In October, 1882, at the call of his fellow-citizens of Yonkers, he delivered in the open air, to many thousands of people, a bi centennial oration commemorative of the founding of the Manor (now the city) Hall of Yonkers, which was printed and very widely circulated. In 1883 and 1884 he edited the " History of Rockland County," alluded to above. In Sei)tember, 1884, as president of the General Synod of the Reformed Church, he presided at the installation of Rev. Jolin G. Lansing, D.D., as professor in the Theological Seminary at New Brunswick, and delivered a sermon on " God's noteworthy preparations of the two original languages of the sacred Scriptures to become the conveyancers of His divine revelation to men, and His no less noteworthy preparations of a modern language to effect the spread of this revelation over the earth." The sermon was published with the proceedings of the day. In October of the same year,

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in the same capacity, he presided at the first session of the centennial of the same seminary, and delivered the " Response " to the " Address of Welcome," which was printed in a volume with the proceedings. His latest publication has been the "History of Yonkers," contained in this work. In all his published historical addresses he has had in view one controlling object -- to hold up in the most conspicuoub light the I'rovidence of God as manifested in the details of church, historical, community and family life.