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March 27 Day 1752 I Went to fee Margret Maglocklin She tol Me She Was Sorry for What She had Done and Cheafly that She had Sined againft God and Greated his Peopel: And Made Sinners to Reioyce: She Defiered Gods Peopel to Pray for her: And Said As her Sin Was Pub- lick She had Nothing to Obiect againft her Being delt With By the Church in the Strickteft Manner
March 31 day at a Church Meeting at Middeltown Complaints Being Brought Against Sarah Willit for Keeping A Rude howfe for drinking And Gameing on the furft day Was Suf- pended til time of hearing
April 1753 At a Publick Meeting In Middletown Margrate Maglocklin Was Excomni- cated : the Crime She Was Gilty of Was fornication.
October 6 day 1753 James Pew Confefed his fault Said he Was Sorry for his Sin and The Reproch it Braught: Was again Reftored and admited to his Plafe again
December 1 Day 1753 Sarah Willit denied the Charge Braught Against her of Keeping a Rude howfe No Proof apcaring Was Reftored To her Place again
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At a Church Meeting december 1 Day 1753 1 Laid Before the Church the ill Report of John Poling And Mary fry: that thay Ware Grate together: that I had and others Told him Before that he Ought to Put her away: that he Promifed Me he Would do It But: Stil Kept her at his howfe: for Wich: he Was Sufpended
By AppointMent of the Church : On the 18 day of April 1754 Jarrat Wall James Dorfet And I Went to Confer With John PoLing: and Informed him it Was Reported he Was the father of Mary frys Child: And he Confefed Gilty: And Said he had Met With Many trials in this life: But None like That Which Was to him At times More Then he Was Abel to Bare: he With Much Brokennefs of hart: Confefed he had thareby Reproched the Church: and God allfo and Defered his Brethren to forgive him: and Pray Unto the lord : that he Would Giue him a hart to Repente of his Sin.
May 12 day 1754 John Poling and frank Ware Excomnicated: Poling for keeping a Woman in his hows: til She Became A Publick Reproch : after Many timely An feafnabel Wornings: frank for fornication.
May 10 day 1755 at a Church Meeting At The hows By John Brays Mr John Coward and Thomus Cox had a hearing: Coward Complained that Said Cox: Abufed him in Letters Which he Produfed: Which letters Ware Uery Reflecting and agriuating: and further Said Cox Re- flected Much on Said Coward On Account of his Preaching: and Shuld Be Glad if he Preached No More: thare Was alfo Laid Before the Church how When Mr Coward Publifhed a Meeting On a Weak Day and defiEred the Members to attend : that Cox Said in Publiek I Shall Not Be thare: And that he treated The Brethren With Much Contempt: and did not kepe his Place in the Church.
after hearing the hole the Church Ware of Opinion: that Cox had treated Coward ill: And his Brethren in general: that he had Neglected his Place in the Church: and that he Was Wrong In Saying: When Mr Coward Publifhed the Meeting I Shall Not Be thare. which Opinion the Church Made knone to Cox But he Continued Obftinate:
for Which he Was Sufpended By the Church
Septembr 1756 A Meeting at Middletown Uandorans frak Defied to Be Admited Again to the Preueliges In the Church and Upon his Profefed Repentance his Requft Was granted and he Reftored to his Place again
April 1758 John Williams and I Ware at Crofwicks: Ware Informed of a difrance Betwen Mr Coward and hannah Taylor Widdo: Relating To Said Cowards Braking An intended Marrage Betwen Said Cowards Son Samuel And Said taylors Daughter Catharan We Confulted: Mr Coward on Said affair: he told Us he Said To his Son Samuel: When he Asfed his Confent to Marry: Said Catharan: if It Muft Be So tarry One Year longer for the houfe Jofeph Coward then Liued in Would Be Emty: Mr Coward further aded he Waf then AGainft the Marrage and did it With a define: that With In That time he Might Brake Said Match: Which I told him Was An Intended Cheat and Decoy : But he Juftyfied himfelf tharein
And further We Ware Informed that Jofeph Coward had Raifed a Skandelus Report of Catharan taylor : for Which Thare Was A Propofal to Arreft Said Coward: We Got In Writing form [from] Said Jofeph Sined With his One hand : that he Was Sorry for Spreding Said Report : And that he AfkEd Pardon of Said Catharan: Mr Coward Confented thareto and Set his hand As A Witnes to Said Paper: And told Us thay Might Read And Publifh that Paper At Pleafure
In June 1758 John Williams And I Ware again at Crowsweack and Larned that Mr Coward had Joyned his Son Jofeph In Striueing to take Away the Carricter of Catharan taylor by Saying that thay had Euedence to Proue the furft Report Which Mr Coward Oned to Us: And Juftifyed him Selfe tharein : We Stroue to Reconfile him With the offended Partife: Which he Refufed : And forbid Us to Menfhon Said Affair On Saturday at Meeting.
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Auguft 1 Day 1758 at a Church Meeting By John Brays hannah taylor Appeared And Mr Coward did Not tho' Both Sited to appear: Mr Coward Sent in Writing that Ilnes of Boddy Preuented him: hannah taylor Complain Ed of Mr Coward he had Wronged her: Relating to the Intended Marrage Betwen his Son And her Daughter: and That he Stroue to Ruin her Daugters Carrecter By Saying thay had Euedence to Proue that Scandilus Report his Son had Spred of her daughter: after hearing Said Complaint: the Church Confulted together: and ConcludEd to Meet the Next Saturday at Crowfwix in Order to haue Mr Coward Prefent
Auguft 1758 According to the Afore Menfhoned Apointment the Church Met at Crowf- wicks And Mr Coward Appeared : the Church Lade Before him the Complaint of hannah taylur : that he had Wronged her in Relation to the Intended Marrage Betwen her daugher And his Son : and that he had Joyned hif Son in Indeuering to Ruin her daughters Carrecter: Which Mr Coward Denied : And after The affair had Bin Debated in the Church : Mr Coward and hanna taylor Ware Defiered to Withdraw and the Church Came to A Refoulue That Mr Coward had Bin Wrong: And the Quefton Waf Put What his fenfur Shuld Be: Mr Coward and Said taylor Came In: And Said thay had Agreed: And Mr Coward Said if he had Wronged hir he Was Sorry: And Afked Pardon : And thay Agreed to Walk Together in Criftian felofhip; And the Church Ware of Opinion Mr Coward Shuld be informed of the Judment the Church had Giuen Againft him: Which Mr Margin deleuered in the Prefenf of John Williams And No fault Charged to hanna taylor
September 5 Day 1758 Met at the Meeting hows at Crofweacks Jofeph Holmes John Williams, thomus farr, James Mott, William Tapscot, Jofpeh taylor Jofeph Cox And Mr John Coward: Tapfcot Complained that Mr Coward had strove to hurt him In his Carrecter: By Saying he had told two Lyes: furft: that Said tapfcot had told hanah taylor: that Mr Coward Said that he had heard The Euel Report of Catharan taylor A fortnet or three Weaks AGoo: Which tapscot Said Was true: Mr Coward Said it Was Not true Mr Coward Said he told him Within a fortnet: With A define: he fhuld think it Was thare aboutfe: Leaft he Shuld Think: his Sun Jofeph had told him: John Williams Afked Mr Coward if Said tapscot did not Under- Stand it as he Intended he Shuld he Said he did: Said Williams afked Mr Coward if Said tap- fcot Did not tel it as he Underftud it: Mr Coward Said he did: Said Williams told Mr Coward that Was no Lye: for he told It as he Underftud it: then James Mott told Mr Coward he Aught To faul Under and Acknoleg his fault Which Mr Coward Said he Would not do: Second Ley : that Said tapfcot Complained : Mr Coward Charged him With: Was in Saying he Bid Mr Coward farewell And Went Out Into the Other Rume And Mr Coward Cawled him Back Which Said tapfcot Said Mr Coward told him Was A ley: And that he Neuer Cawled him Out of the Other Rume: But Said tapfcot declared that he did: And Braught Euedence of William Lowrey to Prove it: Mr Coward Said he did Not know he Euer Cawled him Lyer for That: And Said tapfcot Brought No Euedence to Prove that Mr Coward had Cawled him Lyer for that: 3 fd Tapfcot Complained Mr Coward had told A Lye: of him In Saying he Offered his Son Samuel fiue hundred Pounds if he Would Marry Catharon Taylor: Mr Coward Denied he Euer Said So. And Jofeph holmes sd he heard Mr Coward Charge Jofeph taylor that he the sd taylor and William tapfcot had offered his Son Samuel five hundred Pounds: And that Mr Coward sd that he told hif Son that thay had Don it for A Decoy: and told him to try if thay Would giue a Bond for it.
Jofeph Taylor Joynd With Jofeph holmes in the Aboue Relation
at a Church Meeting at Obediah holmses September 23, 1758 The Church tuck into Confideration the Complaint of William Tapfcot Againft Mr Coward And Was of Opinion Mr Coward Was faulty: And Gate A Judgment to Suspend Mr Coward from his Communion til Differrenfis Ware Better Setled
September 30 Day 1758 I Was at Crowfweacks at Meeting on Saturday Richard Mount told Me he had deleuered the Mefsage of the Church To Mr Coward that he Was Sufpended from his Communion.
The Same Day Mr Coward Afked me What Was intended By his SusPenfhon: Whether he Might Not keep his Place and Not Pertake: I told him I Could Not tel the Mind of the Church
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tharein: But 1 tuke it he Waf Not to keep his Place tharein : he told Me he did Defire to keep his Place Except it Would Be offenciue to his Brethren: And Ufed Sum Arguments in Defence thareof. I told him I knew of No Such Exampel: he told Me to Afk the Brethren And let him know And he Would Submit: the Euening of the Same Day I Was at his howfe: And told him I had Confulted the Brethren And he Was Not to keep his Place : the next Day at the Meeting howfe John Williams Said to Mr Morgin Mr Cowards Wife Defiered him to Afk Mr Morgin to Speak to Me if Mr Coward Might haue his Place which I Denied And Said We had No Such Right from the Church
april 1759 At Middletown Margart Maglocklin Applied To the Church for admifion: Con- fefed her Sin And Repentance for it: And the Church Ware Rite In Dealing With her Was Admited to her Place again in full Communion
In May 1759 The Church Met at Middletown to Confider The affair of Mr Coward : after Sum time Spent And Proposals Made Relating to Said affair: Thomus farr, Propofed To the Church to Leue the Whole affair to the Minnifters and Elders that Shulde attend at June Meet- ing: to which The Church Unanimusly Agreed: And thomus far Was to Let Mr Coward know of Said Appointmint : But at Said Meeting In June: Mr Coward Sent In Writing that he Would Not Meete With the Church: Untel the Church Gaue in Writing from Under thare hand: that thay had Wronged him : As By Said Letter Doth appear
In October 1759 The Church met By John Brays: Complant Being Made that Brother John Chafey: had Drinked to Exfefs: And had Bin Gilty of Immoderate Pafhon And had Utered Profane Words: But Said Chafey Being Sik on Said Day Could Not Appear: the Church Gaue a Judgment Brother Chafey Shuld Not Be admited to Set down at the lords tabel the Next Day : and Refered Said affair: to another Opertunity When Brother Chafey Can apper and Speak for himfelf
Febuary 2 day 1760 At a Church Meeting at Middletown Brother John Chafey appeared and Confefed he had Drinked To Excef And had Bin Gillty of IMmorate Pafhon And had a Sens thareof Confefed his folt And his Sorrow for Said Faults And Defired he Might Be Admited to his Place The Church Unanimously Agreed And he Was Restored to his Place in full Com- munion.
On Saturday the 6 Day of June 1761 at the Ieneral Meeting At Crafwicks Report Being Made of the Mifbehauer Ower Brother John Cox that he drunke to Exces and that a Diffrence had Arofe Betwen Said Cox and Brother Jofeph taylor Which Said Cox and Taylor Agreed to leue to the Determination of Tapscot and Brother Wilkey and Promifed to Abide By thare Determination : accordingly Said tapscot and Wilkey gaue a Judgment: And Said Cox Refufed to Abide it: the Brethren PreSent agreed Brother Cokron and Brother tapscot Shuld DifsCorfe Said Cox On Said affair that Euening: Which thay did and Reported Next Day that Said Cox Continued Obftinate: agreed that Brother Cokron Shuld Acquaint Said Cox the Brethren Defiered his Attendance: On Munday Betwen Meetings Which he Refufed: And Said thay Might Do What thay Would: On Confidiration of the Whole affair: The Brethren Agreed to Debar Said Cox from Communion in The Church til he Culde Be heard: and Satiffaction Ware Made: for Said offences: And Agreed Said tapscot Shuld acquaint Said Cox thareof.
at a Church Meeting On Saturday at Middletown April 3 Day 1762 Brother Richard Craw- ford Was Unanimufly Chofe to The offis of Deacon In Said Church.
On Saturday 1 1 Day of December 1762 at the Meeting houfe at Crawfwicks Brother tapscot Said he Deleuered the Mefsage With him Intrufted: in June 1761 To Brother John Cox: Breth- ren Then Prefent Said Brother Cox Continued in the Same Excefs for Which he Was Debared Communion in the Church: Agreed at Said Meeting that Brother Tapfcot And Brother farr Inform Brother John Cox That the Brethren Require his atendance On Saturday the 12 of febuary at Said Meeting houfe.
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On Saturday 5 day of febuary 1763 Complant made to the Church that Negro James Was Charged With Being Gilty of fornication: On hearing of Said Charge: Said Negro Was Suf- pende[d] from Communion til further hearing: And a Mefsenger Appointed to Give him Notis to appear in April Next
December 3 Day 1763 at A Church Meeting in Middletown Brother James Grouer Com- plained that Brother Jofeph brown Said he Beleued that Said Grouer Was the fathur of Pa- fhiEnce Burge's Child Said Brown Oned he had Said So and after Said Grouer and Brown had Debated Said affair: The Church Ware of Opinion Said Brown Was Wrong And had Sined Againft God : in Said Surmife Againft Grouer: and Said Brown Confefed thareto And Acknol- edged his fault To Said Grouer to the Comfort of Brethren.
Febuary 4 day 1764 At a Church Meeting in Middletown Brother James Grouer Com- plained Brother William Bown Said he Beleued Said Grouer Was the fathur of Pafhience Burge's Child: Said Bowne Oned the Charge: But Continued Obftinate: Said Grouer Said he Wold Speak the truth: As in the Prefins or Before God: and Said he Was Clear of the Charge: he had Neuer laid his hand Upon her in any Such Way: he Neuer had Ackted anything With her But what he Could haue adone Before Mr Morgan Or the Whole Church : that he Was As Clear As he Was This Minit : Upon the hole the Church Gaue a Judgment that Brother Bowne Was Wronge: Said Bown Not Compliing tharewith Was Debared Communion til farther hearing.
at a Church Meeting at Middletown March 1764 Brother William Bown appeared And Defired he might Be admited to Church Preuelidg: And Report Being Made that he had acknol- iged to Brother Grouer that he had Wronged him: And Defiered Said Grouer to forgiue him : Which Said Grouer Readily did and the Breach Was Made Up: the Church On hearing Said Report freely Granted Said Bowne his Requft And he Was Reftored to Church Preuelig And full Communion As formorly.
At a Church Meeting at Middletown June 7: 1764 Abigal finck appeared And Defired She Might Be admited to Church Preuelig and Confefed She had Sined againft God and the Church in Departing from the Church and Other Mifconduckt in life Whare by She had Difhon- ered God: and Defired She Might Be forgiuen of God and the Church: and Reported what Grate things the lord had Done for her in that his loue had bin Manifefted Abundantly to her Soule: the Church after hearing her : freely Gra[n]ted her Requeft : And She Waf Reftored to Church PReuelig: and full Communion As formerly.
At a Church Meeting at Obediah holmfes Auguft 1764 Brother Samuel Bray: Propofed the Ordination of Brother Dauid Jones: which By Sum Was obiected to That thare Waf No Prefing Occation for Said Ordination and farther that Said Jones had Not Conducted himfelf Agreabel in Said affair: By Saying It Was his right and Reproching the Church for thare Delay tharein : and That Within two Months after he Gaue himfelf A Member in Said Church: After Confultafion among The Brethren : Ware all of One Opinion it Was Beft To Defer Said Ordina- tion : Except Brother Obediah Barcalu.
December 1764 At a Church Meeting in Middletown Brother daniel Morgan: Propofed Again the OrdinaShon of Brother Jones: Said Jones Being Prefent: Who Said it Was his Rite: And that the Church Aught To Ordain him: Or Silance him: And Said the Maier Part of the Church Ware for it: Except a few who Ware Pregedifed Againft him: And Demanded that It Shuld Be Put to Uote: Which Was Not Granted And Sum Reply Being Made: to Said Jonfes : By James Mott and Mr Morgan : As to his Unrefonabel Demand : And ill treating of his Brethren : he Told Mr Morgan that he Mifreprefented his Words: and Put A Difrent Meaning On them : for which James Mott: told Said Jones he Aught to Be reprueed: for Such A Charge AGainft Mr Morgan Before the Church: Said Jones Stil Infifted to know the Reafon Why he Was Not Ordained : Mr Morgan told him: it Was his Want of humility and Prudance: With Many Other things That Pafed at that time And So Said Meeting Broke Up.
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on Munday the 22 day of auguft 1765 the Church Met at freehold Meeting houfe: Brother thomus Cox Meeting allfo: Confefed his Sencear Repentance: for his Paft Conduct and Defiered he Might Be admited to Church Pruelig: Was admited again a Member of Said Church : in full Comunion : to the Comfort of his Britheren.
at Said Meeting: the Church appointed Brother farr and Brother tapfcot: to Go and Difcours Brother John Cox: Shumaker: and Brother Jofeph Estel: Concearning thear Negligant and Lufe life: and Make Report the Next Church Meeting Craufwicks : allfo to Site Brother thomus Averringgame to appear at Said Meeting: and Brother John Cox: at lane Eend : to appear: And Mr Jones to Site James Willfon to appear : if a Member.
On Saturday the 12 day of October 1765 the Church according To appointment Met at Crawfwicks: Brother far and tapfcot Made Report: thay had Difcorfed Esteel and Cox Mr Jones Said he had Spoken With Wilfon Who Said he Would appeard: But did Not appear: Brother tapfcot Said he had Spoken With Aueringgame Who Said he Would appear But Did Not: Brother John Cox appeared : the Church Layd Before him the Crimes he Stud Charged With: furft drinking to Exfes: Secondly that he Would Not Abide: By the Judgment of Brother Wilkey and tapfcot: In the Cafe of Said Cox and Jofeph taylor: As to That of taylor he Said the Church Might Do What thay Wod he Neuer Wod Pay taylor for the Sheepe: And as To that of drinking he Said he had Eat two Much And drank two Much : But As to Drinking to Exfes he had Not Exceaded Any Man In the Church: On hearing Said Cox: the Church Agreed to Bare With Said Cox for a Time: to See if any Sines of Repentance Might appear : But Not to take of his Supfpenfhon from Communion.
April 5, 1766 at A Church Meeting at Middletown Report Was Made that fifter Rebeca Dene had folloed a Corfe of drinking To Exfes: and Brother Richard Crawford and Brother Edward Taylor Said : thay Saw her a few Days Paft at Widdo Mafhes Much difgifed With drink in Publick Company. She Not Being Prefent: the Church Gaue a Judgment: to Debar her from Communion : til She Could Be Spoke With: and appointed James Mott to Inform her thareof and to Site har to appear Next Church Meeting.
June 7 1766 Rebecka Dane appeared Before the Church According to appointment: Con- fefed her Self Gilty And the Church Right in Dealing With her: Oned She had Braught dif- honner: and Sined againft God: and hoped thrugh Grace She Shuld Be more Wachfull: On hearing Said affiar: She Was Reftored to her Place: And admited to full Communion With the Church.
On thurfday faft [last?] at Middletown 1768 after Seruis Brother Crawford and I Informed Brother John Chafey: that Thare Was a Complaint againft him that he had Drunk To Exces : and that he Would apear Before the Church On Saturday next: to anfwer to Said Complant : But he did Not Confent to Come: We Defired of him Not to fail Coming on Saturday the Church Met According to appointment Brother Chafey did Not apear: Brother holmes And Brother Stilwill Informed the Church: the Seueral Ways Thay had heard that Brother Chafey had drank to Exces: On hearing Said Complaint: the Church Agreed to Debar Said Chafey from Communion: til farther hearing and Ordered James Mott and Richard Crawford: to Informe Said Chafey Thareof.
On the 4 day of febuary 1769 at a Church Meeting in Middletown Brother John Chafey: apeared and thare Declared: As he hoped : he had had Rael Repentance for his Paft Conduct: and that By Diuine Grace : he hoped : he Shuld Be kept for the time to Come: and Defired The Church Would forgiue him: and admit [him?] again: Which the Church Unanimously Agreed to: And he was admited again to full Communion.
May 1769: At a Church Meeting In MiddelTown Richard Crawford Was By a Unanimous Voice of the Church Chofe to the offis of RuLing Elder In Said Church: and Samuel Bray and John Wolling Ware Chofe deacons In Said Church Without a Decenting Uoice.
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June 1769 at a Church Meeting in thowse By Brays a Report Was Made: of Ower Brother John farmar: that he had Borrowed Mony of Seucral: As he Said to Pay A Certain Det he Owed : But after haneing Receued Said Mony: Went away With his famaly Priuately and Carried of Said Mony for his one Use: And Neuer Paid Said det : Nor Returned a Gain: for which he Was laid Under Senfure: By the Church and Cut of from all the Preueliges in Said Church : he did Before Inioy.
In Said Meeting in June 1769 the Church Was Informed that Ower Sifter Mary thorp: had Bin Gilty of fornication : An tho She Was Not Prefent: Was Cut of allfo from all Church Prcue- lig Til farthar hearing.
At a Church Meeting By Brays In Auguft 1769 Complants Being Braught Againft Brother John Chafey of Drinking to Exces: Was Sufpended from Communion with the Church.
In Auguft 1769 Dauid Branfon Was Baptifed and Gaue himfelf A Member In Ower Church : he then lining In Shrofbery: the Winter following: he Set up a Meeting: and Preached to the Peopel Without Euer Aquainting the Church tharcof Or Confulting them In any Sort: In April 1770 he Was Cauled Before The Church: and thare told of his Eregaler and Unkind Way of Profeeding: he Pled Ignorance: But Said the lord had Cauled him to Preach the Gofpel And he Was Under a Nefety to Preach: The Church Confented to hear him : and Was of Opinion : that Thare Was Sum Profpect that he might Be Ufefull: and Agreed That he Imprue his Gifts Within the Bounds of Mideltown among the Brethren: Which he Complied With About three Weackes : and then told the Church : he Culd Stay No longer: for his Worldly Conferns Cauled him from Among us: and afked The Church to lifance him to Go Out to Preach the Gofpel In Publick: which the Church Denied him: Judging he Was Not as Yet fully Qalified for So Publick An Undertacking: But lcaft Thay Shuld hinder any Good Begininge Recommended him to the Brethren Among home he Might hauc Occafhion to trauil that Thay Would Incourage him In the Exerfife of his Gifts: as thay Might Judge Conteniant : which liberty Brother Branfon Made a Wrong Ufe of: In that he did not trauel from Ower Parts As he Said he Was Under A Nefafity to do: But Spent his time In Uifsiting The Neighbouring Churches: and often Preaching Among them as an aftablifht Miniftur of Chrift: In June 1770 at A Meeting of The Church: in the howfe By Brays: Brother Branfon Was Cauled Upon to Ancer for his Paft Conduct: at Which time Brother Branfon Was Charged With Being faulty In two Perticulars: furft that he Deccued the Church: In Saying that he Was Agoing Away: And thareby Obtained A letter: Secondly that he Made a Wrong Ufe of Said letter When obtained: In that he did not Carry it to the Brethren In Diftant Parts: But Made Ufe of it to Recommend him In the Nearest Churches. Both Charges: Brother Branfon denied : And Pled Not Gilty and Said the lord had Cauled him to Preach: and Nither Men Nor Angels Shuld Stop him: and Demanded a letter of Difmifshon from this Church Which Was denied: But Granted him the leberty of Preaching among The Members of this Church And No farther: the next Day When the Brethren Sat Down at the tabel of the lord Brother Branfon Sat Down Allfo: But Did Not Pertake: Which aded More Greaf to his Brethren.
Soon after Brother David Branfon Obtained A letter of Difmifhon from Ower Church: to the Church at the New Mils: to Give himfelf A Member thare: and Receued Said letter: With So Much Refentment : that he Went Away from Us: Without Biding Us farewell.
at a Church Meeting In Middletown April 6 1771 Brother John Chafey: applyed to the Church: to Be Reftored to his Communion again In the Church: Acknoledged his fault and Profefsed Repentance: Was again admited to his Place In full Communion In the Church.
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