On  the  26th  of  April,  1819,  a  public  meeting  was
called  in  the  school-house  (the  rear  of  the  present
Davis'  Hall),  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a  religious
society  in  the  vilhigc  of  Cayuga.  It  was  resolved
that  it  should  be  organized  according  to  the  Presby-
terian form  of  government,  and  be  known  by  the
name  of  "The  Presbyterian  Society  of  the  Village  of
Cayuga."

Loring  Willard,  Jonathan  Whitney,  Uri  Foot,
Daniel  Mcintosh,  Solomon  Dewey  and  Jeremiah
Hallock  were  duly  elected  trustees  of  said  Society.
One  week  and  a  day  later  (May  3d),  this  Society  met
at  the  same  place,  and  out  of  their  number,  under
the  direction  of  Rev.  Joshua  Lane,  of  the  Presbytery
of  Cayuga,  and  Kev.  William  Hiicon,  of  the  Prcsbj'tery
of  Geneva,  the  following  si.xteen  members  from  the
church  of  Aurelius  were  formed  into  a  church,  viz. :
John  Fitch,  Gershom  B.  Gillett,  Doring  Willard,  Jere-
miah Hallock,  Bazaleel  Shaw,  Jr.,  Abbey  P.  Allen,
Percy  Shaw,  Temperance  Bernan,  Susan  Annin,
Mcliscent  Foot,  Roxy  Ann  Foot,  Parthenia  M.  Foot,
Philomela  Perry,  Polly  Savage  and  Tabitha  Mc-
intosh.
On  the  20th  day  of  June  following.  Rev.  William
Bacon  presiding,  twelve  more  were  received  by  letter
from  the  church  of  Aurelius,  and  Thomas  Muraford,
Jeremiah  Hallock,  Elias  Thompson  and  Gershom  B.
Gillett  were  elected  ruling  elders,  and  Elias  Thomp-
son was  chosen  deacon.
On  the  20th  day  of  the  same  month  the  Church  at
Seneca  Falls  and  this  united  in  settling  as  their
pastor  the  Rev.  William  Bacon.
