Plymouth church records, 1620-1859, Part 39

Author: Plymouth (Mass.). First Church
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: [Boston, The Society
Number of Pages: 595


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The meeting was attended with great Unanimity, Solemnity & Brotherly Affection, & concluded with Prayer.


1793. Jan" 6th Lords Day. - After divine Service at Night the Chh was Stayd, & after some Conversation, respecting the


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Affair of our Brother Benjamin Churchill, (whose Case is men- tiond above) - the Chh was notifyd to meet at the Pastor's house on Thursday next 2 Clock P M. to consider what is further to be done respecting him - See next page but two.1


[79] Confessions


Apr1 1. 1764. - Lydia Cornish Wife of John - Confessª Forni- cat" - & was restord to Charity. See page 39.2


Nov 8th 1767. Seth Barnes a Member, now living in New Yarm th in Nova Scotia, made public Confession of y Sin of Fornication, & was restored to Charity & Communion wth this Chh.


March 19.1769. Abigail Holmes, Wife of Lemuel Holmes, made publick Confession of the breach of ye 7th Comma - i e Fornica- tion, as also breach of her Covenant, in so long neglect" to come to ye Ordinances, & was restored to Communion.


April 2ª 1769. John King made public Confession of the Sin of Profaness, as well as long absenting from ye Ordinance of ye Lords Supper, (being a Member of the 3 2ª Chh in Plimpton) & was re- stored to occasional Communion with this Chh - & afterwards recommended to & recieved into this Chh.


Nov" 26.1769. Flora, formerly Servant to John Bartlett, now living in Middleboro, a member of this Chh, made publick Confes- sion of Intemperance & other bad Conduct, and was restored to Charity & Communion.


May 20. 1770. Lucia Watson, Wife of John Watson, made Con- fession of the Sin of Fornication, & was recieved into full Com- munion with this Chh.


Nov" 10. 1771. Patience Burgess made publick Confession of y· Sin of Fornication & was restored to Communion.


Nov" 29, 1778. David Bacon & Abigail his Wife, of y Sin of For- nication & were recieved to Christian Charity.


June 13th 1779. Hannah Winslow, (formerly Torrey) of y Sin of Fornication & was restored to Christian Charity & Comunion.


April 23ª 1780. Sarah Barnes, Wife of Lem1 - of Fornication, & recd to full Communion.


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CONFESSIONS, 1780-1788; CASE OF BENJAMIN CHURCHILL, 1793 375


April 30. 1780. Rebecca Bartlett, Widow of W= Decd of For- nication & recd to Communion.


July 30. 1780. Desire Goodwin, Wife of Thomas Good" - of Fornicat" & recd to Communion.


Aug 12. 1781. Hannah Cooper Wife of Richard Cooper - of Fornicat" & recd to Comunion.


Nov 11. 1781. Richard Cooper - of Fornication & recd to Com- munion.


Do Zilpah Bramhall Wife of George Bramhall of Fornicat" & recd to Comm"


Dec" 16. Deborah Atwood - of Fornication & recd to Comm" '


1788 Dec" 28. Ruth Morton - of Fornication & recd to Comm" [80 1] [81] 1793 Chh Records continued from page 78 2


Jan" 10th Thursday. The Chh met accordingly, at ye pastor's house, after some Conversation, the Chh came to ye following Votes Unanimously - viz


That our Brother Benjamin Churchill's offence is of such a public Vote 1. Nature, viz his long continued Absence from all Ordinances, & re- fusing to return, or to give Satisfaction to the Church thô frequently requested by one comittee after another - that it is the Opinion and is unanimously voted that he should make his Confession in public, before the Congregation, in order to his being restored to the Charity & Comunion of the Church.


Voted that Deacon Diman & Deacon Crombie be a Committee to go -24 & inform him of the determination of the Chh respecting him & to desire him to attend at their next Chh meeting.


Voted that this Meeting be adjourned a fortnight to meet again at -84 the Pastor's house.


This adjournment, & the Chh's forbearing to suspend our Brother Churchill from Comunion, at this time agreable to their Vote at their last Meeting was expressly in Condescention to his bodily In- firmity & to manifest all possible Tenderness towards him, as he declared to one of the Brethren his Indisposition of body was the only thing that prevented his coming this day to the Chh Meeting, & that it was his purpose to attend his Duty, & conform to the Rules of the Gospel, by a Christian Behavior.


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The Meeting was begun & concluded with Prayer.


Jan' 24. 1793. Thursday. - The Chh met - but a small Number, (on acct of the public civil Rejoicing this day, in this town, for y" Successes which divine Providence has given to France, against the 1 combined Enemies of their freedom?) therefore adjourn' to next Thursday, y. 31" instant, to meet at ye pastor's house.


Jan' 31"* The Chh met - but it being stormy, & but few at- tended, the Meeting was adjournd to next Tuesday, yo 5th of Febry to meet at the Pastors house.


Feb" 5th The Chh met accordingly, our Brother Benj" Churchill attended & after Prayer, a conversation was had with him - & he confessed his faults, in those matters charged against him, as above & begd forgiveness of God & his Brethren, & hoped that wherein he had done iniquity, he should, by divine grace enabling, do so no more. The Church appeared satisfied, so far, & were ready to re- store him to their Charity, but did not vote, at this time, to dispense with his making a public confession, before the Congregation, agre- able to their Vote passd y. 10th Jany. See Vote 1" 3


The Meeting was opened & concluded with Prayer. - Turn over [82] 1793 Chh Records continued


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Febr 17th Lords day Evening, Stayd the Chh, & the Pastor hav- ing recieved a written Confession, from Bro. Benje Churchill, of his former unchristian conduct, with a Request that the Church would accept of it, without making it before the Congregation, it was laid before them &" for reasons mentioned, after some conversation, the Church, in consideration of some circumstances relative to his case, which were not so particularly attended to, or known when the matter was before them, did Vote to reconsider the vote of the 10th Jany last, & to accept of his Confession made before the Church.


April 21. Notifyd the Chh to meet at ye Pastor's house tomorrow P M being the Semiannual Conference, accords to usage & Vote - & the Semiannual Contribution also to be ye next Sabbath.


April 22ª The Chh met accordingly, After prayer, conversed on several matters proper to the Occasion - & it being mentiond that several of the Congregation, as well as Chh, wishª to assist in ye


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Contribution, but were desirous it might be extended, in the dis- tribution of it, to the distressd of ye Congregation as well as of the Chh, & twas apprehended the first Object, viz ye Relief of the Chh's poor, would be more likely to be attained by thus altering & extend- ing the plan of Contribution, it was now Voted, That ye above plan shod be adopted, at least for ye present


Also, It being moved, it was agreed by the Chh, that, for ye benefit & Convenience of those of the Congregation, who wish to tarry as Spectators, at y. Sacrament, the Wall Pews round the Meeting house, be appropriated for that purpose, the Members of Chh occupying them, moving, at Sacrament time, into other Seats.


Oct" 6th Lords Day Even" - Read to the Chh, in presence of ye Congregation, a Letter Missive from a Church in Rochester, desiring the presence & Assistance of this Chh, by their Pastor & De- Dele- gates, at ye Ordination of M' Calvin Chaddock to the work of y Ministry on y. 10th instant - Whereupon y Chh


Voted to comply with the Request of sd Chh - & also


Voted That Deacon Cromby & Deacon Spooner, be ye Delegates.


Oct 10th Attended on sd Ordination, D" Spooner with the Pas" & 9 other Chhs [83] 1793 Chh Records continued


Nov 9th Mem. After the Example of my venerable & pious Predecessor, y. Rev. M. Leonard, I think it may be for the Glory of God, the honor of the Redeemer, the Comfort of his Children & the Benefit of Posterity, to mention here, & leave upon Record, the wonderful Displays of Gods rich & sovereign Grace towards this Place, in a remarkable Revival of Religion by the blessed Outpouring of the Spirit of God, this Year, which first began to appear the latter part of December &1 beginning of January last. No uncommon Dis- pensation of Providence, no public Calamity, or any thing of that nature, had taken place, which might be assignª as a Cause of it - It seemed apparently to be by the Still small Voice of ye Spirit of God, and his secret but powerful Operation upon the hearts of one & another, untill it became more & more extensive - & a general of Religion, this Acct of Revival Solemnity & Serious Concern seemª to prevail thro the Town. Be- year sides our public Assemblies on Lords Days, we 2 had frequent Lec- tures in public & private, on Week Days - & religious Meetings for


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Conference & social Worship in private houses, several Evenings in the week, in different parts of the Town. - Among which, it is re- markable, that the young Children, from 7 to 15 & 16 Years old, voluntarily agreed to meet once or twice a week, (under the patron- age, & with the Leave of their Parents & Guardians) in which they prayed, sang & read & conversed upon the great Things of another World, & behaved with great Decency, order & Solemnity - several of these, we have reason to hope, have, in this time, met with a sav- ing Change. - Many Scores, I may say, I believe hundreds of Persons, of different Ages in the Town have been seriously impressed with the infinitely important Concerns 1 of their Souls & Eternity - & we have reason humbly to hope, a goodly Number have been made the happy Subjects of the free, saving Grace of God, & have witnessed a good Confession, & hitherto walk agreably to their profession. More than fifty have already been added to the Chh - & many more, are expected to join, who have expressª their Desire, & who entertain a hope of being savingly converted. [84] 1793 Chh Records continued. Of ye Revival &c continud


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It is also to be remarked, with Satisfaction & Gratitude, that during this wonderful Work of Gods Power & Grace here, it has been free from those Irregularities, Disorders, & corrupt mixtures, which have, in times past, been the unhappy occasion of opposition, & of great Reproach being brot upon Religion. And altho' it is not to be expected (while ye world stands, & while y. Chh of Christ is in its militant State), but that the Enemies of Christ & Religion will be opposed to ye Truths & Cause of God - yet we have reason to be thankful, there hath been less visible Opposition to this work, than has ? been usual. - Thanks to ye almighty Power & restrain" grace of God!


And it is pleasing & beautiful to see many who are quite young, engaged in religion, devoting themselves to his service in the days of their youth, & crying Hosanna to the Son of David. "Out of y. mouths of Babes & Children God hath ordained Praise " - has been verified among us.


It is likewise a pleasing Sight, to behold, the Love & unity & sweet Comunion that subsists among Christians, who often meet together,


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& " speak often and to another," to 1 mutual Edification, comfort & quickening.


And, I would speak of it with thankfulness; we have found un- . 1


speakable Benefit from such private Conferences, & have reason to believe they have been remarkably own'd of God, as a means of keeping alive a sense of God & Eternal Things - even " as Iron sharpneth Iron." & we have been often constrain'd to say at such times, " Surely God is in this place " - & that " It is good to be here."


And blessed be the name of God, that we have still the Tokens of God's Presence among us, now, when it is more than 10 Months since the Awakening began - &


I have cause to remark, with humble Gratitude to God his good- ness to an unworthy Creature, in strengthening & supporting him under arduous2 labors, (naturally of a very feeble Constitution) for so long a time - in preaching, visiting, conversing with persons under Soul Concern - Conferences &c &c


To God be all, all the Praise & Glory, thro Jesus Christ. And may his name be magnified, & his work be still carryd on here, & prevail thro y Land & World - till it is filled with his Glory, Amen.


This is recorded for a memorial, to the honor of ye blessed Re- deemer, & may ye generations to come see it, & praise the name of y. Lord. CH ROBBINS


[85] 1793 Chh Records Contind


Oct" 27th Lords day Evening - Notifyd y. Chh to meet at the Pastors house next Fryday, being the semiannual Meeting, accord- ing to a former Vote of yo Chh, (See Page 763), & also the Con- tribution as usual, to be the Sabbath following.


Nov 1st The Chh met at the Pastors house, accordingly. - And after Prayer to God - had a free & friendly Conference on Subjects proper for ye Occasion - And came to the following Votes. - viz


Vote 1. Whereas our Sister Elizabeth Morton (wife of Elisha), has for a long time, neglected to bring her Children to Baptism, & it is also reported that she has attempted to dissuade others from. bringing their Children that it is the unanimous Opinion of the Chh,


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that such a Conduct is very irregular & reprehensible, & contrary to her Covent Engagement.


Voted 2ª That a Comittee be chosen to discourse with her on the Premises.


Vote 3d That three be chosen for ye Purpose aforesaid. - &


Vote 4. That ye Pastor, Deac"" Crombie & Spooner, be this Comittee.


And on Information that there was just reason to apprehend that our Sister Patience Burgiss has been guilty of Intemperance - Voted


Vote 5. That the Pastor, with some or any one of the Brethren, be desired to discourse with her & enquire into the Occasion of such Report. &c & to report her Answer, at the Adjournment of this meeting.


And whereas our Br° Amaziah Churchill represented to the Church, that he is aggrieved with our Sister Mercy Bramhall, on Account of money which he thinks is justly due to him, from her late husband's Estate, & thinks she ought, in Justice & Conscience, to repay him her third part, of the sd debt, it being a difficulty of long standing, & intricate, the Chh, (agreably to his offer & proposal, to have the matter left to 3 judicious, disinterested Persons, & he promising to be easy with & abide by their Determination) y Chh thôt it reason- able, & therefore


Voted, 6th That the Pastor, Deacon Cromby & Brother James Prince, be be a Comittee, who are desired to go & converse with M" Bramhall & inform her that the Chh think the Proposal to be rea- sonable & christian like, & that she ought to comply with it.


Adjourned to next Monday week, yo 11ª instant 2 Clock. - closd wth Prayer.


Nov" 11th Monday .- Met at ye Pastor's house agreable to Ad- journment - After Prayer, ye committees above, reported to ye Chh, on y Several Cases 1 before mentioned.


On yt of our Sister Elizabeth Morton, The Chh Voted they are satisfyd as it appears her 2 Neglect to offer her Children in Baptism, arose from some Conscientious Scruples she then had in her mind, about infant Baptism - & not from contempt of y Ordinance. -


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As to her disswading others, she has no Remembrance of it, But if she did she acknowledges it was wrong, & asks forgiveness.


Again [86 1] Also, with Regard to our Sister Patience Burgiss - ye Committee who discoursed with her, were, by no means satisfyd, which they reported to ye Chh - Whereupon the Church


Voted, That our Brethren Silvanus Bartlett, Daniel Diman & Deacon Spooner be a Comittee to go & inform her that unless she shall make her peace with ye Chh, agreable to Gospel rule, before, or at y next Meeting of the Church, for her disorderly Conduct, she will be suspended from Communion. - Also


Voted, That Deacon Crombie & Spooner & Bro James Prince be a Comittee to go & discourse further with our Sister Mercy Bramhall, respecting ye Complaint of Brother Amaziah Churchill, & endeavor to persuade her to execute her proposal, & ye Churche's Desire, of having that matter left to be decided by three impartial, judicious Men.


Concluded the Meeting with Prayer, & adjourned to this Day fortnight, viz, to y' 25th inst, to meet at D" Spooner's.


Monday, Nov" 25th Met according to Adjournment at D= Spoon- ers - but there being very few Members, Adjourned to Thursday this week, y 28th inst, to meet at ye Pastor's house.


Nov" 28th Met accordingly - but a very few being there, ad- journed again to Monday next Dec" 2ª to meet at ye Pastors house, at 2 Clock P M.


Dec" 2ª Monday. Met accordingly - After prayer, & conver- sation on ye Subjects before them, The Chh Voted - That as our Voted. Sister Burgiss has not complyd with the Vote of ye Chh passd ye 11ª ins' that she be suspended from our Comunion, agreable to yt Vote.


Voted That Brother William Watson & D- Spooner be a Comittee to endeavor (if occasion call) by discoursing with Benjamin, yº Son of our Sister Mercy Bramhall, to have the affair between her & our Bro. Amaziah Churchill, settled amicably & justly, without giving further trouble to M" Bramhall - as she appears greatly agitated about it, & is far advanced in Life, & ignorant of business of yt kind, & depends on her Children to settle all Matters relative to ye Estate of her late Husband. [87 ^] 1793 Dec" 2ª Chh Records contind


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Then adjourned to this day fortnight, to meet, if necessary at Deacon Diman's - to be mentioned to ye Chh ye Sabbath Evening before - & if not necessary, then no mention made, & ye Meeting dissolvd.


Case of N. Thomas's Wife recd to Com- munion


Lord's Day Evening. Dec" 8th Stayd the Church, & related to them the following transaction - viz. That on Fryday last, the Pastor was called to see Priscilla Thomas, Wife of Nath' Thomas Jun", who was very sick, & appeared near her End - he had often seen & dig- coursd with her in her Sickness before; at which times, she mani -. fested no good hope of her being prepared to die - was in much distress of Mind in ye View of her sin, & miserable State - But at this time gave such an Acct of ye State of her mind & ye Views she had of Christ & ye Way of Salvation, & of her hope in him, & the sweet Peace she had enjoyd ye night preceeding, from those Words Mat.11.28. "Come unto me all ye yt labor & are heavy laden, & I will give you rest" - That induced a charitable hope that she had really experiencd a saving Change - And now signifyd to ye pastor, that it was her earnest desire, if it might be, to give herself up to God in Covenant, & recieve Baptism, before she died - In consequence of which, the pastor knowing that there had been precedents of 2 Cases before in this Chh, of a similar Nature, for Substance, viz, that of Lydia Cornish (recorded Page 391)-& that of Phebe Clark - (Page 73 2) - the Pastor did in her house, in the presence of a Number of this Chh, & some of ye Congregation, pro- pound to her the Covenant (as used in the Admission of Members) to which she solemnly gave her Consent - upon which the Pastor bap- tia'd her - with Prayers &c. She dy'd soon after. - After giving this full Relation, The Chh came to ye following Votes -


Vote 1.


1. That, considering the peculiar Circumstances of ye Case-this Chh consider that transaction as right, & as comprehending the Essentials of joining her self to the visible Chh of Christ, & that she thereby be Viewd in that transaction as uniting with this Chh as a Member.


Vote 2. That in consequence hereof, her Children are entitled to the priviledge of Baptism, in common with all other Members in Communion with this Church. [88] 1794 Church Records continued


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Febr 12th Elizabeth Lanman, widow of Sam' Lanman, late mem- ber of y" Chh decd was this day recieved in the Communion in her own house, having been confined by bodily weakness for a great many Years - Her Case, & her Desire, were laid before ye Chh in Dec" last, when the Pastor gave a brief Acct or relation of her re- ligious Experience as he recieved it from her - upon which ye Chh Voted that they were satisfy'd to recieve her, as above - Her ad- Voted mission was delayd to this time, (longer than is usual) from no other Cause than her husband's intervening Sickness & Death, after.she was propounded (before ye Chh only.) - On Occasion of her Ad- mission The Pastor preached to a very full house, & solemn Audience from Jer. 50.5. " Come & let us join ourselves to y' Lord in a per- petual Covenant, that shall not be forgotten." - We trust ye Presence of God was there!


March 30th Lords day Evening. Notifyd the Semiannual Con- tribution to be the next Sabbath, & the previous Conference of ye Chh, on Thursday next both, agreable to the Vote of this Chh - See Pages 76, & 82.1


April 3ª Thursday - The Chh met accordingly, in the School house - Conversa on various things, agreably to ye Desires of ye Meeting


Memº. The Precinct, at a Meeting, having chosen a Committee of seven, (thro the influence & desire of a Number of Men who have, of late, talk'd of a Seperation & build" another Meeting house) to confer with a Comittee of this Chh & their Pastor, on certain Proposi- tions made by a Number of dissatisfyd Individuals, relating to the "baptizing the Children of such as have been themselves bap- tiz'd & not immoral, & professing a Belief of y. Christian Religion " - with 2 or 3 other Matters, of lesser Importance, as they acknowl- edged - The Chh accordingly did Vote, & chose seven Members, together with the Pastor, to confer with sd Comittee then appointed by y. Precinct - viz - The Pastor, & our Brethren Deacons Diman & Crombie, Will" Watson, James Prince John Cobb, Doct" ,Rosseter Cotton & Lemuel Drew. begun & concluded with Prayer.


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Oct" 2ª The above Comittee met, this Evening, with ye gentle- men chosen by ye Precinct, who were Mess" Joshua Thomas - Deacon Spooner - John Davis John Cotton - & William Le Baron -


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Tho' Jackson Esq' another chosen, now . dead - & Sam' Jackson absent. - After a lengthy & amicable Conference, it was at length agree'd, that the two Chairmen, Viz the Pastor, & Major Thomas, be requested to draw up a form of Admission into a christian Chh, & Confession of faith, & present them at ye next Meeting of these Comittees, for them to deliberate & converse upon


The Object with the Gentlemen abovenamed, appearing to be, to have some Mode adopted by this Chh, of admitting Members, (& having their Offspring baptizd) different from that Covenant now in Use, which, they say, they can not clearly & conscientiously make. So adja ye Conference a fortnight. [89] 1794 Chh Records continued Oct 19th Lords Day Evening - Notifyª the Semiannual Con- tribution to be next Sabbath & the Chh Conference, as usual previous to it, to be on on Thursday next.


Oct" 21st The Committees of the Chh & Precinct, (mentiond in the foregoing page) met, this Evening, at Deacon Diman's; had a long, & free Conference on the Subject of Admission to sealing Or- dinances - & the forms mentiond before, Page 88.1 For, it is proper to mention here, that none of the Gentlemen of y Prec Committee desired or wish'd to have the antient Method of owning the Comn', revived.


At this Meeting M' Thomas, the Chairman of ye Precinct's Com- mittee, produced a Form, (as was agreed) viz, a Confession of Faith, & a Chh Covenant - being the same, (as he informed us) that is used in the Chh in Plimpton since the Settlement of their present Pastor, Rev" M' Samson, & drawn up by him) To this it was objected, by the Comittee of y Chh, that the Confession, was of so very general a Nature, that any Denomination of Men calld christian except Deists, could & would readily subscribe such a Confess" & Coven'. That it would therefore introduce great Confusion into the Chh, & lay a foundation for sad Dissention, Animosities & Dicord among Brethren of the same Communion, who, being so exceedingly different in their Ideas of what they deem fundamental Doctrines of ye Gospel, cannot maintain that cordial, friendly fellowship, so becoming & necessary in a Christian Chh - for " How can two walk together, except they be agreed?" - Particularly, the great & glorious, scriptural Doctrine of the Divinity or true & proper Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, was 1 P. [88] of the text, or, pp. 383-384 of this volume.




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