Nothing daunted, they soon had a stronger structure erected, when, lo ! another freshet came and destroyed it. This discouraged the proprietor, and he was about to give up in despair, when Harry, his favorite slave, dreamed that the cause of his ill-success was the withdrawal of his men from the church. Let that be finished first, the warning said, and the dam will stand. He forthwith resumed work on the church, and afterwards built the dam which is doing good service at this day.""

The interior of the building has undergone considerable repairs and alterations, semi-Gothic lights having supplanted the old fashioned

Communion Table.

square headed windows. The pulpit and Heilig Avondmaal (holy communion table) were, like the bricks, originally imported from Holland. The former being a capacious affair, surmounted by a sounding board. Like the church itself, we are sorry to say, the pulpit and canopy have not escaped the hands of modern innovation ; we believe they are now spread piece meal throughout the country ; but thanks to a few generous spirits, the communion table still remains unchanged, a venerable relic of a by-gone age.

The bell of this church was cast to order in Holland, and presented by Frederick Philips. It is richly ornamented, and bears the following inscription :

S I - D F.US • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^TO S ; 1685 ]

<i Reminiscences of Sleepy Hollow. Ilarper's Xcw Monthly Magazine, No. CCCXi, April, lSZu, VOL lii, p. 23.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

The western end of the building is surmounted by a curious vane, in the shap of a flag bearing the initials of the illustrious founder, Vrederick Felypsen.