_Chh- Records .

141.

Then the pastor made open proclamⁿ

offer

& Demand, y^t if there were any who had

Exception or Complaint to make against

him in his Conducting these Affairs, or

any other Matters relative thereto, as if he

had been unfaithfull, or had misrepresented

Things, they would now manifest it, with y^e

Grounds y^rof, that if it could be made to ap-

pear, he might see it & humble himself and

make proper Satisfaction ^_ w^c in that Case

he was ready to do; but if _^ ^{it was} otherwise, he might

be properly Vindicated, and y^t they w^d be y^e

Guardians of his Reputation.

There was no Reply to it except by one

Member w^o mentioned something about _^ sub-

_^ his

scribing agst y^e 2^d Chh in Sutton & y^e Pastor.

w^c was immed^ly ans^{d __} [and after y^e Chh was

dismissd, ano^r desird y^e Liberty of private

Conference at a suitable Time for it, w^c was

readily consented to.]

After Pray^r y^e Meeting concluded w^th y^e Blessing.

Dec. 27. Harvey, of Nathan & Lucy Mayn^d baptizd.

Jan.3. 1768. Bozaleel, of Ezek^l & Ruth Smith

1768.

was baptiz^d

The same Day y^e Chh was Stop^d & were informd y^t

M^rs Andrews had resignd the Copys &c. (See Dec. 16.)

Also a letter from Mrs Andrews_^ was communi-

_^ of Jan. 1.

cated to y^e Chh. requesting, again, y^e Benefit

of transient Communion.  A motion was presently

made by Several Brethren that since y^e Chh

has been so much worried with it, it might be

dropd.  It was put to vote, & it was a Tie.

And y^e Motion to adjourn, was for a while

opposd by y^e Same N^{o __} At length y^e Pastor was

obligd to interpose, & with their Consent, ad-

journd to tomorrow come sennight, at one p.m

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