[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] Methodist Protestants erected a small church in Tom-ahawk Street, and occupied it for some twenty-five years, when, by the decrease of the society by death and removal, it was given up to the occasional use of the Methodist Episcopal Society of Cortlaudt Circuit. This society abandoned it in 1877. In 1829 a Method-ist brick church was erected. Its location was a few rods north of Somers Plain, on the road lead-ing to Lake Mahopac. It was a small structure, un-pretending in appearance, yet large enough to accom-modate the society resident in its vicinity, the aver-age number of which was fifty. It became a part of Cortlandt Circuit and was supplied with stated preach-ing by the regular ministers of that circuit, whose names will be found in the sketch of Mt. Zion Church. Owing to the removal, death and dismissal of mem-bers, and the organization of churches in adjacent neighborhoods, it was decided, in 1850, to disband. At this time the " Millerite Excitement " had reached this town, and the adherents of Joe Miller made over-tures for the purchase of the church property. The board of trustees at this time consisted of Martin