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Atteft Stephen Crosby
April 27. Chh. tarried after divine service. A request was presented from Doct. James O. Pond for a Letter in behalf of him- self & wife of dismission from this chh. & of recommendation to some one of the Presbyterian chhs in the city of New York.
Voted that his request be [39] granted. The Letter was re- quested in this form because Doct. Pond, had not ascertained with what particular chh he might find it convenient to unite.
Atteft Stephen Crosby
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July 6. Chh. tarried after divine service. At his request pre- viously made known, voted to give Mr. Asaph Launders a Letter of recommendation from this chh. to the Presbyterian or Cong. chh. at Byron Genesee Co. N. Y., stating that he was in regular standing when he left this place.
Atteft Stephen Crosby
[40] 1829 Oct. 18. Chh tarried after divine service At her request voted to recommend Mrs Phebe Hayes (formerly Phebe Gould) to the Presbyterian chh in Londonderry N. H.
Atteft Stephen Crosby
1830 Jan. 1. Chh tarried after Preparatory Lecture. It being stated that Mr. Francis Loomis Phelps, a member of this chh, had embraced the doctrine of universal salvation appointed Brth- eren, Joel Clark & Walter Thrall a Committee to converse with him on the subject and report hereafter to the chh.
Attest Stephen Crosby
Aug & Sept The Committee appointed to converse with Mr. F. L. Phelps, reported to the chh that they had attended to the duties of their appointment; that Mr. P. told them his religious experience was the result of terror [41] & smnypathy &c. After several short sessions of the chh. on successive sabbaths, with the hope of getting more information on the subject, the meeting was adjourned to the first sabbath of Oct., with the understanding that some brother would commence a course of discipline accord- ing to the directions in Matthew's gospel.
Attest Stephen Crosby
Sept Chh tarried on the Sabbath after divine service; A letter being received from the Moderator of Hartford N. Consociation, requesting a delegation with the Pastor to attend a meeting of that body at Bristol on the last Tuesday of Sept. inst. Brother Joel Clark was appointed Delegate for that purpose.
Sept 26 Chh tarried after divine service. It being understood that Brother J. Clark would not be present to [42] attend the meeting of the Consociation at Bristol, Brother Sam1 Woodruff was appointed to attend in his stead.
Atteft S. Crosby
Oct. 17 The chh tarried after divine; The meeting ad- journed to the Ist sabbath in Oct., having been deferred. No one having commenced a course of discipline with Mr. F. L. Phelps, adjourned to the last sabbath of the present month.
Oct. 31. Chh. tarried after divine service. Adjourned to the
Atteft S. Crosby last sabbath in Nov.
Atteft S. Crosby
1831 Feb. 13. The chh. meeting which was adjourned to the last sabbath of Oct. last having been continued by successive adjournments [43] to this time, Brother Joseph Cornish Jun. presented a complaint against Brother F. L. Phelps. Whereupon the chh voted to send Brother Phelps a summons to appear before
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them on the 2nd Tuesday of March next at I o'clock at the meeting house, to answer to the charges alledged in the complaint of Brother Cornish.
Adjourned to the above named time & place. Atteft S. Crosby
March 8. Chh. met according to adjournment. Opened with prayer. As brother F. L. Phelps did not appear in person, nor send [44] any communication the chh voted to send him a letter of Admonition; & adjourned to the last Tuesday of the present month at 4 O'clock in the afternoon that Brother P. might have another opportunity to meet them.
Atteft Stephen Crosby
March 11. Chh met according to previous notice for the pur- pose of choosing a second Deacon. Constituted the meeting with prayer. Made choice of Brother Gordon C. Gould; who declined accepting the office. But at the request of some of the Brethren he consented to consider the subject further; [45] & the meeting was adjourned to the last Tuesday of the present month immedi- ately succeeding the meeting adjourned for the purpose of taking further measures on the case of Brother F. L. Phelps
Atteft Stephen Crosby
March 29. Chh met according to adjournment. Opened with prayer. Brother F. L. Phelps having made no communication, voted to send him a second Letter of Admonition. Adjourned to the day of the next Preparatory Lecture immediately after the Lecture.
Proceeded to the business of the meeting for the purpose of choosing [46] a 2nd Deacon. After some conversation on the subject Brother Gould signified his acceptance of the office; & the meeting was adjourned to the day of the next Preparatory Lec- ture, one hour previous to the Lecture for the purpose of con- secrating Brother Gould to the office of Deacon by solemn prayer. Closed with prayer.
Atteft Stephen Crosby
May 27. After the preparatory lecture which had been post- poned to this day there being no time for the consecration of Brother G. C. Gould to the office of Deacon the selemnity was defered to next sabbath.
Atteft Stephen Crosby
[47] May 29. Chh tarried after divine service; & Brother G. C. Gould was inducted into the office of Deac. by prayer.
Atteft S. Crosby
June 5. Chh tarried after divine service according to previous notice. The case of Brother F. L. Phelps which had been neg- lected on the day of the Last Preparatory Lecture, was brought before the chl; & after solemn prayer to God for direction, it was voted that he be formally excommunicated. Closed with prayer for Brother Phelps' repentance
Atteft S. Crosby
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[48] Aug. 7. Chli tarried after divine service. At the re- quest of Mrs. Charles Washburn voted, that she be recommended to the North chh. in Hartford, as having had a regular standing in this chh at the time she removed to Hartford.
Atteft S. Crosby.
Sept. 18. Chh tarried after divine service A letter having been received from the Moderator of Hartford N. Consociation requesting this chh to send a Delegate to the meeting of said Consciation in Simsbury the 27th instant, appointed Brother Joel Clark.
Atteft S. Crosby
[49] 1832 Jan. 25. Chh met according to previous notice. The meeting was constituted with prayer. The Pastor having requested the chh to unite with him in convining a mutual Ecclesiastical Council for the purpose of effecting his dismission, the following resolution was passed:
Resolved That this chh exceedingly regret the necefsity of uniting with their Pastor in convining a mutual Council for the purpose of dissolving his connection with this people; and they consent to this measure only at his special request.
[50] Voted to appoint a Committee to represent the chh. in the contemplated Council. Appointed Brother Appleton Robbins & Deacons Skinner & Gould. Voted to invite the Council to convene on Monday 30th of Jan'y instant at 10 o'clock A. M. at the Meeting house.
It was agreed by the Pastor & the chh. to invite the chhs in Windsor, Simsbury, Wintonbury, Hartford North and Suffield. Adjourned sine die.
Atteft S. Crosby
[51] Mr. Crosby was dismifsid 31, Jany 1832. Mr. Crosby removed from this place to Penn Yan N. Y. where he resided three or four years. He afterwards recd a call to settle in Green- ville, a village in Norwich Conn. In this place he labored for Several Months, when he was laid by by sicknefs and died June 6, 1838. A truly good man, and an able & devoted minister
Testatm D. H.
[53] 1832 Revª Daniel Hemenway commenced preaching to this Chh and Society on the 3ª Sab. in April.
May 17. At a church meeting holden on this day Voted that we give the Revd Daniel Hemenway an invitation to accept the pastoral charge of the church in this Society.
Test Joseph Cornish Jr Clerk
The Society having concurred with the Church in the above vote, the following is Mr Hemenways answer
To the Church and Ecclesiastical Society of Turkey Hills. Brethern and friends
Your request that I settle with you in the gospel [54] Ministry has now been some days before ine. Upon mature and as I trust prayerful deliberation I feel it duty to comply
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with your request and I do hereby signify my Complience. The relation which we are about to afsume to each other involves weighty responsibilities and takes fast hold of eternal things. In coming among you my object is if my heart does not decive me, the promotion of your Spiritual interests. I do confidently rely upon your hearty cooperation in all measures calculated to ad- vance the glory of Christ in the Salvation of Souls among you and pray that our connexion here may be a preparation for a nearer and more happy union in heaven.
[55] Wishing you all spiritual blefsings I am very respect- fully and very affectionately yours. D. Hemenway
Norwich June 1, 1832
At a subsequent meeting of the chh Dea H. Skinner and Brothers Walter Thrall & Justus Stevens were appointed a com- mittee to unite with a committee of the Society in fixing the day and making the arrangements for Installation.
Tuesday the 3ª of July was fixed as the day of Installation when a council convened consisting of the churches in Suffield, Windsor, Wintonbury, Simsbury Salmon Brook and Danvers Mafs.
[56] After the usual examination of the candidate the council voted to proceed to the Installation and that the Services be per- formed by the following persons.
Revd Mr Coules of Danvers Mafs make the first prayer.
Mr Nash of Wintonbury preach the Sermon.
Mr McLean of Simsbury make the Installing prayer.
Mr Rowland of Windsor give the Charge.
Mr Robinson of Suffield offer the right hand of fellowship. Mr Porter of Salmon Brook make the Last prayer.
[57] 1832 June 3. Church this day voted to give to Dea Gurdon C. Gould and wife a letter of dismifsion and recommenda- tion to a council to be convened for the purpose of constituting a church at Collinsville Conn.
July 29. This day, Church voted to grant the request of Sister Julia Crosby to be dismifsed from her particular relation to this church and recommended to the Presbyterian chh in Penn Yan N. Y.
Attest D. Hemenway.
Sept 23. Chh. Appointed Dea. H. Skinner a delegate to attend the Consociation to be holden at Hartford North chh on Tuesday 25 inst. Attest D Hemenway Past
[58] 1832 Oct 14 This day Dorothy Griffin was propounded for Admifsion to the fellowship of the Church.
Attest. D. Hemenway
Nov. 9. This day appointed Bro. A. Robbins delegate and Dea. H. Skinner his substitute to attend a council to be convened at Tariffville to organise a church.
Attest. D Hemenway, Past.
Nov. 11. Mrs Griffin recd to chh.
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Dec. 16. This day Elisabeth Phelps and Sarah H Field were propounded for admifsion to the communion of this chh.
Dec. 23 Church appointed bro. Joel Clark a delegate to attend a council to be convened at Sahinon Brook for the Dismifsion of Revd Isaac Porter At D H. Past.
[59] 1833 Jany 6. The persons propounded above were this day recd to the communion of the chh.
Attest. D. H. Past.
April 7. Church today made choice of Bro. Samuel Woodruff to attend as delegate a council to be convened at Windsor Locks on Wedy roth inst. to take into consideration the expediency of constituting a chh; and, if judged expedent to organize the same.
Attest. D. Hemenway Past
July 28. Gurdon C. Gould and wife were recd to the fellow- ship of this chh by letter from the church in Collinsville
At. D. Hemenway. Past.
Aug. 11. Chh appointed Bro. G. C. Gould a delegate to a council to be convened in Salmon Brook, on Tuesday, 20 inst. for the purpose of Installing Rev. Chs Bentley Pastor of the chh in said place
D. Hemenway Past
[60] 1833 Aug. 25. This day notified a meeting of the chh to be holden on Friday the 30 inst to take into consideration the subject of choosing a deacon in the place of Dea G. C. Gould whose office became vacated by his removal from us and connec- tion with another chli.
Attest D Hemenway Past
Aug. 30. This day church tarried after Preparatory Lecture according to the above notice and made choice of Bro. Gurdon C. Gould to officiate again as Deacon.
Attest. D Hemenway Past
Sept. 15. Mrs Mary Chapin and Mrs Susannah Bodwell were to day recd to the communion of this chh by letter from the chh in Simsbury
Sister Martha Soper was recommended [61] to the fellowship of any sister Church where providence might cast her lot.
Attest. D Hemenway Past
Dec. 15 Eliza Phelps a sister in this chh was at her request dismifsed and recommended to the North Chh in Hartford.
Attest. D Hemenway. Past
1834 March 2ª Melifsa Phelps a sister in this Chh was at her request dismifsed and recommend to the North Chh in Hartford. Attest. D Hemenway Past
Ap. 20. Susannah Bodwell and Mary Chapin were dismifsed and recommended to the Chh in Simsbury and Betsey Ann Griffin to the Church in Salmon Brook.
Attest D Hemenway Past
August 31. Church made choice of Bro Joseph Cornish as delegate to the Consociation to Meet at East Windsor 18 Sept Attest D Hemenway Past
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[62] 1834 Sept. 26. At a church meeting duly warned and holden at the School room at 3 oclk this day. A complaint was brot by Dea. G. C. Gould against Bro. Roswell H. Phelps, of neglecting & abusing his wife. (See complaint on file)
Voted that this meeting be adjourned to Thursday the 2ª day of Oct next, 2 oclk P. M. at the same place, and that the Moderator cite Bro. Phelps to be present and answer to the charges brot against him.
Attest. D Hemenway Past.
Sept 28. Church voted to give Bro. Jas C. Carter and wife a letter of recommendation to the Church in Genoa (?) Ohio
Attest. D Hemenway Past
[63] 1834 Oct. 2. Church met according to adjournment and meeting opened by prayer. Bro. Phelps was present, pleaded not guilty to the charges alledged against him and requested that Bro. S. Woodruff be permitted to act as his advocate.
Proceeded to hear the testimony in support of the charges and at a late hour adjourned to meet again at the same place at 6 o'clk on Thursday eve" gth instant.
Attest D Hemenway Pastor
Oct. 9. Church met according to adjournment Meeting opened by prayer. Continued the examination of witnefses in support of the charges against Bro. Phelps and heard testimony in his defence Adjourned to Thursday eve" 16, Oct 6, oclk
Attest. D Hemenway Pastor
Oct 16. Met according to adjournment and meeting opened by prayer. Bro Phelps not present. Heard further statements in proof of charges against him.
[64] Church then proceeded to consider the testimony for and against the Several charges.
Voted unanimously that all the charges had been fully sus- tained with the exception of the last clause of the first charge. The charges as proved in the opinion of the Church are the fol- lowing.
I. Bro. Phelps has affirmed that he had no affection for his wife more than for any other person.
2. At one time he struck at her with a broomstick which mifsing her head was broken acrofs the chair in which she sat and threatened to break more or to use Andirons Shovel and tongs if broomsticks failed.
3. At another time lie seized a stone jug, swung it violently over her head, saying "I Swear by the gods I will make you feel what you [65] never did feel if it costs me my life. And in the course of the conversation said to his wife that "She was worse than the devils in hell with much language of a Similar character.
4. At another time (one morning) he went to the woodpile, got a billet of wood, held it over her head in a menacing manner and with menacing language compelled her to carry in wood and build a fire.
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5. At different times when so sick that she could not leave her bed without suffering, he has left her alone and refused to give her that afsistance which she needed.
6. He has at divers times and in divers manner interrupted the peace and happiness of his wife.
The Sixth charge was substituted by consent of parties instead of the same number as on file.
Church voted to adjourn this meeting to Friday [66] 31. Oct. immediately after preparatory lecture, and that the pastor inform Bro Phelps of this result and request him to be present and make the Satisfaction which the gospel requires.
Attest. D Hemenway Pastor.
Oct 19 Mary Ann Combs was propounded for admission to the chh.
D. Hemenway
Oct. 31. Church tarried after preparatory lecture according to adjournment. Bro Phelps was present and made a statement of his views and feeling, with respect to the charges proved against him.
Upon which Church voted unanimously that they were not sat- isfied with his Confefsion and that the pastor be directed to send him a letter of admonition
Adjourned to Thursday ev", 6 o'clk Nov. 13.
Attest. D Hemenway Pastor
[67] 1834 Nov. 2 Mary Ann Combs today recd to the fellow- ship of the Chh.
Church tarried after meeting to hear the letter of admonition to Bro Phelps.
Voted that the letter be adopted as the views of the Chh & Attest. D. Hemenway Past
sent.
Nov. 13. Church met according to adjournment. Prayer by moderator.
Bro Phelps not having rendered any satisfaction, Chh voted unanimously that the pastor send him a second letter of admoni- tion. Adjourned to Friday eve" 21 Nov. 6. o'clk
Attest. D Hemenway Past
Nov. 16 Chh tarried after divine service, heard and approved the second letter of admonition to Bro Phelps.
Attest D Hemenway Past
[68] 1834. Nov. 21 Church met agreeably to adjournment. Prayer by moderator.
Bro. Phelps being present, repeated in substance the statement he had previously made of his views and feelings respecting the charges that have been pressd against him After much delibera- tion the church voted unanimously that they were not satisfied with the statements and could not regard them as a suitable con- fession of his offences. Upon motion, Voted unanimously that Brother Roswell H. Phelps be, and that he is hereby excluded the privileges of this church.
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Voted that the pastor prepare a letter of excommunication to Mr Phelps to be presented to the church for their approval on Monday eve“, Dec. 1, 1834, to which time this meeting is ad- journed.
Attest. D. Hemenway Past.
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Deaths.
1816 July 15th. Captain Worthy Thrall.
do. 16th. Widow Thrall.
Oct. 8th. Milton Thompson Son of Samuel.
do. 29th. Jesse Moore.
do. 30th. Wife of Samuel Clark. Total 5
1817 Jan. 18th. Died Nathaniel Phelps.
Feb. 21st Asahel Holcomb Esqr aged 96.
March 6th. Molly Clark died, daughter of Jesse Clark.
March 14th. A child, son, of Widow Dorothy Phelps, aged one year & 10 months
Do. 22ª An infant of Seth Hays who resides in the parish of Salmon Brook.
[70] March 22d A child aged 5 years of Almon Aldridge.
Do. 22ª The Widow Owen, wife of the late Capt. Owen who was by profession a baptist.
June 5th An infant child of Rev. Eber L. Clark
August 20th. Cromwell Phelps son of Widow Saralı Phelps
Do. 21st A Child of Elihu Andrus drowned.
Oct. Ist
Alson Hoskins Jun" died.
Nov 29th. James L. Moore died.
Dec 2ª The wife of Capt. Mathew Griswold
Dec. 30th. Ebenezer Cook died. Total 14
1818 March 11th. Phinehas Newton died.
March 26th.
Died Lura Skinner wife of Roswell Skinner.
April roth. Died Calvin Holcomb.
August 23ª Died George N. Gould son of Widow Phebe Gould.
[71] Sept 19th. Died an infant child of Sterling Perkins. 5
1819 Lucina Gay wife of Richard Gay
March 4th. Widow Pease.
Oct 12th. Anne Owen died.
Oct 26th. David Clark died aged 94 years
Oct. 4tlı. Laura Newton died. 5
1820 March 15th. a child of Capt. Moses Tibbetts.
May 14th Levi Thrall aged 45 years.
February 27th 1823 Deacon Phinehas Stevens aged 73
[72] 18331 Jany 3. Eleanor Thrall dau. of W T. (Lung Fever Oct. 2 ys.
1 This date appears to be crossed out.
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1834 Dec. 1. At a meeting of chh this ever a letter of ex- communication to Roswell H. Phelps was presented and ap- Attest D Hemenway, Pas
proved.
municated.
Dec. 21. This day Roswell H. Phelps was publicly excom- Attest. D Hemenway Past
[73] 1835 Feby. 22 Chh appointed Dea H. Skinner a dele- gate to sit in council, upon the subject of the dismission of Rev. Ansel Nash from the chh in Wintonbury, to become agent of American Ed. Soc. on Tues. 24 Inst.
D. Hemenway.
April 19. This day a complaint was presented against Mrs Sally Buck, a member of this church, for intemperance, upon which it was voted that the pastor notify her to appear before them at the school room on Thursday eve" the 23d inst, at 12 past 6 oclk to answer to the charges alledged against her
Attest D Hemenway. Past.
April 23. Church met according to the above appointment. Mrs. Buck not present.
Proceeded, after prayer, to hear the testimony in support of the charges preferred against Mrs Buck. The following were judged by the unaminous vote of the brethren to be substanstiated
I. That in the summer of 1833 she was intoxicated
2. That she was in the same condition in the month of Octo- ber or November 1834.
3 That she was intoxicated in the month of Feby 1835
[74] 4 That she was intoxicated again on 4th of Ap. 1835
5. That at sundry other times she has been so much intox- icated as to be disqualified for business.
Voted that the pastor send her a letter of admonition, and that the church meeting be adjourned to the day of preparatory Lecture next week. Attest D. Hemenway, Past.
Ap. 26 This day the draft of a letter of admonition to Mrs. Buck was read to the chh and accepted
D. Hemenway Past.
May 1. Church tarried after preparatory Lecture to receive the confefsion of Mrs Buck. She not appearing and making no communication the chh voted to send her a second letter of admo- nition, and to adjourn this meeting to the roth day of May to give her an opportunity to make the satisfaction which the gospel re- quires.
Attest D Hemenway, Pas.
[75] 1835. May 17. This day the church pafsed the follow- ing resolution.
Resolved that Mis Sally Buck be and that she is hereby excom- municated from the fellowship of this church, and that the pastor prepare a letter of excommunication for the approval of the chh.
Attest. D Hemenway. Past.
July 12. Church chose Dea G. C. Gould a delegate to attend a council to be convened in Windsor on Wedy 15th inst for the
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purpose of dissolving the pastoral relation of Rev. Mr Rowland to that chh. & Bro. J Cornish his substitute
Attest. D Hemenway. Past
Aug 16 Church dismifsed and recommended Mrs Lydia Caulkins to Bowery chh city of N. Y.
At. D Hemenway Pas
Sept 4. Recd to the fellowship of this chh James Judd and wife from chh in Southampton Mafs.
Appointed Doct Hamlin delegate to the N. Consociation of Hartford county to meet at South chh Hartford the 15th of this month [76] and Dea Gould his substitute.
Attest. D. Hemenway Past
Oct. 25 Edward Young Gould was this day propounded for admnifsion to this church.
Oct. 30 Chh voted to dispense with the rule that candidates be propounded two weeks before admifsion in the above case Attest D Hemenway Past
Nov. 1. The person above propounded recª to full communion Attest D. Hemenway. Past
1836. March 4. Church appointed Bro. A. Robbins a delegate to attend a council to be convened in Windsor on the 8 inst for the purpose of installing the Rev. Charles Walker over the church in that place.
Attest. D. Hemenway Past.
March 20. Church voted to dismifs and recommend Sarah Phelps a sister in this chh to the North Church in Hartford.
Attest D Hemenway Past.
[77] 1836 Sept 3d Sarah Stevens was this day recd to the fellowship of this chh from the 5th Cong. chh. in Springfield Mafs.
Church made choice of Bro. Joseph Cornish as Deacon in the place of Dea Gurdon C Gould deceasd.
Bro. Cornish not feeling prepared to accept the office at this time, he was requested to take the subject into consideration and give in the result at a subsequent meeting of the Chh.
Attest. D Hemenway Past.
Sept. 10. Chli made choice of Br. C. Hamlin as delegate to Hartford North Consociation to meet at E. Avon on Tues. 20. inst. and Bro J. Cornish as his substitute.
Attest D Hemenway Past.
[78] 1836 Oct. 2ª Chh voted to disinifs Mehitable Bafsett to North Chh in Hartford. D Hemenway Past
Dec. 4. Hannah Brown, Wife of Doct S. W. Brown was recd to the fellowship of this chh upon recommendation from the chh in Canton.
Attest. D Hemenway Past Dec 30 Brother Cornish signified to the church his acceptance of the office of Deacon.
Attest D Hemenway Past
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1837 March 16. At a church meeting duly notified and holden at the schoolroom under the church this day a complaint was pre- sented by Bro J. Clark against Bro. Walter Thrall charging him Ist With an excefsive use of intoxicating drinks so as to discredit his christian profefsion and greatly to impair his health
2udly With neglect of family duties.
3 With disregard of public worship
4 With falsifying. (See complaint on file.)
[79] Whereupon church voted that Deacon Cornish serve Bro Thrall with a copy of said complaint and that this meeting be ad- journed to Thursday 30th day of March present, 2. oclk P. M. to give him an opportunity to answer to the charges preferred against him.
Attest. D. Hemenway Past.
March 30. Church met this day according to adjournment. Bro Cornish returned the complaint against Bro. Thrall certify- ing that he had been duly serveded with a copy.
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