The Wallkill Valley in art and story . ry,and the Presbyterianchurch, which is the mostconspicuous object in awide compass, stands onan elevated site of sur-passing loveliness. Inthe year 1797 the firstchurch building was erected and opened for public worship, the ministerial labors of Rev. R. H. Craig, pastorsince May, 1892, has grown more and more devoted as the years pass. Important improvements have beenmade, a pipe organ placed in the Church, and a centennial celebration was held on December 10, 1896. Westtown, two miles west of the Wallkill in the town of Minisink, has two Churches—the P
The Wallkill Valley in art and story . ry,and the Presbyterianchurch, which is the mostconspicuous object in awide compass, stands onan elevated site of sur-passing loveliness. Inthe year 1797 the firstchurch building was erected and opened for public worship, the ministerial labors of Rev. R. H. Craig, pastorsince May, 1892, has grown more and more devoted as the years pass. Important improvements have beenmade, a pipe organ placed in the Church, and a centennial celebration was held on December 10, 1896. Westtown, two miles west of the Wallkill in the town of Minisink, has two Churches—the Presbyterian,organized March 10, 1803, the people incorporated The First Presbyterian Church of Westtown. Subscrip-tions to July, 1805, amounted to $11, September 4, 1806, the Society was taken under care of Presby-tery. Rev. Thomas Grier, the first pastor, was installed February 9, 1809. One hundred and three personswere received into the communion of the church in 1815, fifty-seven in 1816, and one hundred and ninety-four in. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, RIDGEBERRY, N. Y. 1820, all ii confession oi faith. The present pastor, the H. Taylor, was installed May 9, 1889. the church was rebuilt near the close of the first pastorate, and remodeled under the pastorate of the Rev. D. < Niven I 1872) and again within the present pastorate (1898-9). The Methodist, organized in 1863, and the present pastor is Rev. W. S. Newsome. I In- Presbyterian Church, Florida. N. Y., was organized probably in 1750. The Church has a comfortable and commodious sanctuary, beautifully situated inthe center of the village. The Church is thorough-ly organized. Its present membership is about160, and its pastor the Rev. David F Bonner, The M. E. Church is supplied by Rev. Ridgeberry, two and one-half miles west ofthe Wallkill, contains two Churches—Presbyter-ian, organized in 1805, present pastor, Rev. ; and a Methodist Church, pastor, M. Roberts. Four miles to
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