Peter's Church, Albany, as far as our knowledge at present extends, was the

I. Kev. Thos. Barclay. This gentleman was chaplain to the fort in 1708, and read the service and preached to the citizens in Dutch. He officiated also at Schenectady, and for the Indians, until Nov., 1712, when the Rev. W^ Andrews came out as successor to Mr. Moor. Mr. A., however, had not greater success among the natives than his predecessor, and lie abandoned his mission in 1719.1 ^i^. Barclay's congregation met, for seven years, in a small Lutheran Chapel, when Gov. Hunter encouraged them to erect a church for themselves. To aid

1 A clergyman, named Wm. Anilrews, was a missionary in Schenectady, "vvhere he also kept a school, as late as ]773, but his health failinar, from the labors at'eiidant on these avocations, he was oblige i to resign his charge. He removed to Williamsburgh, Va., but learning that the mission at Johnstown was vacant, by the retirement of the Rev. iMr. IMosley, pastor of that place, he immeiliately applied to Sir W. Johnson for that church, but we have not ascertained whether he ever returned to the IMohawk Valley.

1152 RECTO rvS OF ST. PETEr'b church, ALBANY.

them, he furnished all the stone and lime necessary for the building ; the city presented ^£200, and contributions were received from Schenectady, and other parts of the province. Tlie garrison also subscribed, and £G00 were soon collected. In Nov. 1716, the first English Church in Albany was opened for service. It was a handsome stone building, 58x42 feet. The communion service presented by Q. Anne " to the Chapel of the Onondagas," during this rectorate, was, it is presumed, retained for the use of this Church, where it is still preserved. The Soc. for Prop, the Gospel withdrew its allowance soon after, the consequence of which was, the church ceased to have a minister, until the arrival of the