12 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



The corner stone of this church was laid by the Right Rev. B. T. 

 Onderdonk, November 6th, 1S34, in the presence of a large concourse 

 of people ; on which occasion an address was delivered by the Rev. 

 Edward N. Mead. Deacon, minister of the parish. The Rev. Peter S. 

 Chauncey, A. B., then a Deacon, minister of Christ church, Rye, in this 

 county was also present and assisting. In the stone were deposited a 

 Bible and Book of Common Prayer, as an evidence that the church is 

 spiritually founded upon " apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself 

 being the chief corner stone;" also the canons of the Protestant Epis- 

 copal Church in the United States of America, journals of the General 

 and Diocesan Conventions, with other journals and pamphlets, together 

 with a glass bottle closed and sealed, containing among many other 

 things a parchment, on which was the following inscription : 



St. Paul's CnuRcn, Incorporated November Utii, 1S33. 



Rev. Edward Nathaniel Mead, A.M., Hector. 



George "VV. Cartwright and Caleb Bacon. Church icai'dens. 



J<>nx Strang, Peter R. Maison, William Darjue, Jacob C. Arthur. 



John Sing, John Barlow, Joseph Hunt, and Robert Wiltse, Vestrymen. 



John Smith, Qlerkofthe Vestry. 



Samuel C. Nichols, Superintendent of the Sunday School. 



Mrs. John Strang, Superintendent of the Female Department. 



Carman Nichols, Secretary, Robert Wiltse, Treasurer. 



John Barlow, Librarian. 



Jacob C. Arthur, Joseph Hunt, George W. Cartwright. 



John Strang and John Sing, Building Committee. 



Ledyard II. Halsey, Builder. 



Calvin Pollard, Architect. 

 Paul McCord, Superintendent. 



On Wednesday, July 6th, 1836, it was consecrated and set apart to 

 the worship and service of Almighty God, under the title of St. Paul's 

 church, by the Rev. B. T. Onderdonk, Bishop of the Diocese. 



From the church records we extract the following memoranda, 3rd 

 October, 1833, "A meeting of Episcopalians residing in this village and 

 vicinity, was held at the house of Mr. Caleb Bacon, who resolved to 

 form themselves into a society for the purpose, under Divine favor and 

 assistance, of forming a church in said village ; and that we will com- 

 municate with our Episcopal friends and neighbors on the subject, and 

 urge by our best efforts their co-operation in the good work." This is 

 signed by George W. Cartwright, William Darjue, John Barlow, C. 



