a In 1S07, this church was supplied by the services of the Rev. Benjamin Moore, D.D., Isaac Wilkins, D.D., and the Rev. John lienry Hobart.

b This gentleman died rector of Christ church, Nashville, Tenn. Ue was the author of a reply to the review of Dr. Wyatt's sermon, and Mr. Sparks' Letters on the Protestant Episcopal Church, published in "Boston, 1S21. Also editor of the Church Hcyixd <■, an Episcopal periodical printed In Philadelphia.

c A Dr. Trevett died suddenly March 8th, 1885. lie was formerly professor in St. James' College [Torn copy] and the author of a volume of

THE TOWN OF NORTH SALEM.

St. James' church was first incorporated on the 3d of June, 1786, under the name and title of the " Episcopal Reformed Protestant Church at Upper Salem;" Ebenezer Lobdell, Daniel Smith, and Joseph Purdy, trustees.8 A third incorporation of St. James' church, at North Salem, occurs on the 30th of June, 1797 ; James Bailey and Benjamin Close, ch urch- wardens ; Epenetus Wallace, John Lobdell, Gershom Hanford, Joshua Purdy, Gilbert Bailey, Daniel Sherwood, Jacob Lobdell, and Joseph Knox, vestrymen.6 The first delegate from fliis parish to the Diocesan Convention was Joseph Purdy, Esq.

In the year 1797, the first church edifice was erected -- in 1763 upon a glebe farm given by Stephen De Lancey, was found to be in a ruinous condition ; whereupon it was dismantled and sold at public auction May 23d, 1797. About 1810 the late venerable Epenetus Wallace, M. D., induced the vestry to exchange the old location for the site of the present church ; which old location, a few years ago, was sold to the Presbyterian Society upon which they have erected their present parsonage.