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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 15: ecclesiastical History. (search)
established usage. He obtained a vote of the church that public relations of experience should not be required of candidates for admission to membership; The same course had been pursued at the gathering of the church at Lexington, Oct. 21, 1696. and that the question upon admission should no longer be taken by manual vote, but silence should be considered assent. This gave dissatisfaction to Deputy-governor Danforth and others: whereupon,— At a church meeting at Mr. Bordman's house, May 4, 1697,—(1) Then propounded to Mr. Danforth and the whole body of the brethren who had remonstrated as to the votes of the church passed March 11, ‘96-7, at the house of deacon Hastings, whether, if I would condescend so far as to let something be communicated to the church by myself, or the Elder, wherein I received satisfaction from those who ask communion with us, as to their spiritual fitness for it, and this to be done at some time before or when they are to be admitted as I shall judge be