Provided always that the lands so to be sold by virtue of this act shall not exceed the quantity of fifty acres. ^

Tliis church and congregation are in connection with the Bedford Presbytery.

LIST OF MINISTERS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN -CHURCH AT

SOUTH SALEM.

Instal or call. Ministers. Vacated hy.

19th May, 1752, Rev. Solomon Mead, Death.

a Religious Soc. Lib., A. p. 2. b Laws of N. Y. 1800, p. 47.

270 HISTORY OF THE

'' 1S17, " Clark Hart,

'' 1S19, "

27th Nov. 1804, *' John Ely, Resig.

IS 13, " Jacob Burbank, the same.

Clark Hart, ; ,.

Abraham Andries, \ ^"PPlies.

" 1S20, *' Charles F. Butler, Resig.

1st May, 1S23, " Stephen Saunders, the same.

9th Oct. 1S34, *' Reuben Frame, present pastor.

Church Me77ioranda, 1804, 51 members, 1826, 173 members, 2 baptized.

1836, 212 ditto 6 baptized. 1846, 226 ditto 7 ditto.

The grave yard surrounding the church contains memorials to the families of the Keelers, Rockv/ells, Ferrises, Gilberts, Loundsberrys and Meads, (fcc. &c.

" Green is the church yard, beautiful and green." •' Ridge rising gently by the side of ridge."

In the south-west corner appears a neat marble slab inscribed to the

M-emory of the

Rev. Solomon Mead,

First Pastor of the Presbyterian

Church in this place, M. 86. He had the charge of this people, 48 years. Ob. September, 1812. While marble monuments decay The righteous live in endless day^ And earthly temples turn to dust. Blest is the memory of the just.