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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850. 273 words

M"" Urquhart, the present Incumbent, resides at Jamaica, according to the directions of an act of Assembly mentioning it as the parochial Church, and there preaclies and reads Divine Service t^vice on the Sundays, for two Lord's days successively, and on the third Sunday preaches & prays twice at New Town and at Flushing once a month on the week days, and by the blessing of God, the Congregations in the respective towns daily increase.

Hampstead. The parish consists of two towns, Hampstead and Oyster Bay.

In Hampstead there is a Church, a house and lands for the minister, the people are generally weU affected to the chui*ch of England and long for the arrival of the Rev^ M' Thomas.

In Oysterbay there is no church, but a considerable number of people desirous of a Minister.

ACCOUNT OF SUFFOLK COUNTY.

In Suffolk county in the East end of Long Island, there is neither a church of England minister, nor any provision made fur one by law, the people generally being Independents, and upheld in their seperation by New -England Emissaries. But there are several already w^eU affected to the Church, and if one or two ministers were sent among them, supported at first by the society, it would be an excellent means of reconciling the people to the Chui'ch, and of inti'oducing an Establishment for a Minister by Law.

Wm Vesey.

WESTCHESTER : Mr Bartow Rector.

Here is a Church built, but not finished, being neither glazed nor ceiled . The pa rish of West Chester is divided into four several districts viz. West Chester, East Chester, Yomikers, and the Manor of Pelham.