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The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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In Grafton, Rev. Mr. Aaron Hutchinson secured an honorable dismissal from his pastoral role due to disputes with parishioners and brethren, via unanimous ecclesiastical council advice and church vote, though the town has refused concurrence.
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BOSTON.
We hear from Grafton, that the Rev. Mr. Aaron Hutchinson, on account of alienations of affections in some of his people, arising from the unhappy disputes between him and some of his brethren, lately earnestly asked, with strong reasons pressed, and with great struggles, at length obtained an honourable dismission from pastoral relation, by the unanimous advice of an ecclesiastical council and by a major vote of the brethren of the church present: Whereupon his pastoral relation was declared to be dissolved, in the presence of the Council; and is likely to remain so, notwithstanding the town have hitherto refused their concurrence.
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Grafton
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pastoral relation declared to be dissolved in the presence of the council; likely to remain so, notwithstanding the town have hitherto refused their concurrence
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Rev. Mr. Aaron Hutchinson earnestly asked and obtained an honourable dismission from pastoral relation on account of alienations of affections in some of his people arising from unhappy disputes between him and some of his brethren, by the unanimous advice of an ecclesiastical council and by a major vote of the brethren of the church present.