Prime, in his History of Long Island, 132, that the church erected at Southold and that at Southampton, ''were the first sanctuaries erected for the worship of the Living God, within the entire province of the New Netherlands." This is entirely a mistake. The earliest of these buildings does not date further back than 1640, whilst it is on record in the Secretary of State's office, that Director Van Twiller caused a church to be erected in New Amsterdam, now New York, as early as the year 1633. ;

CuristmAs on ras Mowawk River in 1769.--The manner in wch. ye ppl. in yse parts keep Xmas day in commemor'g of the Birth of ye Saviour, as ya pretend is very affect'g and strik'g. They generally assemble for read'g prayers, or Divine service--but after, they eat drink and make merry. They allow of no work or servile labour on ys day and ye follow'g--their servants are free--but drink'g swear'g fight'g and frolic'g are not only allowed, but seem to be essential to ye joy of ye day.--Rev. S. Kirkland's Journal.

Tue rirst Episcopa, Caurcn 1n PouGuKerpsie was erected in 1774. It was a very handsome stone building fifty-three feet by forty. Rev. John Beardsley had, however, been a missionary at that place for several years previous. This gentleman adhered to the Crown on the breaking out of the Revolution; was appointed Chaplain to the Loyal American Reg't in 1782, and in 1783 emigrated with his family to New Brunswick and settled at a place called Maugerville, where he died. ~