[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] The old Van Cortlandt manor-house, at the mouth of the Croton River, was long a stopping place for the early Methodist preach-ers, where they were treated with generous hospitality. Among the visitors at this house were the Rev. George Whitefield (who preached from the veranda), Bishop Asluirv and Freeborn Garretson. More than a century ago Governor Pierre Van Cortlandt gave land for a meeting-house and ceme-tery. No deed was given, however, until 1831, when General Philip Van Cortlandt, his son and successor, |ave a written title for the property to the Methodist Society. About the year 1780 a church building was erected on this ground, upon a commanding eminence, which afforded a magnificent) view of the Hudson. The old church yet stands. There arc no means of determining who were the early oflicials of the society, as no records can be found. A new and handsome brick edifice was erected for a place of worship, upon a location nearer the centre of the village, and dedicated in 1883. The old church is still standing. The number of members (1.884) is seventy-five. The board of trustees are Augustus Dyckman, Thomas. I. Acker, M.D., William Emeny, Nathaniel Tuttle and C. 15. Byington, M.D. The present pastor is the Rev. S. F. White. TheSocietyof Friends at Croton have had an organ-ization and a place of worship for a long time.