[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] In his journal occurs the following entry : " Friday, June 15, 1787, I preached to a listening multitude at Peekskill, and was alarming and closeon 'by grace ye are saved through faith.' I thought there were no people here of spiritual understanding but I was informed, to my comfort, that a number of simple-hearted people had formed themselves into a society 1 Kr.nM an liisturiral i-kctrli nnpun'il in.lamiury, lss4, liy Itcv. I). II. IIiinitlmrKl), lutKtur. for prayer." Most probably these few were the result of Ware's preaching the year before. In May, 1788, Bishop Asbury requested Rev. Free-born Garretson to take charge of the northern dis-trict, along the Hudson River, and superintend the work of a band of nine young itinerants. On going up the river, Garretson preached at Peekskill. His extensive district was divided into four circuits, one of which, the New Rochelle Circuit, extended from New York City to Fishkill, and included Peekskill. Out of the band of nine itinerants, Peter Moriarty and Albert Van Nostrand were placed on this circuit. Their labors were very successful, as at the close of the year they were able to report in their circuit seven hundred and thirty-one members. During this year, if not before, a class was formed in Peekskill with six members, who were as follows: Bethuel Washburn, Thomas Clark, Jonathan Ferris and wife, Phebe Ward and Elizabeth Lent, who afterwards became the wife of Captain Justin Taylor.