. The city of Troy and its vicinity. dwell Onderdonk. who, on Satur-day, June I, 1839, consecrated the ed-ifice. The building is octagonal inform, and 70 feet in diameter. Asdescribed at the time, it is finishedin a style remarkable for its conven-ience and neatness. In 1851, a rec-tory was built on King Street, imme-diately west of the chuich ; a part ofthe bequest of Mrs. Sarah Bradley be-ing used to pay the cost of its building was afterward sold andthe amount of the money of the leg-acy used by the vestry to construct itwas invested conformably to the pro-visions of the beques
. The city of Troy and its vicinity. dwell Onderdonk. who, on Satur-day, June I, 1839, consecrated the ed-ifice. The building is octagonal inform, and 70 feet in diameter. Asdescribed at the time, it is finishedin a style remarkable for its conven-ience and neatness. In 1851, a rec-tory was built on King Street, imme-diately west of the chuich ; a part ofthe bequest of Mrs. Sarah Bradley be-ing used to pay the cost of its building was afterward sold andthe amount of the money of the leg-acy used by the vestry to construct itwas invested conformably to the pro-visions of the bequest. In 1867,the church was renovated and en-larged. A recessed chancel was builtat the west side and, adjacent it, organand vestry rooms. A part of the base-ment was refitted for the use of theSunday-school. In 1871, a choruschoir was organized, and on January7, of the following year, the congre-gation adopted the free church sys-tem. The parish-house, adjoining thechurch, on the north, was erected in1882 ; mostly with the money of a. CHRIST CHURCH. 119 legacy of $10,000, bequeathed byJacob Jacobs, many years a ves-tryman of the church. That year,the interior of the church wasgreatly improved, refurnished and en-riched by a number of gifts, amongwhich was the beautifully illuminatedchancel window, on which is inscribed:To the glory of God and in lovingmemory of Ann Bywater Cluett, en-tered into rest, January 30, window is erected by her chil-dren. The carved oak altar, bearingthe inscription: In loving memoryof our mother, Rebecca C. Kemp,the deceased wife of William Kemp,was given by her children. The brasslectern was the gift of Samuel and wife, at Easter, reredos was presented by Mar-tha E. Kemp, wife of William Kemp,The sedilia were the offering of Morehead, to the memory ofher sons. The brass communion railwas given by Mrs. Charles Clemin-shaw, and the brass coronas were con-tributed by her Bible class. The twoilluminated windows at the
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