Records.

49.

his House.

Voted, y^t Br^r Seth Rice be the other Deacon.

Then y^e Chh were dismiss^d w^th Pray^r & Blessing.

Apr. 30. Will^m Caruth ownd y^e Cov^t and

^___ Ebenezer, of Simeon & Rebec. Howard

Joseph, of William & Marg^t Caruth

bapt.

May.21. Thomas, of Jonathan & Abigail Livermore

Anna, of Jonah & Elizabeth Warrin

  bapt.

[Several erased words]

Sacr^t

25. After Lecture the Chh was Stayd

The elected

to recieve the Ans^rs of y^e Two Brethren

Deacons.

who had been elected Deacons ^___ and their

Ans^r in the

Ans^r being in the Negative ^___ after Some Con

Negative

:siderable Debate upon whether the Chh Sh^d

accept & be Satisfyed w^th y^eir Ans^rs or whe

:ther we Sh^d proceed to new Elections, the meet

:ing was adjournd to This Day fortnight, 2:

Clock p.m.

28. The Lords Supper was administred.

Sacr^t

June 4. Lavinia, of Edward & Persis Baker, bapt.

8. This Day the Chh, according to appointm^t

Chh Meet

came together upon the Articles of choosing Dea=

:ing to

:cons, and y^e Conduct of M^r Sam^l Fay in keeping

choose

from o^r Communion himself, and with holding his

more Dea:

Wife therefrom also, altho he had permitted her

:cons.

to bind herself thereto by Solemn Cov^t

Upon the first affair Votes were calld for

and Brother Jonathan Forbush was chosen.

Again votes were call^d for, for another Deacon,

and Br^r Josiah Newton was chosen.

The former of these was not at Meeting ^___

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