100

___Chh - Records.__

_^ four

desiring o^r Assist^ce w^th _^ other Chhs to sit in

Council on y^e 12^th Instant.

Voted Compliance with y^e Request y^rin

Voted y^t One Delegate go upon this Occa-

_^ noted y^t it

sion ^__ [ two members desird it might be _^ “for

  was

Special Reason on this particular Occasion”]

Voted, y^t Brother Baker be y^e Represen-

_^ Brethⁿ

tative of y^e Chh at y^e proposd Council. ^____

The Chh were dismissd w^th y^e Blessing (as

is y^e Custom Constantly, whether it be recorded

or no.) ^_____

24.  David, of David & Lydia Batherick bapt.

Dec^r 15. Stephen, of Benj. & Martha Fay bapt. by

the Rev. M^r Hutchinson of Grafton.

1755

March 9. The Lords Supper was administred.

^_____ 16. Persis, of Moses and Persis Warrin bapt.

Chh Meet^g

^_____ 27. The Chh met upon y^e Affair of

to choose

electing one or more Deacons. ^______

Deacons.

After opening y^e Meeting by So-

lemn prayer_; & reading Acts 6. 1^__7 and

1 Tim. 3. 8^__14. w^c were _^ ^briefly Explaind, & y^e Occasion

orig^l Institution, the Work and y^e Qualif^ns

of Deacons, from thence briefly exhibited,

the Chh Voted to proceed to y^e Choice of

a Deacon in y^e room of y^e late Deacon

Newton, deceasd.  And (by written votes)

   Br^r Nath^l Whitney was chosen

Then Voted to proceed to y^e Choice of

another Deacon ^___ and (after several

Tryals) it appeard that Br^r Jonathan

Bond was chosen.

The meeting was adjourn^d to this

Day fortnight, one p.m. y^e same place.

^___ were dismissd w^th pray^r & Blessing.

Apr.