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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 256 words

The chapel is nearly an exact counterpart of the one it replaces.

Belonging to the church is a commodious rectorj', situated on a pleasant spot nearly due north of the church, and about five minutes' walk from it.

Following is a list of all the i-ectors of Scarsdale :

Election or Acceptance of Call. Besigiiation. January 31, 1850, Rev James F. Le Baron .\pnl 1, 18.M, Rev. William M. Olsen .... October 1. 1871. December 3, 1S71, Rev. Stephen F. Holmes . . May 1, 1872.

July 1, 1S72, Rev. Henry Webbe August 31, 187.'i,

.Tanuarj- 28, 1874, Rev. William A. Holbrook . . Octobers, 1877. February 1, 1879, Rev. Francis Cbase.

In 1853, two years after the consecration of the church, the following were the published statistics of the parish : Families, 20; souls, 115; baptisms, 4; communicants, 50. In 1855 the church building and lot were valued at 86500, and the seating capacity of the former was for 211 persons- The attendance w^as 120 persons, and the communicants numbered 53. In 1865 the valuation of the property had risen to 88000. There were 60 communicants and an average attendance of 40 persons. The following are the latest parish statistics: Families, 45 ; souls, 214; baptisms,?; confirmations, 3 ; marriages, 3 ; burials, 6; communicants, 74; Sunday-school scholars, 44; teachers, 7. Total amount collected for all objects, §2555,02.

The following were the original officers of the parish : William S. Popham and Mark Spencer, church | wardens ; Charles W. Carmer, William H. Popham, '