50.

__Church____

_^ being askd

The latter of them _^ returnd ans^r y^t the

whether he w^d

Matter, not being New to him, _^ and having repre=

hav y^e Time to         sented _^ ^heretofore to y^e Chh his insufficiency, he must now, upon

Consider of it,

their Seeing meet to choose him again, earnestly

_^ for the Case

entreat y^t they w^d  have compassion on him, & pray

was not as if

fervently for him; both they y^t had voted for him

he had never

and likewise they that had not; because otherwise

been chosen

they would not Shew y^t y^y acquiesc^d and fell in w^th w^t

before,

y^e Hand of G. had done. ^____ no spech or to this purpose. ^___

         ^__ It was then ask^d whether anyone had any Thing

material to object either against the proceedings

of y^e Chh at this Time, or ag^st the persons w^om y^e Chh

had elected to be their Deacons ^___ None being mani

:fested we proceeded to the other Affair Scil:

_^ The Comm^tee ap

respecting M^r Sam^l Fay ^__ _^ but For Several Reasons

:pointed to

offered _^ ^{ye matter} was further wav’d & deferrd and o^r

treat w^th him

Comm^tee Requested to improve y^e first opp^ty y^t in

were desird

Provid^ce Should be presented, to treat w^th him ^___

to speak, & M^r

As y^e Chh meeting was opend w^th pray^r so it was

Jonⁿ Whipple

concluded w^th it, and the Blessing ^_________

ans^d y^t there

July 9. Daniel Stone & his wife, having

had been no

owned y^e Cov^t at Hopkinston, ask^d for Privilege

opp^ty to Con=

among us; and according to y^eir Request

:fer w^th him

Benjamin, their son was baptized.

by means of

The Same Day Mary Bruce jun^r (Daûter

his absence at

of Abijah and Mary Bruce) was admitted

New Medfield.

into y^e Chh.

Chh meeting

13. The Chh was detaind after Lecture to receive

to receive

the Ans^r of Br^r Jonⁿ Forbush to y^e Chh who had Elected

Br^r Forbush’s

him to be a Deacon. Among other Things deliv^d it was

Ans^r

percievd y^t by being Absent at y^e Time of y^e Choice he

was not able so well to Judge of y^e minds of y^e Brethren

and so of y^e Call w^c he had to y^e office; and y^rfore for

his Satisfaction, it was desird y^t if the Chh abode by

their Choice, and were willing to confirm it of Br^r For

:bush &c they would manifest it, w^c they did all but one_;

and he was desir’d to Speak if he had ought to object

but he did not; but acquiescd in w^t was done.

Upon this Br^r Forbush accepted of y^e Choice.

        The Affair of M^r Sam^l Fay was Likewise mentioned

                     to