New Haven · Membership and death references
North Church manual, 1742–1867 · scan page 27
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X Rules adopted March, 1367. I. Persons who are not members of otlier Cliristian | Churches, may become members of tliis Church, after an | examination by the Pastor and Deacons, upon giving | satisfactory evidence of Cliristian character. Tliey are i to be propounded to the Church for two weeks, and by \ vote of the brethren to the congregation not less than [ one Aveek, before their admission: which is to be by j their solemn and (except in extraordinary cases) pu])lic j assent to the confession of foith and covenant of this j Church. ? II. Persons from other Christian Churches, having ^ given satisfoctory evidence of good standing in such j churches Avill, after two weeks notice, be received by | vote of the brethren ; and upon their own public assent ' to the Covenant. ' III. This Church holds it to be a solemn and important j duty to attend watchfully to the discipline which Christ has instituted. IV. Members of other Christian churches, who are oc- casionally present in our assemblies for worship, are to be affectionately invited to commune with us in Christian ordinances. y. Members of this church, worshipping elsewhere, are required to take letters of dismission and recom- mendation from us within one year, unless they give suf- ficient reasons for delay. All persons shall cease to be members of this church when received by that to which they have been recommended. Letters of dismission and recommendation shall be requested two weeks before they are granted.
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P003-0027. North Church manual, 1742–1867, printed page not verified, PDF page 27. North Church (New Haven, Conn.). 4n; digitized copy contributed by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center https://archive.org/details/manualofnorthchu00nort/page/n27/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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