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of an action at law in case distraint for a ministerial tax shall be made on any one of said parish that then both churches shall be considered as one body respecting the expense of said action (if any there shall be) and an assessment shall be made propor- tionably on both churches.
Voted : that this meeting be dissolved. .
A true entry from the minutes Attest: SAMUEL PARKER, Min.
1783 At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate on Wednesday, April 23, 1783 : Present most of the parishioners.
Mr. Joseph Donnell
Mr. Benjamin James, Junr were chosen Church Wardens.
Voted to choose nine vestrymen.
Voted: Doctr. Charles Stockbridge
Mr. Benjamin Jacobs
Capt. Elijah Curtis
Mr. Stephen Bailey
Mr. Mordecai Ellis
Vestrymen.
Mr. Thomas Stockbridge, Junt.
Mr. Benjamin Mann
Mr. Job Curtis Mr. Saml Stetson
Voted : Mr. Benjamin James, Clerk.
Voted : Mr. Thomas Stockbridge, Jun !. Sexton.
Voted that the present vestry meeting be adjourned to the fifteenth day of May next at one of the clock in the afternoon.
At a meeting by an adjournment of the proprietors and parish- ioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate, on Thursday the fifteenth day of May 1783: Present most of the parishioners : unanimously chose the Revd. William Willard Wheeler to be their minister.
Voted: to give the Revd. William Willard Wheeler for his ministerial services for the year 1783 our ministerial taxes to be
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assessed on the members and parishioners of the Church of St. Andrew agreable to the value of our estates in the same pro- portion as the Congregational societies have been, and now are, taxed to their ministers in the several towns and parishes in which the members and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church reside.
Voted : for the further encouragement of the Revd. William Willard Wheeler besides paying him their ministerial taxes to pay his board so that he shall be at no expense while he resides among them.
Voted : that the Revd. William Willard Wheeler officiate at Bridgewater & Braintree such a proportionable part of his time (if he pleases and have an invitation) as the pay and numbers of the several members and professors of the Church of Eng- land in Bridgewater & Braintree bear to the numbers & pay of the parishioners of St. Andrew's and Trinity Church in Scituate and Marshfield.
1784 At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of .
St. Andrew's Church in Scituate on Wednesday in Easter week April 14th 1784. Present the minister and parish- ioners.
Mr. Joseph Donnel
were unanimously chosen Wardens.
Mr. Benjamin James, junr.
Voted to choose nine Vestrymen.
Voted : Doctr. Charles Stockbridge
Mr. Benjamin Jacobs
Capt. Elijah Curtis
Mr. Stephen Bailey
Mr. Mordecai Ellis
Vestrymen.
Mr. Thomas Stockbridge, Junr.
Mr. Benjamin Mann
Mr. Job Curtis Mr. Samuel Stetson -
Voted: Capt. Benjamin James, Clerk.
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Voted : Mr. Joseph Donnel and Mr. Samuel Stetson, Assistant Clerks.
Voted : Mr. Thomas Stockbridge, Jun !. Sexton.
Voted : to adjourn this meeting to the first Monday of May · next at one of the clock in the afternoon.
At a meeting, by an adjournment of the proprietors and par- ishioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate on Monday May 3rd. 1784 : Present a number of the proprietors and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate and delegates from Trinity Church in Marshfield :
Voted : to give the Revd. William Willard Wheeler fifty pounds for the year 1784 provided he officiates one half his time at Scituate and Marshfield during said year.
Voted : that this meeting be dissolved.
A true entry from the minutes Attest : W. W. WHEELER, minister.
1785 At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate on Tuesday in Easter week : March 29th 1785 : Present a number of the proprietors and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church :
Voted : Mr. Mordecai Ellis moderator and Mr. Benjamin James jun'. clerk of said meeting : then
Voted : to adjourn the present meeting to Monday the eigh- teenth day of April next at one of the clock in the afternoon.
At a meeting, by an adjournment, of the proprietors and parish. ioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate on Monday the eighteenth day of April 1785: Present a number of the pro- prietors and parishioners.
Voted: to adjourn the present meeting to Tuesday the 26th day of April present at one of the clock in the afternoon by reason
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of the Revd. Mr. W. W. Wheeler's being necessarily absent at Boston.
1785 At a meeting, by an adjournment, of the proprietors
and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate on Tuesday, April 26, 1785: Present the minister and a number of the proprietors and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church.
Mr. Joseph Donnel were unanimously chosen Wardens. Mr. Benjamin James, junt.
Voted to choose ten Vestrymen.
Voted : Doctr Charles Stockbridge Mr. Benjamin Jacobs Capt. Elijah Curtiss Mr. Stephen Bailey
Mr. Mordecai Ellis Mr. Thomas Stockbridge, jun !.
Mr. Benjamin Mann
Mr. Job Curtis Mr. Samuel Stetson Doctr. Ephraim Otis -- Vestrymen
Voted : Capt. Benjamin James, Clerk.
Voted : Mr. Joseph Donnel, Mr. Samuel Stetson and Mr. Benjamin James, Jun !. Assistant Clerks ..
Voted : Mr. Joseph Donnel, Sexton and Mr. Samuel Stetson, Assistant Sexton.
Voted : to give the Revd William Willard Wheeler for his minis- terial services for the present year; the improvement of the ministerial house & glebe in Scituate and also our ministerial taxes to be assessed on the members and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate aforesaid agreable to the value of our estates in the same proportion as the Congregational Soci- eties have been, and now are, taxed and assessed to their settled
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and ordained ministers in the several towns and parishes in which the members and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church reside.
Voted : that the Revd. William Willard Wheeler perform Divine Service for us in St. Andrew's Church at Scituate the same proportionable number of Sundays in the present year as our ministerial taxes and assessments bear towards an hundred pounds.
Voted: that this meeting be dissolved.
A true entry from the minutes Attest, W. W. WHEELER, minister.
At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate on Sunday after evening service July 3rd 1785 for the purpose and design of choosing a Church warden in lieu of Mr. Joseph Donnel lately deceased :
Present the minister and most of the parishioners.
Mr. Stephen Bailey was unanimously chosen Warden in lieu of Mr. Joseph Donnel lately deceased.
Voted : also that Mr. Samuel Donnel be Sexton for the present year if he shall think it proper to accept it and that he be paid twelve shillings for his services.
1786 At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate on Monday, April 17th 1786: Present the minister and a good number of the parish- ioners.
Mr. Benjamin James, jun., Mr. Stephen Bailey were unani- mously chosen Wardens.
Voted to chuse twelve vestrymen.
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Voted : Doctr Charles Stockbridge Mr. Benjamin Jacobs Capt. Elijah Curtis
Mr. Stephen Bailey Mr. Mordecai Ellis
Mr. Thos. Stockbridge, juur
Vestrymen
Mr. Benjamin Mann ·
Mr. Job Curtis Mr. Samuel Stetson Doctr. Ephraim Otis Capt. Frederic Henderson Mr. George Bailey
Voted : Capt. Benjamin James, Clerk.
Voted : Mr. Mordecai Ellis, Mr. Samuel Stetson, Mr. Thomas Oldham, Mr. Benjamin James, jun !. , Mr. Isaac Perry, Mr. Benjamin Mann and Mr. Samuel Donnel, Assistant Clerks.
Voted : Mr. Samuel Donnel Sexton if he pleases, and to learn his boy or any other to ring the bell.
Voted : to give the Revd. Wm. Willard Wheeler for his minis- terial services for the present year, 1786, the improvement of the ministerial house and glebe in Scituate and also our minis- terial taxes to be assessed on the members and parishioners of St. Andrews Church agreable to the value of our estates in the same proportion as the Congregational Societies have been, and now are, taxed and assessed to their settled and ordained ministers in the several towns and parishes in which the members and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church reside.
A true copy from the minutes
Attest : WM. WILLARD WHEELER, minister.
1787 At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate on Wednesday, April 18th 1787 : Present the minister and a number of the proprietors and parishioners.
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Mr. Benjamin James, junr. were unanimously chosen Wardens. Mr. Stephen Bailey
Voted : to chuse twelve Vestrymen.
Voted : Doctr Charles Stockbridge Mr. Benjamin Jacobs Capt. Elijah Curtis Mr. Stephen Bailey
Mr. Mordecai Ellis
Mr. Benjamin Mann Mr. Job Curtis Mr. Samuel Stetson
Doctr. Ephraim Otis
Capt. Frederic Henderson
Mr. George Bailey Mr. David Otis
Voted: Capt. Benjamin James, Clerk.
Voted : Mr. Mordecai Ellis, Mr. Samuel Stetson, Mr. Benjamin James, jun !. , Mr. Isaac Perry, Mr. Benjamin Mann and Mr. Samuel Donnell Assistant Clerks.
Voted : Mr. Samuel Donnel, Sexton.
Voted : to give the Revd. Wm. Willard Wheeler the same for his ministerial services the present year 1787 as was voted to be given him the last year 1786.
1788 At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate on Easter Wednesday, March 26th1788 : Present the minister and many of the propri- etors and parishioners.
Mr. Benjamin James, Jun !.
were unanimously chosen Wardens Mr. Stephen Bailey
Voted : to chuse thirteen vestrymen.
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Voted : Doct! Charles Stockbridge Mr. Benjamin Jacobs Capt. Elijah Curtis Mr. Stephen Bailey Mr. Mordecai Ellis Mr Benjamin Mann Mr. Job Curtis
Vestrymen
Mr. Samuel Stetson
Doct! Ephraim Otis
Capt. Frederic Henderson
Mr. George Bailey
Mr. David Otis Mr. Nathanael Sylvester
Voted : Capt. Benjamin James, Clerk.
Voted : Mr. Mordecai Ellis, Mr. Samuel Stetson, Mr. Benjamin James, Jun !. , Mr. Isaac Perry, Mr. Benjamin Mann and Mr. Samuel Donnel assistant Clerks and that Mrs. Thompson's boy should be Sexton.
Voted : to give the Revd.Wm. Willard Wheeler for his minis- terial services for the present year, 1788 the improvement of the ministerial house and glebe in Scituate and also our minis- terial taxes to be assessed on the members and parishioners of St. Andrew's church according to the value of our estates, in the same proportion as the Congregational Societies are taxed and assessed to their settled and ordained ministers in the several towns and parishes in which the members and parish- ioners of St. Andrew's church reside or dwell.
Voted : that this meeting be dissolved.
A true copy from the minutes
Attest : WILLIAM WILLARD WHEELER, minister.
1789 At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St.
Andrew's Church in Scituate on Wednesday in Easter Week, April 15th1789: Present the minister and many of the proprietors and parishioners of said Church.
Mr. Benjamin James
Mr. Stephen Bailey
were unanimously chosen Wardens.
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Voted to chuse thirteen vestrymen.
Voted : Doctr. Charles Stockbridge Mr. Benjamin Jacobs Capt. Elijah Curtis Mr. Stephen Bailey Mr. Mordecai Ellis
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Mr. Benjamin Mann Mr. Job Curtis Doctr Ephraim Otis
Vestrymen.
Capt. Frederic Henderson
Mr. George Bailey Mr. David Otis
-Mr. Nathanael Sylvester Mr. Isaac Perry
Voted : Mr. Benjamin James, Clerk.
Voted : Mr. Mordecai Ellis, Mr. Benjamin Mann, Mr. Isaac Perry and Mr. Samuel Donnel Assistant Clerks.
Voted : Mr. Samuel Donnel, Choirister and Mr. Robert Pearse Assistant Choirister.
Voted : Mr. Jotham Waterman Sexton and to give him Six shillings for this year and four shillings for the year past.
Voted : to give the Revd. William W. Wheeler for his ministerial services for the present year, 1789, the improvement of the . ministerial house and glebe in Scituate and also our ministerial taxes to be assessed on the members and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church according to the value of our estates in the same proportion as all the Congregational Societies are taxed and assessed to their settled and ordained ministers in the several towns and parishes in which the members and parish- ioners of St. Andrew's Church reside and dwell. Voted : that this meeting be dissolved.
A true copy from the minutes Attest : WILLIAM W. WHEELER, minister.
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1790 At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate : Present, the minister and most of the parishioners.
Mr. Benjamin James
were unanimously chosen Wardens.
Mr. Stephen Bailey
Voted to chuse thirteen vestrymen.
Voted : Doctr. Charles Stockbridge Mr. Benjamin Jacobs
Capt. Elijah Curtis
Mr. Stephen Bailey
Mr. Mordecai Ellis
Mr. Benjamin Mann
Mr. Job Curtis
Vestrymen.
Doct !. Ephraim Otis
Capt. Frederic Henderson
Mr. George Bailey
Mr. David Otis
Mr. Nathanael Sylvester
Mr. Isaac Perry
Voted : Mr. Benjamin James, Clerk.
Voted : Mr. Mordecai Ellis, Mr. Benjamin Mann, Mr. Isaac Perry and Mr. Samuel Donnel Assistant Clerks.
Voted: Mr. Samuel Donnel, Choirister and Mr. Robert Pearse Assistant Choirister.
Voted : Mr. Jotham Waterman Sexton and to give him six shillings.
Voted : to give the Revd. Wm. Willard Wheeler for his minis- terial services for the present year, 1790, the improvement of the ministerial house and glebe in Scituate and also our minis- terial taxes to be assessed on the members and parishioners of St. Andrew's church aforesaid according to the value of our estates in the same proportion as all other Congregational Societies are taxed and assessed to their ordained ministers, in the several towns and parishes in which the members and parishioners of St. Andrew's reside and dwell.
Voted : that this meeting be dissolved.
A true copy from the minutes.
Attest : WM. WILLARD WHEELER, minister.
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1790 At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St.
Andrew's Church in Scituate, on Sunday, after evening service the nineteenth day of September 1790 for the purpose of chusing a Lay Deputy to represent the said church in a State Convention to consist of clerical and lay deputies, to be holden at Salem in the County of Essex, on Tuesday the fifth day of October next, agreeable to the request and direction of the Reverend Doct !. Bass, Rector of St. Paul's in Newbury- Port : Present the minister and most of the parishioners.
Doct !. Charles Stockbridge was unanimously chosen a deputy to represent the church of St. Andrews in the Convention afore- said. It was voted at the same time by the parishioners afore- said that if anything should intervene or take place so that the said Dr. Charles Stockbridge could not attend the said Conven- tion another person should be chosen to supply his place ; ac- cordingly Mr. Benjamin Mann was unanimously chosen for that purpose at the same time.
A true copy.
Attest : W. W. WHEELER, Minister of St. Andrews.
1791 At a meeting of the Society, Members and Parishioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate, May 19th. 1791 by an adjournment from Wednesday in Easter week the 27th. April 1791 : Present : the minister and a number of the mem- bers and parishioners.
Mr. Benjamin James } were unanimously chosen Wardens.
Mr. Stephen Bailey
Voted : to chuse Twelve vestrymen.
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Voted : Doctr. Charles Stockbridge Mr. Benjamin Jacobs Mr. Mordecai Ellis Mr. Benjamin Mann Mr. Stephen Bailey Mr. George Bailey Capt. Elijah Curtis Mr. Job Curtis Det! Ephraim Otis Mr. David Otis Mr. Nathanael Sylvester Mr. Isaac Perry
Voted : Mr. Benjamin James, Clerk.
Voted : Mr. Mordecai Ellis, Mr. Benjamin Mann, Mr. Isaac Perry and Mr. Samuel Donnel, Assistant Clerks.
Voted : Mr. Samuel Donnel, Choirister and Mr. Robert Pearse Assistant Choirister.
Voted : Mr. Joatham Waterman, Sexton, to ring the bell when requested and to sweep out the Church and keep it clean and to do everything that is necessary for a Sexton to do.
Voted : to chuse a deputy to represent the Society of St. An- drew's in the annual convention to be holden at Boston on the Tuesday preceeding the last Wednesday in May instant. Doct !. Charles Stockbridge was unanimously chosen for that purpose.
Voted, unanimously, to accept the constitution proposed by the Convention holden at Salem the 5th and 6th days of October last for the future government of the Protestant Episcopal Churches in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Voted : to acquiesce in the determination of the Annual Con- vention to be holden at Boston on the Tuesday preceeding the last Wednesday in May instant relative to the alterations made in the Liturgy and set forth by a general convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church holden at Philadelphia in October 1789.
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Voted : that this meeting be dissolved.
A true copy : Attest : W. W. Wheeler, minister.
1792 At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate May 215: 1792 by an ad- journment from Saturday in Easter week April 14h 1792 : Present : the minister and a number of the proprietors and parishioners :
Mr. Stephen Bailey were unanimously chosen Wardens.
Mr. Benjamin James
Voted : to choose fourteen vestrymen.
Voted : Doctr Charles Stockbridge, Mr. Mordecai Ells Mr. Benjamin Mann Mr. Stephen Bailey
Mr. George Bailey Capt. Elijah Curtis
Vestrymen.
Doctr. Ephraim Otis Mr. David Otis
Mr. Nathanael Sylvester Mr. Isaac Perry
Mr. Thomas Barstow, Jun".
Voted Mr. Job Curtis Mr. Samuel Donnel Mr. Nathanael Ellis
Voted : Mr. Benjamin James, Clerk.
Voted : Mr. Mordecai Ellis, Mr. Benjamin Mann, Mr. Isaac
Perry and Mr. Samuel Donnel, Assistant Clerks.
Voted : Mr. Samuel Donnel, Choirister, Mr. Robert Pearse As- sistant Choirister.
Voted : Mr. Joatham Waterman Sexton and to learn Thomas Brooks to ring the bell.
Voted : Thirty pounds to repair St. Andrew's Church and the Glebe House.
Voted : Dr. Charles Stockbridge a delegate to represent the Society and Church of St. Andrew's in the Annual Protestant Episcopal Convention to be holden in Boston on the Tuesday next preceeding the last Wednesday in May present.
Voted : Thirty pounds for repairing the Church of St. An- drews and the Glebe-house.
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Voted : to adjourn this meeting to the 11th June next at 2 o'clock afternoon
A true copy from the minutes Attest : W. W. Wheeler, Minist' ..
1792 At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St.
Andrew's Church in Scituate on Monday August 13th 1792 by several adjournments from May 21 1792 : Present the minister and most of the parishioners.
Voted : to confirm the vote of the 21st. of May last relative to the repairing the Church of St. Andrews and Glebe-house and to raise the sum of Thirty pounds for that purpose.
Voted : that the sum of Thirty pounds for repairs shall be as- sessed on the several proprietors and parishioners of St. An- drew's Church in proportion to each person's estate according to the method they are assessed in their taxes to the town and State.
Voted : that Mr. Benjamin Mann, Stephen Bailey, George Bailey, Benjamin James and Capt. Elijah Curtis be a committee to assess the several proprietors and parishioners of St. An- drew's Church for the thirty pounds aforesaid.
Voted : that the aforesaid Mr. Benjamin Mann, Stephen Bailey, George Bailey, Benjamin James and Capt. Elijah Curtis be a committee to prepare the meterials for the repairing the said Church and Glebe-house and also provide proper persons and carpenters to repair the same as soon as conveniency will permit.
Voted : also that after each parishioner of St. Andrew's Church shall be assessed by the persons aforesaid and in the method above-said then each parishioner shall either immediately pay the sum in which he or she is assessed, or give his or her prom- issory note for the same to the committee aforesaid in order that the repairs may be made as soon as conveniency will possi- bly permit.
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Voted : that this meeting be dissolved.
A true copy from the minutes. Attest : W. W. WHEELER, minister.
1793. At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St. Andrew's in Scituate on Tuesday April 21. 1793 : Present the minister and a number of the proprietors and par- . ishioners.
Mr. Stephen Bailey } were chosen wardens.
Capt. Elijah Curtis
Voted : to choose sixteen vestrymen.
Voted : Doct[ Charles Stockbridge Mr. Mordecai Ellis
Mr. Nathanael Sylvester
Mr. Isaac Perry
Mr. Benjamin Mann
Mr. Job Curtis
Mr. Stephen Bailey
Mr. Thomas Barstow, Junt
Mr. George Bailey Mr. Samuel Donnel
Capt. Elijah Curtis Mr. Nathanael Ellis
Dr. Ephraim Otis Mr. Benjamin James
Mr. David Otis Mr. Levi Mann
Voted : Mr. Isaac Perry, Clerk.
Voted : Mr. Mordecai Ellis, Mr. Benjamin Mann and Mr.
Samuel Donnel, assistant Clerks.
Voted : Mr. Samuel Donnel, Choirister and Mr. Robert Pearse assistant Choirister.
Voted : Thomas Brooks, Sexton.
Voted : that Doct !. Charles Stockbridge be a delagate to repre- sent this our Society and Church of St. Andrews in the annual Protestant Episcopal Convention to be holden in Boston on the Tuesday next preceeding the last Wednesday in May next.
Voted : that Mr. David Otis be added to the former committee for repairing St. Andrews Church and Glebe-House.
Voted : that the parishioners of (St.) Andrew's Church in Scituate be assessed for the repairs of said Church and Glebe- house according to the State tax only.
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Voted : that the vacant pews in St. Andrew's Church be disposed of to such persons as want them provided they wish to unite themselves with the Episcopal Society.
Voted : that this meeting be dissolved. A true copy from the minutes. Attest : W. W. WHEELER, Minister.
1794 At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St. Andrews Church on Monday the 19th day of May 1794 by an adjournment from Thursday in Easter Week, April 24th 1794 : Present the minister and most of the parishioners.
Mr. Charles Bailey
were unanimously chosen Wardens.
Mr. Thomas Barstow, Jun !.
Voted : to choose fifteen vestrymen.
Voted : Doctr Charles Stockbridge Mr. Isaac Perry
Mr. Mordecai Ellis
Mr. Job Curtis
Mr. Benjamin Mann
Mr. Thomas Barstow, Jun.
Mr., Stephen Bailey
Mr. Samuel Donnel
Mr. George Bailey
Mr. Nathanael Ellis
Doct !. Ephraim Otis Mr. Benjamin James
Mr. David Otis
Mr. Levi Mann
Mr. Nathanael Sylvester
Voted : Mr. Isaac Perry, Clerk.
Voted : Mr. Mordecai Ellis, Mr. Benjamin Mann and Mr.
Samuel Donnel Assistant Clerks.
Voted : Mr. Samuel Donnel Choirister or Tuner of the Psalm and Mr. Robert Pearse, Assistant Choirister.
Voted : Thomas Brooks, Sexton.
Voted : that Doctr Charles Stockbridge be a delegate to repre- sent the parishioners of St. Andrew's Church in the Annual Protestant Episcopal Convention to be holden in Boston on the Tuesday next preceeding the last Wednesday in May present.
Voted : that all persons who pay their ministerial taxes for the support of the minister of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate
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shall have free liberty to vote in all matters relating to that Church and Society anything voted to the contrary heretofore notwithstanding.
> Voted : to have instrumental music as well as vocal at Divine Service in St. Andrew's Church if it can be conveniently obtained.
Voted : to choose a committee to procure a bass viol and some suitable person to play upon it.
Voted : that Mr. Samuel Donnel, Mr. Isaac Perry and Mr. Nathanael Sylvester be a committee for that purpose.
Voted : that this meeting be adjourned to Monday the seventh day of July next.
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1795. At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St.
Andrew's Church in Scituate on Thursday February 19, 1795 (by several adjournments from May 19th. 1794) Present the minister and a number of the parishioners.
Voted : that the assessors of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate assess the parishioners only for what has already been laid out for the repairs of said church and glebe and not from the hundred dollars formerly voted: also that Mr. Job Curtis be added to the former assessors to assist in the assessment.
A true copy from the minutes.
Attest. W. W. WHEELER.
At a meeting of the proprietors and parishioners of St. Andrew's Church in Scituate on Sunday the 3rd day of May 1795 by an adjournment from Monday in Easter Week, April 6th 1795 : Present the minister and most of the parishioners.
Mr. Charles Bailey & were unanimously chosen Wardens.
Mr. Thomas Barstow, Junt.
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Voted : to choose fifteen Vestrymen.
Doctr Charles Stockbridge
Mr. Mordecai Ellis
Mr. Benjamin Mann
Mr. Stephen Bailey
Mr. George Bailey
Doctr Ephraim Otis
Mr. David Otis
Mr. Abijah Otis
Mr. Nathanael Sylvester
Mr. Isaac Perry
Mr. Job Curtis
Mr. Samuel Donnel
Mr. Nathanael Ellis
Mr. Benjamin James
Mr . Levi Mann
Voted : Mr. Isaac Perry, Clerk.
Voted : Mr. Mordecai Ellis, Mr. Benjamin Mann, Mr. Samuel Donnel, assistant clerks.
Voted : Mr. Samuel Donnel, Choirister or Tuner of the Psalm. Thomas Brooks, Sexton.
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