"New England's Sabbath day," Is heaven-like, still and pure. Then Israel walks the way Up to the temple's door :

The time we tell,

When there to come,

By beat of dcum,

Or sounding shell.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

In 1699 the town votes to exchange with Stewhen Clason 4 acres of swamp and give him 4 acres of upland if he will "beat the Drum until this day twelve month," the town to keep the drum in repair.

November 14th, 1699. The town by a maigor note doth grant yt Mr. Copp shall have the use of ye towns land e medow in ye feild this next year without they want it for a ministar."

Their efforts for a minister were successful, for before the close of the year we find these records :

desember; 26 1699: The town by a maigor uote doth agre to give unto Mr. Joseph Morgan upon his comming to carry on ye ministry amongst us, seuerall particklars as followeth for his settlement:

1 ly to give him all yt rit of land e medow which the Town bought of Mr. Ambler e of his son John upon the condisions of his comming and macking his abood three years with us.

2 nly To build him a hotis two story high, twenty-seven foot long e twenty on foots wid with a leantu e a chamber chimbly e the condishans that if Mr Morgan liveth e dyeth with us the house shall be his on e his avers for euer, e otherwise if Mr. Morgan see cause upon any acount to leave us he shall pay to the town the ually of the chardg yt by an acount taken there of shall be giuen.