June 5

Lecture the Church tarried after the blessing and

heard a Letter from Brother Daniel Chamberlain sig

nifying his acceptance of the Office of a Deacon to

which he was chosen last Lecture.^___ And he was

accordingly declard to be a Deacon in this Church ^___

283

1807

The Church met according to appointment by the Pastor

Aug^st 24

to hear a petition of a number of the Brethren (which

see on file) requesting a certain Letter and papers

(which see on file) might be laid before them which

the Pastor had receivd from a Committee appoin

ted by the Town ^___ And if they think proper

to act on such matters and subjects as the Pastor

should then lay before them. ^___

After much desultory conversation the minds

of the Brethren were taken to see if they wou

ld assign the present time to carry into effect

the agreement made ladt Winter between the

Town and the Pastor. ^___ It passd in the negative

It was then Voted that a Committee of conference

with the Pastor be appointed. ^___

Voted that the number should be five ^___

Voted that Brother Elijah Brigham Brother

William Johnson Deacon Hawes Brother

Joseph Harringt. Solomon Fay and Brother

Joseph Harrington be the Committee. ^___

Then voted to adjourn the meeting to Monday

September the Seventh at 2 oclock. P.M. ^___

Septb^r 7

The Church met on the adjournment of the last

meeting and Voted to adjourn it still further

for one hour. ^___

The same day the Church had a new meeting

by appointment by the Pastor to act on the

following Articles WViz

^___

1 To hear and act on the report of a Committee of

conference appointed at the last meeting . ^____

2 To see if it is the mind of the Church to dismiss the

Pastor from the work of the Gospel Ministry

in this place. ^___

On the First Article of the notification the Chu

rch Voted to accept the Report of the Committee

of conference. ^___ Which Report see on file ^___

On the second Article the Church Voted to dismiss

the Pastor from the work of the Gospel Ministry

in this place. ^___

Then chose a Committee of two ^__ Viz Deacon Cha

mberlain and Brother Solomon Fay to wait on

the select Men and request them to call a [erasure]