Minutes of the Warwick Old School Baptist Association

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'VAR\VICK BAPTISl' ASSOCIATIO~,

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·'LEASANT.VALLEy., TOWN OF rL.\'tAKrLt. COUNTY OF ULstt~

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. II. Bro4iterCASAD concluded

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, ^~Proteedcd to bufinerst oroth.-r JOHN

CATON

wa'S d;oredco~(f .. ~or, E.oJ rOlh.r LUKE DAVIES, cle;),:.

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4' .The letters from 1111: different churchs of t}.c

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ciation \\':\s tl.rn· r e'p.l!,

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Minifiers' names in capiuls.-LicrAced puachers in itallcs·-Tliof. m~lk~'I_

with an afi':iifk (<\0) were not prd'cnt.-FwM the churches marked LIlLa

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~ b.u no inte1lig~nce.-DillliC5 (-) der.o:e no.fdtlcd DiLnith:r.

W&i1ritk ••

War.t::rge .

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LATHORP,

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^{John M.}^FOlight.

S. SOUTHWOR.TH.

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.New~ur.h, ^{ LUKE" DAV IES, Oliver Corm~n,

. ]ufeph Cauld,';'cll.

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Clinton-town ^{TOH~DODGE,

j"hn M. ThurltoD.

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New·C,'tnwall.t

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Stanf"rd, EB. FERRIS· o 0

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{EZRA FOUNTAIN,"

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Bedford, S Ivanus Rl ynailli,

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Jonathan Mills. 10 2 S ⁰ ⁰ ^6~.

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Fifhkill.

tJOfefl;P~~ingron,

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JJrooldield, VJOHN CATON,

1110hn Hallock. 21

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n.crrark,

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MONTANYE, ⁰ ⁰ ⁰ ⁰ ⁰ ⁰

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"LEV'IIIALL.

1j-Ebenrur R.ymond, '~'irraac N~wmln, Plnfant-valley WI lIi3m Str.ingham.

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^Matthew

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lRichard Smith. II '3 4 ⁰ ⁰

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P<!ekskiIJ.t

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Middletown,

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JOHN !,;T ANFORD,· i

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THOMAS CASAD,

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Sfaae Finch, 0 4 ⁰ ^I

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WM. CONNELLY, Marbletown, Peter Winchel.

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York·town,

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ISAAC RHODES.

H. CHARLOCK.

Croton,

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Elias <l1!ere:lU,

John Tompkins, junr. 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Coram,

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_DavidSTURDEVANT, _Dni~. ₀ 0 ⁽ I

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'j..1t" . North-Salem. ohn C. MIller.

Jer. Keeler. II>

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.. T.hi. \val formtrly the church at Weft-tOITD.

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s. Elder EBE. COLE

bein~ pr(rent• ,t"3'1 in\'i~(d

to a

C,:lt ,Ia·ilh U!.

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Receive,1 a lerttr anJ the minulc, fr.)m ::Je N,:w-Yolk :ifTociJtion, by th,·ir

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fenger, elder

S T FERS. .:

7. Rt:cei\'ed ^alw .. r, bu' nJ minutes, f:om the Phi/Jdclphia affuci3lion, by their

mdf"nger Til. B. MONTANYE. ' '

S. Received the minutes of Ihe. R"n!!L'len illc alfuciJtion, by their m( ffengers,

ELD,

WARRF.N and b Il!~U R:C'l:!.rJ ~mi'h. ;

. 9, ReColved tllat tbis ar;oci~'iCln be a.!j.,urneJ lill to-Dlorroi· morning eight c'dock:

pr.yer by brother Thom.Js B. M()ntanye. : W!.

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N [S DAY mm:iilg m!t for 6ujintfs~

10. Prayer h'i brcther Larhrop. ;

I J. R1olvt.l, TrOll

th~

honor

a~](f

:n!;'rdl

of reli~ion

reqniJe. thlt this aIT"nci3 riOll explefs their f,mimeDI! in r,f~r.,r:ce to I!r" m' 1:,1 charatlcr ()~ John Palmer, lalt f"'111 London, ond formtrly a m 'm')tr of th;s :.i:')ci,lton. R.:r¹bd, Th:lt Ihe brelhrcll, Burt, Dodge, Rhodes, and Tho'. B.lI.iur.t<1:l}e, be a cunnlit~<! to examine ar.d report

on this ru'::.j~ft.

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The affuciJti"n bein[! difarpointed in the ci:cular lettct, 31'pointed the brethren Caton and Sou~h\\,l):th 10 d:':m' up ron a(~crc::s III cur thurcl.es.

13, Arpoinl~d the brethren Con<nel! l' Call1cwell and Smith, to be a commi:tee to draw up letters 10 ollr correfpon.iilJ! affuciolliuns. i

14. Bre:hren Lathrop and J~cr,jJmill .\IolllanJe were appClinteJ our mdCengen to

the Philadelphia 3lfoeialion. '

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Appointed brolher Rhod,s our'me::enger to the Ne .. -

York

alfociJI:oD.

16. Appointed Im.thren Slurde\,ant and Fountain, our Jrtelrenl\ers to the D.lT.bury

a f f o c i J l i o n . . ⁱ

I,. Appointed hrethren Hall al1J CC!1n~!!y Our melfeng~'S to the Renffclaervillc

arrociat inn. '

J S. \V-: regret !lilt the time the

S:.:lf:l'::ny

tffociation mett~, rrevents us from cor-

ferrer.ding bl a meflingcl'. ,

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Af'poinLG brorlwr Luke D.,\'ie~ Ie> Il'lite the circular ~('ttcr for t!le next year.

2:). The clrcu'.ll' ICltcr by bre:hl'cn C,ton ~< S.lulhwllr I~l ~as ,eAd ant! t~e c('mmitlt'e on thech~rJ~ler d John Palmer Il'poin:,·.j \\'llh tbe faid Lr(:~en to ex,ImlDe tLe fame.

21. Supplies for Petkfkill,,·brolhcr Srllr,'evant thl'41h L0t,I'S

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^{in June;}^blOrh~l'

CharJock, JIl in July and dtin A ugult; br,) ther Rbvucc, 4:~ in July; bn'tli.'r Ihll.

In

in November. "

22, Suppli<$ for Cor~m, b:other Cha h'ck 3d and 4th Lorfs day~ in ~cpt(n~bcr, ~r~

ther Fount:Jin.:ls (;ften as c,·nvcnlenl; hn,tl.cT C:lfad, lloe

ad

8n,j 4th,Lord, d3y~ In No\'t'mbe: j Rhodes, 3d and .ph LorJ'~ lbys in l\l,lIc"j brotbcr ::!tuldcwanl, the 3J ~rl<1 4th in Augufl.

113' Supplies for Fifr.kill,

brod,c:r Rhoues,

4th Lo:'d's

day

in Jllne ; brolh 'I D.II':cs

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lall in Jllly ; brol-F' I,:-.::.:.1j', bfl

i:1 A:.l~ult;

bro,l.a Warrell lU i.l SCpHO}ucl';

brolhe Slurd.V~~Il'; laflin S r.lt'm',~r.

14. Th~ n',xt~'oc;:l!:(ln tIl be: I.~:d .,'

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:frH", \"cOchdlrr ('')'.111''.-, t~e 1~1l Tlld~

day h May; hr ,lic\' C"'[l,: to p:cach t!Jc !:ltro~II}')ly rern~o~, in c"Jc cf fa:lur..: uro-

t!J~r

Luke. Davie;.

2;. Adj 'l~rnC'J~idl Ml~ o\:',~:,:: P: a:.·:r j,. Lr<der Sleers.

26. M~I al one (J'c~' ck: Prcyer hy brot~lel' \';,\lr<::1.

'2 i. Took into cor(idcra:i'):1 t!le l!.lte ('of ti:·· c':" C'l at

N·w

^Corn'.'^{d!, an,1}^R.,1~h1J,

Thai a cI'mmil!t'~ hc ajJ!t{linte.t te) cl(lmi:le :l;'lJ int')l'm this offoci.ll::)n r~flc;(l;n'! Ihe fame, and IIntillh3: time, l!lC (.liJ c!Jurc!1 Lc r:l'c.ld Oll QUI' rr,inut~. a, cont.l;n:ng c:i;;!'" m: mh1rs only.

'2~. Rrfo.'t·ttl, T·,at tilt' C~lurch in Fai:·.tlrecf, N,"~·York, h~ o:-nittd from Ollr minllte;, And brot::er SI.lOti.nl'!! name conlinu.:d, and a commil:C:~ arrointed to en-

quir·~ and report rdrrcl:ng rhe f,ic cl.urch.

2<). Read t!H! circ"lar lelt. rand arpro\'co the fJme • ..'

30. R"ad th~ ,Ori~5 0:' v,r contfpondr.,g L\lel's ~nJ approved them •

.31. The cr'lmmiitcc ('of en,n,;n' 0:1 t'le chJ~:l':l('r ^off~n Palmer, rcpo.!, that hav- ing j',en and ,xaminl'11 "()(,UI~l(~I1;S Ir')m En:h"d, fi:n .

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^bythe R.v. Dr. Rippon, of J,"'nd'.n, Jnd ha".in~ p>

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int;)r:lle<:irm 0:' "il de/'olrl'lfe from the nvya:i:y of the Gnfp I, in his lift, yourco:nmi'!ce imrrcff~,: W.I!; a r.gard fo" the honor ofre1i>!ion, are Unitlllly of opinion that ill' """;:11 !(l k rr'ec1cJ bi/til;; C:lurclJes of thiS alfociation, and all friends of rell~ion ar.d rno alirv. Y"ur c0mmitte~ a.e &Ifo oropinion, that hi! rl'- f(\rtjn~

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aCr'lUlt of ,iuf!i=l' in!t"3d'of obielvi:'g t'!c di(cil'linc of

Gou',

word, is not on-

Iya !!,rors

de!>art:Jrc from the (I;th N' our den :r:lina:ion, but of ilrelf deferYc:s to be fc-

"crt'll' difciplinl'd: and we in fymp:u!ly \\';:11 ()lIr b"oth~r, John Caton. inlTcat our

churchci

to mJoke up to him the expcn:::e l:e WJS

put

to by the raid

J

oha Palmer.

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C iRe u L A R LET T E R.

#flu ~rl!nSTIR5 lId l\hS5]!r-;CERS of dO! ',\"RW,CJ:: i\S?OCI4TI'j:' I; :.:

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BELOVED Br.r,'·IlRI:~!

HAYI~G once m~n' k'~:1 rerm'tled to nFl't in ~:'-'r;:\'i~"'J !I") ""'!lr"it th~ ~·~'tr''';

of the Red'emer's K·ng.lom j n-t as b\"in~ J'1n n:on ()vt!r ycur L.Hh, but;:.s :1"1[" .•

of your joy. we aff, dion.lely ad.lJ'rfs F'II. .

It ~lTorJs u~ the h:g:·tfl Ltl fa.}i"n to llt'ar hy yOllf lct:~r~, ,hat p"~ce li::e, rv~~ ~ Cl:rcnm continues to

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3:lIonl;fl you, an,1 thlt til .. grec.t /hcPitrrd f'i th,. {1. ~'p i,:l : watching over the chu C:lfS, an,1 ynll remain IInihal;dl in til·.' h;t:l 01 Ihe G('fr('! jam".

ed thlt in your holy p:f'kfii 'n 1"u bve no' fo!k .... rd cl.nn;n~:\· doifd (l"Ies -rna.., you continue to Ib,'lInd in the work of Ihe I.'" d, knowi"l~;in whom yr.lI hwe b.";e\·cd.

In this ag~ when tl:,)-rall'~i orro:..: t:le doarincs we 1l\J:n:l:n, :tntl the ,: .. ~:e; '.~'~

rrltlice, IS irrational, f.dfe <'r nonfenflca~: ~"thin~ is m!Jre ~rrf"lly ~nd d.I!i!~':"·Y oppofed by your enem!.·, t111n our :·.:fuling rf) {it down :It. the I.rml' . .; t:lr,le ,,",,', 11:1- baptiz~ perfon_!.-od go·,'rrnm·,'nt anJ Jifc.: pl:r.c iqh~ fili ~'A" of rhe (,!llI'·,h. :tnd I"'e the bon<lof union;' k.10",i!1~ forne have f.'ll! n v;,lirm 'n the C1pr c~ (( dcfiga'il;:! 171::', we call you 10 the cr::erion '.,f y,llll' holy reli·ion, :he h'A' lin I Ih· tcflimon·"·,!·'",,, fpeak not according 10 thi~ 'ti3 necaufe tt;~r': il nn lig": in,il ~m j t':(, \"l!l' cf Y":: !' .• ':1

and ,,:':l8ice is the laws cf Chlill, who :3 ~he !~c:\d ci I!l- 1,0 :", (\,Ji. I. I ~, IT ,. !!,:-

ncfs and integrity alen- can prerervc you-\Vhat i; rcl'.~:on? d<le~ it nnt c",l!~fl i:'!

thlt ob.:dience due to G lei: InJ what i3 obedience? ht un'ef rVe',1 fuhmi(ii"n l" :, s authority; and his CJmmanJs the difplay of authority: (; 'it p..,!Ii',le rh .. re CC!" h~ :':y true worfhip or obec.knce without a divlIlc comm3nJj ·."e~.anf"'·e· no; nlll f ·l(1.\

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with the fJther and tre (,111. and one \1,'i:'l anol::er. C~n ,·Otl ?c':now!-.'t:t! :Ii'.,·:") Ie loyal ful.je.1s of the kimd.·m c,fChr:fi, W:1O live in o:'(n vioia'in!\o( his :.;\\.,-~'l:rce is Bap!ifm ~ is it frrtn Heaven, If fo it i, J l:! "- ('.t', i.;'l!r()1lfn<'f, ,\ ~':~'l C!,~:.', t1e head of the church. fub:nit'cd to, ratified an.! cn':rm,d 10 be (hl':!I,!' in :,:~ c!. ;:'~:l to the end of time. 1\1 it. 28. '9. '2,'1. H1\v is B~rtif:n to be admi,"ficr"i? hy ;m;TJ~·.

fion,plunging or blJ Y"'g ill WHter, Itom. 6. 4. IIow d'lI!l BantiLn (;tIC I;.? n-.: In putting away the fil<:l ci tll~ flcfh, but the' anfwer {,I' ~ t!t<("Id con!c:cnce to\\":\",1; GoJ.

Is

not f;lith In the

L"rd

Jefus C!lrIct a "re-rcqllifite to G.1l'!i'-m? fU"t:y :'" .f tlt-'IJ h - Heve/1with:l1l t:llnC hc:1rt th:lu mayetl.-Dear brelt:rcn, flom thcf~ p:·~("I1:r.'1 i~ i; n-·t difficult to determine rrfpca:n,. the fllhjeth urcorn:nl!nion acc!):,'::;;: t\J t!'.' G :"i":'- a regener:lte loul, a I'cll('v<r in J~fU5 Ch,iil, ,,·ho h.Hh h ~'l bUlle,! "",::, :lim i" i~ l". ',~I unto d~ath, who is in thc likenef; of hi. rerurrect,on, \l'al";jn~ In n.·wn.r; of 11:--""1 perron!,

1c":'ncu

or unlcarr.eJ, noble or i3noJL:, mdc l'l·if.m~k, LJ;;J O. Ire', r:1

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OT poor, b'~.ck or wr.:te;· there Ire the loyal fubjea, of Cfiriil's kingdom, Abrahl.'.

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ed and hei." aceo.dlng to the promife, and on Ihefe grounds fuit.ble members for.

"ifi~"e church-fuc"LcharJ8e;'s forming a fpirituJI acquaintance .,ith each other, l"mb: acing Ihe doan~e:s of the Gorpel, g.ving themfclycs to the Lord and the lIlinifler.

of Ihe &.fpcl, and to .. b~e another in the fear of G"d, being a\l with one accord in one plact'; ChriCl will

c:t;rn

and openlT acknowl,·dge and bellow upon them ruch a mea- fmc of his rp;rit anlr.!!nc,.a, is n.:ceff.lrY to furnlih t'lem for eYery good "'ord

&ad

work. And a' fprip~ling or pouring of water in t~e room of rrungin~ and r·~cei.ing inf •• n:s or adl':" wtp ('Jnnot grve a reaf,m of their hope an,1 bring furth frull. lIleet f()r rc;>ent~nce, as f\lh;ea3 of Bal'tirm, 0: any ottl-!r GofpeJ inllitution (it utterlyab- lJ.:)r~!It to the laws of Chrdl, bl whic:. he governs his church, an,1 mlny o·her thing.

whic!1 al.! ell:emed by t/;oufOinds as ufe~ul and orl,amental in the worfhip of

God)

\Vc c;lt\\?at ycu to leIVe it to them who prlaicc thefe: thin.!'~, to anfNer that awful iD- terrogation; who hath requi~ed Iherc things at your h&ntl;? and that heut -reDdinf cy-cbmati0u, in vain do they worOlip me: teaching for doadne~, the commandmenu 0 m .. n. Final!y, brc:hren, ,\"hatfoeva things arc true:, wh~tfocvcr things arc j!l/l, .. hlt- fO;\'cr thing; are pur~, \vhatfol'ver Ihings 3re love:)" wh31foever thing. are of good report, iitherc be: any virtu.', and if Ih~re be any praife, think of Ihefe things. and the

God uf reace lie

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Phil. 4, 8.

. JOHN CATON, M,Jtrllw.

LUKE DAVIES.

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Printed by W. M.

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