereeted in 1853, at an expense of about $6000, and was dedicated April 18, 1854. The sermon was preached by Rev. Saurin E. Lane, the pastor of the church. It is a commodious and handsome building, capable of seating five hundred people. A fine parsonage was built in 1874, and cost about $2400.
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