Request to reconsider the Half-way Covenant, 1770, First Church of Christ in Granville, Mass.

We the Subscribers are Desirous that the Revd Mr Smith would Call a Church Meeting to See if the Church would reconsider a ^vote last November 9; 1769 that Baptised Persons only outwardly Clean & Doctrinally taught may not own their Conven= ant & have their Children Baptised & also to See if the Church will reconsider three Votes Past August the 20: 1770 which was Voted as follows " 1 that the ordinance of the Lords Supper is not an Convert instituted means for Conversions but an instituted ondly for Children 2 that they would not for the present receive any More Members of the Conterary Prince- ble ciples (3) Voted that the Vote last Novem: 9: 1769 Should be an answer to all Members by Letters of recommendations Called half Members & to See if the[y] will Vote to the Conterary & if they do not See Cause to reconsider these Votes to See if they will Caul a Council of Churches John Cornwell Jabez Dunham : Job Stiles Jur Luke Hitchcock : John Strickland Isaac Bartlet