History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1654;

X CONTENTS.
Opinions of other Clergymen sought by means of a Fast-Day—Petition
for Precinct Meeting, 205—A Family Party— Continuous Precinct
Meeting, 206—A Day of Fasting—Adjourned Precinct Meeting—Committee
of Conference Chosen—The Conference and Counter Propositions,
207—The Committee Reports to the Precinct—Mr. Edwards Ob-
jects, 208—A Church Meeting Called — Ignore the Book but want it
Answered—A Stormy Meeting, 209—Major Pomeroy Swings the Meeting,
210—The Church Decides not to Celebratfe the Lord's Supper-
Composition and Report of this Committee, 211—Mr. Edwards Refuses
to Accept these Propositions—Another Meeting. Strong Language,
212—Reply of Mr. Edwards—Report Debated and Adopted, 213—Pre-
cinct Meetings—Meeting of the Council— Mr. Edwards Argues his
Case, 214—Contention of the Church Unrecorded—Mr. Edwards offers
to Resign Conditionally—Decision and Adjournment of the Council,
215—Another Abortive Conference, 216.
CHAPTER XVII.
DISMISSAL OF REV. JONATHAN EDWARDS.
Final Decision of the Council—Pulpit Rights of the Pastor—Precinct
Unwilling to allow him to Preach his Peculiar Doctrines, 217—Advice
Sought from the Hampshire Association, 218 — Another Animated
Church Meeting, 219—Lower Association Applied to—Its Advice Rejected—Deacons
Warn a Chiirch Meeting, 220—Its Proceedings—
Mutual Council Decided upon, 221—Proceedings of the Coimcil, 222
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A Protest against its Action. 223—Compromise Impossible, 224—Pastoral
Relations not Indissoluble—Extenuating Circumstances, 225—The
Precinct followed Established Precedent, 226—A Doubtful Assertion
Not Justified by the Records, 227—Mr. Edwards Called to Stockbridge
— Another Difficulty in Northampton, 228 — Remonstrance of the
Church, 229—Mr. Edwards Removes his Famil}-—Major Hawley Arraigned,
230—He Writes to Mr. Edwards, 231—Major Hawley in Reply
Apologizes to Mr. Edwards, 282—He Writes another Letter Six Years
afterwards—Mr. Edwards' Friends, 233.
CHAPTER XVIII.
SELECTION AND SETTLEMENT OF A NEW MINISTER.
Advice Sought about a New Minister—An Illiberal Act—An Extraordinary
Vote, 235—Lightning Strikes the Meeting-House—The Pulpit
Supply, 236—Mr. Farrand Called—Sorrowful Circumstances—The Ag-
grieved Brethren, 237—Major Hawley Turns Jones out of the Pulpit,
238—Difficulties Increase—Rev. Judah Champion Invited—Rev. Mr.
Hooker Preaches as a Candidate, 239—The First Precinct Merged into
the Town—Mr. Hooker Invited to Settle, 240—He Accepts the Call
The Ordination, 241—Expenses of the Ordination, 242.