1S4 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



In accordance with this request, the Society were pleased to confirm 

 the appointment of Mr. Wetmore. 



We take the subjoined extract from a letter sent to the secretary of 

 the society, in 1 726-7 : 



••And now we are once more peaceably settled, we hope by the blessing of 

 God to gee religion revive among us, which by contentions and divisions is sunk 

 to a very low ebb. As the Rev. Mr. Wetmore has been born in the county, and 

 long known among us, who has had his conversation becoming his sacred char- 

 acter and profession, we doubt not but ye people of this parish will continue 

 their affection to him, and hope to see this good fruit of it, viz : that they be 

 lit to a proper sense of religion, and more general and constant attendance, 

 in ye public worship and sacraments which for a long time have been very much 

 neglected among us; we earnestly pray for the blessing of almighty God upon 

 that venerable society whose extensive charity (under God), finds food for so 

 many souls famishing in ignorance and error, and shall always look upon our- 

 selves strictly bound to pay it, the greatest honor and most cheerful obedience to 

 all their commands and directions, and beg leave to subscribe with all dutiful 

 respects, 



Rev'd Sir, your and ye Honorable Society's most humble and obedient servants. 

 Signed by order of the Vestry, * JOHN CARHART, Clerk. 



The Rev. James Wetmore writes, A.D. 1728, that his congregation is 

 considerably increased ; he has added nine new communicants, and bap- 

 tized nineteen. In 1779 he acquaints the society " that he meets with 

 good success in his mission, that his numbers increase, and that several 

 of the Independents have quitted that persuasion and very regularly at- 

 tend divine service at his church." 6 July 1st, 1738, he says, " I have 

 baptized the last half year five adults besides several children. About 

 fifty families in the adjoining parish have requested assistance. Mr. 

 Purdy," c (schoolmaster at Rye) " teaches twenty-one children of Church 

 parents and fourteen dissenters, as likewise two Dutch, two Jewish and 

 one colored child, in all forty-one. Mr. Dwight, of White Plains, six 

 miles from Ryt, teaches twenty-seven children, in all forty-six." 



"And adds, July 15, 1740, that besides his regular duty at Rye, he 

 officiates once a month at Stamford and Greenwich. He had also spent 

 some days last winter in visiting sundry families in the woods. Since the 

 3d day of May, 1739, ^ e nac ^ baptized one hundred and eleven children, 

 and twenty-seven adults ; his communicants number fifty." d 



Under date of September 28th, 1741, he observes "that by God's 

 help the Church maintains her ground, notwithstanding the efforts of the 



a Church Rec. 



!, Prorogation 80c. ™ep. 



c Mr. l'unly died in I7F8, and was buried on Ash Wednesday. Rep. of Propagation Soc. 



d Keports of Propagation Soc. 



