664 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



preserved among the Guion papers, entitled : — " Memorandum of the 

 collection in the church by Peter Shute : " — 

 The first collection was May 17th, 1792. 



May 17th, collected, 8 1-2 



" 24th, " 12 6 



At a meeting of the Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen, of Trinity church 

 at New Rochelle, on the 24th of October, 1803, i* was resolved : — " That 

 in consideration of the decayed state of the present church, that it was 

 expedient to erect a new building for the celebration of Divine worship ; 

 and it is hereby earnestly recommended to the members of the congre- 

 gation of the said church, and to all pious and benevolent persons to 

 render every aid which their circumstances will admit, in effecting the 

 above design, and may the blessing of God rest on every contributor to 

 the aforesaid useful object." In 1804 Mr. Bartow makes report to the 

 Convention of eighteen communicants, &c. 



Mr. Bartow continued rector of this parish until June, 18 19, when he 

 ceased the labors of the sanctuary and resigned his office. At a meeting 

 of the vestry held Monday, June 7th, of that year, on motion it was re- 

 solved: — " That the thanks of this Board be given to Mr. Bartow, to 

 wit : — " The vestry of Trinity church, New Rochelle, return the Rev. 

 Theodosius Bartow their thanks for his long and faithful services in said 

 church, and request that he will accept their wishes that the residue of 

 his days may be serene, joyful and happy." His long service of nearly 

 thirty years, is still cherished with grateful rememberance. On Friday, 

 November the 12th, 1819, this venerable missionary of the cross was 

 called from his earthly labors and sufferings on earth, we trust, to the 

 enjoyment of that rest which remaineth for the people of God. His 

 mortal remains repose in the grave yard on the west side of Trinity 

 church, not far from the site of the old French church, in which, during 

 thirty years of his ministry, he faithfully dispensed the word of life. 



The following notice of his death appeared in the Christian Journal 

 of Dec, 1819 : — " Died at New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, 

 on Friday, November 12th, the Rev. Theodosius Bartow, in the 7 2d year 

 of his age, for nearly thirty years rector of Trinity church in that place." 

 Mr. Bartow married Jemima Abramse, by whom he left several children. 

 The late Rev. John V. Bartow, rector of Trinity church, Baltimore, was 

 his sixth son. The late Rev. Theodore Bartow and the late Rev. Henry 

 B. Bartow, sons of Jacob Bartow, Esq., both of the Protestant Epis- 

 copal Church, were his grand-sons. Upon the resignation of Mr. 

 Bartow, the Rev. Revaud Kearny, A. M., was elected minister of the 



