On the 15th of Dec, 1602, the general court of sessions ordered, '■that within any towne, precinct and patent within this county, due observation of the Lord's day shall be kept, and for want of an able minister, the inhabitants shall employ a reader, to read out of good books, two sermons every Lord's day, (that is to say) one in the forenoone between 9 and 11 o'clock, and one in the

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aftenioone between two and four o'clock, at such places as shall be thought meet and convenient by ye inhabitants of such towne, precinct and patent, (fcc-^"-

A LIST OF MINISTERS OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH; WESTCHESTER.

Instal or call. Ministers. Vacated by

1665-6, Rev. Mr. Brewster, resignation.

1674, Rev. Ezekiel Fogge, ditto.

1680, Rev. Morgan Jones, ditto.

1684, Rev. Warham Mather, ditto.

The first organization of the Episcopal church in this town took place under the act of assembly passed September, 1693. entitled " An act for settling a ministry and raising a maintenance for them in the city of New York and the counties of Richmond, Westchester^ and Queen's." To the above act was added as follows on the 11th of May, 1697, "that there shall be called and inducted and established a good sufficient Protestant minister to officiate and have the care of souls within one year next and after the publication hereof. In the county of Westchester two, one to have the cure of Westchester, Eastchester, Yonkers, and the manor of Pelham,"b &c., ifcc.