. The history of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921 . anant with God & Christacknorwledging the Lord Jesus Christ to be our Prophet Priest & Kingpromising by his gracious assistance, to submit to his government; toall his Holy Laws & ordinances, to shun all errors with al ungodlyness& unrighteousness; to keep up & practice Religion in our families, tobring up out Children in his fear & service, & to Walk before him allthings according to his word. We also promis to walk together as a Congregational Church inthe faith & order & fellowship of this Gospel in mutual Love & watch-fulness for th
. The history of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921 . anant with God & Christacknorwledging the Lord Jesus Christ to be our Prophet Priest & Kingpromising by his gracious assistance, to submit to his government; toall his Holy Laws & ordinances, to shun all errors with al ungodlyness& unrighteousness; to keep up & practice Religion in our families, tobring up out Children in his fear & service, & to Walk before him allthings according to his word. We also promis to walk together as a Congregational Church inthe faith & order & fellowship of this Gospel in mutual Love & watch-fulness for the regular carrying on of worship & ordinances of God;according to his instruxion & promoting our mutual edification in faith& holiness according to the Ruless of Government & Desciplinementioned in the Cambridge Platform. There is no list of members appended to this document, andnothing to indicate of whom or how many it was composed, noris there any record of any church meeting for more than three. o o «o «o oo Q J?;< DO W =• Q meeting house hill. 193 years, when the call was made for Mr. Barnes to preach. How-ever, John Mead, had been chosen to the office of Deacon, and in1775, May 15, Tristram Cheney was chosen to the same office. Col. John Hill, who had so generously aided and encouragedthe upbuilding of the religious interest and construction of themeeting house for the first party of pioneers, was no less friendlyto this second band. Unfortunately for some of these settlers, aswell as for himself, he had met with financial reverses so thathe was unable to lend the assistance he would otherwise havegiven. As it was, he donated, or set apart from his reserve ofland, about two hundred and fifty acres for the benefit of thefirst settled minister. He also gave the inhabitants a ten-acreplot of land for a building lot and yard as a suitable site for theforthcoming meeting house. The meeting house lot was situated on the summit of acommanding elevation of ground nearly th
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