October 8, 1749

1749 October 8 (Sunday).  Another very rainy, Stormy Sabbath.  Administer’d the Lords Supper — the first in the new Meeting House.  Read a.m. Exod. 4, preach’d on 1 Cor. 11.26 a Repitition — having no Opportunity to Prepare.  My wife, sister Lydia and Daughter Molly din’d at Deacon Newtons.  P.M. read Luke 8 repeated an Exposition on Mat. 8.23 to 27.  Very tedious returning home at Night.  N.B. Reasons for Consenting to Shrewsbury Letter (requesting our assistance in Council) were it is near — we can’t keep denying — and no objection against that Church as there was against Sutton.  A terrible stormy Night of Wind and Rain.