18.

__Church__

and their great Distance from the

Place of Publick Worship ^__ To w^ch

add y^e Low, distress’d & Dangerous

Circumstances of M^rs M^cColaster;

all which render it extreamly Diffi-

:cult to bring the Children forth -

_^ I was excit-

   From which Considerations _^ pro=

:ed to

:pose, and appoint y^t tomorrow at

_^ w^th Div: P

Ten of y^e Clock I would _^ repair to

:mission,

the House of our Brother M^cColaster

to Baptize his Children There,

requesting that So many of y^e Chh

& Congregation as can attend it, prin

:cipally y^e Deacons of the Chh, would

meet me there, that there may be Suf-

:ficient Witnesses, and orderly solemni-

:ty in the Ce_^^le bration and administra-

:tion of that Ordinance, w^c I design,

in y^e Fear of God, there to undertake.

^________ 19. According to Yesterday’s

Appointm^t I went over to John M^cCo=

:laster’s to Baptize his Children.

We began the Exercise with Prayer; ^___

Then proceeded to a Brief Dissertation concerning

y^e Grounds upon which we were met together and

y^e Defensibleness of y^e undertaking.^__ After w^ch

we pray^d & administered Baptism to

  Mary & Hannah, Daûters of John &

Jennet M^cColaster^__ After a Third Prayer

we sang p^rt of a Psalm, & the Blessing was

pronounced. There were half a Score of y^e

_^ among w^ch y^e

Chh, present, or more_^; And above that number

Deacons;

of others: besides those who belonged to y^e House.

In all nigh Thirty Persons. ^___

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