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__Chh - Records

March 8. Eben^r of Moses & Mehit. Brigham &    bapt.

Jane, of Jonⁿ & Abig^l Rolf

_^ Brethⁿ

March. 15. The _^ Chh were Stopd, & y^e Pastor in-

  of the

formed y^m y^t he had rec^d a Petition for a Chh-

meeting Signd by 10, to desire y^t y^e late Chh Vote might

be reconsidered: but as he w^d do everything y^t might

preserve Peace & Harmony in y^e Chh, he w^d consult y^e

Chh upon it, & having y^eir Concurr^ce in w^t is done.

Their Silence consenting y^t y^e Request sh^d be ans^{d __} &

accord^ly A Chh Meeting was app^ted to be next Tuesday; 1 p.m

⁼⁼⁼⁼March. 17. The Chh met in pursuance of

_^ app^tm^t

y^e forementiond _^: but Br^r Sam^l Fay, tho

_^ & noti-

Seasonbly Sent to by the Pastor _^ did not come_.

fyed,

A Number of the Brethren movd to have the

Vote of March y^e first reconsiderd, agree-

able to y^e Request of y^e Petition for y^e meeting_;

and Several Brethren who assisted in passing

that Vote, said, that, upon Reflection, they

conceiv’d the Chh were too Sudden in their

then voting, & w^d be glad, for their parts, y^t it

might be reconsiderd.

After which,

It was put to Vote, thus

Brⁿ if it be your Minds to re-consider the

Vote of March 1, Concerning restoring Br^r Sam^l

Fay & admitting him to special ord^ces please

to manifest it.    It passed in y^e Affirm.

by 18.

out of 21.  ^____

After this it was Enquired into, What

Reasons has Br^r Fay given for his long de-

linquency?   In ans^r to w^c, the Report of

the Com^tee (of last July) was read ^__ & it

was put to vote, whether those Reasons were

Satisfactory ^__? It passd in y^e Neg. No Hand

being up for it. ^____

Then the meeting was adjournd to tomor-

row come sennight after Lecture ^__ (for the

Chh desird that the Communion might not be delay’d

any longer.) Concluded w^th prayer, & y^e Blessing.

March