The Earliest Churches of New York And Its Vicinity

r Trinity Dr. Barclay's Death Rev. John Ooil- Vie, His Death And Benefactions?St. Paul's Built, 1763 Here General Washington Also Worshipped Rev. Mr. Vardill, Benjamin Moore, And Dr. Bowden, Assistant Ministers In Trinity Mr. Beach, Of Connecticut, A Bold Churchman Death Of Rev. Dr. Auchmuty. The Rev. Henry Barclay was inducted into Trinity Church on the 22d of October, 1746, George Clinton, Governor of the province, signing his certificate of induction. A few years after, his congregation had iucreased so much as to need the erection of a chapel, although the old church would accommodate two thousand hearers. At this period there were only eight houses of worship in New York city. In 1748, the wardens were authorized to buy six lots of ground fronting Nassau street and Fair street, from David Clarkson, Esq., to build a Chapel of Ease to Trinity Church thereon. Five hundred pounds was the price paid, but it was thought that other lots of Colonel Beekman, "fronting on Beekman's street and Van Cliff's street, would be more commodious," when these were purchased for six hundred and forty-five pounds. A number of presents were made to the new undertaking.and among these, ten pounds from the Archbishop of Canterbury; Sir Peter Warren, one hundred pounds, to whom a pew was assigned for his liberality. The chapel was called St. George's. Its dimensions were ninety-two by seventy-two feet, the steeple lofty, but irregular, one hundred and sevent... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.