. A narrative history of the town of Cohasset, Massachusetts . f Cohasset as aforesaid. Some of the Petitioners are two miles and a half and others three miles distantfrom the (new) Precinct Meeting House and the Way is vacant of Inhabitants whichmakes it very inconvenient to travel, especially in the winter season. Thereforemost humbly praying this Honorable Court would please so to continue them tothe old Meeting House at Hingham as formerly or otherwise that they may pay nogreater tax to the ministry at the new Precinct than their proportion would be atthe old. THE AUTONOMY OF A PRECINCT. 1
. A narrative history of the town of Cohasset, Massachusetts . f Cohasset as aforesaid. Some of the Petitioners are two miles and a half and others three miles distantfrom the (new) Precinct Meeting House and the Way is vacant of Inhabitants whichmakes it very inconvenient to travel, especially in the winter season. Thereforemost humbly praying this Honorable Court would please so to continue them tothe old Meeting House at Hingham as formerly or otherwise that they may pay nogreater tax to the ministry at the new Precinct than their proportion would be atthe old. THE AUTONOMY OF A PRECINCT. 197 He had preached regularly at Cohasset from July, 1721,but not until Monday, December 13, was he ordained. It was an occasion of no small concern for the had voted ten pounds ($50) for an ordination dinner,and had invited the two churches of Scituate, besidesthat of Hingham and that of Hull. The ordinary household and farm drudgeries werespurned that day, and the parish gathered at the littleold meeting-house on the plain for the impressive reli-. Photo, Harriet A. Nickerson. When winters snowy pinions shake the white down in the air. gious service, with all its festival and social accompani-ments. They made a solemn compact that day which isworthy of deep regard for its clearness and thorough con-secration. It was read and signed as follows : — We do, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in the presenceof God, and the holy angels, explicitly and expressly covenantand bind ourselves in manner and form following, viz.: We dogive up ourselves to God, whose name alone is Jehovah, Father, 198 history of cohasset. Son and Holy Ghost. To God the Father, as our chief and onlygood ; and unto our Lord Jesus Christ as our Prophet, Priest andKing, and only mediator of the covenant of grace ; and untothe Spirit of God as our only sanctifier and comforter. And wedo give up ourselves one unto another in the Lord, covenantingand promising to walk together as a Church of Christ,
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