14 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



of $16,000. They removed the galleries and built a recess chancel, and 

 Otherwise improved the church, both internally and externally. 



The Rev. Clarence Buel was called and accepted the rectorship July 

 30, 1868. On December 12, 1S71, the Rev. George W. Ferguson was 

 called and accepted the rectorship, and is the present incumbent. The 

 parish is entirely free from debt ; it has purchased a plot of land on the 

 Highland avenue, 130 feet by 200 deep, as a site for a new church edi- 

 fice. The cost of this land was $14,500. 



The Methodist Episcopal church is a plain building of wood, fronting 

 on Main street, erected A.D. 181 7. The Methodist Society was first 

 formed in this town, through the exertions of the Rev. Messrs. Cornelius 

 Cook and Peter Moriorty. in 17S7, who occasionally performed services 

 here when on their route to the Croton. The earliest class meetings 

 were organized in the valley beyond Sand Sutton's, and the vicinity of 

 Scrabble street. The first class leader appears to have been Joshua Ry- 

 der, who afterwards became a local preacher. Adjoining the church, is a 

 neat parsonage and lot. 



A building committee, for a new church, was appointed March 22, 

 1S51, and the church was completed in 1853. May 1, 1873, a ^ ot f° r a 

 new church was purchased on Highland avenue for $13,500. It was 

 commenced in 1877, and is expected to cost $55,000. 



The Baptist Society in this place was .first organized November 12, 

 1790; a church was erected AD. 1834, to which is attached a small 

 burial ground. The present church edifice was completed in 1874, and 

 the parsonage in 1S50. 



LIST OF PASTORS OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH, SING SING. 



NAME. 



date of call. 



JonN Kitchen, 



1796. 



Ei.i.iaii Wheeler, 



1799. 



Thomas Stephens, 



1801. 



Stephen i± Nelson, 



1802. 



Jacob H. Beouneb, 



1814. 



P. L. Pi. att, 



1823. 



T. C. F. Fret, 



1830. 



John Prunes, 



1833. 



C. C. Williams, 



1835. 



Wm. M. DooLITTLE, 



1839. 



Sidney A. Cory, 



1841. 



Will C. Locke, 



1843. 



B. (.'. Mobse, 



1844. 



Alonzo Wiieelock, 



1848. 



W. S. MlKELS, 



1850. 



R. J. W. BfOKLAND, 



1857. 



L. J. Mattison, 



1S64. 



James Boxep., 



1869. 



A. D. Gilette, D.D., 



1874. 



N. R. Evekts, 



1879. — present pastor. 



