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Chh. The same Day ye Lords Supper was administred. |
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===P.m. Martha, of Jonas & Persis Brigham was baptizd. |
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Chh Meeting, |
Aug. 17. 1747. The Chh met on ye Acct of Brr |
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for Mr James |
James Fay, who attempted to communicate yesterday, |
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Fay. |
but Several Members were dissatisfyd wth it, (& |
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Deacon Newton was so uneasy yt he went out, |
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till Mr Fay was desird to withdraw; wch upon |
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his doing ye Deacon returnd) – Mr Fay also |
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desird to be dismissd to ye Chh in Hardwick __ |
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After debating upon ye Affair, |
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“ Brr James Fay acknowledgd, he does charge |
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himself wth Blame for his going to the Separate |
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Meeting in Grafton in ye manner he had done, |
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and that he is sorry therefor; and declard he |
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wd by no means do any thing yt shd encourage |
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or strengthen those who were in such an Erro- |
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neous way as he apprehended them to |
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be in, in particularly yeir Separating from |
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that Chh of Cht, & ye other Chhs of Cht in |
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the Land, and the standing ministry yrof.” |
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Signd James Fay. |
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After this, Brother Fay having askd the |
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Chhs Forgivness, they accordingly voted it, |
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and his Dismission also was voted, & that |
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he Shd be recommended to said Chh of Hardwk |
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The like Vote passd respecting Lydia his Wife. |
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And respecting or Brother Daniel Stone |
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& Mary his Wife. |
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As ye Meeting began wth prayer, so it ended wth |
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Prayer & Blessing. ____ |
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====23. Nathan, of Hezekiah & Rachel Pratt was |
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baptizd by ye Rev. Thaddeus Maccarty. |
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Letter from |
Sept. 20. The Chh was Stopd after Exercise, |
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ye 2d Chh |
& a Letter from ye Second Chh in Sutton |
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in Sutton. |
was Communicated, containing a Request |
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of |
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