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for the town's use, either in disposing of the whole, or part, for a parsonage elsewhere; and Hugh Floyd, Samuel Watts, and Nathaniel Oliver, Junr., were chosen.14
Die Lunae, March 8, 1747-8. At a church meeting at the meet- ing-house appointed to see if the Church would proceed to the choice of a colleague with the Rev'd Mr. Cheever, or what the Church would act with respect to the supply of the pulpit under the advanced age of the rev'd Pastor.
After some debate it was thought proper to take the advice and opinion of some Judicious neighboring ministers respecting the ministerial qualifications of the Rev'd Mr. Wm. McClenachan, and that he [ be | desired to supply the Pulpit for a further term as the town's Committee should agree with them :
Accordingly the following letter was dranghted, and Messrs. Hugh Floyd with Nathan'l Oliver, Junr., appointed a Committee to wait on the Rev'd Mr. Win. McClenachan for his Consent, and then present the same to the gentlemen to whom it was directed. Upon his assent, the Committee proceeded.
Chelsea, March 8, 1747-8.
The Church of Christ in Chelsea, to the Rev'd Messrs. Nathan- iel Appleton, William Hobby, and Ellis Gray :
After hearing the Rev'd Mr. William McClenachan for the space of near ten months and that to very general Satisfaction in the town, Our church met this day to see what they should do with regard to the Supply of the pulpit for the future, or whether they should proceed to the choice of said gentleman as colleague to onr Rev'd and aged Pastor, Mr. Cheever; and after mature Consider- ation, the Church voted to postpone such matter till after Mr. McClenachan had been approved of by von, in conjunction with any other one or two other gentlemen he shall appoint, both with regard to his principles and other abilities for the work of a Gospell Minister.
These therefore, in behalf of the Church, request you'll do us the favor to attend snch service with all convenient speed, at such your Consideration & to Make such Law for the Ease and reliefe of those of the denoms of Presbyterians inhabitting sd Town as has been heretofore done for the reliefe of other denoms of Christians or to appoint a day at the next Meeting of this Great & Generall Court for your Petr & his hears of the Denomn aforesd to be heard upon the Merritts of their Case . . . And yr Petr in dnty bound Will ever pray
" William McClenaehan "
14 Town Ree., i. 23. This is among the first of several entries in the town records relating to a parsonage, which gave some trouble. I now give its full history. For £1100, William and John Hasey conveyed to Samuel Watts, VOL. II. - 17
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time and place as Messrs. Hugh Floyd, and Nathan'l Oliver, Junr., the Church Committee, shall find most agreeable to you and him. By order of the Church, N'L. OLIVER, Junr., Scribe.
The same day the abovesaid Committee waited on the Rev'd Mr. Wm. McClenachan, with the above transeript, and he freely ex- pressing his assent and Consent to the Churches procedure, nom- inated the Rev'd Mr. Wm. Welstead and And'w LeMercier, and said he would wait on such gentlemen at any time and place
Thomas Pratt, Nathaniel Oliver, Jr., and Hugh Floyd, as trustees of the town, duly empowered, a dwelling-house and a half aere of land which John Hasey oeeupied, bounded southerly on the highway leading from William Hasey's to . . . Hasey's Bank, so ealled; easterly, northerly, and westerly on said William Hasey's land.
Also a lot of salt marsh, nine aeres more or less, bounded easterly on Isaae Lewis's marsh; northerly by the great beaeh to a small creek; thenee by said ereek northerly and westerly till it comes to the westerly end of the long beach; thenee southerly on said beaeh till it comes to said marsh of Lewis's.
Also four acres, more or less, of marsh near the above lot, together with the improvement of a way to the town road. May 23, 1748. Suff. Deeds, L. 93, f. 3. As to the sale of the " town house," see Seleetmen's Ree., i. 7.
These marsh lands appear to be those afterwards ealled the "Town's Marsh." Between April 24, 1749, and April 26, 1762, there are various entries on the records respeeting the sale of the grass, or of the lands. September 3, 1759, it was voted to aeeept the offer of James Pitts, if no higher was made. Town Ree., i. 44, 50, 51, 53, 60, 63, 65, 67, 68, 87. Also Seleetmen's Ree., i. 3, 6, 8, 16, 17, 30; and appendix at end of this ehapter.
June 18, 1753, Samuel Tuttle conveyed to John Tudor, for £226. 13. 4, about twenty-six and a half aeres, adjacent to the Hasey grant above. (The deseription is of no present value, exeept that it identifies the lot as ineluding that now belonging to the heirs of the late Benjamin H. Dewing, at the northwesterly corner of the junetion of Malden Street in Revere with the Salem Turnpike, on both sides thereof. Its southerly bound nearly eoineided with the northerly bound of the estate of the Rev. Dr. Joseph Tuekerman. The original parsonage house was torn down some years ago, and Mr. Dewing preserved the poreh.) Suff. Deeds, L. 82, f.249.
Mareh 8, 1756, John Tudor of Boston, a baker, for £253. 6. 8, conveyed the same estate to Samuel Watts, Nathan Cheever, Benjamin Brintnall, then seleetmen, and for the use of the town. Suff. Deeds, L. 91, f. 87.
March 11, 1758, Thomas Goldthwait, Nathan Cheever, Benjamin Brint- nall, Samuel Pratt, and Samuel Sargent, as seleetmen and feoffees in trust for the town of Chelsea, for five shillings, and by virtue of a grant of £150, to Rev. Phillips Payson conveyed to him the same estate. Suff. Deeds, L. 93, f. 168.
But by reason of some informality in this deed, Payson conveyed the estate to the town, December 14, 1770, Suff. Deeds, L. 118, f. 219; and February 7, 1771, Jonathan Green, Thomas Pratt, and Samuel Sprague, as a committee of the town, legally ehosen, December 13, 1770, gave a proper deed of the premises to Mr. Payson. Ibid., L. 118, f. 220.
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they should assign. Accordingly, on Thursday, the eleventh instant, the above Committee waited upon the Rev'd Mr. Appleton with the above letter, and acquainted Mr. Welstead with the Churches desire, showing him a copy thereof, and from the united concurrence of those Gentlemen, delivered to the said Committee, it appeared to them an unusual procedure, and declined to under- take in such an affair, at the same time gave it as their advice to the Church to apply in the same manner to the association of min- isters in the town of Boston. All which, the said Committee com- munieated to the Rev'd Mr. Cheever, who, on the fourteenth instant, March, stop't the Church, and appointed Wednesday, the seventeenth instant, a Church meeting, at his own house, to take the abovesaid matter more fully into consideration.
March 17. At a meeting of the Church of Christ, in Chelsea, at the house of the Rev'd Mr. Thos. Cheever, Pastour and Moder- ator of said meeting.
Upon consideration of the refusal of the Gentlemen requested by the Church to examine the Rev'd Mr. Wm. McClenachan respect- ing his ministerial Qualifications, Agreed unanimously, that the Rev'd Mr. Wm. MeClenachan, if he sees fit to, wait on the afore- said Pastors of the town of Boston, at their next meeting, and offer himself to Examination respecting his ministerial Qualifica- tions. And then Voted this meeting be adjourned till this Church receive an answer from said association.
March 18, 1748. Voted to raise the sum of Ten pound, Bills of the last emission, for the support of the Gospell in said town.15
March 29. The Church met at the house of the Rev'd Mr. Thos. Cheever, and having received a Vote of the Rev'd Associated Pastors of the town of Boston, expressive of their disinclination to comply with the Churches desire that they would give this Church their thoughts of the ministerial Qualifications of the Rev'd Mr. Wm. McClenachan, as such a practice was unusual, and they were unacquainted with said Gentleman.
After some debate, Voted to meet on Monday, the 13th of April, next, to see if the Church would give the Rev'd Mr. Wm. McClen- achan an invitation to settle among us, as Colleague with the Rev'd Mr. Thos. Cheever - said meeting to be at ve meeting-house, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, to which time this meeting stands adjourned.
April 13, 1748. The Church met at the meeting-house by adjournment, and after prayer, the Rev'd Moderator, viz., Mr. Cheever, proposed that the Church should bring in their written
15 Town Rec., i. 26.
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Votes for a Pastor Colleague with him; by which Votes, it ap- peared that the Rev'd Mr. Wm. McClenachan was chosen by a great majority.
Voted, the selectmen of the town be desired to issue their War- rant to call a town's meeting as soon as may be, to see if the town would concur with the Church in their Choice of the Rev'd Mr. Wm. McClenachan, and if they did, to choose a committee to join with the ruling elders in waiting on said gentleman for his answer.
April 18, 1748. In the Warrant; To see if the town will concur with the Church in their choice of the Rev'd Mr. Wmn. McClenachan to settle as colleague with the Rev'd Mr. Cheever, in the pastoral office over the Church in said town, and what settlement and what salary they will allow him (if chosen). 'Twas motioned whether ye town would suspend ye Vote for a term, and hear some other gentleman preach in order for a choice, and passed in the negative. They voted by written Votes and passed in the affirmative to concur with the church in their choice of the Rev'd. Mr. Win. McClenachan 16 to settle as a colleague with the Rev'd Thomas Cheever over the church in said town. Then the Vote was asked, whether the town will allow him any settle- ment, and passed in the negative. Then the vote was passed to allow the said Rev'd Mr. Wm. McClenachan, as yearly salary, if he settled in said office in this town, the sum of fifty pounds sterling, or Bills of credit equivalent thereto. Then 'twas mo- tioned to see if the town would make an addition to said sum, and passed in the affirmative. Then Voted to Choose a Committee to wait on the said gentleman for his answer, and voted as said Com- mittee, Messrs. Elder Hessey, Samuel Pratt, and Hugh Floyd. Voted, that the Committee formerly appointed to take a deed of the late purchase (for a parsonage) perfect the same and bring it forward at May Meeting.17
May 3. At a Church meeting at the meeting-house by appoint- ment, it appearing that the town by a very great majority has concurred with the Church in the choice of the Rev. Mr. Wm. McClenachan, and that he had accepted their call as Pastor-elect, Colleague with the Rev'd Mr. Thomas Cheever.
Voted, Wednesday, the 21st September, next, be appointed a day set apart to inaugurate said gentleman into said office; and that the following churches be sent to join in Council for said purpose, viz. : the Churches under the pastoral care of the follow-
16 Foote's King's Chapel, ii. 178, gives his name as McClennaghan; but the text follows the Church and Town Records.
17 Town Rec., i. 27.
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ing gentlemen, viz: the Rev'd Messrs. John Webb, Andrew Eliot, Win. Welstead, and Ellis Gray, Samuel Mather, and Samuel Cooper, of Boston; the Rev'd Mr. Nathaniel Appleton, of Cam- bridge, the Rev'd Mr. Eben. Turell of Medford, the Rev'd Mr. Joseph Emerson of Malden, Mr. Nathaniel Henchman, of Lyn, the Rev'd Win. Hobby, of Reading, the Rev'd Mr. John Davidson of Nutfield, and the Rev'd Andrew Le Mercier, of Boston; and that the following letter be directed to the abovesaid several Churches, and that it be signed by the Ruling Elders in the nanie of the Church.
To the Rev'd &c., Sir: - It having pleased the glorious head of the Church, after, as we hope, our humble supplications to him, on a day of fasting and prayer for his guidance in a matter of such importance to direct us by a very great majority both of Church and town to invite the Rev'd Mr. Win. MeClenachan, late of Blan- ford, to the Pastoral office among us; and to incline him to accept said Invitation : We have agreed on Wednesday, the twenty- eighth day of September next, God Willing, to fix him in said office among us in Conjunction with the Rev'd Mr. Thomas Cheever. We, therefore, desire you with such delegates as your church shall think proper to send, to coneur with other elders and messengers of several Churches in Exercising snch acts of Com- minion, as the nature of such Solemnity may require. We sub- seribe yours, in the faith and order of the gospel.
SAMUEL WATTS, WM. HASEY, Ruling Elders.
May 16, 1748. Voted to continue ye committee formerly chosen (about a parsonage) with the power they were invested with, to take a deed, &c., of their purchase, and added to said committee Mr. Thomas Pratt. Then the vote was called to see if the town will determine at this meeting what addition shall be proposed to make to the salary allowed to the Rev. Mr. Wm. MeClenachan, and passed to defer the consideration to another time.18
Aug. 29, 1748. Voted to raise the sum of one hundred pounds, old tenor, to defray the charge of the Instalment of Rev. Wm. McClenachan, and chose a committee to provide for the Council with said money ; and voted as a committee, Messrs. Samuel Watts, Esq., Nathan'l Oliver, Junr., and Samuel Tuttle.19
Sept. 12, 1748.
To the Church of Christ in Chelsea:
Brethren : - As there is a meeting of some of the Church and Town at Nath" Oliver's, Junr., at five o'clock, this evening. in
18 Town Rec., i. 28. 19 Ibid.
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order to reecive some adviees come to hand respecting the Rev'd Mr. McClenachan, we, therefore, humbly desire all the Brethren of said Church to meet them. Also, for the end aforesaid: and there pass such votes as they shall think proper.
We are yours in the faith and fellowship of the Gospel.
SAMUEL WATTS, WM. HASEY, Ruling Elders.
Wednesday morning. 11 o'clock.
These may eertify we notified the members of the Church in Chelsea, to meet at the time and place above mentioned, exeept Mr. Nathan Cheever, who is out of town.
Attest, JACOB HASEY, THOMAS PRATT, members of said Church.
At a ehureh meeting, the day above, at the house of Nathaniel Oliver, Junr. The above notifieation and return being read, and finding all the members present, exeepting Mr. Nathan Cheever and Mr. Hugh Floyd, who was sick. The Hon. Samuel Watts, Esq., as senior elder, was moderator.
Voted all the papers referring any ways to the person, eharaeter, or eireumstanees of Rev'd Wm. MeClenaehan, should be laid on the table, that authentie eopies be taken, and the originals returned to the possessors of them.
The moderator demanded of Deaeon Jacob Hasey, or any others, who might be possessed of sueh papers, to gratify the Church in the above Vote.
Deaeon Jaeob Hasey said he had in his possession all the papers, above referred to, but would not lay them on the table, nor suffer any copies to be taken of them, which the Church thought un- reasonable in him, and after some debate,
Voted to postpone the intended installation of the Rev'd Mr. Wm. MeClenaehan till the second Wednesday of October, next; also that the ruling Elders aequaint the several Churches sent to, in order to attend sueh solemnity, with the above Vote. Then the Moderator adjourned this meeting, sine die.
Wednesday, Oet. 12, [1748]. The Venerable and Rev'd Couneil sent to by the Church in Chelsea, consisting of Eleven Churches, met at Chelsea, in the meeting-house, in order to install the Rev'd Mr. Wm. MeClenaehan into the Pastoral offiee over said Church, as Colleague with the Rev'd Mr. Thomas Cheever. The Rev'd Mr. Nath'l Appleton was chosen Moderator of said Couneil.
Deaeon Jacob Hasey, Messrs. Elisha Tuttle, Samuel Floyd, Nathan Cheever, and Thomas Pratt opposed the instalment of the said Gentleman, exhibiting by way of memorial sundry allega- tions against him, both with regard to his ministerial qualifieations in point of learning and his moral character, of all which the said
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William McClenachan acquitted himself before a very large as- sembly in public hearing, so far to the gratification of said Council, that, by their result, they discharged him of every charge exhibited, excepting that once they found him guilty of indecent passion and uttering unbecoming words, yet that the Council might not be thought too sudden in fixing a Pastor where there had arisen such a difference in the Church, and that the above Gentle- men, who stiled themselves aggrieved Brethren, might have time to be better reconciled to their said Pastor elect, said Council advised the Rev. Mr. Win. McClenachan to continue his accept- ance of the Church's Call, and adjourned the Council to the third Tuesday of December, next.
Chelsea, Nov. 27, 1748. The Rev'd Mr. Cheever stop't the Church and appointed a Church meeting, tomorrow, at 9 o'clock, forcuoon, at the meeting-house, to see if the Church would send their request to the Commeil met here, on the 12th of Oct. past, in order to install the Rev'd Wm. McClenachan, and to do any other business that might be thought proper.
28. The Church met as above appointed, and Voted the Council met here on the 12th of Oet. past, be desired to convene according to their adjournment, in order, if they see fit, to install the Rev'd Win. MeClenachan, as colleague Pastor with the Rev'd Mr. Thomas Cheever, and that Elders Watts and Hasey, send the Churches request therefore to the Rev'd Moderator of said Council; that the Ruling Elders, the Rev'd Wm. MeClenachan, Messrs. Thomas Pratt and Hugh Floyd, take the Church Covenant into Considera- tion, and make what additions or amendments they think just, and report thereon; and that this meeting be adjourned to Mon- day next, at 9 o'clock, in the forenoon, to receive the report of the above committee, and to pass thereon, as the Church shall think proper.
Voted, that the selectmien be desired to convene the Town, on said day, to see if they will defray the necessary charges of said Council.
Dec. 5. The Church met accordingly, and considering but few were present, it was agreed to adjourn the meeting till 4 o'clock, afternoon, at the dwelling-house of the Rev'd Mr. MeClenachan.
Town Meeting, Dec. 5, 1748. Voted to raise the sinn of Eighty pounds, old tenor, to provide for the Council, and voted to leave it to the Church to dispose of said money, if they thought proper, for that use. Voted to allow the Committee their accounts, being sixty-eight pounds, three shillings, surplusage of what the town granted them to make provision for the Council.20
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Dec. 5, 1748. Post Meridiem. The Church met agrecably to their adjournment, the Hon'l Elder Watts being moderator.
The Committee appointed on the Church covenant reported that it is their opinion there be no alterations in the Covenant. But that with respect to that article in the covenant, wherein, referring to the platform, 'tis declared, unto which for the substance we declare our adherence. They are of opinion that Ruling Elders are, agreeable to the Platform, an (sic) essential officers, in a Congregational Church, and that no teaching elder be admitted as Pastor of this Church, unless he submit to such officers in ye Church.
They are also of opinion that the negative power does not per- tain to the teaching or ruling Elders distinct, but to a majority of the Eldership.
They are farther of opinion that the infant sced of parents, owning the Covenant consented to by this Church, be subjects of Baptism, altho' such parents have not seen their way clear to join in full Communion with the Church, and that such baptized per- sons be so far accounted members of the Church, as to be watched over by the Church, and to be subject to discipline by the same.
Voted to accept this report, and that the substance thereof be added to the standing Covenant or government of the Church. To which Messrs. Jacob Hasey and Nathan Chcever entered their dissents, and insisted the same be recorded. To which the Church assented.21
Dec. 5, 1748. Whereas, the town voted cighty pounds, old tenor, to defray the charge of the council, to be convened on the 12th instant, and submitted the same to the Church to lay out for the entertainment of said council, Voted, Elder Hasey, Capt. Nath'l Oliver, and Mr. Benjamin Tuttle, be a committee to make provisions, &c., accordingly. Dec. 12, The Council met at the house of Capt. Nath'l Oliver, and adjourned to the 20th inst.
Dec. 20. Said council met according to their adjournment, and after a long debate, Voted to install the Rev'd William McClen- achan to-morrow, in the forenoon, being the 21st.
When the Rev'd Mr. William Hobby began the solemnity with prayer, the Rev. Mr. McClenachan preached. The Rev. Mr. Pres- cott gave the charge, and the Rev. Mr. Henchman gave the right hand of fellowship.
The Chelsea Church did not escape the half-way covenant question which shook so many other churches. Of Cheever's views on this subject I know nothing. If Nathan Cheever was his son, as I suppose, possibly he may have reflected the opinion of his father.
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Jan. 10, [1749], The Church met by agreement at the house of the Rev. Mr. McClenachan, Mr. Nathan Cheever desired a Dismission from this Church, to the 2d Church in Malden, and
Voted, that whereas the said Mr. Cheever has for several years belonged to this church, and enjoyed special ordinances here; but for some time past has absented himself from our communion, and once and again has declared he can't be easy without a dissolution of his membership with us; we, in point of prudence, consent to grant his request, and that he be accordingly dismissed.
14. Voted, That the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper shall be celebrated on the last Sabbath of every month in the year, except- ing December and January, and to be omitted these two months, by reason of the shortness of the days and severity of the season ; That the Sabbath before the Sacrament the teaching or ruling Elders shall propose to the Church and congregation, whether there shall be a lecture any day in the week before the Sacrament, and take their voice therein ; That it shall not be a term of Com- munion that persons to be admitted into the Church shall exhibit a written relation, so termed, as has heretofore been the practice of this Church; That Divine Service for the future upon all fast days be performed with singing Psalmns, as upon Lord's Days, and that Elder Hasey and Nath'l Oliver, Jun., settle the Church ac- counts with Deacon Jacob Hasey, who refuses any longer to act in his office, and receive the utensils belonging to the Church till further order.
Then the Rev'd Mr. MeClenachan dismissed this meeting.
January 20. The Rev'd Mr. MeClenachan stopped the Church, and read a letter from Rev'd Mr. Cleaveland, Pastor of the Sonth Church in Malden, signifying the desire of Mr. Benjamin Brintnal to be dismissed from said Church, and recommending him to this church. Then he proposed him to the acceptance of the Church, and, Voted to receive said Mr. Brintnal to this Church's particu- lar Communion.
Mr. MeClenachan also informed the Church that Mr. Jacob Hasey refused to officiate as Deacon, and would not deliver the utensils of the Church to the committee before appointed to receive them, but said he would wait till the Church had another Deacon to receive them.
Voted, Elder Hascy be specially empowered to demand and re- ceive said utensils, and possess them till the further order of this Church : and That Monday, 24th instant, at 3 o'clock p.M .. there be a church meeting at the meeting-house.
27. [Jany., 1749.] The Church met, as agreed. After prayer, Elder Hasey reported he had, with much persuasion, received the
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utensils of the Communion Table. He also brought a letter from Deacon Hasey, signed Jacob Hasey; Abigail Hasey, his wife, and Abigail Hascy, Junr., his daughter, signifying their earnest Desire this Church would dismiss them from the special Communion of this Church, and recommend them to the second Church in Malden. Upon which,
Voted, Elder Hasey and Nath'l Oliver, Junr., wait on said per- sons, and urge they withdraw their desire, and report next Lord's Day, after Divinc Service.
Elder Hasey reported the committee had settled the Church's accounts with Deacon Jacob Hasey, and found him indebted to the church on the account of providing for the Communion Table, six pounds, eight shillings, and eleven pence, old tenor, and on account of collection for the poor, eight pounds, ten shillings, and four pence, old tenor, which sums, together with an English shil- ling, and a New England sixpence, amounting to thirteen shillings and nine pence, old tenor, he had received, as also the Church's account Book. ; Whereupon, Voted, the above report be accepted, and that Elder Hasey kcep said sums in his hands, with the said Book, till the farther order of the Church.
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