THE TOWN OF BEDFORD. 57 



lower part of this county. He removed to Montreal in Canada East, in 

 June, 1852, from thence to Hamilton in Canada West. Here he remain- 

 ed sixteen years; and in the summer of 1861, was elected by the Synod, 

 to a Professorship of Theology in Knox College, Toronto, on Lake 

 Ontario. In August, 1872, he received and accepted a call on the Heights 

 of Brooklyn, New York, succeeding the Rev. Dr. Bethune, where he still 

 remains. December 1, 1852, the Rev. David C. Lyon was called and 

 installed as pastor of this church. Mr. Lyon was a native of New York, 

 graduate of Union College in 1842, studied Theology at Princeton, 

 and graduated in 1845, was ordained as an evangelist by the Presbytery 

 of Ogdensburgh, July, 1846; preached his stated supply at Covington, 

 New York, removed to Mineral Point, Wisconsin, and was thence called 

 to Bedford. He was dismissed from here, and was appointed a Synodi- 

 cal Missionary for the State of Wisconsin. From thence, he was called 

 to the Presbyterian church Winona ; but, in a few years he resigned his 

 charge there, and returned to what seemed a more congenial field of 

 labor — a Synodical Missionary; and there he is to-day, exploring the 

 waste and destitute portions of the country. For his successor, see List 

 of Pastors. 



To this church is attached a commodious parsonage and glebe of ten 

 acres. 



In 1 87 1 the old church " showing some marks of decay, and rendered 

 inconvenient as a house of worship for its large and prosperous congre- 

 gation," it was determined to rebuild on a new site. Whereupon, Mr. 

 Francis A. Palmer and wife, nobly offered to build a new house of wor- 

 ship and present it unincumbered to the Society. This generous offer was 

 gladly accepted, and on June 29, 187 1, the corner stone of the new 

 edifice was laid by Mr. Palmer, the donor, on the lot next to the parson- 

 age. It was dedicated 15th of August, 1872. The new church is 

 a fine gothic edifice of wood, with two towers in front and lecture 

 room in the rear, costing $50,000. It contains a good toned bell 

 and organ. 



A LIST OF PASTORS OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 

 BEDFORD. 



INSTALL OB CALL. MINISTERS OR PASTORS. VACATED BT. 



Dec. 2, 1681. Rev. John Prtjdden. Resigned. 



Jan. 28, 16S8. Rev. Thomas Denham. 



Dec. 26, 1699. Rev. Joseph Mokgan. 



Dec. 7, 1702. Rev. John Jones. " 



