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THE TOWN OF EAST CHESTER.

In 1798, the connection between this parish and Yonkers was dissolved," and an association formed with Westchester in order to procure a minister. Upon the 9th of March, 1799, Mr. Isaac Wilkins, then in deacon's orders, was called to officiate as minister of the united parishes of West and Eastchester.

In 1 80 1 the Vestry addressed the following letter to the Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of Trinity Church, New York : --

TO THE RT. REV. RECTOR AND THE WARDENS AND VESTRY- MEN OF THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY CHURCH IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

"The wardens and vestrymen of St. Paul's church at Eastchester, in the County of Westchester, from a firm belief of the disposition of the corporation of the Trinity Church to aid and assist their sister Churches in every undertaking or design for encouraging and advancing the interest and increase of their respective congregations ; and also from the consideration of their having heretofore extended their liberality to other Churches whose circumstances were uot more needy, are induced to make the following Representation of the situation of the said Church, viz : that it was built some few years before the Revolution, but left unfinished. That by the depredations commonly attendant thereon, it was greatly injured, the wooden part of it being taken away, whereby the walls were exposed and so much impaired, that shortly after the retnrn of peace, the little remaining part of the former congregation exerted their best, the war having enfeebled their abilities, to put the church in some sort of order for public worship, and engaged a minister, and in conjunction with Westchester do still retain one who promises by his talents as a teacher, with an exemplary conduct, to promote the cause of religion and enlarge the congregation, &c."