At a meeting of church in Salem voted to continue the same elders as were above voted. Nemine contradicante : Joseph Benedict was chosen elder in room of Joseph Osburn, deceased."

"September 30th, 1778, was elected to be deacon, Nathan Wicks in the room of Deacon Close deceased ; the same Mr. Wicks elected elder."

"May 28, 1782, elected two elders, Nathan Rockwell, Esq., and Capt. Gold Bouton,"

"April 27, 1786, Capt. Samuel Lawrence was chosen an elder in the room of Col. Joseph Benedict, deceased "*

From the western association of Fairfield County, Connecticut, the congregation came under the care of " The Presbytery of Dutchess County in the Province of New York upon the organization of that ecclesiastical body, October 27th, 1762." "The Reverend Messieurs Elisha Kent, pastor of the first church in Phillip's Precinct, Solomon Mead, pastor of the church in Salem, and Joseph Peck, pastor of the second church in Philip's Precinct," were the original members. The second session of the Presbytery was held at Salem on the first Tuesday in January following (4th of January, 1763). During the thirty-three years of its existence, Mr. Mead was almost invariably present at the meetings of the Presbytery, which was dissolved in 1795. Salem church then came under the care of the newly erected Presbytery of Hudson. In 1S19 that Presbytery was divided, and Salem was connected with the Presbytery of North River. By subsequent ecclesiastical arrangements

a This must have been the old log house that oace stood on the west side of the road opposite to the present meeting house near the site of the late Gould Hawley's residence and which Mr. Mead Is pleased to call here "the meeting-house," Capt. Moses Bouton remembers to have worshipped there at an early day ; but. it never was designed originally as a place of worship -- for the Rev.