To these donations the Society added two dozen prayer books, with the old version of the singing, and as many of Lewis's church catechism for exercise in his school, or in mornings of the Lord's days, (when not only his own scholars, but several of the young people of the town of both sexes come willingly to be informed,) one dozen bibles with (he common prayer, and the new version of psalms, twenty-five psalters and fifty-one primers, all which he requested as contributing mightily to the spreading the good work he has in hand, having taught besides British children, six hundred Dutch and French to read and write English."'"'

The Rev. Christopher Bridges died on the 22d of May, 1719, having been ten years minister of this church.

A. D. 1720, "The Rev. Mr, Barclay formerly missionary to Albany was missionary of Rye with a salary of £50," The same year the Society "gave Mr. Barclay £10 in consideration of the hard circumstances he lies nnder.''^

In 1721, the Rev. Thomas Poyer officiated here.^

Upon the 4th of June, 1722, the churchwardens and vestrymen addressed the following letter to the venerable Propagation Society :

" We the churchwardens and vestrymen of ye parish of Rye, in ye province of New York, in America, having taken ye liberty soon after ye death of our late incumbent, the Rev. Mr, Christopher Bridges, humbly to pray that your honours would continue your usual bounty to our poor church, and supply us in our destitute condition with a Church of England minister in ye room of our late incumbent, do take this opportunity to return your honours our hearty thanks, as well for the constant supply which by your honours' favorable recommendation we had from the clergy of this province, as for your resolution,