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The revival of the Monastic Life in this American Catholic Church is witnessed by the Monastery of the Holy Cross at West Park. The Order of the Holy Cross was organized and the Rev. James O. S. Hunting- ton became its first Superior. The members of the Order engage in the OPUS DEI, conduct spiritual retreats, conferences, parochial missions and other missionary work, in all parts of America and Canada. The monastery was built for the permanent home of the Order and dedicated May 19, 1904, by the Right Rev. Cortland Whitehead, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of Pittsburgh, acting for the Bishop of New York.
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CHAPTER XXXIX. THE LUTHERAN CHURCH. By REV. CHESTER H. TRAVER, D.D.
T HE Lutheran Church in Ulster County dates from October 4th, 1710, when 786 Palatines landed and settled in three villages, Elisabethtown, Georgetown and Newtown. The last is what is now known as West Camp, and perhaps the others were Evesport and Smith's Landing. John Christopher Gerlack was listmaster for 146 in Elisabethtown, while 128 in Georgetown were under Jacob Manck, and 512 in Newtown under Peter Grauberg. As winter was fast approaching they erected huts as temporary homes, so that they were settled by Nov. 14, and clearing the ground. Their food was provided by Robert Liv- ingston at East Camp. The agreement was "Each person each day should receive a quantity of Bread equal to one-third of a Loaf of Bread of such sort and assize which is commonly at the price of four pence half penny in the Citty of New York in weight and finenesse according to the assize of Bread in said city for the time being, and one quart of Beer, such as is commonly called ships Beer of the Price of Three Pounds for each Tun."
This bread and beer was to be delivered to them at the manorhouse at the rate of six pence per diem for adults and four pence for children. The shelter and food proved insufficient, and March 8, 1711, Lord Clarendon wrote: "It is a great mistake." By May 1, 1711, they re- solved not to work at tar-making nor remain upon the tract, but remove to Scorie, and use force if necessary.
Others will follow the history of their political and social depression and distribution. We will present briefly their church history as Lutherans.
The first Lutheran Church at West Camp was built in a valley just back of the river ridge. Their first Pastor was Rev. Joshua Kocherthal, who came over with them, not as refugees, but as honest citizens ready to endure for Christ's sake, who brought their religious convictions with them, and set up their spiritual altar at once. Pastor Kocherthal served all, not only in the Hudson Valley, but also in Schoharie County. He
Rev. Chester H. Traver,
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lived at West Camp from May, 1711, until he entered into rest December 27, 1719, and was buried under the church. After this was abandoned the loving hands of his daughters placed a tablet over his grave, where it remained until 1895, when the Luther League put it in the front wall of the present church and placed the remains under the same.
The following is a translation of its quaint inscription :
"Know, Traveler, under this stone rests, beside his Sibylla Charlotta, a real traveler, of the High Dutch in North America, their Joshua, and a pure Lutheran preacher of the same on the east and west side of the Hudson river. His first arrival was with Lord Lovelace, in 1709, the first of January. His second with Colonel Hunter, 1710, the fourteenth of June. The journey of his soul to Heaven, on St. John's Day, 1719, interrupted his return to England. Do you wish to know more? Seek in Melanchthous Fatherland, who was Kocherthal, who Harschias, who Winchenback. B. Berkenmeyer. S. Huertin. L. Brevort.
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B. is Benigna Sibylla Kocherthal, who married Rev. Wm. C. Berkenmyer, Pastor at Athens, but his pastorate extended from New York to Albany.
S. is Susanna Sibylla Kocherthal, who married William Huertin, goldsmith of Bergen County, N. J., and has descendants in the Town of Wallkill.
L. is Louisa Abigail Kocherthal, who married John Brevort, goldsmith, of New York.
In 1732 the Lutherans of this section helped build the oldest part of the present Katsbaan Reformed Church. The pastors who for over a cen- tury served this congregation did not live in this section, but visited them as opportunity offered. After Pastor Kocherthal we find the following: Rev. Justus Falckner, 1719-1723; Rev. Daniel Falckner, 1724; Rev. William C. Berkenmeyer, 1725-1750; Rev. Michael C. Knoll, 1751; Rev. J. T. Reis, 1769; Rev. J. C. Leps, 1774; Rev. Philip Grotz, 1775-1787; Rev. Henry Moeller, 1788-1789; Rev. Dr. F. H. Quitman, 1800-1809; Rev. Joseph Prentice, 1809-1814; Rev. Dr. Augustus Wackerhagen, 1816-1822; Rev. Perry G. Cole, 1829-1835. A Church building was erected in 1791, but never completed. A third Church was consecrated June 17, 1832, which stood until 1871, and the following were Pastors: Rev. Thomas Lape, 1835-1838; Rev. A. Rumph, 1838-1843; Rev. Reuben Dedrick, 1844-1846; Rev. N. H. Cor- nell, 1847-1850; Rev. David Kline, 1851-1853 ; Rev. Thomas Lape, 1854- 1857; Rev. D. F. Heller, 1858-1864; Rev. Joseph D. Wert, 1865-1869; Rev. W. H. Emerick, 1870-1871.
The present church edifice was dedicated in 1871. The following have been pastors to date: Rev. P. M. Rightmeyer, 1871-1873; Rev. Levi Schell, 1873-1878; Rev. D. W. Lawrence, 1879-1880; Rev. A. N. Daniels,
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1880-1886; Rev. C. L. Barringer, 1887-1891 ; Rev. J. J. Hill, 1891-1893 ; Rev. W. F. Whittaker, 1893-1895; Rev. L. W. H. Kline, 1896-1897; Rev. R. C. Wright, 1897-1899; Rev. A. S. Hain, 1899-1904; Rev. C. H. Traver, 1905. The first parsonage was built for Rev. A. Rumph and stood near the present church, but was moved to its present site in 1871.
The next oldest Lutheran Church in the County is the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Woodstock, near the base of Overlook Mountain. It is about 14 miles southwest from West Camp. A number of families from Rhinebeck and West Camp moved into the neighborhood. Some time not long after the Revolution they built a church which was stand- ing, but unused when the congregation was reorganized in 1805, and incorporated May 21, 1806, under Rev. Dr. F. H. Quitman. He served them as time allowed from 1805 to 1809, during which period he cared for seven other fields. The following filled out the century: Rev. Joseph Prentice, 1809-1814; Rev. George Wichtman, 1814-1816; Rev. A. Wack- erhagen, 1816-1822; Rev. W. J. Eyer, 1822-1827; Rev. John Crawford in 1827 and again in 1829; Rev. Perry E. Cole, 1829-1837; Rev. A. Rumph, 1837-1842; Rev. E. DeYoe, 1824-1845; Rev. W. H. Emerick, 1845-1848; Rev. H. Wheeler, 1848-1850; Rev. Thomas Lape, 1850-1856; Rev. W. I. Cutter, 1856-1858; Rev. Thomas Lape, 1859-1863; Rev. W. H. Emerick, 1863-1868; Rev. H. Wheeler, 1868-1870 ; Rev. W. I. Cutter, 1870-1872 ; Rev. Wm. Sharts, 1872-1887; Rev. M. J. Stover, 1887-1893 ; Rev. B. Q. Hallenbeck, 1893-1895; Rev. I. J. Delo, 1895-1901; Rev. Walter Frederick, 1902.
The site for the second church was on leased land donated by Henry Bonesteel and bought absolutely October, 1847. The corner stone of their present edifice was laid June 12th, 1894, and dedicated November 14th, 1895. They have a commodious and modern parsonage built in 1905, worth $3,000.
THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, of Pine Grove, was the fruit of special services held by Rev. W. H. Emerick, just after leaving Wood- stock. It is on the State road midway between Woodstock and Saugerties. The building cost $3,000, and was dedicated January 13th, 1869. The Society was organized May 27th, 1869. In 1873, Rev. W. I. Cutter preached for them, but requested them to unite with Woodstock, which they did in 1878.
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THE GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, of Rondout, was fostered by Rev. A. Rumph, who learned that many Germans were set- ling there. He began preaching in 1840, and supplied them eight times a year. On June 13th, 1841, Mr. G. F. Von Beck, Secretary of the Dela- ware and Hudson Coal Company, called the congregation together. Pastor Rumph was present and an organization was effected as Holy Trinity. Rev. C. H. Siebke became pastor in 1849, and labored among them until 1861. They built a frame church and established a parochial school in which English and German were taught. Rev. E. Lubkey was installed July 21st, 1861. The following year a lot was purchased and a brick parsonage erected, costing $3,000. He resigned March 19th, 1863, followed by Rev. P. Krug four years, and Rev. Reichenbecker two years. During the pastorate of Rev. J. M. Steener, 1869-1878, their church and school were burned, September, 1871, when they built on Spring street a beautiful Gothic structure, 105 x 98. Rev. J. Steinhauser was pastor, 1878-1888, and Rev. A. Schmidtkonz, 1888 to date.
THE GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN IMMANUEL CHURCH filed their Certificate of Incorporation March 31st, 1870. It was organized by dis- satisfied members of Holy Trinity, Rondout. They built between the two villages in what was then known as Wiltwyck, and called Rev. G. F. Stutz as Pastor, who remained until 1881. This Church is connected with the Missouri Synod and has had but three Pastors in 36 years-Rev. G. F. Stutz, 1870-1881; Rev. Fred Tranum, 1881-1888; Rev. G. A. Henkel, 1888 to date.
CHRIST'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, Ellenville, N. Y., was or- ganized November 27th, 1850, but was unable to support a pastor. It was reorganized November 23rd, 1861, by Rev. E. Lubkey, of Kingston, and incorporated June 3d, 1863. The Church edifice was consecrated Oc- tober 19th, 1862, and a parsonage built later. In 1863 they called Rev. C. Kuhn, whom the N. Y. Ministerium would not recognize. He left in 1864, and was followed by Rev. J. Krauss, 1864-1866; Rev. C. Turk, 1867-1869; Rev. J. Goetz, 1869-1874; Rev. F. B. Canz, 1874-1876; Rev. C. Rock, 1876-1877; Rev. G. L. Rau, 1877-1878; Rev. H. Dorn, 1878- 1881 ; Rev. H. B. Kuhn, 1881-1882; Rev. G. A. Batz, 1882-1888. They were served several years by the pastor at Liberty, N. Y. Rev. J. S. Braren was installed July 26th, 1896, and remained to 1900. In 1900,
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under Rev. P. Leddin, it withdrew from the N. Y. Ministerium and joined the N. Y. and N. J. Synod. He resigned December 26th, 1901, and was followed in 1902 by Rev. H. C. Fultz. Rev. G. A. Neef, D.D., has been pastor since 1904.
THE ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH, of Saugerties, was organized by Rev. A. Rumph, pastor at West Camp, 1837-1842. They purchased the Church property now owned by the German Lutheran Church. Revs. Reuben Dederick, N. H. Cornell and David Kline of West Camp held an afternoon service. A division in 1852 in the Dutch Reformed Church led to the organization of a Congregational Church, into which the most of the influential Lutheran families were drawn, and the Lutheran Society disbanded. It failed to pay for its property, and its owner sold it to the German Methodists. They in turn failed and sold out to the Ger- man Evangelical Lutheran Church, organized June 18th, 1859. This joined the N. Y. Ministerium at Wurtenburg, N. Y., September, 1859. This society worshipped in the old Academy on Livingston street until it purchased property on the corner of Ulster Avenue and Elisabeth streets, which it occupied until 1896, when the present building on Market street was erected and dedicated under the pastorate of Rev. Theodore Bauck, 1895-1898. The following pastors served it: Rev. R. Adelberg, 1859-1861 ; Rev. W. Jahn, 1861-1863; Rev. Herman Fischer, 1863-1865; Rev. J. D. Haeger, 1866-1869; Rev. J. P. Lichtenberg, 1869-1871 ; Rev. F. C. Kaehler, 1871-1874; Rev. J. P. Lichtenberg, 1874-1879 ; Rev. C. Kuehn, 1879-1882 ; Rev. H. Beiderbecke, 1882-1883 ; Rev. J. J. Roesch, 1883-1885; Rev. B. H. Warnke, 1885-1886; Rev. F. Leddin, 1886-1894; Rev. Oscar Krauch, 1898-1901; Rev. C. Krahmer, 1901. It has 230 communicants.
The corner stone of the PLATTEKILL LUTHERAN CHURCH was laid March 17th, 1863, by Rev. W. Jahn, of Saugerties, and it was dedicated November 15th, 1863. It is supplied as an afternoon service by the pastor at Saugerties.
THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER, Rondout, was organized in 1896, as an English church. It called Rev. W. F. Bacher, whose work is growing. He has nearly 500 members. The present building serves as church and parsonage, and is on the corner of Wurtz and Roger streets. The pastor occupies the second and third floors.
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CHAPTER XL. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. By DEWITT W. OSTRANDER.
T HE members of this religious society were among the first settlers of the southern part of Ulster County, and came mostly from Long Island and Westchester County. In the month of Decem- ber, 1760, Edward Hallock, a Friend from Chatauqua, Long Island, sailed up the Hudson river in his own vessel, with his family, which consisted of his wife, two sons and ten daughters, settled upon a farm about one- half mile southerly from the present village of Milton, in what was then known as New Marlborough, and erected a grist mill on a small stream running through the farm. He lived there until his death in 1809, in the ninety-third year of his age.
About the time he settled at New Marlborough a family named Sands, with three sons, one of whom was David, moved from Long Island and settled upon a farm at Cornwall, Orange County.
A short time after the Sands family settled at Cornwall, Samuel Not- tingham, a minister of the Friends' Church, from England, came to Corn- wall and held meetings, in which young David Sands, who was a Presby- terian, took part. Having learned of Edward Hallock at New Marlbor- ough, he called on him and inquired of Hallock if a Friends' meeting was held in the place, to which Hallock replied, "Yes, my house is open every first day at II A. M. for meeting." This is the first account of a Friends' meeting being held in Ulster County.
David Sands afterward attended both monthly and quarterly meet- ings of the society with Edward Hallock at Nine Partners, Dutchess County, and finally joined the Society of Friends at a Nine Partners monthly meeting.
In the early part of the year 1772, David Sands married Clementine, one of the daughters of Edward Hallock, at a special meeting of the society called for that purpose, at Nine Partners, and, in the spring fol- lowing, settled at Cornwall, where he opened his dwelling house every
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Sunday morning for public worship. This is the first account of a regu- lar Friends' meeting being held in Orange County. At this time the Friends residing at Cornwall and New Marlborough (Milton) were members of the Nine Partners monthly and quarterly meetings, but as their membership increased they desired a monthly meeting on the westerly side of the river, and hence the Cornwall monthly meeting was established or set off from the Nine Partners monthly meeting some time previous to 1798. There is no account of the exact date, but in that year the Corn- wall monthly meeting authorized William Thorn, Jacob Wright, Edward Hallock and Alexander Young, as trustees, to purchase from Daniel Knowlton seven acres of land situated about one and a half miles southerly from the present village of Milton, adjoining the post-road, for the Society of Friends at New Marlborough. This is the first purchase of land by the Society of Friends in Ulster County, but there is no record or tradition that the society occupied this land for more than fifteen years.
On December 23, 1793, Joseph Cornwall, in consideration of twelve pounds, conveyed to Daniel Cornwall and William Titus, trustees, ap- pointed at the monthly meeting held at Cornwall, two acres of land situ- ated at Plattekill, then in the town of Marlborough, and known as "The Valley," upon which a meeting house was erected; and having been re- paired and enlarged from time to time, meetings have been regularly held there to the present, and it is still known as "The Valley Meeting House."
The Cornwall monthly meeting was held by adjournment at Marlbor- ough (Milton) May 24, 1804, at which extracts from the minutes of the Nine Partners quarterly meeting were received, allowing the Cornwall monthly meeting to establish or set off a new monthly meeting to be known as the Marlborough monthly meeting; the first meeting to be held at the meeting house at Marlborough (Milton), 6 mo. 27th day, 1804, and thereafter at "The Valley" (Plattekill) and Marlborough (Milton) alter- nately on the day previous to the monthly meeting to be held at Cornwall.
August 20, 1804, Joseph Sutton conveyed to James Hallock, John Wood and Samuel Adams, trustees, appointed at the monthly meeting held at Cornwall, one and one-half acres of land situated about one-third of a mile southerly from the present village of Milton, on the easterly side of the post-road, upon which a meeting house was erected, and occupied until 1828, when the church "divided," and that branch of the church known as "Hicksites" continued to hold meetings in the meeting house, while
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that branch of the church known as "Orthodox" held meetings for two years at the house of Foster Hallock.
In 1830, the orthodox Friends at Milton purchased a lot of land from Foster Hallock and erected a new meeting house, which was occupied for fifty years, when it was sold and a new site purchased from the estate of James H. Bennett and a large and substantial meeting house erected thereon in 1886, and opened for worship 22nd of 5th month, 1887.
The Friends' Church of Greenfield, in the town of Wawarsing, was organized in 1808, by Zadock Southern, Catharine Billew, and the Wash- burn and Holmes families, with a membership of about twenty-five. The meeting house was erected in 1818, and the first "approved minister" was Catharine Billew.
In the year 1807, Samuel Adams, Zephaniah Birdsall, James Pine, Merritt Moore and Tristrain Russel were appointed a committee by the Marlborough monthly meeting to establish a meeting at Clintondale in the town of Plattekill, and on August 20, 1811, John Underhill conveyed to Daniel Birdsall and Zephaniah Birdsall, trustees, in consideration of $34.41, one acre and thirty-nine perches of land in Plattekill (now in the village of Clintondale), upon which a meeting house was erected and used until 1889, when the present substantial meeting house was erected.
The Friends' Church at Butterville, in the town of New Paltz, was established in 1807, and in 1812 Friends' meetings were organized at Rosendale Plains in the present town of Rosendale, and at Esopus, and in 1813 the Friends' churches at Rosendale Plains and Esopus were erected.
By the approval of the Nine Partners quarterly meeting the Rosendale Plains monthly meeting was organized 8 mo. 25th day, 1813, composed of the Butterville, Esopus and Rosendale Plains preparative meetings.
In 1813 a new quarterly meeting was established or set off from the Nine Partners quarterly meeting, to be known as the Cornwall quarterly meeting and to be composed of all the monthly meetings on the west side of the Hudson River. The Cornwall monthly meeting, when established, consisted of three monthly meetings, each of which was composed of three preparative meetings. The first quarterly meeting to be held at . "Cornwall on the 5th day preceding the two last first days in 10th month, 1813."
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The meeting house at Butterville had not been in use by the Friends for many years, and on the 27th of 10th mo., 1900, it was sold, and the pro- ceeds applied towards building a new meeting house at Rosendale Plains, on the site of the one erected in 1813. The new meeting house is a neat frame structure which will seat a large congregation, and is at pres- ent the second largest in the county. In re-establishing this meeting, the church owes much to the earnestness and zeal of Violetta M. Ostrander, wife of Zina C. Coutant, since deceased, who was one of the brightest lights that ever adorned the Rosendale Plains meeting.
The Friends' Society in Ulster County at this time numbers 514 mem- bers.
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CHAPTER XLI. THE BENCH AND BAR. By HON. JOHN J. LINSON.
T HE first court of which we have record that ever sat within the bounds of the County of Ulster, was held at Wiltwyck, on the 12th day of July, 1661. It was presided over by Roeloff Swartwout, as schout, with whom were associated Everet Pels, Cornelis Barentse Schlecht and Elbert Hymans Roos as schepens. Under the judicial sys- tem as it existed in New Netherland the functions of the schout were not merely those of a sheriff, as has been sometimes supposed. The schout- fiscal of the province was also a prosecuting officer. He made arrests and conducted criminal cases. He could apply the torture in the presence of a magistrate, but only once if the prisoner did not confess. So, too, the local schout made arrests, presided in civil cases and prosecuted criminals.
Swartwout was not a native of the colony. He had resided therein but a short time prior to his appointment, which was resented by Stuyvesant, who was compelled, however, to recognize and submit to it by the direc- tors of the West India Company. His appointment was probably secured by family influence. His career was somewhat checquered and he died a resident of Hurley.
During the brief Dutch occupation litigation was, of course, trivial. Nothing of general interest is to be found in the meager archives which we possess.
When the English took possession of the colony the judicial power was vested in the Governor and Council. The Court of Assizes, established under the "Duke's Laws" (A. D. 1665), was composed of the Governor, High Sheriff and certain justices of the peace. This court had original jurisdiction in criminal cases and in civil matters where the amount in dispute was of the value of twenty pounds. A court of Oyer and Termi- ner, possessing the power of general gaol delivery, was to be held in each county by a judge, whose commission was issued by the governor and who was assisted by four justices of the peace.
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The Supreme Court was established by an act of the Colonial Legisla- ture, passed May 6th, 1691. It consisted of five justices and was "fully Impowered and Authorized to have Cognizance of all pleas, Civill, Crimi- nall and Mixt, as fully and amply to all Intents and purposes whatsoever as the Courts of Kings Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer within their Majestyes Kingdome of England have or ought to have," provided the amount in dispute was at least twenty pounds. It could also remove into itself any action pending in an inferior court where as great a sum as that of its minimum original jurisdiction was in controversy. It sat "at the Citty of New Yorke and not Elsewhere." It was this court which was recognized and continued in existence by the first constitution of the State.
A court of Common Pleas, to consist of one judge with three justices in each county, was established by the same act. It had civil jurisdiction up to twenty pounds. It could sit but twice a year and "Noe Longer" than two days. It began its terms at the close of those of the Court of Ses- sions held by three justices, which had been established in 1683, with which it was closely allied. A justice of the peace had jurisdiction in debt or trespass to the amount of forty shillings.
The sparsity of the population, the small financial interests involved and the organization of the courts above outlined provided little incentive for local legal talent during the term of British supremacy. The records that have come down to us show an occasional indictment for assault and battery or petit larceny; misdemeanors on the part of negro slaves who were sentenced to be whipped around the town ; an occasional civil action growing out of a controversy as to the title to or possession of real prop- erty ; probate ; apportionment of taxes among the towns and manors, and negotiations with the Indians. The magistrates were generally laymen, and causes were usually conducted by the parties in person. The aid of the Supreme Court seems to have been invoked but seldom; the litigant from Ulster which appeared there most frequently being the corporation known as "The Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Kingston," which was involved in much litigation over the boundaries of the patent. The trustees were also compelled from time to time to defend actions brought against the inhabitants of the town by the attor- ney general for quit-rents accruing before the patent was granted. These suits were brought in the Court of Chancery, which was established by
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Governor Hunter, illegally, as claimed by the General Assembly. On some occasions, at least, the trustees were represented in this litigation by John Crooke, a lawyer residing at Kingston, who appears to have been a man of ability, but of whom we know little.
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