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that purpose, to form a Society for taking Care of the said common and respective, Civil and Religious Rights and Privileges, of those of their Brethren in the Colony of New York, and the Neighboring Colonies, who do not profess to belong to the said Church, professing themselves to be in Communion with the Church of England : And for that purpose the following Persons voluntarily met together to wit. Messrs. Peter Van Brugh Living- ston William M'Kinley Henry Williams Robert Boyd Samuel Broome Francis Van Dycke Thomas Smith Samuel Edmonds Alexander INPDougall Jonathan Blake Samuel Loudon William Neilson William Goforth John Broome and Joseph Hallett John M'Kesson John Morin Scott William Livingston The above named Gentlemen being so met together for the purpose aforesaid did unanimously elect Mr. Peter Van Brugh Livingston their Moderator for the present Meeting. And thereupon it was unanimously agreed, i" That the Society do appoint a Secretary to make Entries of their Transactions who shall remain their Secretary for one year at least and that John M'Kesson be the Secretary of Society for the present year. 2"'/ That fifteen members of the said Society shall form a Quorum to proceed on Business at any Meeting. 3'"^ That for the present the said Society is not to exceed the Num- ber of Sixty Persons in the whole. _^ti.i.y -pj^^j j-Qj. jj^g present this Society will receive as Members thereof from the Presbyterian Church in the City under the pastoral Charge of the Reverend Mr. Mason any number not exceeding five : From the Baptist Church in this City under the pastoral Charge Reverend Mr. any number not exceeding seven ; and from the Presbyterian Church in this City under the pastoral Charge of the Reverend Messrs. Rodgers and Treat any Number not exceeding sixteen. 5"'. That it shall be in the power of a Majority of the Members now present belonging to the two presbyterian Churches and the Baptist Church to nominate such other persons belonging to their particular Churches to fill up their respective Numbers in the .said Society as they shall think proper. gthiy 'Y)z.i this Society shall meet on the Evening in every Week until they shall agree to meet seldomer : And that on every special Emergency the Secretary with the Leave of the Moderator shall be au- thorized to summon a special Meeting of the said Society at other times to be notified to one Member of this Society belonging to each Congre- gation.