[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] chester County. One son, Halsey Dunning, died in early infancy, August 21!, 1869. Dr. Phraner is justly considered as one of the leaders of the Presbyterian ministry in this section of the country, and his influence as a preacher, a pastor, and a writer, are well known and fully rec-ognized by his brethren and by the church at large. f St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church is located in Liberty Street, the edifice being a hand-some Gothic structure of Sing Sing marble. The cor-ner-stone of this church was laid by Bishop B. T. Onderdonk, November 6, 1834, and it was consecrated July 6, 1836. The first Episcopal sermon preached in Sing Sing was by a minister from the city of Philadelphia, the exact date of which we cannot ascertain. The first regular Episcopal services were conducted, by the Rev. John A. Clarke, during the summer of 1831 or 1832, while at Sing Sing on a vacation. These ser-vices were held on Wednesday evenings, in the Meth-odist church. This gentleman was rector of Grace Church, in New York City. He built the house on the corner of Highland and Broad Avenues, long oc-cupied by the Cartwright family. The church re-cords contain the following entry, under date of Octo-ber 3, 1833: "A meeting of Episcopalians residing in this village and vicinity, was held at the house of Mr.