John Pintard, we were assured that on some occasions the devoted inhabitants of this town walked on communion Sundays to New York, a distance by the road at that time of twenty miles, to attend the services at the old French church in Pine street ; and returned on the same evening to their homes to be ready for their weekly avocations on Monday. To them, the service of the temple was a delight. They invariably commenced their march on Sunday morning, by singing one of the psalms of Clement Marot. The 6oth psalm appears- to have been a particular favorite.

" O Lord Thou didst us clean forsake, And scatter all abroad, &c"

We are also indebted for the following particulars, to the recollections of the late John Pintard, LL.D.

" The holy sacrament was administered to the Huguenots at New Rochelle, four times a year, viz., Christmas, Easter, Whit-Sunday, and the middle of September. During the intermissions that occurred, the communicants walked to New York for that purpose. Prior to their departure on a Sunday, they always collected the young children, and left them in the care of friends, while they set off early in the morning and walked to the city barefooted, carrying their shoes and stockings in their hands. About twelve miles from New York, at a place since called the Blue Bell, there was a large rock by the road side covered with cedars ; here they stopped for a short time to rest and take some refreshment, and then proceeded on their journey till they came to a freshwater pond, (within the bounds of the city) here they washed their feet, put on their shoes and stockings, and walked to the French church, where they generally arrived by the time service begun. After they had received the sacrament, they adjourned to the consistory room and partook of the provisions they had brought with them.