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Hudson, Nov. 15th, 1798, and remained just five years. He was dis- 

 missed Nov. 3d, 1803. The elders of the Church were then Moses St. 

 John, Justus Harris, Ely Tyler, Peter Fleming, Joseph Owen and 

 Stephen Benedict, all most venerable, pious men. Rev. Ebenezer Grant 

 succeeded Rev. Mr. Henderson and was installed Sept. 20th, 1804. He 

 preached here for seventeen years. He was a native of New Jersey and 

 came here from the Presbytery of New Brunswick. He was a faithful, 

 good man, but his labors were not abundantly blessed. At his death, the 

 session of the church made this record to their deceased pastor: 



"Be it remembered that on the 6th day of September, 1821, the Rev. 

 Eben. Grant, having fulfilled his ministry, closed the scene of life, and 

 sleeps with his fathers, being buried in the town of Bedford, in the bury- 

 ing ground in the village." 



Rev. Dr. Isaac Lewis, of Greenwich, preached his funeral sermon 

 from Rev. xiv : 13. "And I heard a voice from Heaven saying unto me, 

 Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: 

 Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their 

 works do follow them." His remains lie beneath the green sward under 

 the cliff, where the ground is terraced gradually up to the overhanging 

 rocks, and on the broad marble slab marking this interesting spot, the 

 sculptor has engraven these words : 



Sacred 



to the memory of the 



REVD. EBENEZER GRANT, 



17 years minister of the 



Presbyterian Church in Bedford, 



who departed this life September 6, 1821, 



A°:ed 48 Years. 



'• Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth : 



yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors ; 



and their works do follow them."— Rev. xiv : 13. 



There is not an individual member of the church living, who was pres- 

 ent when Rev. Mr. Grant was installed here. Officers and private members 

 have all passed away. And there is only one member of the church 

 living who followed their beloved pastor to his grave and saw his remains 

 deposited in their mother dust. Our fathers, where are they ? and the 

 prophets, do they live forever? Only a few months elapsed before the 

 church was again supplied with a pastor. April 16, 1822, the Rev. 

 Jacob Green was called and installed pastor of this church, and remained 

 here a faithful standard-bearer, a consistent, godly and acceptable 



