Excerpt from History of St. Georges Church, Hempstead, Long Island, N. Y

Herodotus declares that his object in writing his history was "in order that events which have taken place may not vanish from mankind by time."

In preparing the work herewith presented to the public the compiler has been influenced by a like motive. There are facts relating to the origin and growth of St. George's parish which, in a Churchman's view, are worthy of being generally known, and which should be rescued from the oblivion to which they are increasingly exposed and which was already enshrouding some of them.

Some of the facts here related may possibly be considered of but little importance, and perhaps none of them will be deemed of much moment to the world.

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