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Such is the belief of this church. Do you truly pro- fess and heartily believe and love these truths, as a general summary of your Christian faith ?
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[The ordinance of Baptism, if required, is now to be administered.]
You will now enter into solemn covenant with God and with this Church.
THE COVENANT.
In the presence of God and this witnessing assembly, you now cordially and without reserve give yourself up to God, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
You avouch the, Lord Jehovah to be your God ; Jesus Christ to be your Prophet, Priest and King ; and the Holy Ghost, your Sanctifier, Guide and Com- forter. You promise to receive and love the truth as it is in Jesus, and to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints : to walk in the statutes and ordinances of the Lord, and to adorn your high and holy vocation by a life of piety towards God, and of active benevolence towards your fellow men.
You moreover covenant to walk with this Church in its worship and ordinances, to submit cheerfully to its discipline, and to labor for its edification, purity and prosperity ;- and these vows you take upon you with an affecting belief that they are recorded on high, and will be reviewed in the Judgment of the Great Day.
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Thus you solemnly promise, covenant and engage. The Church will rise.
We, then, as a Church of Christ, most affectionately receive you to our fellowship, watchfulness and com- munion ; and give thanks to God, who has inclined your hearts to fear his name and thus publicly to espouse his cause.
We welcome you to all the privileges and blessings of the Church and Gospel of Christ.
We promise to treat you with Christian confidence and affection ; to watch over you with tenderness ; to walk with you in all faithfulness and charity as becom- eth saints.
And now may the Lord bless you and keep you, and make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. AMEN.
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RULES OF THE CHURCH.
1. COMMUNION. The Lord's Supper is administered six times each year,-on the first Sabbath in February, April, June, August, October and December. The preparatory lecture is delivered on the Friday after- noon preceding each communion.
2. PROFESSION. Persons proposing to unite with the church by profession, shall be examined by the church and propounded, at least, two weeks previous to the time of admission.
3. LETTERS. It is earnestly desired, that members of the church, when about to remove from this place, should give notice to the pastor ; and that, within a year after their removal, they should transfer their connection to the church with which they join in communion.
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It is also particularly requested that members of other churches, coming to reside among us, should within a year after their arrival, present letters of dismission and recommendation to this church, from those with which they were previously in communion.
PASTORS OF THE CHURCH.
REV. JOB CUSHING,
Ordained, Dec. 4th, 1723. Died, August 6th, 1760.
REV. JOSEPH SUMNER, D. D.,
Ordained, June 23d, 1762. Died, Dec. 9th, 1824.
REV. SAMUEL B. INGERSOLL,
Ordained, June 14th, 1820. Died, Nov. 14th, 1820.
REV. EDWARDS WHIPPLE,
Installed, Sept. 20th, 1821. Died, Sept. 17th, 1822.
REV. GEORGE ALLEN,
Ordained, Nov. 19th, 1823. Dismissed, June 18th, 1840. J
Ordained, June 22d, 1841. 2
Dismissed, Nov. 15th, 1848.
Ordained, Feb. 28th, 1849.
REV. JAMES AVERILL,
REV. N. W. WILLIAMS,
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DEACONS OF THE CHURCH.
JOHN KEYES, SEN., elected December, 1723. Set off with the North Parish, December 17th, 1742.
SAMUEL WHEELOCK, elected Dec., 1723. Released from serving, " by reason of infirmity," February 20th, 1735.
CYPRIAN KEYES, elected April 24th, 1735. Set off with the North Parish, December 17th, 1742.
SAMUEL MILES, elected April 21st, 1743. Excused from serving, " being infirm," December 16th, 1765.
EZEKIEL KNOWLTON, elected April 21st, 1743. Died March 14th, 1774, in the 67th year of his age.
JONAS STONE, elected December 16th, 1765. Died March 22d, 1809, in the 84th year of his age.
BENJAMIN MAYNARD, elected December 16th, 1765. The time of his death not known ; supposed to be about 1785.
WILLIAM KNOWLTON, elected March 2d, 1784. Died Sept. 13th, 1820, in the 79th year of his age.
BENJAMIN GODDARD, elected March 2d, 1784. Died Dec. 27th, 1834, in the 93d year of his age.
JOHN BRAGG, elected May 7th, 1789. Died September 24th, 1819, in the 74th year of his age.
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GERSHOM WHEELOCK, elected June 11th, 1818. Died July 10th, 1841, in the 80th year of his age.
THOMAS HARLOW, elected June 11th, 1818. Excused from serving, at his own request, on account of the increasing infirmities of age, in the year 1836.
JONAS M. MILES, elected September, 1830. Resigned, on account of removing from town, April 13th, 1845.
SAMUEL DEWITT, elected in the year 1836.
JOSIAH RICHARDSON, elected April 18th, 1845.
CHESTER V. NEWTON, elected July 30th, 1847.
MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH.
The following list embraces the names of such persons only, as were actual members of the church on the 1st of March, 1849; together with the changes, which, by the admission, or removal of any members, have taken place since that period, up to the time of publishing the list.
DATES mark the time of admission.
* Denotes those received by letter.
" dismissed to other churches. 1 + " removed by death.
JUNE, 1791. John Parks.
APRIL, 1792. Anna Stone, (Widow of Daniel Stone.)
JAN. 1793. Joanna Sumner,
(Widow of Edward Sumner.)
JULY, 1793. Ebenezer Drury. Lucy, his wife.
Nov. 1794. .
Elizabeth Sumner.
MAY, 1795.
Bridget Cushing, (Widow of Josiah Stone.)
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MAY, 1800. Lucy Hapgood.
SEPT. 1801. Polly Miles, (Widow of Jonas K. Miles.)
SEPT. 1804. Martha Pratt, (Widow of Joseph Pratt.)
JUNE, 1805.
Elizabeth C. Hapgood, (Widow of Ephraim Hapgood.)
JUNE, 1806. Polly Sawyer,
(Widow of Calvin Sawyer.)
JUNE, 1807. Thomas Harlow.
Elizabeth Howe, (Widow of Dennis Howe.)
JAN. 1810.
Mary Baldwin, (Wife of Moses Gill.)
AUG. 1810. +Simon Maynard.
MARCH, 1811. Joseph Nurse.
APRIL, 1811. Philo Slocomb.
Relief, his wife.
JAN. 1813. Miriam Wheelock,
(Widow of Deacon Gershom Wheelock.)
DEC. 1813. Daniel Maynard. Zelinda, his wife.
FEB. 1814.
Jemima Ware, (Widow of Jason Ware.)
DEC. 1814.
Elizabeth D. Ward, (Widow of Nathan Baldwin.)
MAY, 1815.
Dorothy Haven, (Widow of Daniel Newton.)
Ост. 1816.
Anna Angier,
(Widow of Benjamin Angier.)
JAN. 1817.
Abigail P. Muzzy, (Wife of Stephen Bellows.)
Mary Muzzy, (Widow of Nathan Muzzy.)
OCT. 1817.
Lucy Green, (Wife of Nathaniel Green.)
MAY, 1818.
Abner Harlow.
JUNE, 1821.
Sarah H. Ward, (Widow of Benj. P. Putnam.) Thomas W. Ward.
Ост. 1822.
*Lucy Nurse, (Wife of Joseph Nurse.) ** Submit Temple, (Widow of Joseph S. Temple.)
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JUNE, 1823.
Liberty Allen. David T. Brigham. Elizabeth Brigham, (Wife of Edmund T. Brigham.) Martha Cummings, (Wife of John B. Cummings.) Beulah Knowlton, (Wife of Jonas Baker.) Sarah Knowlton, (Wife of Amasa Knowlton.)
Henry B. Pratt.
Shepherd Pratt. Isaac Stone.
Sarah, his wife.
Ann J. Ware, (Widow of A. R. Phelps, M.D.) Martha Ware. Susannah Witherby, (Widow of Thomas Witherby.)
AUG. 1823.
Mary Flint,
(Wife of Eli Walcott.) Polly Garfield, (Widow of William Garfield.) Sylvia Taylor, (Wife of Franklin Nurse.)
Ост. 1823. John Brigham. Sarah, his wife. Thankful Knowlton.
JUNE, 1824. Mary Baldwin, (Wife of Henry Baldwin.)
AUG. 1825. Dorothy G. Maynard. (Wife of Eber Maynard.)
FEB. 1827. Lydia A. Maynard, (Wife of Josiah Maynard.)
APRIL, 1827.
Persis Harlow, (Wife of Lucius S. Allen.)
Ост. 1827. *Jonathan Reed.
JUNE, 1829. Jonas Stone. Lucretia B. Stone.
AUG. 1829.
*Silas Maynard. *Hannah, his wife.
FEB. 1830.
Sylvia S. Howe, (Wife of Lyman Howe.) Henry Maynard.
APRIL, 1830. *Harriet P. Ward, (Wife of Thomas W. Ward.)
JUNE, 1830.
Edwin Abbott. Catharine H. Parks, (Wife of Solomon Bathrick.) Charles F. Parks.
Ост. 1830. *+John Miles. *Mary ,his wife.
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FEB. 1831. Lucius S. Allen. Mary D. Allen, (Wife of Liberty Allen.) John B. Cummings. Sarah Fales, (Wife of Daniel Fales.) Almira Harlow.
Gideon Harlow.
Harriet, his wife. Nancy Harlow.
Mary Howe, (Wife of Calvin Howe.)
Amasa Knowlton.
Mark B. Knowlton.
Betsey, his wife.
Betsey Reed, (Wife of Jonathan Reed.) Eli Walcott. Lucy Wyman, (Wife of Seth Wyman.)
APRIL, 1831.
Daniel Fales, William A. Green. Charles E Miles. ¡Gilbert Noyes. Hannah W., his wife.
OCT. 1831. *Maranda E. Kittredge, (Widow of Justus Kittredge.)
DEC. 1831. Eber Maynard.
FEB. 1832. *Samuel De Witt. Catharine Pratt, (Wife of Shepherd Pratt.) Mary P. Pratt, (Wife of Henry B. Pratt.)
JUNE, 1834. *Rebecca W. Brigham, (Wife of Adolphus Brigham, M.D.)
AUG. 1834. *Catharine S. Miles, (Wife of Charles E. Miles.)
DEC. 1834. *Sophia Cutting.
JUNE, 1835. *Joseph Hastings.
Ocr. 1836. Louisa M. Stone.
APRIL, 1837. William Bucklin Newton. Ann A., his wife. Harriet W. Snow, (Widow of Henry Snow.)
OCT. 1837. Harriet S. Cary, (Wife of Joseph P. Cary.) Joab Hapgood. Elizabeth E., his wife.
APRIL, 1838. Emeline Slocomb, (Wife of James E. Munroe.)
JUNE, 1838. §Fanny Whitney, (Wife of William R. Fiske.)
AUG. 1838. Caroline Denny. Betsey B. Dudley, (Widow of Gerry Dudley.)
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Persis Eager, (Wife of John E. Hastings.) Leander Fales. Martha S. Fales. Seth W. Fessenden. Emeline S., his wife. Jane Flint. Laura Flint, (Wife of Samuel W. Barnes.) Lydia M. Flint. Charles O. Green. James M. Hall.
Harriet M. Hastings, (Wife of Leander Maynard.) Joseph E. Hastings.
Catharine A. Knowlton, (Widow of Osmyn G. Rice.) Sarah E. Knowlton, (Wife of Rufus H. Blood.) Benjamin Maynard. Mary, his wife. Harriet W. Maynard, (Wife of Dan'l S. Chamberlain.) Leander Maynard.
§Samuel A. Maynard.
Augusta S. Miles. James E. Munroe.
Chester V. Newton. Harriet N., his wife. *§Lucy M. Newton, (Wife of Alfred Holden.) Cynthia E. Noyes. Sarah M. Noyes, (Widow of Thomas D. Mixer.) Sophia Rice, (Wife of James M. Hall.) Joseph W. Sawyer. Charles E. Slocomb. Susan C. Slocomb, (Wife of Richard Russell.) Lucretia B. Stone, 2d. Lydia B. Willington, (Wife of Charles H. Fay.)
Ост. 1838. §Benjamin W. Fiske. Olive S. Pease. Margaret M. Pratt. Artemas Stone. Eliza R., his wife.
APRIL, 1839.
Joseph S. Hastings. Joanna N., his wife. Lucy Hastings. *Sarah Rice, (Widow of John Rice.) Susan F. Stone, (Widow of Calvin R. Stone.)
JUNE, 1839.
*Mary Andrews, (Wife of Asaph Andrews.) §Abigail Servey, (Wife of Samuel A. Maynard.) Lydia Walker.
AUG. 1839.
Alvin Henshaw. Cynthia W., his wife.
OCT. 1839.
Elizabeth A. Howe, (Wife of Amasa Howe.) Roxanna Walker.
DEC. 1840.
*Samuel B. Crosby. *Gershom Wheelock.
*Nathan A. Wheelock.
AUG. 1841.
*Maria C. Allen, (Wife of Leander Fales.) *Sarah Fiske, (Wife of Gershom Wheelock.)
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OCT. 1841.
*Rhoda Bellows. Stephen Bellows. Mary C. Gill. *Jotham Hastings. *Lucy, his wife. Mary B. Mahan, (Wife of Solomon Mahan.) Samuel W. Newton. *Mary D. Pease. §Abby J. Richardson. Elizabeth Sawtell, (Wife of Benjamin P. Sawtell.)
DEC. 1841.
* Asa Stearns. *Mary, his wife,
FEB. 1842.
*James Averill.
*Elizabeth E., his wife. *Sarah D. Miller, (Widow of John Miller.)
APRIL, 1842.
*Phebe S. Baird, (Wife of John Baird.) Nathan Howe.
JUNE, 1842.
*Mary Walker, (Widow of Solomon Walker.)
AUG. 1842. George L. Allen. Nathan M. Bellows. Ruth Cutler, (Widow of Isaac Cutler.) Benjamin N. Davis. George Grosvenor. John T. Harlow.
*Mary Hastings, (Wife of Joseph Hastings.) Mary C. McFarland, (Wife of Job Cushing Stone.) Susan Newton. Dolly Pratt. Edward H. Pratt.
George Dexter Pratt.
Samuel A. Pratt.
Stephen A. Reed.
§Henry P. Stearns.
Phebe Upham, (Widow of Jonathan Upham.)
Emily Walker.
Charles G. Ward.
Harriet A. Warren, (Wife of George Hapgood.) Erastus Wheelock.
OCT. 1842.
Patty K. Cummings, (Wife of Abraham Parmenter.)
Joseph A. Fiske.
Cleora E. Harlow.
Loring Hastings. Mary A., his wife.
*§Maria N. Hastings, (Wife of Seth W. Hastings.)
¡Abigail A. Howe. ¡Artemas Howe.
¡Nathan Howe, 2d.
¡Hannah S. Smith, (Wife of Josiah Smith.)
Harriet E. Snow, ( Wife of Rev. William Miller.)
*Mary Warren, (Wife of Nahum Warren.)
DEC. 1842. Julia A. Bellows. Phebe Goodnow. Osborn F. Stearns.
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APRIL, 1843. *Josiah Richardson.
JUNE, 1843.
* Asenath F. De Witt, (Wife of Dea. Samuel De Witt.)
*Lucy Green, (Wife of William A. Green.)
*Mary Shaw.
AUG. 1843.
* Amazonia Hapgood, (Wife of Lemuel B. Hapgood.)
FEB. 1844.
** Wyman Fessenden. *Mary, his wife.
APRIL, 1845.
*Windsor Goulding. Harriet M. Howe, (Wife of Osborn F. Stearns.)
JUNE, 1845. *Harriet E. Richardson, (Wife of Deacon Josiah Rich- ardson.)
AUG. 1845.
*Sarah J. Goodnow, (Wife of Harrison O. Maynard.)
*Noah K. Merriam.
*Harriet, his wife.
DEC. 1845.
*Lucy M. Green, (Wife of Simeon B. Newton.)
*Nathaniel Green, Jr.
JUNE, 1846. *Mary C. Hill, (Wife of Albert Hill.)
Ост. 1846.
* Amanda Holden, (Wife of Nathaniel Green, Jr.)
*Josiah F. Holden. *Mary H., his wife.
APRIL, 1847.
*Paul Whitney. *Lucy C., his wife.
OCT. 1847.
Fanny A. Crosby, (Wife of Samuel B. Crosby.) Marian P. Snow, (Wife of Lewis E. Colton.)
Susan A. Wheelock,
(Wife of Erastus Wheelock.)
DEC. 1847. *Martha A. Holden.
FEB. 1848.
Asaph Andrews.
Daniel S. Chamberlain.
Luke Fairbanks.
Harriet M., his wife.
Moses Gill. Samuel Jordan.
Harrison Otis Maynard.
Levi M. Parker.
Julia A., his wife.
*Calvin Perry. ** Nancy Perry, (Widow of Calvin Perry, Sen.) Hannah Trask, (Wife of John Trask.)
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APRIL, 1848. Harriet A. Baldwin. Maria L. Bullard. Joshua Chamberlain, Jr. *Lewis E. Colton. Susan C. Fales, (Wife of Charles T. Fay.) Charles O. Fessenden. Lucy Fessenden, (Widow of John S. Fessenden.) Benjamin Flagg. Martha, his wife.
Grace F. Goddard.
Asenath Goulding, (Wife of Windsor Goulding.) Henry Harlow. Elizabeth J. Haywood, (Wife of Joshua Chamberlain, Jr.) Albert Hill. Calvin N. Holden. William H. Howe. Eliza, his wife. Artemas Jones. Lucy T., his wife. Thomas Lyon. Catharine M. W., his wife. Achsah L. Maynard. Joseph S. Maynard. Maria P. Maynard. Sarah A. Maynard. Silas B. Robbins. Harriet E. Slocomb, (Wife of John Kerr.) *Willard Stone. *Nancy, his wife. Katharine W. Sumner. Lydia M. Sumner. Edward F. Walcott. Susan Walker, (Wife of Prentice Lamb.)
Ellen G. Ward. Caleb H. Warren. Elizabeth H., his wife. Henry E. Warren. Susannah W., his wife. William W. Whittemore. Eunice, his wife.
JUNE, 1848.
Francis W. W. Bigelow. John Bliss.
Lydia, his wife.
Sarah S. Dalrymple, (Wife of Marshall H. Hastings.)
John D. Goddard.
Abby M. Hapgood.
Marshall H. Hastings.
Sophronia Howe. Mary E. Miles.
*Mary M. Newton, (Wife of Adam H. Newton.) Oliver H. Perry. Andrew J. Stearns.
Job Cushing Stone. Josiah G. Stone.
¿Hannah H., his wife.
William A. Whittemore.
AUG. 1848.
*§Daniel Clapp. *§Catharine E., his wife. * Abby Harlow, (Wife of Abner Harlow.)
APRIL, 1849. *N. W. Williams. *Frances B., his wife.
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AUG. 1849. Catharine M. Baldwin, (Wife of George C. Stone.)
OCT. 1849. *Zillah M. Green, (Wife of Charles O. Green.)
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