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M eetinge at Manchester , for bapti&einge children , and for makeinge clandestine marriages . " The 29 th Meetluge at Manchester , February 13 , 1648 . << None of the Elders of Flixton appeared This " minute is entered in the Register of several former Meetings .
<< 2 . There appeared severall other Eldershipps to the number appointed for a Classe . " 3 . The generalitie of the people of Newton did appeare before this Classe , and there did declare theire willingnes to have Mr . John Walker to bee there Minister .
<< 4 . Mr . John Walker appointed to preach the next Classical ! Meetinge , at Manchester , being the 13 th of March next . " d . Mr . Dury hath beene examined in Logicke , Phisicks , Ethicks , Metaphisicks , Greeke and Hebrue .
" 8 . Mr . Birch , schoolmaster , at Prestwich is once more to be advertised by the Elders there , to appeare before this Classe for haptiseinge children privately without order , and to appeare upon Tuesday the 13 th of March next .
" 9 . It is ordered , that the Elders elected for Ouldham come in the next Classe to bee examined in point of knowledge , and that the said Elders elected have notice of it publickely in the said congregation . " The 30 th Meetinge at Manchester , March 13 th , 1648 . " 2 . This Classe have rend red thanks
to Mr . John Walker for his pames m preacheinge before the said Classe . " 4 . Agreed that the exhortation from the Provincial ! Assemblie be reade in cverie congregation within this Classis the next Lord ' s Day , beinge the 18 th of March instant .
" 7 . A warrant to bee drawne up to bringe in the witnesses to testifie what they can against Mr . Birch , schoolmaster , at Prestwieli , for private bapti / cinge oi children , and inakeinge clandestine
inarr iiiu , vs . H . Agreed that there bee a solemne day of himiiliaiion lo be kept , at Manchester , upon tlu > grounds and reasons in a petition presented to us by some of thy well-affected in Manclicsler .
' At the first Classe within the province of the Countie of Lancaster , April 10 th , ICrW . A copie of a warrant for Mr . Birch , ^• hooUuaster , : it Prestwich . Foiasiiiiieb as Mr . Birch , schoolenunster , < ii Prestwich , beiuge not approved by this ClasHc lor the exerciseinge
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of anie part of the Ministeriall function within these bounds , hath beene heretofore admonished for baptizeinge of children , and hath contemned theire order ; whose offence herein is further aggravated by his baptiseing in private contrarie to the directorie . and hath beeu
proved before them by oath ; and haveinge alsoe beene divers tymes sumoned to appeare before this Classe , has refused to make due appeaveimce , these are therefore puhlicklie to give notice fo your congregation at Prestwich , that the said Mr . Birch is prohibited by this Classe to baptize anie children either publiekly or privately , or to exercise anie other parte of the Ministerial ! function . And these are further
to give notice to the said Mr . Birch , to appeare before this Cias ^ e at theire next Meeteinge at Manchester , the 8 th day of May , or otherwise they must proceede to the further censure of him for his severall contempts , and inakeinge clandestine marriages , whereof there are complaints made unto us /'
i our readers will perceive tluit the change of the date of the year in the Register is made in April ' . In my selections from the Register , though many items , by no means
devoid of interest , have been necessarily omitted , to the best of my judgment I have given the preference to those which appeared most generally interesting . Perhaps I may be thought to give too much rather than too little ; or more probably in this , as in almost every thing else , different tastes will
decide differently . I shall he guided by any hint which you , Mr . Editor , may deem necessary . My next communication I intend to contain the Resolutions of tl \ e "Provinciall Synod at Preston , ' * being in number forty-three . W J .
P . S . Allow me in a few words to correct ; ui error , probably <; f the press , in !) r . Carpenter ' s Examination of Magce ' s Charges . In a note in the iHh page , Dr . C . ascribes what he is pleased to designate 4 < An able Letter on the Atonement , " to Cm . of
Manchester . It ought to be J . ot Man Chester , the latter of the initials sub scribed , above .
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Kvesliatn , Sir , January 15 , 18 : 22 . r jKj ^ HI ^ insertion of three harmless JL letters from the Illinois , iu the
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Letters in the € < Christian Observer" on Quakers and Unitarians . 147
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1822, page 147, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2510/page/19/
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