Medway, Mass. First Church of Christ - Disciplinary cases, undated; 1743-1808
The Case of David Pond of Wrentham
David Pond was excommunicated from the Second Church of Christ in Wrentham, Massachsuetts for "striking a pitch" and creating an disturbance. He later applied to First Church in Medway for membership which sparked a conversation between the two churches as to his fitness for membership.
| Questions Proposed to Second Church of Christ in Wrentham (now Franklin) (copy) | Haven, Elias | undated | Letter sent to the church in Wrentham asking as to the nature of David Pond's excommunication from Wrentham; copy made by Elias Haven |
| Answers given by the Second Church of Christ in Wrentham (now Franklin) (copy) | Barbor, John; Clark, Edward; Harding, Samuel |
1747/48 | Account of answers received from the church in Wrentham, copy made by Elias Haven. |
| Meeting minutes (copy) | Haven, Elias | 1743 and 1749 | Minutes of a meeting held to determine the fate of David Pond's membership. |
The Case of Mr. Sanford and Mr. Spring
Tesimony against Mr. Sanford and Mr. Spring detailing their views on the nature and origin of sin.
| Testimony | Hall, David | 1777 | Testmiony that Mr. Spring and Mr. Sanford believe sin or originate from God, with details as to the resulting conversation |
The Case of Brother Adam Bulland
This council vote found, unanimously, that Br. Adam Bulland has violated his covenant engagements with the church in absenting himself from the holy communion.
| Council vote | Prentiss (moderator) | 1808 | Vote of the ecclesiastical council which found that Adam Bulland had "violated his covenant engagements" with the church. |
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