Andrew in every year, after the same shall have been due, that then said parties of the second part shall forever thereafter be discharged from the payment of the same."

The church is situated upon a slight eminence, a quarter of a mile from the Bronx River and the Harlem Railroad, and about the same distance from the old Boston turnpike, in a convenient location, while to the south and west of the building is the portion of the grounds set apart as the pari«h burying-place. Bolton gives the following concise and interesting description of the first church edifice : The style of

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the building is early English, or first pointed, accord- j ing to Riskman's Xomenclature. It is constructed of | native stone, with dressings of the white dolomitic marble, and consists of a nave, chancel, with sacristy attached, and porch. The nave, which is 50 feet by I 24 feet in the clear, with sittings for about 211, is divided into four bays, the flank walls of which are pierced with couplets, excepting the first bay from the west end, on the south side, which contains a door leading to the porch. The roof is open, with rafters diagonally traced. The pulpit is in the northeast corner of the nave. A font of the largest size (2 feet ' 6 inches across the bowl) stands in the southeast corner of the nave. It is circular, supported on a central octagonal stem, surrounded by four detached pil- I lars of white marble, and was presented by the sisters ' of the first rector of the parish. The seats areopenand entirely free of any charge for rent or use -- the church being supported by voluntary contributions at the i offertory. The organ, presented by a member of the 1 vestry, is situated at the west end of the nave.