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Another change was effected in 1868 when George Harvey and Lewis M. Baker bought out the Starbucks, and the firm name assumed the form of Harvey, Emerson & Co.
Harvey purchased Baker's right in 1869, and on the 13th of February, 1872, Hawley, who by that time owned one-half of the entire property, disposed of his interest to S. W. Johnson and David M. Woodward (brother to I. S. Woodward).
This relation still subsists.
The capacity of these extensive saw-mills may be stated at about 3,000,000 feet of lumber annually, in a good run of water.
It is a gang-mill, containing seventy saws and four gates.
A shingle and lath-mill is connected with the saw-mill, and in all from twenty to twenty-five men are kept busy.
The logs come from a point above Schroon Lake down the river, a distance of about forty miles.
About two miles above the mill is a large boom, and near the mill is another, both of which have been in use ever since the original construction of the mill.
The lumber, which is made from, perhaps, 15,000 market logs a year, is shipped almost exclusively by the Adirondack Railroad.
Until within a few months past this company have had what they call the best tannery in the State of New York, situated at Horicon.
It has a capacity for tanning 30,000 hides a year.
The building is built largely of stone, the stone part being 400 feet in length by twenty high, and surmounted by a wooden loft reaching ten feet above the stone.
Connected with it are ten tenement houses and a store.
The entire Horicon concern was closed in 1884, because of the increasing scarcity of bark.
The Pharaoh property, mentioned a few lines above, was sold a few years ago for $10,000 to Wilhelm Peckhart, of New York city, who expresses his intention of converting it into a park.
The Warren tannery was built by H. S. Osborn & Co., who began work on the 3d of October, 1831.
It was the first sole-leather tannery built in Warren county.
On May 31st, 1832, they first put hides in water.
The original proprietors not succeeding in the business, were superseded in the spring of 1834 by H. J. Quackenbosh.
A year later he associated with himself Thomas S. Gray, forming the firm of Quackenbosh & Gray.
On the 4th of May, 1836, Benjamin P. Burhans purchased Quackenbosh's interest in the business, and the new partners conducted affairs under the style of Burhans & Gray.
On the 1st of April, 1854, Fred O. Burhans became associated with them and the firm style was changed to Burhans, Gray & Co.
Colonel Burhans bought out Gray May 1st, 1860, and formed the firm of B. P. Burhans & Son.
Since the death of Colonel Burhans on the 16th of July, 1875, the business has been conducted by his heirs under the same name.
The capacity of the tannery is about 3,500 sides per year.
From twenty-five to thirty hands are employed. 7
7 The facts here stated concerning the tannery and grist-mill were obtained through the kindness of Henry Griffing, esq.
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The Empire Shirt Company was formed, and the business established in the fall of 1879, by L. Weinman and L. W. Emerson.
In 1882 J. I. Dunn had an interest in the concern, but in 1883 he and L. W. Emerson sold their interests — one-half of the whole — to J. A. Emerson, then but nineteen years of age.
The building which they occupy is the one erected at the time the business was started.
They manufacture nothing but shirts, but they make about 25,000 dozen of these per year, and employ about one hundred hands in the building.
Wyman Flint, of Bellows Falls, Vt, started the peg factory still running in January, 1882.
The buildings were erected at that time by I. J. Brill.
The capacity of the factory is indicated by the statement that it turns out about twenty barrels of pegs daily.
White, yellow and black birch are used exclusively, and are drawn from the forests in the vicinity.
Charles White is the foreman.
Two sets of hands are employed, one numbering fifteen and the other about twenty-seven or twenty- eight.
The planing-mill and sash factory of S. Pasco & Bro. (Walter Pasco), was built in 1881 by John Brill on the site of an old pulp-mill and planing and saw-mill which were destroyed by fire.
S. Pasco had rented this property of Brill since 1875, but in June, 1884, he and his brother, Walter Pasco, purchased the property.
The lumber comes from Whitehall and sometimes from Canada.
The clothing works of Whitby (R. J.), Emerson (L. W.), and Eldridge (T. J.), were established in the spring of 1885, in a building owned by A. C. Emerson & Co.
Their power is obtained from the same dam that feeds the mills.
Twenty-five hands are kept at work, and about sixty-five pairs of pantaloons can be made daily.
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The Empire Shirt Company was formed, and the business established in the fall of 1879, by L. Weinman and L. W. Emerson.
In 1882 J. I. Dunn had an interest in the concern, but in 1883 he and L. W. Emerson sold their interests — one-half of the whole — to J. A. Emerson, then but nineteen years of age.
The building which they occupy is the one erected at the time the business was started.
They manufacture nothing but shirts, but they make about 25,000 dozen of these per year, and employ about one hundred hands in the building.
Wyman Flint, of Bellows Falls, Vt, started the peg factory still running in January, 1882.
The buildings were erected at that time by I. J. Brill.
The capacity of the factory is indicated by the statement that it turns out about twenty barrels of pegs daily.
White, yellow and black birch are used exclusively, and are drawn from the forests in the vicinity.
Charles White is the foreman.
Two sets of hands are employed, one numbering fifteen and the other about twenty-seven or twenty- eight.
The planing-mill and sash factory of S. Pasco & Bro. (Walter Pasco), was built in 1881 by John Brill on the site of an old pulp-mill and planing and saw-mill which were destroyed by fire.
S. Pasco had rented this property of Brill since 1875, but in June, 1884, he and his brother, Walter Pasco, purchased the property.
The lumber comes from Whitehall and sometimes from Canada.
The clothing works of Whitby (R. J.), Emerson (L. W.), and Eldridge (T. J.), were established in the spring of 1885, in a building owned by A. C. Emerson & Co.
Their power is obtained from the same dam that feeds the mills.
Twenty-five hands are kept at work, and about sixty-five pairs of pantaloons can be made daily.
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Warrensburgh News. —The first issue of this weekly paper was dated January 17th, 1878.
The first owners, publishers and editors were J. A. Morris & Son (A. H. Morris).
The present editor and proprietor, L. C. Dickinson, purchased it in January, 1881.
Since January, 1885, C. E. Cole has been associate editor and has performed the greater part of the labor of editing the paper with unusual ability.
The paper, which is issued every Thursday, is an eight paged sheet, containing six columns to the page.
It is independent in politics, and its leading articles are distinguished at once for their dispassionate and liberal tone, and their clear elucidation of argument, while the mechanical arrangement of the paper is hardly capable of improvement.
It is the only newspaper in Warren county outside of Glens Falls.
The banking house of Emerson & Co. was founded in January, 1884, by A. C. and L. W. Emerson.
The latter is cashier.
The deposits sum up about $50,000.
The Warrensburgh Water-works, owned and conducted by Samuel Bates and Ira Cole under the firm name of Bates & Co., were established in September, 1884.
Their method is to lay pipes on all the streets of the village and sell the privilege of using them to the various families.
The water is taken from the John McLaren Brook, two miles south of the village, and has a descent of from two hundred and thirty to three hundred feet according to the location of its destination.
Hydrants are in process of construction, looking to the formation of a fire company.
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Warrensburgh News. —The first issue of this weekly paper was dated January 17th, 1878.
The first owners, publishers and editors were J. A. Morris & Son (A. H. Morris).
The present editor and proprietor, L. C. Dickinson, purchased it in January, 1881.
Since January, 1885, C. E. Cole has been associate editor and has performed the greater part of the labor of editing the paper with unusual ability.
The paper, which is issued every Thursday, is an eight paged sheet, containing six columns to the page.
It is independent in politics, and its leading articles are distinguished at once for their dispassionate and liberal tone, and their clear elucidation of argument, while the mechanical arrangement of the paper is hardly capable of improvement.
It is the only newspaper in Warren county outside of Glens Falls.
The banking house of Emerson & Co. was founded in January, 1884, by A. C. and L. W. Emerson.
The latter is cashier.
The deposits sum up about $50,000.
The Warrensburgh Water-works, owned and conducted by Samuel Bates and Ira Cole under the firm name of Bates & Co., were established in September, 1884.
Their method is to lay pipes on all the streets of the village and sell the privilege of using them to the various families.
The water is taken from the John McLaren Brook, two miles south of the village, and has a descent of from two hundred and thirty to three hundred feet according to the location of its destination.
Hydrants are in process of construction, looking to the formation of a fire company.
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The Warrensburgh Academy. —At present the district school system prevails at Warrensburgh, though the schools are well attended.
But the history of the village would not be complete without some mention of the old Warrensburgh Academy, which has graduated so many men who have since attained prominent positions in the county and elsewhere.
It was conducted by a stock company which was incorporated about the year 1857.
The first trustees were Stephen Griffin, 2d, George and Samuel Richards, Dr. H. McNutt, Dr. E. W. Howard, M. N. Dickinson, Miles Thomas, Thomas Cunningham, Thomas S. Gray, F. O Burhans, and three others.
In the fall of 1854 the school building, which is still in use, was erected.
The first principal was the Rev. Robert C. Clapp, of Chestertown.
He came, in fact, before the incorporation of the company, and before the second department had become a feature of the school.
He was succeeded in 1857 by Frank Shepherd.
The building when completed, had cost about $4,500.
There are now three departments in the school.
No principal has been employed for the ensuing year.
The general attendance varies from seventy-five to one hundred and thirty pupils.
The present trustees are as follows: Miles Thomas, Captain M. N. Dickinson, John W. Wills, Harvey White, Lemuel Woodward, A. C. Emerson, Dr. E. W. Howard, John P. Cole, James Herrick, F. O. Burhans, and Thomas Cunningham.
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The Warrensburgh Academy. —At present the district school system prevails at Warrensburgh, though the schools are well attended.
But the history of the village would not be complete without some mention of the old Warrensburgh Academy, which has graduated so many men who have since attained prominent positions in the county and elsewhere.
It was conducted by a stock company which was incorporated about the year 1857.
The first trustees were Stephen Griffin, 2d, George and Samuel Richards, Dr. H. McNutt, Dr. E. W. Howard, M. N. Dickinson, Miles Thomas, Thomas Cunningham, Thomas S. Gray, F. O Burhans, and three others.
In the fall of 1854 the school building, which is still in use, was erected.
The first principal was the Rev. Robert C. Clapp, of Chestertown.
He came, in fact, before the incorporation of the company, and before the second department had become a feature of the school.
He was succeeded in 1857 by Frank Shepherd.
The building when completed, had cost about $4,500.
There are now three departments in the school.
No principal has been employed for the ensuing year.
The general attendance varies from seventy-five to one hundred and thirty pupils.
The present trustees are as follows: Miles Thomas, Captain M. N. Dickinson, John W. Wills, Harvey White, Lemuel Woodward, A. C. Emerson, Dr. E. W. Howard, John P. Cole, James Herrick, F. O. Burhans, and Thomas Cunningham.
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Churches. —The first church organization formed in the town — or what is now the town — of Warrensburgh was Methodist, and dates its origin back to Christmas, 1784, though it did not in reality contain members residing in this as yet unpeopled region.
The present Methodist Church of Warrensburgh, however, is the same organization, being merely settled in a different locaity.
The beginnings must have been extremely small.
No appointments were made north of New York city, 1785, when "Salem appears."
In 1790, this region was embraced in the Albany circuit.
James Campbell was then preacher.
Lorenzo Dow, also, the famous local preacher, was an early "exhorter" hereabouts.
From 1799 to 1810 the vicinity formed a part of the Cambridge Circuit.
In 1810 the Thurman Circuit appears on the minutes, with Lansford Whitney in charge.
The circuit then had one hundred and seventy-seven members.
In 1811 Gershum Seaver had charge, and 1812 Tobias Spicer.
At this period local preachers came around once in four weeks.
In 1813 Gilbert Lyon was preacher; in 1814, Elijah Hibbard; 1815, Daniel Brayton and Stephen Joyce; in 1816, Daniel. I. Wright; 1817, Sherman Minor.
In 1818 the name was changed to Warren Circuit.
Daniel Brayton preached then.
Daniel I. Wright came again in 1819, and was followed in 1820 by Jacob Hall.
The following preachers were in charge of the circuit during the following named years: 1821, Cyrus Stillman; 1822, Phineas Owan; 1823, John Clark; 1824 and 1825, Roswell Kelley; 1826, Jacob Beeman and Joseph Fames; 1827, Nathan Rice and A. Hulin; 1828, Nathan Rice and Merritt Bates; 1829, Seymour Coleman and another; 1830, Seymour Coleman and Joseph Ayres; 1831, Joseph McCreary and Henry R. Coleman; 1832, J. R. McCreary.
The list of preachers from this time to 1844 was not accessible.
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Churches. —The first church organization formed in the town — or what is now the town — of Warrensburgh was Methodist, and dates its origin back to Christmas, 1784, though it did not in reality contain members residing in this as yet unpeopled region.
The present Methodist Church of Warrensburgh, however, is the same organization, being merely settled in a different locaity.
The beginnings must have been extremely small.
No appointments were made north of New York city, 1785, when "Salem appears."
In 1790, this region was embraced in the Albany circuit.
James Campbell was then preacher.
Lorenzo Dow, also, the famous local preacher, was an early "exhorter" hereabouts.
From 1799 to 1810 the vicinity formed a part of the Cambridge Circuit.
In 1810 the Thurman Circuit appears on the minutes, with Lansford Whitney in charge.
The circuit then had one hundred and seventy-seven members.
In 1811 Gershum Seaver had charge, and 1812 Tobias Spicer.
At this period local preachers came around once in four weeks.
In 1813 Gilbert Lyon was preacher; in 1814, Elijah Hibbard; 1815, Daniel Brayton and Stephen Joyce; in 1816, Daniel. I. Wright; 1817, Sherman Minor.
In 1818 the name was changed to Warren Circuit.
Daniel Brayton preached then.
Daniel I. Wright came again in 1819, and was followed in 1820 by Jacob Hall.
The following preachers were in charge of the circuit during the following named years: 1821, Cyrus Stillman; 1822, Phineas Owan; 1823, John Clark; 1824 and 1825, Roswell Kelley; 1826, Jacob Beeman and Joseph Fames; 1827, Nathan Rice and A. Hulin; 1828, Nathan Rice and Merritt Bates; 1829, Seymour Coleman and another; 1830, Seymour Coleman and Joseph Ayres; 1831, Joseph McCreary and Henry R. Coleman; 1832, J. R. McCreary.
The list of preachers from this time to 1844 was not accessible.
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The first church edifice was erected about 1802 or 1803.
Judge Kitchel Bishop gave the land whereon the building stood, a tract embracing the present plot and considerable more.
Major Richardson Thurman gave fifty dollars in money, Josiah Woodward and Isaac Woodward contributed the work and timber.
In 1840 the old edifice was removed bodily to the place now owned by Sanford Johnson, just west of John G. Hunt's hardware store, and the present edifice was built on the old site by Joseph Woodward and his brother, John Woodward.
"Mr. Woodward" (the records do not say which one) gave $200 in money; Joseph Woodward paid a debt of $60; and Peter Cameron, Asa Crandell, Josiah Crandell, Aaron Phillis and one other ten dollars each.
The church was dedicated by the Rev. S. Covell, the Rev. William Armer being the regular preacher at the time.
The first class-leaders were Josiah Woodward and Isaac Woodward.
Among earliest families were those of Josiah Woodward, Daniel Robinson and Nathan Sheerman.
The list of pastors from the dedication of the church to 1871 has not been found.
In the latter year, the Rev. D. Brough was the regular pastor, and was succeeded to the present as follows: 1873-75, Rev. R. Campbell; 1876-78. Rev. M. M. Curry; 1879, Rev. William A. Groat; 1880, Rev. C. J. Mott; 1881-83, Rev. Anthony Wolford; 1883-85, Rev. Webster Ingersoll; 1885, Rev. W. R. Winans.
The present officers are as follows: stewards, J. W. Wills, district steward, Frederick Herrick, Lemuel Woodward, recording steward, Truman Brown, Edward Wood; trustees, J. W. Wills, Miles Thomas, Lemuel Woodward, Joseph Woodward, Robert Jarvis, Frederick Herrick and Daniel Aldrich.
The Warrensburgh charge includes the churches at Thurman Hollow and Potter School-house, making a territory of about twelve miles in diameter, the total membership amounting to about one hundred and sixty-five.
The history of the Sunday-school, as far as it could be gathered, is nearly covered with that of the Warrensburgh Church proper.
The present average attendance is about fifty.
The superintendent is J. W. Wills.
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The first church edifice was erected about 1802 or 1803.
Judge Kitchel Bishop gave the land whereon the building stood, a tract embracing the present plot and considerable more.
Major Richardson Thurman gave fifty dollars in money, Josiah Woodward and Isaac Woodward contributed the work and timber.
In 1840 the old edifice was removed bodily to the place now owned by Sanford Johnson, just west of John G. Hunt's hardware store, and the present edifice was built on the old site by Joseph Woodward and his brother, John Woodward.
"Mr. Woodward" (the records do not say which one) gave $200 in money; Joseph Woodward paid a debt of $60; and Peter Cameron, Asa Crandell, Josiah Crandell, Aaron Phillis and one other ten dollars each.
The church was dedicated by the Rev. S. Covell, the Rev. William Armer being the regular preacher at the time.
The first class-leaders were Josiah Woodward and Isaac Woodward.
Among earliest families were those of Josiah Woodward, Daniel Robinson and Nathan Sheerman.
The list of pastors from the dedication of the church to 1871 has not been found.
In the latter year, the Rev. D. Brough was the regular pastor, and was succeeded to the present as follows: 1873-75, Rev. R. Campbell; 1876-78. Rev. M. M. Curry; 1879, Rev. William A. Groat; 1880, Rev. C. J. Mott; 1881-83, Rev. Anthony Wolford; 1883-85, Rev. Webster Ingersoll; 1885, Rev. W. R. Winans.
The present officers are as follows: stewards, J. W. Wills, district steward, Frederick Herrick, Lemuel Woodward, recording steward, Truman Brown, Edward Wood; trustees, J. W. Wills, Miles Thomas, Lemuel Woodward, Joseph Woodward, Robert Jarvis, Frederick Herrick and Daniel Aldrich.
The Warrensburgh charge includes the churches at Thurman Hollow and Potter School-house, making a territory of about twelve miles in diameter, the total membership amounting to about one hundred and sixty-five.
The history of the Sunday-school, as far as it could be gathered, is nearly covered with that of the Warrensburgh Church proper.
The present average attendance is about fifty.
The superintendent is J. W. Wills.
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The next church organization effected here was of the Presbyterian denomination, and dates its beginning in the year 1804.
It was originally intended to include a membership extending over a spacious territory, and was known as the Presbyterian church of Warrensburgh and Athol.
The first pastor was the Rev. Kloss.
Among the first members were John McDonald, and Emily, his wife, William Murry, and Margaret, his wife, Kitchell Bishop, and Anna, his wife, Peter Bratt, and Vrontye, his wife, John McEwan, and Christiana, his wife, James Cameron, and Christine, his wife, John McDonald, 2d, and Christiana, his wife, George McDonald, and Jane, his wife, Alexander Murry, and Molly, his wife, John Moon, and Mary, his wife, John Murry, John Bratt, Derrick Bratt, James Dow, James McDonald, 2d, William Cameron and Duncan McEwan.
The first elders were John McDonald and Kitchel Bishop.
The first church edifice was erected at Thurman at the time of organization.
The present structure was built between 1836 and 1840 by Joseph Woodward.
Its cost was about $3,000.
It has undergone the repairs that a building of that age would naturally require.
In 1805 Rev. Williams succeeded Mr. Kloss in the pastorate, and in 1806, the Rev. Jonas Coe, to whom belongs the credit of consummating the formation of the church, was pastor.
Following is a list of pastors who have served since 1806: 1807—12, Rev. Matthew Harrison, the first pastor who was duly installed according to the rites of the denomination; 1817, Rev. Nathaniel Prime; 1819, Rev. Cornelius Bogardus; 1826, Rev. Jonas Coe; 1822, '23, Rev. John K. Davis; 1830, Rev. Jonathan Kitchell; 1861, '32, Rev. James W. Farlin; 1832, '33; Rev. John K. Davis; 1833, Rev. Amos Bingham; 1834—37, Rev. James W. Farlin, who died in charge; 1837—39, Rev. Azariah L. Crandall; 1839-42, Rev. Thomas J. Haswell (preached once in two weeks); 1839 (with Mr. Haswell), Rev. Courtney Smith; 1857, Rev. Thomas Riggs; 1859, Rev. Henry A. Post (died Nov. 12th, 1861); 1863, Rev. Albert C. Bishop; 1870-72, Rev. Alexander E. Smith; 1876, Rev. William M. Machette; 1881, Rev. D. O. Irving; 1884 and at present, Rev. James F. Knowles.
The present membership of the church is forty, and the elders are as follows: John Moon, A. C. Emerson, W. H. Wilcox, D. B. Howard, M. D.
The Sunday-school, which owes its organization to the efforts of Mrs. Sarah Farlin, has now an average attendance of about forty-five.
Henry Wilcox is the present superintendent.
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The next church organization effected here was of the Presbyterian denomination, and dates its beginning in the year 1804.
It was originally intended to include a membership extending over a spacious territory, and was known as the Presbyterian church of Warrensburgh and Athol.
The first pastor was the Rev. Kloss.
Among the first members were John McDonald, and Emily, his wife, William Murry, and Margaret, his wife, Kitchell Bishop, and Anna, his wife, Peter Bratt, and Vrontye, his wife, John McEwan, and Christiana, his wife, James Cameron, and Christine, his wife, John McDonald, 2d, and Christiana, his wife, George McDonald, and Jane, his wife, Alexander Murry, and Molly, his wife, John Moon, and Mary, his wife, John Murry, John Bratt, Derrick Bratt, James Dow, James McDonald, 2d, William Cameron and Duncan McEwan.
The first elders were John McDonald and Kitchel Bishop.
The first church edifice was erected at Thurman at the time of organization.
The present structure was built between 1836 and 1840 by Joseph Woodward.
Its cost was about $3,000.
It has undergone the repairs that a building of that age would naturally require.
In 1805 Rev. Williams succeeded Mr. Kloss in the pastorate, and in 1806, the Rev. Jonas Coe, to whom belongs the credit of consummating the formation of the church, was pastor.
Following is a list of pastors who have served since 1806: 1807—12, Rev. Matthew Harrison, the first pastor who was duly installed according to the rites of the denomination; 1817, Rev. Nathaniel Prime; 1819, Rev. Cornelius Bogardus; 1826, Rev. Jonas Coe; 1822, '23, Rev. John K. Davis; 1830, Rev. Jonathan Kitchell; 1861, '32, Rev. James W. Farlin; 1832, '33; Rev. John K. Davis; 1833, Rev. Amos Bingham; 1834—37, Rev. James W. Farlin, who died in charge; 1837—39, Rev. Azariah L. Crandall; 1839-42, Rev. Thomas J. Haswell (preached once in two weeks); 1839 (with Mr. Haswell), Rev. Courtney Smith; 1857, Rev. Thomas Riggs; 1859, Rev. Henry A. Post (died Nov. 12th, 1861); 1863, Rev. Albert C. Bishop; 1870-72, Rev. Alexander E. Smith; 1876, Rev. William M. Machette; 1881, Rev. D. O. Irving; 1884 and at present, Rev. James F. Knowles.
The present membership of the church is forty, and the elders are as follows: John Moon, A. C. Emerson, W. H. Wilcox, D. B. Howard, M. D.
The Sunday-school, which owes its organization to the efforts of Mrs. Sarah Farlin, has now an average attendance of about forty-five.
Henry Wilcox is the present superintendent.
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The Baptist church of Warrensburgh was organized on the 26th of December, 1807, and was the result of the labors of the church at Thurman, which was organized at Chestertown in 1796.
The first members were: Richard Truesdell, Nathaniel Streeter, Asa Smith, Gideon Putney Joshua Kellum, David Smith, Simeon Fuller, Asa Twichel, John Skiff, Elizabeth Fuller, Eda Smith, Lucretia Putney, Desire Burlingame, Mercy Griffis, Eunice Hough, Delight Skiff and Sarah Otis, consisting, as will be seen, of nine male and eight female members.
Rev. Jehiel Fox, the pastor of the church at Chestertown, preached here at the first.
The first deacons were Asa Smith and Simeon Fuller.
A frame building owned by Nathaniel Smith and standing on the farm now occupied by Simeon Hall was fitted up for a school-house and meeting-house.
In about 1825 they built a house of worship which they used until 1877, when the present edifice, which was commenced in 1876, was dedicated (June 10th).
The cost of the present building, lot and fixtures was about $6,500.
The following is a list of the successive pastors which have served this church.
On the 6th of September, 1809, came the first regular pastor, Rev. Daniel McBride.
He remained until December 8th, 1813, when he went West and in 1814, his successor, Rev. Parker Reynolds, began his labors here.
He too left in 1815, and from that time until 1820, it is not supposed that they had a settled pastor, but were supplied by Elders Harris, Swain, Henry Faxon and Grant.
On the 24th of June, 1820, Justin Eastwood assumed the duties of the pastorate until his ordination in June, 1821.
In 1822 there was a membership of one hundred and six but the records for the next forty years are lost.
Between 1822 and 1832 two licentiates preached here, Artemus Arnold in 1825 and G. Brooks in 1826.
In 1836 George B. Wells was made a licentiate, and in 1838 was ordained.
Just previous to 1842 Rev. Charles Williams became pastor, and soon after his labors began Aaron Gates, jr., was licensed to preach.
The membership at this time was 135.
A. D. Milne, afterwards prominent in the county, was licensed to preach here in 1843.
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The Baptist church of Warrensburgh was organized on the 26th of December, 1807, and was the result of the labors of the church at Thurman, which was organized at Chestertown in 1796.
The first members were: Richard Truesdell, Nathaniel Streeter, Asa Smith, Gideon Putney Joshua Kellum, David Smith, Simeon Fuller, Asa Twichel, John Skiff, Elizabeth Fuller, Eda Smith, Lucretia Putney, Desire Burlingame, Mercy Griffis, Eunice Hough, Delight Skiff and Sarah Otis, consisting, as will be seen, of nine male and eight female members.
Rev. Jehiel Fox, the pastor of the church at Chestertown, preached here at the first.
The first deacons were Asa Smith and Simeon Fuller.
A frame building owned by Nathaniel Smith and standing on the farm now occupied by Simeon Hall was fitted up for a school-house and meeting-house.
In about 1825 they built a house of worship which they used until 1877, when the present edifice, which was commenced in 1876, was dedicated (June 10th).
The cost of the present building, lot and fixtures was about $6,500.
The following is a list of the successive pastors which have served this church.
On the 6th of September, 1809, came the first regular pastor, Rev. Daniel McBride.
He remained until December 8th, 1813, when he went West and in 1814, his successor, Rev. Parker Reynolds, began his labors here.
He too left in 1815, and from that time until 1820, it is not supposed that they had a settled pastor, but were supplied by Elders Harris, Swain, Henry Faxon and Grant.
On the 24th of June, 1820, Justin Eastwood assumed the duties of the pastorate until his ordination in June, 1821.
In 1822 there was a membership of one hundred and six but the records for the next forty years are lost.
Between 1822 and 1832 two licentiates preached here, Artemus Arnold in 1825 and G. Brooks in 1826.
In 1836 George B. Wells was made a licentiate, and in 1838 was ordained.
Just previous to 1842 Rev. Charles Williams became pastor, and soon after his labors began Aaron Gates, jr., was licensed to preach.
The membership at this time was 135.
A. D. Milne, afterwards prominent in the county, was licensed to preach here in 1843.
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In 1844 William S. Bush was licentiate and pastor.
1846, '47, Walker Stilson, licentiate.
At this time the church was divided and four new churches organized according to territorial location.
But the division did not prove a blessing to any of the churches, and on the 5th of July, 1852, eight of the old members dedicated themselves to the work of reviving the old Warrensburgh and Caldwell church.
The first clerk after the revival was Truman Chapman, and the first deacon was Warren Potter.
By the month of September, 1862, the reorganized church had a membership of twenty-four.
The pastor then was Rev. R. O. Dwyre, who remained one year, and saw the house of worship remodeled and built almost anew.
In 1864 Revs. E. W. Burdick and W. Stilson both served in the pastorate, and the membership rose to 101.
Rev. Caleb Smith followed in 1866.
In the following year came Rev. W. Stilson again, who remained until 1868.
Then Rev. Stephen Wright followed.
From December, 1869 to May, 1872, Rev. W. Stilson resumed this pastorate, during which time Matthew W. Burdick was licensed to preach.
The pastor in 1872 and 1873 was Rev. A. B. Palmatier.
In December, 1873, Charles H. Wyman, a licentiate, became pastor and was ordained on March 19th, 1874.
The pastors since 1875 have been: 1876, '77. Rev. Jacob Gray; 1877-80, Rev. Joshua Wood; 1880-85, Rev. George M. Muller (ordained here October 6th, 1880).
The church is at present without pastor.
The present officers are as follows: Deacons, Warren Potter, Warren Harrington, Dr. D. E. Spoor, and Charles B. Hill; clerk and treasurer, S. W. Johnson; trustees, Warren Potter, Ira Cole, Charles B. Hill, Israel Harrington, Nathan B. Sharp, and Sanford W. Johnson.
The present membership of the church is one hundred and eighty-seven.
The Sunday-school was organized some time before 1860.
The superintendent is Ira Cole.
The average attendance is not far from sixty or seventy persons.
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In 1844 William S. Bush was licentiate and pastor.
1846, '47, Walker Stilson, licentiate.
At this time the church was divided and four new churches organized according to territorial location.
But the division did not prove a blessing to any of the churches, and on the 5th of July, 1852, eight of the old members dedicated themselves to the work of reviving the old Warrensburgh and Caldwell church.
The first clerk after the revival was Truman Chapman, and the first deacon was Warren Potter.
By the month of September, 1862, the reorganized church had a membership of twenty-four.
The pastor then was Rev. R. O. Dwyre, who remained one year, and saw the house of worship remodeled and built almost anew.
In 1864 Revs. E. W. Burdick and W. Stilson both served in the pastorate, and the membership rose to 101.
Rev. Caleb Smith followed in 1866.
In the following year came Rev. W. Stilson again, who remained until 1868.
Then Rev. Stephen Wright followed.
From December, 1869 to May, 1872, Rev. W. Stilson resumed this pastorate, during which time Matthew W. Burdick was licensed to preach.
The pastor in 1872 and 1873 was Rev. A. B. Palmatier.
In December, 1873, Charles H. Wyman, a licentiate, became pastor and was ordained on March 19th, 1874.
The pastors since 1875 have been: 1876, '77. Rev. Jacob Gray; 1877-80, Rev. Joshua Wood; 1880-85, Rev. George M. Muller (ordained here October 6th, 1880).
The church is at present without pastor.
The present officers are as follows: Deacons, Warren Potter, Warren Harrington, Dr. D. E. Spoor, and Charles B. Hill; clerk and treasurer, S. W. Johnson; trustees, Warren Potter, Ira Cole, Charles B. Hill, Israel Harrington, Nathan B. Sharp, and Sanford W. Johnson.
The present membership of the church is one hundred and eighty-seven.
The Sunday-school was organized some time before 1860.
The superintendent is Ira Cole.
The average attendance is not far from sixty or seventy persons.
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On the first Sunday in Advent, December 1st, 1861, at two o'clock in the afternoon, the Rev. Robert Fulton Crary, missionary at Caldwell, read evening prayer in the Presbyterian house of worship at Warrensburgh, and such services were soon after regularly conducted by him.
On the Sunday evenings of the 13th, 20th, and 27th of March, 1864, by the permission of the Bishop of New York, a notice was read which called a meeting for the purpose of incorporating the parish of the Holy Cross of Warrensburgh.
The notice proving defective no organization was then effected.
On Wednesday in Whitsuntide, May 18th, 1864, the corner stone of the church was laid by the Rev. Robert F. Crary, priest and missionary in charge of the station.
From this time until February 1st, 1865, work was continued upon the building, which, with the exception of the tower and porch, was completed.
On the fifth Sunday after Epiphany, February 5th, 1865, the building was opened for Divine service.
On Palm Sunday and Easter Day in 1865, a notice was read calling a meeting on April 19th, 1865, for the purpose of incorporation, in pursuance of which the following persons assembled in due time: Rev. Robert F. Crary, Frederick O. Burhans, Duncan Griffin, George A. Schneider, Robert Stewart, Charles Braley, John Hochaday, Moses Sutton, and Henry Griffing.
Benjamin P. Burhans and Stephen Griffin were duly elected wardens, and Frederick O. Burhans, Duncan Griffin, Charles Braley, Henry Herrick, Samuel T. Richards, James Farrar, Moses Sutton, and Henry Griffing, vestrymen.
In the spring of 1865 the porch and tower of the church edifice were completed.
On the ninth Sunday after Trinity, August 13th, 1865, the Rt. Rev. Horatio Potter, Bishop of New York, made his first visit to the parish.
The following is taken from his official report: "Aug. 13th, 9th Sunday after Trinity, evening, in the Church of the Holy Cross, Warrensburgh, I preached, confirmed four persons, and addressed them."
"This is a new and beautiful church in a charming situation, and the parish, recently organized, is in a prosperous condition under the ministry of the Rev. R. F. Crary."
A new pipe organ was placed in the church in May, 1866, and first used on Whitsunday, May 20th, of that year, completing, with the previous cost of the church edifice and ground, an expenditure of $7,792.87.
On June 13th, 1866, the Bishop of New York consecrated the church.
In the fall of 1867, Rev. R. F. Crary was appointed to the rectorship of the Holy Comforter, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and from that time this parish was left in charge of missionaries until November 8th, 1869, when Rev. Henry H. Oberly was appointed by the Bishop of Albany rector of the parish.
He resigned on the first of November, 1872, and was succeeded by Rev. James E. Hall, who remained until September 29th, 1874.
The present rector. Rev. William M. Ogden, was appointed April 1st, 1875.
In the fall of 1874 lands adjoining the church lot of one and one-half acres were purchased, and on July 16th, 1885, ground was broken for the erection of a rectory, parish house and public reading room. 8
8 We are indebted for the above to Mr. Henry Griffing, who kindly sent us the sketch, which we have here inserted almost verbatim.
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MUNICIPAL HISTORY, continued ...
Churches, continued ...
On the first Sunday in Advent, December 1st, 1861, at two o'clock in the afternoon, the Rev. Robert Fulton Crary, missionary at Caldwell, read evening prayer in the Presbyterian house of worship at Warrensburgh, and such services were soon after regularly conducted by him.
On the Sunday evenings of the 13th, 20th, and 27th of March, 1864, by the permission of the Bishop of New York, a notice was read which called a meeting for the purpose of incorporating the parish of the Holy Cross of Warrensburgh.
The notice proving defective no organization was then effected.
On Wednesday in Whitsuntide, May 18th, 1864, the corner stone of the church was laid by the Rev. Robert F. Crary, priest and missionary in charge of the station.
From this time until February 1st, 1865, work was continued upon the building, which, with the exception of the tower and porch, was completed.
On the fifth Sunday after Epiphany, February 5th, 1865, the building was opened for Divine service.
On Palm Sunday and Easter Day in 1865, a notice was read calling a meeting on April 19th, 1865, for the purpose of incorporation, in pursuance of which the following persons assembled in due time: Rev. Robert F. Crary, Frederick O. Burhans, Duncan Griffin, George A. Schneider, Robert Stewart, Charles Braley, John Hochaday, Moses Sutton, and Henry Griffing.
Benjamin P. Burhans and Stephen Griffin were duly elected wardens, and Frederick O. Burhans, Duncan Griffin, Charles Braley, Henry Herrick, Samuel T. Richards, James Farrar, Moses Sutton, and Henry Griffing, vestrymen.
In the spring of 1865 the porch and tower of the church edifice were completed.
On the ninth Sunday after Trinity, August 13th, 1865, the Rt. Rev. Horatio Potter, Bishop of New York, made his first visit to the parish.
The following is taken from his official report: "Aug. 13th, 9th Sunday after Trinity, evening, in the Church of the Holy Cross, Warrensburgh, I preached, confirmed four persons, and addressed them."
"This is a new and beautiful church in a charming situation, and the parish, recently organized, is in a prosperous condition under the ministry of the Rev. R. F. Crary."
A new pipe organ was placed in the church in May, 1866, and first used on Whitsunday, May 20th, of that year, completing, with the previous cost of the church edifice and ground, an expenditure of $7,792.87.
On June 13th, 1866, the Bishop of New York consecrated the church.
In the fall of 1867, Rev. R. F. Crary was appointed to the rectorship of the Holy Comforter, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and from that time this parish was left in charge of missionaries until November 8th, 1869, when Rev. Henry H. Oberly was appointed by the Bishop of Albany rector of the parish.
He resigned on the first of November, 1872, and was succeeded by Rev. James E. Hall, who remained until September 29th, 1874.
The present rector. Rev. William M. Ogden, was appointed April 1st, 1875.
In the fall of 1874 lands adjoining the church lot of one and one-half acres were purchased, and on July 16th, 1885, ground was broken for the erection of a rectory, parish house and public reading room. 8
8 We are indebted for the above to Mr. Henry Griffing, who kindly sent us the sketch, which we have here inserted almost verbatim.
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