Thomas Woolsey, Albert Van Nostrand and Jason I'erkins were the preachers on the circuit which embraced White Plains. Tills church was forty four feet square ; and when completed, ready for dedication, it was burned. At a meeting, called on the evening of the same day, it was resolved to rebuild at once, and six hundred dollars was subscribed on the spot for that purpose ; and it is said that some of the members were in the roads felling trees and preparing timber before the smoking embers were extinguished.

The first Methodist Episcopal church now standing on Broadway, larger than its predecessor-- sprang Phcenix-like from the ashes of the old-- and when dedicated was the second Methodist Episcopal church north of the city of New York.

In the year 1836 the third Methodist church was built next door to the parsonage of the :Memorial church-- a little less than one mile south of the old church.

In 1863 the \illage was constituted a separate charge, and the Rev. Gideon Draper appointed pastor, who remained two years. In the years 1865 and 1S66, Rev. W. M. Chipp was pastor ; Rev. J. P. Herraane, 1867; in 186S and 1S69, Rev. J. W. Beach; in 1S70, the Rev. E. B. Otherman; in 1S71 the Rev. Richard Wheatley became pastor. During his pastorate, which continued until the Conference, 1873, the Memorial M. E. church was built. Great credit is due to the Rev. Dr. Wheatley for his untiring efforts, good taste and sound judgment in this really greatest enterprise of the M. E Church of White Plains. It contains the memorial tablets of many of the great and good men who were, indeed, giants in their day. The Memorial Church was dedicated on Sabbath, May iS, 1873; on the previous Saturday able and appropriate sermons were preached by Rev.