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Show The old Huguenot and Dutch records rec-ords of the church tell a great deal of the customs, manners and conditions condi-tions of the early settlers. When the church wanted a bell the pastor sent word to each family that had had a child baptized to bring a contribution. contribu-tion. Offerings of silver, spoons, buttons, but-tons, buckles and ornaments of various vari-ous kinds were sent to Holland and melted Into the bell, which now, attached at-tached to the clock, strikes the hours from the church steeple. Four presidents Washington, Van Buren, Grant and Arthur and 13 governors, gov-ernors, it is asserted, have worshiped in the church. |