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Chh- Records.

(by div. Leave).

The business of the Meeting to be,

First, to see whither y^e Chh will put an

End to these Controversies by dropping the

Affair? or Secondly, will come into any

Methods to vote upon Mrs. Andrews’s Letter

w^c was read to Day? or Thirdly, will call in

the Help of an Eccles^l Council? ^____

⁼⁼⁼Jan. 11. The Chh met acc^g to y^e Adjournm^t

The meeting was opend with Prayer.

Mrs Andrews’s letter was read again

The First Thing was proposd ^__ vide Supr.

It passd in the Negative. 19 to 16.

The Second proposd; & after Debating a

long Time ^__ Concern^g M^r Cleaveland &

_^ y^t is,

y^e Society he Ministers to, _^ for w^t Reasons to

be admitted, & for w^t Reasons y^y might not;

also the Conduct of Ministers & Chhs w^th regard

to them, the Pastor addressd y^e Chh to such

Purpose as this,   viz.

“That we had better put an End to y^se

fruitless Controversies & Contests, w^c we

have been so long in, about that Society,

in Chebacco

(whether it is one Thing, or another), &

the Chhs Transactions tow^ds them Lay-

ing all this aside therefore, & without

Regard to one Church or another, Let us

take this Matter before us in General;

thus,

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That Mrs Andrews being (understood

to be) a professing Chtian; & her Lot be-

ing cast among us in this place, if She will

not countenance Disorders, or whatever is

contrary to the word of God, & disallowd by y^e

platform, whether in y^e place she came from

or otherwhere, and will endeav^r to walk ac-

cording to Gospel Rule;

This Chh also, hereby testifying against all

Disorders, whether in Chebacco, or anyw^re

else, are willing, our Circumstances, on each

part,