Gale, Brother Seth Morse, and Brother Jonath

an Grout Jun^r be the Delegates. ^_____           275

Aug^st 10 The Church tarried after Lecture and Voted

1 To give us a Note a which the Church holds

against Benjamin Tainter, which Note he gave

on account of a Lecacy left by his Father

Deacon Tainter to the Church.  ^_______

2 Voted that the select Men be requested

desird to request Messrs Stephen Belknap

Samuel Fisher, Barnum Blake, Asaph

Warren and John Warren to take the lead

in the singng till further provision is made

3 Voted that the select Men be requested to

insert an Article in the warrant for thur.

next Town meeting to see if the Town will

give any encouragement to singing by

hiring a Master.  ^______

^_______

4 Voted to adjourn the meeting to our

next Lecture to consider the expediency

of giving us the practice of making rel

ations in this Church and substituting

something in lieu thereof.  ^_________

Octb^er 4 The Church tarried after the blessing to hear

a Letter from the Church in Hopkenton

requesting assestance in the ordination

of M^r Nathanail Howe their Pastor elect

1 Voted compliance

2 Voted to send two Delegates ^____

3 Voted that Deacon Hawes and Brother

Brick Parkman be the Delegates ^___

6 The Church tarried after Lecture agree

ably to assignment but considering that

there was not not a Majority of the Church

present they chose not to act any thing

about altering the method of admitting

Church members by their making Rela

tions. ^______ And Voted

1 To adjourn the meeting to the next Lecture

2 Voted that the time of our intermission on

communion days in future be always two

hours and that the Pastor be requested to