This individual resided at Hackinsack, New Jersey, but performed services here three or four times a year ; he continued liis ministrations with great acceptance until tjie year 1715.

The following item occurs in the church books, (relating to the expense of bringing and returning the abovesaid minister.) " We have paid Thomas van Houtten, who has fetched said minister and brought him over and taken him back again, whom we have satisfied according to our bounden duty, and with that, it may please the Almighty and merciful God to grant him to come for a long time."

The successor of Mr. BarthofF was the Rev. Johannes Ritzema, styled in the church records " verge doctrinae minister," (minister of the true doctrine.) This gentleman continued to supply the church until the commencement of the Revolution. »•

From this general account of the church, we proceed to give a few extracts from its original records. The oldest book is thus entitled, '* Het notitie boeck der Christeutycke Kerck op de Manner op Philipsburgh ;" that is. the memorandum book of the Christian Church of the Manor of Philipsburgh. Upon the back of this volume is the following motto. ■ '

" Endraght maakt magt, maar twist verquist.'* ''' Unity makes might, but discord squanders,"

The first line of the above was originally adopted as the na^

» One of the sons of the Rev. Mr. Ritzema was a commissioned officer in the

British service ; this gentleman prior to the Revolution kept a military school at Tarrytown.