. History of Columbia County, New York. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . t. Sincethat time the pastors have been Revs. Quincy J. Collins,Thomas Lamont, G. W. Knapp, G. D. Townsend, and thepresent (1878), R. H. Travis. A good Sunday-school is maintained by the Philip is the superintendent, and there are onehundred and fifty scholars in attendance. THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF The present society was legally organized in 1860,mainly through the effijrts of President Flack, of theHudson River Institute, with twen
. History of Columbia County, New York. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . t. Sincethat time the pastors have been Revs. Quincy J. Collins,Thomas Lamont, G. W. Knapp, G. D. Townsend, and thepresent (1878), R. H. Travis. A good Sunday-school is maintained by the Philip is the superintendent, and there are onehundred and fifty scholars in attendance. THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF The present society was legally organized in 1860,mainly through the effijrts of President Flack, of theHudson River Institute, with twenty members. An un-assuming but comfortable meeting-house was erected thesame year in the village of Claverack, at a cost of nearlyseven thousand dollars. It has sittings for three hundredpei-sons. The church numbers at present about seventy-five members, and is connected with Philmont in forminga circuit, having .sustained that relation since 1868. Thecircuit parsonage is at Claverack, and is a neat and tastyhouse. As early as 1837 ministers were appointed to the Clav-erack circuit; the first appointee being Rev. Joseph HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK. Wakelcy. The Revs. William Gothard and Hiram Lamentwere also appointed, the latter in 1840. From that perioduntil 1851) the church at Mellenville represented theMethodist interest in town. In 1859 the Rev. JamesG. Bates began his labors, which resulted, a year later, inthe formation of the clmrch, as above stated. Since 18G0the clergy of the church have been Revs. James N. Shaf-fer, Charles W. Lyon, W. S. Bouton, W. E. Clark, QuincyJ. Collins, Thomas Lamont, G. W. Knapp, G. D. Townsend,and, in 1878, R. H. Travis. TRINITY CHURCH (PROTEST.\NT EPISCOPAL) OP CLAV-ERACK. Prior to 1853 occasional Episcopal services were held inthe old stone chapel on the Flack place. But in 1853the Rev. Fred. T. Tiffany begau his missionary labors inthe village of Claverack, which resulted in the formationof a parish, July 23. 1856, organized
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