1754 January 20 (Sunday). Read Judg. 6, from number 25. Preach’d all Day on I Cor. 15.25. Read p.m. Heb. 8. N.B. had the Sorrowfull news of the Death of Reverend Mr. David Goddard of Leicester. He expir’d yesterday at his wife’s House in Framingham, after a very short illness of a violent Fever which prevails in Framingham. He preach’d last Sabbath at Southborough, and was taken ill the next Day. N.B. I was desir’d by Deacon Forbush to think of a Fast here. After the Exercises I stop’d the Church and propos’d it. The Deacon aforesaid manifested his Desire again — but I could not without Difficulty obtain of the Brethren to Speak their Minds about it, and yet when I put it to Vote, it was voted unanimously as far as I could discern.