New York; on which occasion, an address was delivered by the Rev. J. T. Gushing minister in charge of the parish. In the corner stone were deposited a copy of the New Testament, and of the book of common prayer ; the journal of the last general convention in 1844 ; the journal of the last diocesan convention of New York for 1845, together with the debates in the same ; copies of the general and

» Mr. Crowther's manufactory occupies the site of the old paint mills and pottery works, which were in successful operation durjng the last war with Great Britain.

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 2G7

the diocesan canons, Swords' pocket almanack for 184G, Prot. Churchman of the date of Nov. 7th, 1846, the New York Courier and Enquirer of Nov. 9th, 1846, and sundry parish documents (fcc. (fee. Besides the officiating clergy, there were present, the Kev. William Powell, rector of St. Peter's church, Westchester, and the Rev. Robert Bolton, rector of Christ's church, Pelham.

On the 28th of June, 1847, it was consecrated and set apart to the worship and service of Almighty God, under the title of Grace church, by the Right Reverend William Heathcote de Lancey, Bishop of the diocese of Western New York. The consecration sermon being preached by the Rev. Kingston Goddard of Staten Island.

Grace church, West Farms, was incorporated upon the 13th of Dec. 1844. William A. Spencer and Philip M. Lydig, churchwardens ; Peter Lorillard, Richard Crowther, Dr. William Bayard, Charles S. Valentine, Benjamin Lea, Jacob M. van Winkle and William B. Hoffman, vestrymen. "a