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History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 41

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[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] At a meeting of the Presbytery of Westchester, held at Stamford, Conn., April 15, 1879, an application for a church organization was presented in behalf of the congregation worshipping in Dayspring Chape', Yon-kers, N. Y. On the 21st of April, 1879, the church extension committee of the Presbytery met in Yon-kers, at the residence of Mr. Charles Lockwood, Pali-sade Avenue, and in the evening repaired to Dayspring Chapel, when the church was organized with a mem-bership of ninety lour. The members of the commit-tee of Presbytery who participated in the services were the Rev. Dr. Phraner, of Sing Sing, the Rev. Dr. Baird, of Rye, the Rev. A. R. Macoubrey, of Brewster's, and Elder Wells, of Peckskill. Mr. G. E. Allison read the names of those who had beeu dismissed from other churches in order to organ-ize a new church. As the names were read the members arose. After the ordination of elders and deacons, addresses were delivered. Mr. Charles Lock-wood referred to the rare blessings the chapel had en-joyed, and Elder Win. C. Foote said — " When an af-fectionate mother gives her daughter at the marriage altar to another, she does not cease to love her. The mother-church will not cease to watch with affection-