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Name of God in vain a Chh. meeting was appointed to

be held June 3. 1767. Neither s^d. Hidden nor Witnesses

appeared and the Meeting was adjourned to July y^e 1^st

day 10^th, both s^d Hidden and Malachi Shaw & Zebulon

Kilgood Witnesses, appeared before the Chh. And after a

long hearing. It was put to the church Whether they

were satisfied with w^t said Hidden said so as to pass

over the matter, and it passed in the Negative. And then

it was put to the Chh. Whether they looked upon s^d Hidden

as having taken dealt with Jeremiah Conner in a

violent manner unbecoming his christian profession, &

Whet[h]er the Church had not too much reason to fear y^t

s^d Hidden had took the name of God in vain, or had

spoken prophanely and it passed in the negative.

  At the same Meeting the Rev^d Sam^ll Perly Grant[32] in an

accusation or charge of Defamation against James

Hidden, and evidences to support it, after some discourse

had the Meeting was adjourned to Wednesday the 22. day

of July, at 4 o’clock afternoon –––––––

                                 as to adjournment

  The Chh. i.e. 14 of the Brethren Met and a question

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of y^s import being put to them, Whether you look upon

James Hidden to be guilty of defaming the Rev.^d Mr.

Pearley according to his accusation, and 9 of the bre-

thren voted in the affirmative, with whom the Pastor

concurred.

  Oct. 9. 1767. The Chh. chose Joseph Scott John

                  with the Pastor

Pearson & Tho^s Lancaster to attend the councill of

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Haverhill West Parish for the ordination of M^r

Joseph Willard proposed to be held Oct. 28. 1767.