_Chh Records__

113.

was admitted into Chh Fellowship.

The Lords Supper was administred.

Sacr^t

P.M. Mary & Hannah, Children of

the foresaid Mary Chase, baptizd.

June 22. The _^ Chh were stayed after y^e Exer-

_^ Brⁿ of y^e

cises. The Pastor proposd to y^m y^e Desire of He-

zekiah How & his Wife, to have two of y^eir Grand-

children baptizd on their acc^t They are y^e

children of their late son Noah, deceasd ^__

y^e Mother, also being deceasd: & y^e said How &

his Wife having taken these Children into

y^eir own Care, & are willing ([------] [------])

to be under Obligation (und^r God) to bring

y^m up, or have y^m brôt up acc^g to y^e Rules of

Christianity. ^___ The Chh voted in Compliance

with their Request. ^__

also y^e Pastor consulted y^e Chh upon y^e

Difficult Case of y^e Child of John & Jane-King

Maynard; Joseph Joslin & his wife having

taken y^e Child to bring it up, & desird Bap-

tism for it.  This was left to further Con-

sideration.

It was furthermore pro-

posd y^t y^e Chh w^d Consider w^t Delinquencys

there are among y^e Members ^__ & many of those

who have ownd y^e Cov^{t __} and how y^e Chh will

exercise y^eir Watch over y^e Children of y^e

Cov^{t __}  The Pastor recommended to Choose

a Com^tee of y^e Chh to make Enquiry into the

Conduct of Communicants & others ^__ But as

this had not been heretofore done among us,

it was left to Consideration.

   July 6. Hezekiah & Elizabeth

How stood before y^e Chh & Congregⁿ

and solemnly promised that they w^d

take faithfull Care of y^e Education

of their two Grand Children, Viz

Thankfull & Mary How Children

of y^e late Noah How deceasd; y^t they

Should, by Gods assistance, be brought

up