_Chh - Records.

103

Aug. 25. 1755. The Chh met (having been

Chh Meet^g

timely warnd) to hear a Complaint Signed

on y^e Affair

by Eben^r Chamberlin & Mary (Wife of Itha-

of Sister

mar) Bellows, and bearing Date July 18 last,

Judith

against Judith (wife of Jonathan) Bellows,

Bellows.

all of them members of this Chh. Setting forth

in substance, y^t y^e s^d Judith hath walked

very Disorderly & Contrary to y^e Rules of the

Gospel ^__ In particular, respecting her Daûter

Comfort, who had Confessd her taking away

certainThings from a N^r feloniously

& y^t her Mother w^d not let her return s^d

Things wⁿ She would have done it: & y^t s^d Com-

fort also declard her Mother had burnt y^m

further

The complaint exhibited also y^t s^d Judith

was guilty of False speaking about

those things ^____ &c. After Pray^r the

Complaint was read, & y^e Partys respectively, & the

were fully heard ^__ y^e Chh voted,

witnesses,

1. respecting y^e first part of y^e Complaint,

y^t  altho we cannot Say She is guilty of

Burning the Things referrd to in y^e Com-

-plaint, yet we find upon all y^t has been

Said, that She has Conducted in a very

Evil man^r respecting her Daûter und^r her

guilt; and in that whole Affair respecting

Said Things. &

2.  Voted, as to the Second part of y^e Complaint,

namely, her False speaking, that it is

Supported.

This was voted universally.

The pastor read these votes to S^d Sister Judith,

& Solemnly laid the Evil before her, & Call’d

her to Rep^{ce __}   Then y^e meeting concluded

with Prayer, & the Blessing. ^{_____________}

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