Mr. iMead invited to attend." "At a meeting of the Society of the upper end of Salem, 11th of May, 1779, at the upper Presbyterian Meeting House," it was voted " that Jesse Truesdale, Solomon Close and Nathaniel Delavan should form a committee for one year to get preaching." Its incorporation took place on the 18th of February, 1786, under the style of the " Congregationalist Society in Upper Salem ;" John Piatt, Benjamin Wood, Abraham Lockwood, David Smith, Bonage Starr and Moses Richard, trustees. *

In 1832 this church was placed under the jurisdiction of the Bedford Presbytery. As a Presbyterian church, it was first incorporated on the 25th of September, 1832 ; John Wallace, Horace Barnum, and Richard H. Lockwood, trustees.^

LIST OF CLERGY AND SUPPLIES.

Inst, or call, Ministers, vacated by

1783 Rev. Joel Benedict, resig.

Rev. John Blindbur, do

1787 Rev. Amzi Lewis, do

Rev. Abner Benedict, do

1792 Rev. Richard Andrews, do

1798 Rev. Phelps, do

1799 Rev. John Mc. Niece, do Rev. Cornwall, do

1815' Rev. Abraham Purdy, do

1817 Rev. Herman Daggett, do

Rev. David Delavan, do

1835 Rev. Alexander Leadbilher do

1841 Rev. Joseph Nimmo, present minister.

a Religious Soc. Co. Rec. Lib A. 8. b Religious Soc Lib. B. 10.

Church Notes.

1S36, communicants 21 1847, do 25

The iNIethodist Episcopal Society of North Salem, was first organized in the early part of the present century, and incorporated 6th of January, 1S32 ; Jonas Keeler, Abel Smith, WiUiam Cable and Stephen Ryder, trustees.^ The church edifice was erected in IS33.