History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . pointment of a com-mittee consisting of Rev. Peter I. Van Pelt, , ofFordham; Rev. Thomas De Witt, , of NewYork; and Rev. George Du Bois to visit Yonkersand report at the fall session. Rev. Mr. Du Boisacted promptly, and during the summer actuallystarted a Yonkers mission. His friend and former the 1st of August, Mr. Hammond directed the atten-tion of the people to his classmate, Victor MoreauHulbert, who in July had been licensed to preachthe gospel
History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . pointment of a com-mittee consisting of Rev. Peter I. Van Pelt, , ofFordham; Rev. Thomas De Witt, , of NewYork; and Rev. George Du Bois to visit Yonkersand report at the fall session. Rev. Mr. Du Boisacted promptly, and during the summer actuallystarted a Yonkers mission. His friend and former the 1st of August, Mr. Hammond directed the atten-tion of the people to his classmate, Victor MoreauHulbert, who in July had been licensed to preachthe By invitation, Mr. Hulbert visited them,preaching in both places on the 21st of August, sermon to his Yonkers audience, forty in number,was from Solomons Song, 8: 5. He was promptlyengaged by the two congregations as a permanentsupply. The church at Greenville was organizedwith ten members, and its house of worship was dedi-cated November 9, 1842. Mr. Hulbert was at oncecalled as its pastor, and ordained and installed on the4th of January, 1843. He continued to be both itspastor and the supply of the Yonkers mission till. REFORMED CHURCH AND PARSONAGE. parishioner, Mr. Charles Dusenberry, of Tuckahoe,cordially promoted the work. The committees reportto Classis on the 19th of October, 1841, resulted in theappointment of temporary supplies for the first of these, Rev. Dr. Samuel A. Van Vranken,of New York, preached October 25th, and thus the for-mal movement under Classical auspices began. Theservices were held in. the Long Room* alreadymentioned, and were well attended from the begin-ning. On the 13th of June, 1842, the corner-stone of aReformed Church was laid at Greenville, about sevenmiles to the northeast and in the neighborhood ofMr. Dusenberrys home. Both Greenville andYonkers now needed permanent supplies. About November 12, 1845. On the 23d of April, 1843, how-ever, the latter furnished twenty-eight members, tenby letter and eighteen by profession
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