During the last century, the Church was sensitive as to the character of its Deacons. Instead of electing brethren at once to the office, it choose them to serve during the Church’s pleasure. If acceptable after one or two years trial, they were, by vote, “established as Deacons.” And in 1750 the Church voted that one brother, who had thus been on trial for two years, “should not be established in the office of Deacon.” Twenty-one persons have so far served the Church in this office, viz:—Samuel Brownson, James Prime, John Bostwick, Job Terrill, Samuel Canfield, Bushnell Bostwick, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Gaylord, John Hitchcock, Sherman Boardman, Elizur Warner, Joseph Merwin, Dobson W. M’Mahon, John Beecher, Nicanor Stilson, Geo. W. Whittelsey, Geradus Roberts, Seymour B. Green, William Hine, John J. Conklin, and Ethiel S. Green. From 1716 to 1803, the Lord’s Supper was administered 4 times a year; since 1808, every two months. Nineteen men from this Church have entered the Gospel ministry, viz:— 1. David Bostwick, born here January 8th, 1721; was ordained pastor at Jamaica, L. I., October 9th, 1745, where he stayed until 1746. He was installed pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, in New York City, in 1756, and died in 1763. His work on Infant Baptism was published here and in England, and republished in 1837. 2. Joseph Treat; graduated at Princeton College, in 1757. He was ordained pastor colleague of Rev. Dr. Bostwick, First Presbyterian Church, N. Y. City, in 1762, where he remained until 1784. 3. David Brownson; graduated at Yale College, in 1762, and was ordained pastor at Oxford in 1764, staying until 1779. He died in 1806. 4. Benjamin Wildman; graduated at Yale College, in 1758; was ordained pastor at Southbury, in 1766 and died in 1812. 5. Whitmon Welch; graduated at Yale College in 1762, and died in 1776. 6. Gideon Bostwick was born here in 1742; graduated at Yale College in 1762. He was a teacher of the Classical School established in Great Barrington, Mass., by Dr. Whiting, Col. Dwight and other members of the Episcopal Church, in 1766. Invited to act as Lay reader, he went to England and received orders from the Bishop of London, and was Rector at Great Barrington, from 1767 to 1793. He died here while on a visit to Mrs. Boardman, who was Dr. Whiting’s daughter. [See Schroeder’s Memorial of Mrs. M. A. Boardman.] 7. David Sandford was born in Milford, December 11th, 1737; graduated at Yale College in 1755; was ordained pastor at Medway, Mass., April 14th, 1763, and continued there until April 7th, 1810. 8. John Stevens; graduated at Yale College, in 1779; was licensed by Litchfield South Association, 1780, and died in 1799. 9. David Baldwin. 10. Daniel Marsh was born in 1762; graduated at Williams College; was pastor of Bennington, Vt., from 1806 to 1820; died at Janesville, New York, in 1843.