History of the Old Tennent . different Presbyterian churchesin Monmouth County, as described therein. For the perpet-uation of the board the minister, with the elders and deaconsof the several Presbyterian churches were to meet at certaintimes and places previously agreed on, for the election of newtrustees. These several churches were Freehold, Shrewsbury,and Allentown. (See Appendix). Some sort of a legal allowance possibly was made for thebuilding of the first church on White Hill, for it is said thata permit was granted in 1727 by King George the First forthe erection of that hous
History of the Old Tennent . different Presbyterian churchesin Monmouth County, as described therein. For the perpet-uation of the board the minister, with the elders and deaconsof the several Presbyterian churches were to meet at certaintimes and places previously agreed on, for the election of newtrustees. These several churches were Freehold, Shrewsbury,and Allentown. (See Appendix). Some sort of a legal allowance possibly was made for thebuilding of the first church on White Hill, for it is said thata permit was granted in 1727 by King George the First forthe erection of that house. (H. G-. Smith). But the openingof the above mentioned charter is so worded that it seems toimply that there was no regular and specific charter previousto it. After the colonies became independent, the churchwas incorporated under the government of the state. Of the first board of trustees under Governor Belcherscharter John Henderson, scribe and elder of the congregation,was president. Very soon after the granting of the charter,. Seal of the Monmouth church, full size. ORGANIZATION. 13 if not at the very first, the board was provided with a cor-porate seal, an illustration of which is given herewith. This seal was used by the board in the signing and sealingof important documents made by them. The fact of the one-time existence of such a seal, and of its form and device, washappily brought to light in 1896. The impression of this sealwas discovered through the combined efforts of James Steen,Esq. and Rev. Allen II. Brown. It was found on a deedgiven by the trustees of Old Freehold to Elihu Williams,May 5, 1760, and in the possession of Arthur W. Little, ofPhiladelphia, who kindly loaned it for inspection. This deedwith the impression of the seal was submitted to the Rev. C. McCook, a connoisseur in seals and emblems, whodeciphered the device in the dim impression, and wrote avery interesting paper in regard to it, which was published in The Presbyterian of May 27,
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