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Box 1

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

Sermons, 1766-1781

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Sermons, Job: 21-27 and Timothy: 2.1, were written in multiple hands and delivered on a variety of dates and locations.

Dates: 1766-1781

Church records, 1730-1796

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

These records contain meeting house expenses (including a subscription for the construction of a noon house meet on the Sabbath), the confession of faith of James Peniman, correspondence, and records discussing ministerial salary.

Dates: 1730-1796

Disciplinary cases, 1743-1808

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents These records are about disciplinary cases in Medway during this period. During the colonial period, the local church often functioned as the legal authority in matters of morality. Punishment in such cases usually consisted of censure — a temporary restriction from attending services and participating in church business — until the guilty party made a formal confession or request for forgiveness. Of particular notes is the case of David Pond of Wrentham who struck a pitch, created a...
Dates: 1743-1808

Church manuscript records, 1876

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 1
Scope and Contents

Volume transcribed in 1876 from earlier records, approximately 1772. The volume contains the Articles of Covenant and numerous empty pages.

Dates: 1876