8.

_Church_

3^d Chh meeting

Oct: 12. _^ The Church _^ come together

_^It was y^e Day

upon the Bus’ness before named, and thô y^re

appointed

was a great deal of Care taken that every

for

one y^t was not sick should be present yet

_^ to

There ware but Eleven _^ present.There was

_^ assembled.

First a Debate about y^e validity of Such pro-

:ceedings as those of a minor Part of a Chh

met togather. All present ware of Opini-

:on that Proper warning being given If ei-

:ther thro Divine Providence preventing by

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Sickness &c: or thrò neglect from time to time

the majority Should be absent yet Those

y^t are orderly met together are impowered

to transact & manage the Church’s Bus’

:ness. and it was Thought unreasonable y^t

the Affairs propos’d Should be any fur-

:ther put off, or the Brethren obliged to

gather together from Time to Time till

there should happen to be a major

_^of y^e retain^d

Part, When a great number _^ were disabled

& Everyone fully Notifyed. So that it was

thought expedient as well as defensible

to proceed. [------] Accordingly address

was first preferr’d to Heaven and then

The Church (as they were look’d upon

John Fay &

to be) Chose By Written votes John Fay

Isaac Tomlin

& Isaac Tomlin to be the Deacons of

Elected

This Chh; And Scarcely a Vote for anyone

Deacons.

besides. ^__

And as to the other Article respecting

Vessels it was voted that Two shillings

Should be collected of every Male Member

of the Chh to purchase a Flagon holding

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Two quarts; & Two Pint Tankard; also a

Aug. 12

Bason for Water of Baptism.

Which ended, & various Conferences tend-

:ing to promote and secure the Chh’s

Safety, The Meeting clos’d with of

:fering Supplication & Thanksgiving to

God. ^_____

         15.  Jonah Warrin & Eliza

:beth his Wife offer’d Confessions

(having broken the Seventh Commandm^t)

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