Records of the Church of Christ at Cambridge in New England, 1632-1830, comprising the ministerial records of baptisms, marriages, deaths, admission to covenant and communion, dismissals and church proceedings, Part 12

Author: First Church (Cambridge, Mass.); Sharples, Stephen Paschall, 1842-1923
Publication date: 1906
Publisher: Boston : E. Putnam
Number of Pages: 602


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far Condefcended to as to have y" brought in, and yt alltho Mr Fifk would not bring y" in, yet yt we Should be willing to get light where we Can get it, if not iu ye particular way yt we would desire it. It was allso alledged yt very probably those papers might be to ye merits of ye Caufe, & y our Justifying or not Justifying might be determined by ym, for if we found ye several parts of ye chh moving for peace by propofals of peace, & if (95) thofe propofals were reafonable Chriftian ones as M' Fifk says yy are we might pofsibly think yt Mr Gee & his Chh Infted of pafsiug ym by in Silence & taking no notice of y™ might have acted a better part to have Improved these propofals as far as he could towards ye producing of peace among y™ than in proceeding att once to admouifh y". It was allso Said y' by bringing in these propoals & making Some tryal of ym we might probably discern more clearly where ye fault lay, for alltho according to ye pref- ent procefs of ye matter ye whole Chh was to come under Cen- fure, yet all allowed yt Some of y" were not to blame, & by mak- ing Some Experiment with thefe propofals perhaps we might find where to euter all ye blame, and many other things were offered as arguments for ye bringing iu thofe Papers, arguments So Strong & clear yt I thought yr was no gainfaying y", but when ye votes were put whether yy Should be brought in behold yy pafsed in ye negative, which was very grevious to a great number of ns, accordingly five Elders, viz M' Barnard, M' Holyoke, Mr Wigglesworth, Mr Tufts & M" Chipman gave in a Paper to ye Moderator Signifying yt as that light was withheld from them which yy apprehended necefsary to Judge upon ye Cafe before y yy Should withdraw from ye Council & did accordingly & five or 6 other Elders, viz : Mr Hale, M' Emmerson, Mr Storer, Mr Bowman, Mr Jaques, I think & myfelf Stood up & declared to ye Council yt Seeing those papers were withheld yt we apprehended might afford light in ye affair before us, we utterly declined to give onr Judgement pro or Con, upon ye proceedigs of ye North Chh, or ye other 3 Chhs afterwards in Conjunction with ym for as ye cafe now stood we had not, neither might we be allowed light either to Justify or Condemn y' proceedings & y" Mr Stone & Several other delegates Stood up & declared yy were of ye Same mind. Upon this y" was a motion made to reconsider ye


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votes about those papers but it Could not be obtained. So ye five forementioned Elders withdrew & ye other five or 6 of us with a number of delegates sat as Neuters, & ya ye Council went on & Justified all ye Steps yt had been taken by ye North Chh & ya ye 3 other Chs in Conjunction with them. After thefe votes were pafsed, ye Council voted to unite thofe four Chhs with y" & y" proceeded to renew ye advice & admonition to ye Chh by a Letter & have adjourned y"felves to 15th of October (96) next, waiting till yt time to see what effect y" admonition will have, which for my own part I have but little Expectation of Confidering how ye matter has been driven on but as thefe pro- ceedings are like to occasion a great deal of debate in ye Country I thought it proper for ye help of my Memory to Commit to writ- ing ye most remarkable occurrences in y8 Council, whilst yy are frefh in my mind, & I would only obferve how Unhappy it is, yt when those who come together to heal divisious among others Should be divided among y"felves, a Melancholy token yt ye Chhs y" Convened had not so much of ye Prefence of great head of ye Chh att y" Convention as is to be defired att all times efpe- cially upon Such a Solemn occafion as this.


And as to ye votes of ye Councils in ye Justification of ME Gee's proceedings in ye Several Steps Suppofing y" had been no propofals I cannot but think yy have gone aside ye letter of ye Platform, & ye Spirit & design of ye Synod 1662, & I am at prefent fully of opinion yt the N. Chh. in Bofton was not a proper Chh to go to begin ye 3d way of Communion upon ye Chh of Salem, 1st because yy had prejudged ye affair & 2ndly because of y" distance y" being so many other Chha nearer y' Should have performed yt act of Charity. Indeed if Chh8 in ye Neighbor- hood had been applyed to & had refufed y" a Chh So diftant as ye N. Chh might have been Juftified in going. But y" I cannot See how yt Chh can be Justified in calling in ye 3 or 4 Churches viz,-ye Old South Chh in Bofton, & M" Whites att Glouster both of which had been yr in Council & prejudged ye matter & Mr Chevers of Rumney Marsh & M' Wigglesworths att Ipswich but he did not go. Ye Platform Expressly Says such a Chh must acquaint other Neighbour Chhs :


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CHILDREN BAPTIZED BY NATHI APPLETON


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1764 Novbr 11. William Soden of Seth Haftings Rebekah of Thomas Robbins


1765 Jany 20 William of Capt Ebenezer Stedman


Feb. 3. Benjamin of Stephen Palmer Junr


Mar. 3. Eunice of Richard Honeywell


10. Elizabeth of Noah Wyeth


31 Mary of Elifha Holmes


April 14. Borodel, Daughter of Jona Fefseuden Jun"


21 Mary of James Ballard


May 5. John of Wm Gammage Hepzibah of Jonathan Jones


12 Mara, Daughter of Widow Mercy Cooper, whofe Husband died Suddenly 16 days paft.


James of John Hicks


Taplee of Jonas Wyeth Mary of Jofhua Converse


26. Samuel Newall of Sam" Fefsenden


June 9. Rebecca of Daniel Watson


July 21. Elizabeth of Thomas Hastings.


Sept. 1. Isaac & Nathaniel, children of Abijah Larned Baptiz'd on ye South Side.


15 Jacob of Jacob Watson Sufannah of Sam" Rand, Junr


22 Samuel of Owen Warland


Ruth of Abraham Watson JunT Samuel of Chriftopher Grant Junr


October 13 John of William Tufts Sarah of Isaac Bradifh


Novbr 10. Thomas & Mary, children of Jacob Bull 17. William of Aaron Hill


Decbr 8. Enoch of Henry Holden


15 John of Ebenezer Shed Jun"


29 Sarah of John Kidder


1766 Jany 25 Jofeph of Jofeph Miller


Feb. 2. Ebenezer of Sam11 Hill


16 Samuel of Sam" Sparhawk, Jun"


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1766 Feb. 23 Anne of Ebenezer Wyeth Sarah of Samuel Norcrofs


March 3, Mercy of John Nutting


April 13. Lydia of Jonathan Hill


May 18. Elizabeth of Moses Winchester


June 8. Phoebe of Edmund Frost. Isaac of Hobart Rufsell


15. Margaret of Capt Wm. Angier. Amee daughter of James Honeywell Mary of Downing Champney


22 Sarah of William Rand


29. Mary of Jedediah Learned


July 5. Samuel of James Kettle


27. Anna of Jofiah Mafon


August 10. John of John Wyman


17. Martha of Sam11 Chandler Nathaniel Shepard of Nath11 Prentice


24. Walter of Gideon Froft by Mr Jackson


Sept. 21 Thomas of William Darling


Novbr 2. Lucy, Efther Manning deceased offered by her Grandmother Manning


Jonas of Jonas Prentice Jun"


30 James & Elizabeth children of James Holten


(98) 1767


60 Children Vide P. 98


Jany 18. Jonathan of Richard Honeywell.


Feb. 1. Elizabeth of Jacob Bull.


8 Lydia of Noah Wyeth.


15. William of John Hicks.


March 15. Margaret of Richard Ward.


Mar. 22. Robert of Seth Haftings


Apr. 26. Ruthy of Joel Fifk Lydia of Zechary Shed


May 2. Violet a negro female child, born in ye houfe of the Honble Edmd Trowbridge, who with his Lady undertook for ye religious Education of ye Same if God Should Spare ye life of it. The child being dan- gerously Ill was Baptized in Private. May 7th the child died.


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1767 May 10. Fanny of Daniel Watfon


17 Mary of Sam" Thacher JunT


24. Rhoda of Widow Elizth Cook Elizabeth of Henry Dunfter. Sarah of James Ballard


May 31. Nathaniel -


& Twins of Thomas Robbins


Philemon


July 26 Elizabeth of Mofes Richardfon


August 23 Elizabeth Smith daughter of Mary Stephen


Sept. 13. Mehetable of Jacob Watson


Here comes to 50 years from my settlement in the ministry in which time 1630 children Baptized Vizt 860 males 770 Females


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Novbr 1 Phoebe of John Kidder


8. Rebekah of James Munroe


29 John of Wm Tufts Isaac of Jofeph Miller


Decbr 13. Mary of Downing Champney


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Jan. 3. Stephen of M' Stephen Sewall, Heb. Profefr Eunice of Jedidiah Larned


10. Mary of James Kettle


17 Hannah of Sam" Norcrofs


Feb. 21. Samuel of Thomaf Haftings Elizabeth of Nath" Jarvis


Feb. 21 Jofeph of Jofeph Smith


Mar. 6. Mary of John Nutting


April 10. David of David Fifk


April 17. Elizabeth of Timothy Koree, I Baptized on ye South Side


May 1. Mary of John Wyman Mary of Hobart Rufsel Ebenezer of Ebenezer Sever


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1768 May 8. Sufannah of Jofhua Lee


22. Rhoda of Noah Wyeth


July 10. John of John Wyman


17. Lydia of Dr. Wm Kneeland Efqr


24. Lydia of Abraham Watson Jun"


31 Gad of Ebenezer Wyeth


August 7. John of Nath11 Prentifs.


14. Samuel of Samuel Choate


Sept. 18. Mary of Capt W™ Angier Sufannah of Sam" Rand JunT.


Octbr 9 Rebekah of Wm & Sarah Smith, the mother offered ye child to Baptifm


Novbr 6. Zechariah of Zechariah Shed


Novbr 13. Mary of Mr Edwd. Wigglesworth Profefsor. Phanna of James Honeywell


Nov 20 Hannah of Daniel Wifwal


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William of William Rand


55 Children Vert P. 99


(99) Dec. 18. Mary of Edward Prentice


1769 Jany 1. John of Owen Warland


15 Jane of Jofiah Moore


29 Lois of Ephraim Peirce


Feb. 1. Mary a child brought up by Mr Sam" Cook & his wife & who undertook if ye child Should live to bring it up in ye nurture & admonition of ye Lord. The child was above 7 years of age being danger- ously Ill I Baptized att their houfe


March 5. Nathaniel of Nathaniel Robbins.


12. Mary of Jofhua Converse. Mary of Manffield Tappley


April 2. Samuel of James Kettle


9. Mary of Joel Fifke


June 4. Mehetable of Mr Nathan Prentice


25 William of Robert Twodale


July 9. Martha of Gideon Frost


July 23 Elizabeth of Wm Honeywell Jun"


30. Edward of Benjamin Hill


Aug. 6. Walter of Richard Honeywell


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1769 Aug. 20. John of Jofiah Mafon Caleb Dana son of Simon Howard


27. Elizabeth of Sam" Norcrofs Mary of Nath" Jarvis.


Sept. 3. Jofeph of Jofeph Smith.


Sept. 13. William of Jofhua Thomas, whom I Baptiz'd on ye South Side upon a Lecture day By reafon of diffi- culty in bring over


Octbr 8. Abiel of Jonathan Winfhip Jonas of Jonas Prentice Jun"


Octbr 15. John of John Kidder


29. Pemberton Son of Jofiah Fefsenden


Novbr 19 Samuel of Daniel Watson


26. Dorcas of Noah Wyeth


Decbr 3. Elizabeth of Ebenezer Shed Jun"


10 Amelia of Timothy Koree


1770 Feb. 4. Aaron of Aaron Tufts.


11 Lucretia of Jedidiah Larned


25 Sarah of Hobart Rufsell William of Jofeph Miller


March 25. Samuel of Edmund Froft. James of Isaac Bradifh


April 1. Elijah of David Fifk


8. John of Ebenezer Wyeth Rebekah of Alexander Sears Hill M.A.


22. William & Joshua Twins of Jofhna Lee.


May 6 Elizabeth of John Nutting


13. Elizabeth Holyoke of Dr William Kneeland Efq"


June 10 William of Jofiah Fefsenden


July 1. Anna of John Caldwell


August 5. Hannah & Peter children of Ephraim Hammond.


Sept 2. Mary of Mary Barrett Baptized att home after ye Exercise, ye child apprehended att ye point of Death & ye mother having made way to ye Satisfaction of ye Chh for ye Baptifm of it,- the child died.


Sept. 23 Sarah of George Dana


30 Sarah of Zechariah Shed 50 children Vert P (119)


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(100) Att a Meeting of ye first Chh of Chrift in Cambridge Nov. 26, 1739.


The Brethren taking into Confideration a motion made by yr Pastor from ye Revd Paftor & Sundry Brethren as a Com- mittee of ye Second Chh of Christ in Sd Town of Cambridge voted & agreed yt twenty five Pounds be given out of ye Chh Stock to ye aforefd Second Chh to furnifh yr Communion Table in a decent manner.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye first Church in Cam- bridge April 25. 1740


1. The Brethren voted to choofe a Committee to Infpect ye manners of profefsing Chriftians &c. according to ye method agreed upon April 13. 1737.


2. They accordingly brought in y' written votes for ye Perfons to be of Sd Committee & ye Honourable Francis Foxcroft Efq" Andrew Bordman Efqr; Mr Judah Monis Mr Stephen Pren- tice Mr Jofeph Kent M' William Brown & Mr Thomas Spar- hawk were Chofen to ye Sd Service & trust for ye Current year.


8. Mr Foxcroft declining to accept of Sª Service, ye Brethren made choice of Mr Samuel Whitemore in his room.


4. Voted. That Deacon Bradifh, Capt. Bordman, & Deacon Sparhawk be a Committee to view ye Chh Lott in Newton to look up ye ancient Bound-Marks to obferve what wood yr is upon it & whether yr be any large trees & upon yr decay, & if yr be any Such to confider what may be proper to be done with them & make report afsoon as may be to Some other Chh Meeting.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye first Chh in Cambridge October 22, 1740.


1. It being reprefented to ye Chh yt on this day the Honourable Jacob Wendell Efq™ from his regards to this place, had given a Large Handfom Bible to ye Minister of this Church for ye time being for ye ufe of ye Sª Chh it was Unanimously voted yt our Revd Paftor with ye Honorable Francis Foxcroft Efqr Should give ye thanks of this Church to ye Sd Col : Wendell for this token of his Chriftian generofity to us.


2. The report of ye Committee appointed April 25, 1740, to


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view ye Chh Lot att Newton &c was read & voted yt ye Sd Committee be desired to renew & Settle ye Bounds of Sª Lot with thofe yt joyn upon it & make ye Bonds more plain & cer- tain than yy are att prefent,


3. That ye aforefª Committee be defired & Impowered to mark out Such a number of decayed trees upon Sd Lott as they Shall think proper to be cut down & the whole of them to be Con- verted to ye ufe & benefit of our Revd Paftor, except what of them Shall be thought proper to be referved for Posts to repair the Parfonage withall, and that they manage in this trust for ye space of two years.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye first Chh in Cambridge, May 22, 1741.


1. The Brethren voted to Choofe a Committee to Infpect ye manners of profefsing chriftians &c. according to ye method agreed upon April 13, 1737.


2. They accordingly brought in y" written votes for ye Perfons (101) to be of Sª Committee, And Willlam Brattle Efqr Mr Judah Monis Mr Sam1] Whittemore, M' Ebenezer Froft Mr Ben- jamin Goddard Deacon Sam" Sparhawk & M' Thomas Spar- hawk were chofen to ye Sd Service & trust for ye Current year.


3. Voted y1 Daniel Champney Jun" be notified to attend at ye next meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh, to give reafons if any he has why he has not moved to be reftored to ye Communion agreable to a vote of ye Chh relating to him June 24, 1737.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh, Sept. 9. 1741.


According to ye foregoing vote of May 22, 1741. Daniel Champney Jun' appeared before ye Chh & declared yt ye reason why he had not moved to be reftored was becaufe he was affraid yt he had So often fallen yt he did not think himfelf worthy to partake, yt he was Sorry for his offences & hoped ye Spirit of God bad not utterly left him, & prayed yt ye chh would Exercife Some further patience towards him. Upon which ye Brethren voted yt his Suspenfion be continued And yt if at ye end of four months he Shall make a publick ac- knowledgement & receive a publick admonition, he fhall be reftored to Communion, provided yr be no objections againft


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him, ye chh being notified of his defires a week or fortnight beforehand.


Att a meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh, Oct. 13, 1741.


Upon ye removal of Deacon Bradifh by Death, who was one of ye Committee appointed to view ye Chh lot at Newton &c.


Voted that Deacon Samuel Bowman, Mr Solomon Prentice & Mr. Thomas Sparhawk be joyned to ye remaining part of ye Sª Committee Appointed April 25. 1740 & to transact in all ye affairs yt ye Sd Committee were defired & Impowered to transact in relating to ye Settling ye Bounds & Cutting of trees in Sd Lott according to ye votes of ye Sd Chh October 22, 1740.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh, Nov, 24, 1741.


Voted. That y" Should be two Deacons Chofen. Accord_ ingly by ye written votes of ye Brethren Mr Henry Prentice, & Mr Samuel Whittemore were Chofeu to ye office of Deacons.


Att a meeting of ye Brethren of ye first Chh in Cambridge April 23, 1742.


1. The Brethren voted to Choofe a Committee to Infpect ye manners of profefsing chriftians &c. according to ye method agreed upon April 13, 1737.


2. Voted by uplifted hands yt ye Same perfons who were in ye last year viz William Brattle Efqr Mr Judah Monis, Deacon Samuel Whitemore M' Ebenezer Froft, Mr Benjamin Goddard, Deacon Samuel Sparhawk & M" Thomas Sparhawk be ye Committee of ye Chh for this year for ye truft & Ser- vice aforefª.


N. B. The perfons were put to vote separately & distinctly & ye reafon why yy went into a handy vote was because it was defired by Several of ye Chh. 4 or 5 exprefsing yr defires for it & after repeated calls upon ye chh, no one manifefting any objection againft it.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye first Chh. in Cambridge May 20. 1743


1. The Brethren voted to choofe a Committee to Infpect ye manners of profefsing Chriftians &c as usual.


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2. They by written votes made Choice of Col: Brattle Efq" Mr Judah Monis, Deacon Sam11 Whittemore, Mr Ebenezer Froft, Mr Benjamin Goddard, Deacon Sam" Sparhawk, M' Thomas Sparhawk to be ye Sd Committee for this year.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh April 20, 1744.


1. The Brethren voted to chose a Committee to Infpect ye manners of profefsing Christians &c. as usual.


2. By written votes, Col : Brattle Efq", Mr Judah Monis, Dea- con Sam" Whittemore, Mr Ebenezer Froft, Mr Benjamin Goddard, Deacon Sam" Sparhawk, Mr Thomas Sparhawk, were chofen to be ye Sd Committee for this year.


3. Whereas Daniel Champney Jun" has not Complyed with ye vote of this Chh Sept, 9. 1741. refpecting his making a publick acknowledgement & receiving a publick admonition, in order to (102) his being reftored to Communion, and in as much as he inftead of manifesting any repentance of his former Sinfull intemper- ance, not only appears Still to be too much off his guard in that refpect, but of late has very much neglected ye publick worship of God. Wherefore voted yt he have a publick Solemn ad- monition dispensed to him by our Revd Pastor in ye presence of ye congregation on some Lords day within ye Space of a month & yt he be duly notified hereof to attend ye Same.


4. Voted that Deacon Sparhawk, Deacon Whitemore & Deacon Prentice be a Committee to Infpect ye Chh Lott att Newton yt so yr may be no Strip or Waste Committed upon it and That the Bounds may be kept up, And yt yy mark out Such decayed tree as yy Shall think proper to be cut down, & ye whole of them to be Converted to ye ufe and benefit of our Revd Paftor, except what of them they Shall Judge proper to be referved for Pofts & Rails to repair ye Parfonage Fences withall.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh May 13, 1744. Lds. day between meetings.


Voted yt The publick admonition to be dispensed to Daniel Champney Jun' according to ye vote of April 20. be Suspen- ded for ye prefent and yt ye matter be further Considered on ye fryday before ye Sacrament after ye Lecture.


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Att ye Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh. June 22, 1744.


Voted that ye publick admonition to be dispenfed to Daniel Champney Jun" according to ye vote of April 20be further Suspended & yt ye matter be further Considered on ye next Fryday Lecture before ye Sacrament after ye Lecture.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh Aug. 10, 1744.


Voted To reconsider ye vote of April 20 1744 relating to ye admonition of Daniel Champney JJun' in ye prefence of ye Congregation .-


Voted That Daniel Champney Jun", have a Solemn admoni- tion dispensed to him before ye Chh. ye next Lord's day when ye afternoon Exercife is finifhed. And yt he be duly notified hereof to give his attendance.


It being reprefented yt Col : Brattle decline ye Service of a Committee man this year. It was voted yt ye reft of ye Com- mittee be desired to perform ye Service of ye Committee for this year.


August 12. According to ye vote ahove a Publick Solemn admonition was dispenfed to Daniel Champney JunT.


Att a Meeting of the Brethren of ye Chh May 17 1745.


1. Voted to Choofe a Committee to Infpect ye manners of Pro- fefsing Chriftians &c as ufual.


2. By written votes, Col : Brattle, Deacon Whittemore, Mr Edward Manning, M' Ebenezer Froft, Mr Benjamin Goddard, Deacon Sparhawk & M' Thomas Sparhawk were chofen to be ye Sd Committee for this year.


3. The Committee having reported to ye Paftor yr proceedings with Walter Cooper for his abfenting himfelf from ye Lord's Supper & ye Ineffectual ufe of all ye methods yy had ufed with him to convince him of ye Error of his way. These proceed- ings with him were laid before ye Chh & ye Confideration of his Cafe was voted to be referred to ye next Chh Meeting af- ter ye Stated Lecture.


4. Voted that it be left with ye Deacons of ye Chh to do what yy Judge most prudent about purchafing another Tankard with ye Chh Stock for ye use of ye Said Chh.


(103) Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh. July 12, 1745.


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Voted That Walter Cooper be notifyed to attend att ye meet- ing of ye Chh Immediately after ye next Stated Lecture to give reafons to ye Chh (if any he has) why he has abfented himfelf for so long a time from Communion with us in ye Lords Supper.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh Sept. 6, 1745. Walter Cooper agreable to ye notification yt had been given him appeared before ye Chh and being called upon to give ye reasons (if any he had) why he had for so long a time ahfented himfelf from ye Communion. He quoted ye following Texts of Scripture & declared yt his reafons were Contained in them. viz-John 10.27.5 John 7.16.17. Matt. 7.15.16 Johu 4.1. 1 Cor: 2.10.15.16. Acts. 19.9.10. 2 Cor: 6.17. 18. Rev : 18.4. 2 Tim. 3.5. Eph : 5.11. Isaiah 52.11. After which he mentioned Something about being dismifsed to ye Separate Chh. att Boston. after which he withdrew. And ye Chh taking into consideration what ye Sd Walter Cooper had offered to Justifye his withdraw from Communion with us, came into ye following votes.


1. Voted Unanimously .- That what our Brother Walter Cooper had offered was not Sufficient to Juftify his withdraw from Communion with us.


2. That he be called in & be publickly admonifhed for his disorderly withdrawing from Communion with us .- and an admonition was accordingly dispensed unto him.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh April 18, 1746 1. Voted to Choofe a Committee to Infpect ye manners of profefsing Chriftians &c. as ufual.


2. By written votes, Deacon Sam" Whittemore, Mr Edward Manning, Mr Joseph Beau. Mr Ebenezer Froft, Mr Benjamin Goddard, MT Thomas Sparhawk, Mr Wm Dana, were chofen to be ye Sd Committee for this year.


3. Voted yt M' Jonathan Haftings & 'M' Ebenezer Wyeth be added to ye Committee appointed April 20, 1744, to Infpect ye Chh Lott att Newton &c and yt ye Sd Committee Continue in Said Trust to manage agreeable to ye Sª vote of 1744 till further order of ye Chh. -


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Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh May 15. 1747.


1. Voted to Choofe a Committee to Infpect ye manners of profefsing Chriftians &c as ufual.


2. Voted by uplifted hands, yt ye Committee Chofe ye last year be Continued in Said Service & trnft for this year.


Memdm A rainy day & but a fmall number of ye Brethren appeared.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh April 15. 1748.


1. Voted to Choose a Committee to Infpect ye manners of profefsing Chriftians &c as ufual.


2. By written votes Deacon Sam" Whittemore, M' Joseph Bean Mr Edward Manning, M' Ebenezer Froft, M' Sam" Rand, M' Thomas Sparhawk Mr Wm Dana were Chofen for a Committee for ye Sd Service and trust.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh. May 12, 1749.


1. Voted to Choose a Committee to Infpect ye manners of pro- fefsing Chriftians &c as ufual.


2. By Handy votes, Deacon Sam" Whittemore, Mr Jofeph Bean, Mr Edward Manning, Mr Ebenezer Froft, Mr Sam" Rand, Mr Thomas Sparhawk & Mr Wm Dana, were Chofen as a Com- mittee for ye Sd Service & trust.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh. April 13, 1750.


By one handy vote all ye Same perfons were Chofen for a Committee to Infpect ye manners of profefsing Chriftians &c. as were Chosen ye laft year.


(104) Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Church May 10, 1751.


1. Voted to Choofe a Committee to Infpect ye manners of pro- fefsing Chriftians &c as in years paft.


2. By Uplifted hands voted yt Deacon Sam" Whittemore, Mr Jofeph Bean, Mr Edward Manning, Mr Ebenezer Froft, Mr Sam Rand Mr Thomas Sparhawk and Mr William Dana be ye Committee for this year.


Att a Meeting of ye Brethren of ye Chh June 5. 1752.


1. By written votes Deacon Sam" Whittemore M' Jofeph Bean Mr Edward Manning, Mr Ebenezer Froft, Mr Peter Tufts, Mr Thomas Sparhawk & Mr Wm Dana were Chofen to be ye Com-


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mittee for this year, to Infpect ye manners of Profefsing Chriftians &c.




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