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THE CHURCH RECORDS
of the town of Chesterfield, Massachusetts
Ist Book 1762 -- 1820
VERIFIED COPY
HALTER E. CORDIN'
These records have never before been copied in full, or published
Work done for the State Genealogical Committee - D.A.R.
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Records copied in July 1930 by
Mrs. John L. Lyman Regent Submit Clark Chapter D.A.R.
Easthampton, Mass.
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Walter E. Corbin Florence, Mass.
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This is a copy of a verified copy made by Anna G. (Mrs.John L. ) Lyman of Easthampton, Mass.
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Chesterfield, Mass. - Church Records
October ye 30th. day, A.D.1762
This day was kept as a Day of Fasting and Prayer by ye good people and Inhabitants of Chesterfield, preparation to ye ordination and solemn setting apart Mr.Benj. Hills to the pastoral care and charge of ye people, and the particular Members of other Chhs. D.D. on P. Day by Solemn compact and agree- ment enter into Covenant with God and one another and were thereupon imbodied and declared to be a particular Church of Christ by Rev.Messers (Sam'l Hopkins (John Hooker
Chesterfield Jan. 15 1762 ( ) Benjamin Mills, Clerk 1 c!
The following is the Confession of Faith, Covenant and other articles consented to and agreed upon by ye Ch. m in Chesterfield on sd. day set apart as afore'd; The confession of Faith is as follows : - ? I We believe yt. there is one only living and true God in three persons, Father, Son, and holy Gost, that in ye beginning God made Heaven and Earth:
II. We believe yt ød. Scriptures of ye old and new[testament] are ye word of God and ye only perfect Rule of Faith and Practice.
III. We believe yt. man at first was made in ye image of God, holy and upright; yt. God entered into a Covenant of Life with him upon condition of perfect obedience, particularly forbidding him to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil upon pain of death.
IV. We believe yt. our first parents sinned by eating of forbidden fruit and as .Adam was a Publick head and representative, thereby exposed himself and all his posterity to the wrath of God and Everlasting Death.
V. We believe yt in our fallen state, God has of his mere grace and good pleasure from all eternity, determined to save some of the lost children of men and that those whom he hath thus chosen, he will in his own time effectually call and finally save.
VI. We believe yt the Holy Scriptures reveal yt only method God has proposed for their salvation and that in order to execute the purpose of his Grace therein, he has appointed his Son Jesus Christ, to be the only mediator and Savior of Sinners whom he has sent into the world in our nature. That whosever believeth on him should not perish but have everlasting life, and that through his, Righteousness and Atonement, all, and none but those, who believe are Justified and Saved:
VII. We believe yt no man in his natural state has power to believe or do anything whereby he can be intitled to Salvation but that it is owing to the saving influences of God's Spirit working in us, both to will and to do of his own good Pleasure.
VIII. We believe yt the last day Christ shall raise the dead and judge the World in Rightousness, shall receive the Righteousto everlasting life and condemn the ungodly to everlasting punishment.
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Oct. 30 1764
We whose into .names are hereunto subscribed, apprehending ourselves, called of God to imbody,a particular Christian Ch'h, do declare our Serious belief of ye Christian Religion as contained in ye Sacred Scriptures in Such a view thereof as is exhibit . in our Confession of Faith & in ye Assemblies, large and Shorte Catechism, and in humble reliance[ ] ye Aid of Divine Grace, we heartily resolve to conform ourselves to ye Rules of Christ's Holy Religions as long as we live.
We now thereforegive up ourselves to God to walk with him in a life of Religion Acknoliging our obligationsto glorify him in all ye Duties of a Christian Life in Sobriety & Godliness, relying on Christ our Savior for eternal Life.
Particularly we desire to engage in reliance on Divine Grace to walk together as a Ch'h of Christ in ye Faith and order of ye Gospel according to all ye ordinances of it, conscientiously attending ye publick Worship of God, ye Sacraments of ye new Testament, ye Discipline of Christ Kingdom & call his holy Institutions in communion with and watching over one another according ^to ye Rules of ye Gospel, Studying ye things yt make for peace and things whereby one may edify another.
It; We further engage religiously to Instruct our offspring in ye Doctrines of ye Christian Religion, and Carefully to bring them up in ye Nurture and Admonition of ye Lord; in all relying on Divine Grace and praying yt God would strengthen us to every good work to do his will working in us yt which is well pleasing in his Sight.
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We do furthermore for ye peaceable and regular maintainance of Gospel order and dicipline among us, for ye preventing of future difficulties, & for ye amicable and regular issuing of all matters of doubt or difference yt may arise, agree and covenant with respect to ye method of Ch'h Discipline as follows; viz ;-
Art. 1 That in all Ch'h meetings there shall be in every Vote or Act of this Ch'h the major part of the members present & yt without this there can be no Vote or Act of this Church.
Art. 2 That in Case of a Difference between ye Pastor & majority of ye brethren with Respect to matters of Discipline, or in any case what- soever, ye case shall be refered to an Ecclesastical Council, to be chosen one half by ye Pastor and ye other half by ye Brethren present.
Art. 3 That when any Member or members of this Ch'h shall apprehend themselves injured by ye determination or censure of ye Church & desire a council of Churches to be chosen one half by ye party or parties aggrived and the other half by ye Church.
Art. 4 In case any matter of Difficulty should at any time arise betweenany Members of this Church which (ye Parties consenting) the Church shall judge most expedient torefer to an Ecclesiastical Council, the churches shall be chosen by this Ch'h one half being nominated by ye parties ye other by ye Pastor:
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Art. 5 That any other Matter not included in the last Article which the Church shall judge expedient to refer to ye Decision of an Ecclesiastical Council, may be referred to & determined by a Council of Churches, one half to be chosen by ye majority of ye Brethren, ye other by ye Pastor. 1 g
Art. 6 That in case ye majority of the Church after ye judgment given by one Council shall think fit to refer ye matter to another Council, the Determination of ye Second Counsel shall be ye final issue of ye matter referred to them.
Art. 7 And that each Ch'h called to Sit in Counsel shall be represented to act in Counselby its Pastor & one Deligate only:
Art. 8 That in all Counsels called by this Ch'h the matters referred to ye counsel shall be determined not by the majority of Churches, but by a majority of ye members of ye Counsel:
in Art. 9 In case at any time a Counsel conveined agreeable to ye above articles should in any matter referred to them be equally divided in their judgment, then ye Counsel shall call in a Pastor of some Ch'h. to set & act with them in ye Matters wherein they are Divided & ye majority shall determine it; So be it:
This 30 day of October 1764
Benj'n Mills Joseph Burnell Joshua Healy David Stearns
Ezra May Robert Hamilton Benjamin Tupper George Buck
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Pursuant to Letters, missives ye Several Churches by their Pastors & Deligates met at Chesterfield in Counsel Nov. 22, 1765, viz: The Church of Christ in South Hadley, the Rev. John Woodbridge, the Ch.h of Christ in Deerfield ye Rev. Jonathan Ashley Moderator: ye Ch.h of Christ in Hatfield ye Rev. Timothy Woodbridge Scribe, the Ch.h of Christ in South Hampton ye Rev. Jonathan Judd with Deligates from ye Respective Churches & in con of ye Desire.of ye. Church & Inhabitants of Chesterfield, ye Rev. Benj.n : Mills, after being examined by ye council and approved of as a learned and orthodox Preacher qualified for ye work of ye Gospel Ministry was Solemnly Set apart to ye work of ye Gospel ministry among them on P. Day.
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3/ Agreedthat ye foregoing form of confession of Faith should be that assented to by those who took upon them ye Christian profession. and also that the following particular form should be the Covenant consented to by those subjecting themselves to the Rules of the Gospel, viz:
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The Covenant for, admission of members to full communion: y- You do now in the presence of God and this Assembly solemnly recognize your Babtismal Obligations & avouch yt Lord Jehovah, Father Son and Holy Ghost to be your God and give yourself up to him, to be his only & wholly so; You desire to take the word of God for the rule of your Faith and Practice, renouncing everything you know to be contrary thereto. You desire to have your dependence upon the Lord Jesus Christ for: Righteousness, Justification, and Grace to do the will of God. You would look to the holy Spirit for his divine influence on you at all times, resolving to seek Salvation by Christ in the way of the Gospel.
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You acknowledge us a true Church of Christ and subject yourself to ye discipline of it, & ye regular administrations of it. in this place so long as you continue a member with us: You promise & engage to walkkrin all yet
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ordinances of ye Lord blameless as God by his Grace shall enable you to do: This you promise :
We then declare you to be a member of ye same Body with ourselves and promise to watch over you as one who art a partaker of ye Like Hope with ourselves : Amen
The following paragraph is to be read & assented to my those ( instead of the former ) who own the Covenant for Baptism anddo not come into full Communion:
You acknowledge us a true Ch'h of Christ & promise constantly to attend ye ministry of yework withus so long as you shall reside in this place; with diligent application to God in ye use of all appointed Means in order to see your way clear to come to ye Sacrement of ye Lord's Supper, & yt that you may not be wanting in this you put yourself under ye watch and care of this Ch'h subjecting yourself to its discipline; This you promise. Amen.
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Then was held a Ch'h meeting to determine whether Persons should own ye Covenant and bring their children to Baptism if they had scruples in their mind, & on that account thought it not expedient at present to come to ye - ordinance of ye Lord's Supper; after ernest prayer to God for his assistance, direction and blessing, ye matter was taken into consideration, as after some debate, being not agreed & for want of further information, the meeting was adjourned till ye 9th. of May following:
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At a church meeting by adjournment from ye 11th. of ye preceeding April, & agreeable to ye design of ye meeting, it was voted yt persons confessing Faith in Christ, & owning the Covenant or recognizing their Baptismal obligat- ions, might bring their children to Baptism, tho by reason of Scruples of Conscience they dare not approach the Lord's Table. 5.
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Nov. 15,1765
At a church meeting ( after solemn prayer to Almighty God for direction and blessing ) voted yt if any member of this church gave just cause of offence to another, the party offended after other Gospel methods for a Reconciliation, in order for a hearing, should bring a written complaint to ye Pastor, specify- ing ye cause and evidences to support it: It was considered also yt children born within seven months after marriage gave just grounds of suspicion yt ye parents were guilty of fornication before marriage and therefore in ordinary cases, a confession must needs be required in order for their obtaining ye Charity of ye Church.
Test. Benj'n Mills, Clerk.
Dec. 31 1766
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out of his possession and as may seem in ye Complaint, the matter being considered, it unanimously voted by ye brethren yt P. Benjamin was not worthy of censure or of being debared from Gospel privileges for anything which he had accused ye P.Robert of ytaccusation being grounded on some particular circum- stances which seemed at last to appear against ye P. Robert or at least ye Brethren thought so: Ye circumstances are too long here to be related but may be known from ye evidence ye present.
Chose Deacon Benj'n Tupper for ye first Quorister in this church.
April 29 1767
Then was held a Ch'h meeting in order to come into some method yt ye conduct of Profession (if possible) might be regulated by ye gospel: (The occasion of it was, there were many of ym who were negligent in attending ye ordinances of ye Gospel many times staying away from ye Lord's Supper, & neglecting one opportunity after another to bring their children to Baptism. ) It was therefore proposed and voted as follows :- yt if any professor should. without sufficient reason absent himself from ye Sacrement of ye supper, he should make a publick retraction & acknowledgement therefore, or be liable to ye Censure of ye Ch'h & it should be such a reason as should be judged suffic- ient by ye church, if he pretended to effect a reason for to excuse himself in staying away, so also if any opportunity was neglected to bring children to Baptism and as Brother Daniel Winter has not attended the ordinances of ye Gospel since I have been Settled (which is going on three years ) it was concluded upon and voted to send a Committee to know his reason or let him know yt he should be suspended from ye ordinances of ye Gospel: The Committee chosen Jan.
wereBrother Buck, Brother Healy & Brother Stearns; & by ye way, Brother Winter was desired to come at this meeting and offer his reasons for ye above mentioned neglect, or he had gone on in it against freequent warnings & councils to ye. contrary: & as Brother Tupper and Brother Burnel by yedesire of ye Brethren, had before to talk with him ye same account, & he chose, ( as I understood ) not to give ym any account about it, at lest( least ) as a Committee sent to him for yt purpose, in short ye case was, he denied ye Ch'h Right to deal with him.
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June 28 1769
At a church meeting (after Solemn Prayer to Almighty God for direction) voted yt Publick Confessions for Scandalous Sins should be made before the whole congregation and the offender to stand in the Broad Alley.
And whereas Brother John Wilder has neglected Baptism for his youngest child for a considerable time, voted,yt Brother Abner Brown and Brother Joshua Healey should be a committee to go & discourse with him about yt & know the reason of yt neglect.
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At a Ch'h meeting by adjournment from Nov. 1769 after solemn prayer, voted to withdraw our watch and care over Daniel Winter as a Christian Brother
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Bant for his contempt of the authority of this branch of the Church of Christ, & neglecting of the special ordinances of the gospel with us: voted also to return his letter of recommendation and what we have done to the F. Ch.h of Killingley from whence he came, desiring them to deal withhim as the Gospel directs. Test : Benj.n Mills, Clerk.
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Jan.2, 1771
At a Church Meeting after solemn prayer, chose of the Brethren Capt. Stephenson and both the Deacons as a Committee to take cognizance of any reports reflecting the scandalous conduct of any of the brethren, & if it be supported with proper evidence for them to acquaint the pastor and lay it be fore the Church.
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At a church meeting after solemn prayer to Heaven for direction, heard complaint against John Kenedy exhibited by Deacon Tupper for breach of Gospel Rules as in the Complaint appears: after hearing of it they voted it out, as the Dea.n was not present to support it & as it was objected yt he had not taken the preceding steps which the Gospel Requires.
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Jan. 13, 1772
At a Ch.h. meeting after looking up to God for assistance and direction, heard the petition of John Kennedy and Benj. Tupper & advised in what method to settle their affairsagreeable to their requests, as set forth in P. petition- and chose of the Brethren, Dec.n Ezra May, Benj. Parsons, Joshua Healey, John Stephenson and Ephraim Patch to be a Committee tohear matters of controversy between them, and endeavor a settlement of them, and report to the Church at their next meeting - N.B. At this meeting Mr. Kennedy asserted that he could give it under oath that Deac.n Tupper took his, Securities and gave a Power of them unbeknown to him. To the contrary of which the Dea.n P. he could suf- ficiently prove.
B. Mills, Clerk.
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After Solemn prayer to God for his presence and blessing, heard the - report of the above committee with respect to the matters referred to them between the above parties, accepted of the return and accordingly voted the exclusion of the above said Kennedy over holy Communion till he made publick satsifaction to Dea.n Tupper and as the P. Kennedy was notified this meeting, and excused himself when notified by refusing to attend without any sufficient reason as judged by this Church, & as he did neglect to attend, voted there- fore that this Church looks upon it as an affront offered them, and consideres it as a contempt of their authority that he did not appear at this meeting & in which light we shall consider it till he makes us satisfaction.
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