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. C. D. Foss, D.D., and Rev. Bishop Janes. On Sabbath morning Bishop Simpson preached a very able sermon from 2d Peter i: 19. Rev. Dr. Eddy preached in the afternoon. In the evening the Rev. Bishop Hasen preached an able and appropriate sermon from Psalm 1:2. On Sabbath morning, July 13, 1874, memorial services, appropriate to the unveiling of the tablets (placed at the base of the church windows) were held. Rev. Daniel Curry, D.D., Rev. J. B. Wakeley, D.D., and Elijah Miller, Esq., were the sjieakers.

The Rev. W. F. Hatfield was the pastor of this church ac tiie time it was dedicated, and of the uuveiUng of the tablets. He remained three

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years ; and in the spring of 1S76 Rev. P. R. Hauxhurst was appoir.ic ;. At the Conference of 1877, the Rev. J. Y. Bates was appointed.

The present membership of the church, is 315. It has a lar^c ar.i i.-.. teresting Sabbath-school -- of which Samuel Scott, Esq., is the sui'cr;:;. tendent. The President of the board of Trustees, Samuel R. Pulkn • Secretary-, J. Malcom Smith; Treasurer, J. R. Tompkins.