New-York tribune., 1909-05-23
TWO CENTURIES OLD
Trinity Church, Ne50 Rochelle, to
Celebrate Nert Sunday.

The celebration Of the 2oOth anniversary of Trib-
ity Church, New Rochelle. Will begin next Sunday,
May 90, and continue for week. The rector, the
Rev. Dr. Charles f. Canedy. has prepared in
teresting programme. and Will be assisted by the
rectors of the neighboring colonial parishes OF
Westchester County. At the services next Sunday
Bishop Greer will deliver address and admins
ter confirmation. Sermons VIII be delivered dur
ing the week by the Rev. DR.. F. NJ Clendenin. Of
st. Peters Church. West Chester; the Rev. Dr..
Arthur Lowndes historian and author; the Rev.
DR.. Reese F Asop, of ST. Annes Church, Brook
lyn, and the Rev. DR.. Melville h Bailey, OF Grace
Church, Manhattan.
Historical papers will be read every day during
the celebration, at and p. m. Among the writ
Will be Montgomery Schuyler. Archdeacon Van
Kleeck, Of White Plains; George T. Davis. the
New Rochelle historian; the Rev. Benjamin T.
Marshall. pastor Of the First Presbyterian Church.
New Rochelle; Archdeacon Burch of Richmond;
Henry NJ. Lester, president of the New Rochelle
Huguenot Society; Charles A Pryer, Bishop Court
ney. of Nova Scotia; Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensse-
laer the Rev. L. c Chorley, rector Of St Philips
in-the- III iEhands: John w. Boothby. warden OF
Trinity Church; the Rev. DR.. W. T Manning,
rector Of Trinity Church. Manhattan; the Rev. a.
r Tenney, rector Of Christ Church. Pelham
Manor; the Rev. DR.. William J. Seabury. Of the
General Theological Seminary, New York City;
Thomas H. Robinson, a member of the vestry Of
Trinity Church. and others. The Rev. w. c. Prout,
secretary Of the Diocese Of Albany, will read the
sermon Of Bishop Doane delivered in St Pauls
Cathedral London, at the 2O0th anniversary of the
founding of the Venerable Society for the Propa-
cation Of the Gospel In Foreign Parts.
May 30 will be pioneer day: May 81, memorial
end civic day; June !, "Huguenot Association
day; June 2, ''Woman's Auxiliary day; June g.
''Westchester Archdeaconry day; on Friday, Juno
4 there will be an outing for the clergy. and
among the places to be visited is the old home
stead Of Thomas Paine. author Of The Age Of
Reason" in North street. Saturday. June 8. will
be historic pageant day." and Sunday. June 8,
will be name day"
On Saturday. June 8, the city will hold cele-
hration commemorating the landing Of the Eugue-
not settlers 2I years ago. There will be a repro
duction Of a caravel OF the latter part of the
enteenth century, to be followed by the landing
from the caravel Of a party of descendants Of
original Huguenot families in the dress Of the
period. The landing party Will be at Hudson
Park by the children of the public schools. and
will form a procession escorting floats represent
ing the various crafts trades industries of the
Huguenot settlers.
The settlement Of New Rochelle began about
1853. It was chosen a home by French Hugue-
nots. who came to the colony Of New York either
by the way Of England from the West Indies
where they had taken refuge. The first pastor of
these settlers was the Rev. Dr. David de Bonre-
DOS who ninistered 20 the French Reform Congre-
CATION which had been organized shortly after
the settlement Of the place. until the year 1894
the aid of Colonel Heathcote. successor TO tho
pastorate in the person OF The Rev Daniel Bondet
a native Of France. who had studied theology
Geneva and who was afterward ordained in the
English Church by the Bishop Of London. He
came to Boston with French emigrants in the
summer OF 1856.
For eight years he employed by the Cor
poration for Prcpagatng the Christian Faith Among
the Indians at a place called New Oxford, near
Boston and was also minister OF the French con-
gregation there For fourteen years he conducted
the services of the French congregation at New
Rochelle according TO the order OF the French
Reformed Church and in the French language.
LAte in that period. at the request OF the younger
members OF the congregation. he substituted on
the third Sunday of each month the prayer book
OF the Church Of England for that Of the French
Reformed Church and preached in the English
language. Almost continuously during this period
he received the larger part Of the maintenance
from the Missionary Society OF the English Church
in London
Very naturally, the people entertained grateful
sentiments. for these and other reasons toward
the Established Church. At length, in 17os the
minister members OF the congregation ad-
dressed petition 70 Colonel Heathcote, member
of the Royal Governors Council, magistrate and
patron Of the churches Of the Colony Of New York