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148 NORWALK. , [1726.
ends in this place being greatly obstructed and disadvantaged,
We are of opinion that it is not proper or expedient
that the sd Revd. Mr. Buckingham be introduced
into ye work of ye ministry in this society, for ye
reasons above alleged.
Advice about procuring a minister.
Saml. Cooke,
Daniel Chapman,
Thomas Hauley,
Richard Sacket.
There was nominated by some persons in the meeting,
viz. Mr. John Curtice of Wethersfield, Mr. Gilbert
Tenant in ye Jerseys, Mr. Dunbar of Boston, and Mr.
Chauncey, Jr., of Hadley ;
Revd. Association their particular
and ye Society crave of the
direction concerning
them, or any other that they shall see meet to direct
us as a person to be applyd to, with an invitation to a
probationary improvement among us in ye ministry.
The return from y Revd. Association.
We ye subscribers associate at Norwalk March 23,
1726— 7, being applied to by ye Prime Ancient Society
in sd Norwalk for advice and direction, &c. * * * We
are of opinion that as to Mr. Tennant now in the improvement
in ye ministry in the New Jersey, it may not
be so proper to
make application to him for the supply
of a vacancy here for this reason, viz. Because of ye paucity
of Gospel labourers in those parts ;
which requires us
rather to wish
their increase than to take any methods
for ye decrease of their numbers ;
especially considering
our ministry from time to time earnestly solicited to
send Gospel labourers unto those parts, more than we
have been capable of supplying them with ;
to
and do advise
that this society would soon as itiay be, endeavor
to inform themselves whether there may be a proba-
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