Thomas Standard, was inducted "To the rectory of Westchester, the glebe thereof, and to all the rights and appurtenances of the same."

In the year 1728, Mr. Standard officiated every other Sunday at Eastchester and publicly catechised the children.6

"During Mr Standards ministry here, some trouble-making spirits arose, who sought to upset the action of those Presbyterians, who joined the Church in Mr Bartow's time, and get possession of the old building.

a Now York MSS. from Archives at Fulharu, vol. 1, 555. (Hawks.) b Printed Abstracts of Yen. Soc.

THE TOWN OK EAST CHESTER.

But religious contracts were found to be as binding as civil bargains. Mr. Standard says, "The church of Eastchester was supposed to be included among the rights and appurtenances of Westchester parish; that Mr. Bartow was legally presented and inducted into the church, and died possessed of it ; that he too was legally presented and inducted, and therefore laid claim to it as his own proper right exclusive of them, and so kept them out of it.""

In 1744, Mr. Standard, who had now taken up his residence in Eastchester, writes to the Secretary as follows: --

MR. STANDARD TO THE SECRETARY. [extract.]

Eastchester, May 14th, 1744.

Rev. Sir,

"My Brother Vaughan informs me, that Archbishop Tennison hath left upon his will, ^50 per annum, to be paid to the oldest missionary, being an Englishman, which missionary he saith I am, and that it will be necessary for me to go home in order to obtain it, which if I do, and apply to my Lord Chancellor, he doubts not of success; and he further adds, that Mr. Talbot received the same during his time. If you, good sir, know any thing of that affair, be pleased to communicate it to me and to intercede for leave for me to come home.