The corner stone of this Church was laid, June 25, 1822. The edifice is of brick, and approaches nearer to the Gothic architecture than any other building in this town. It is yet unfinished. This is the first Roman Catholic Church erected on Long-Island. The present Trustees are,
| —— ——, President.[23] Peter Turner, Secretary, William Purcell, Treasurer; James Rose, Darby Dawson, William M’Laughlin, Patrick Scanlan. |
October 15, 1823. The “First Baptist Church in Brooklyn” incorporated.
| Trustees. | |
| Eliakim Raymond, John Brown, Charles P. Jacobs. | Elijah Lewis, Richard Poland, |
March 24, 1824. Rev. William C. Hawley was ordained Pastor of this Church. This congregation have as yet, erected no building for public worship; but assemble for that purpose in the District School room, No. 1.
There are also in this town some of the denomination of Friends, and a small congregation of Universalists; neither of which have established places of public worship. The Universalists are under the pastoral care of the Rev. William Mitchill, and assemble for Divine service in the District School room, No. 1.
In the present year, this town purchased of Leffert Lefferts, Esq. a small farm situate at the Wallaboght; a portion of which was set off for a burying ground, and divided into convenient parcels; which were allotted in the following manner to the different congregations worshipping in the town, viz.
| No. | 1. Dutch Reformed, 2. Friends, 3. Presbyterian, 4. Roman Catholic, | 5. Methodist Episcopalian, 6. Universalist, 7. Episcopalian, 8. Baptist, |
| 9. Common. | ||