1745 September 23 (Monday). Wrote to my Mother and Brother Samuel. Din’d at Lieutenant Holloways, with Mr. Prentice of Lancaster and Mr. Cushing; afterwards came Mr. Morse; but Mr. Goss was gone to Brookfield to see his Father who is sick. After Mr. Prentice had pray’d, The Committee appointed to wait on the Ministers for their Advice came in, viz. Messrs. Livermore, Townsend, McAllister, Jacob and Matthias Rice, and by word of mouth express’d the Desire of the Precincts. There came in also Mr. Wheeler, Ball etc. who were dissatisfy’d with proceeding at the present to settle a minister. After hearing both sides at large, they withdrew and the ministers conferr’d one with another. We look’d as impartially as we could into each part of the Case, and drew up and sign’d our Advice to them which was also read to them. But when Mr. Wheeler heard it, he was not a little Disturb’d. Several of us in the Ministry address’d them with earnest Exhortations, Cautions etc. We Supp’d there — my Mare broke out of the Pasture there and ran home to her Colt. I rode Lieutenants Mare home. It was after Midnight when I got home, and my Family o’Bed.