December 31^st 1833

continued labouring with us for several
days and on the 31st of Dec I with
my Brother Azmon Woodruff with
two yong females which had been hea
led by the laying on of hands went forw
ard in baptism. the day following there
was several others followed our example
among the rest was Noah Holton
a preacher in the freewill Baptist
church and several of the members
of his church followed him in the ordi
nance of baptism. And on the 2nd of
Jan.^ry. 1834 Brother Pulsipher es^s^tablish
ed a branch of the Church of Christ in
Richland Oswego Co. N. Y. containing
twelve members. He ordained Brother
Azmon Woodruff & Brother Noah
Holton Elders and myself a teacher in
the Church of Christ I truly felt that
I could exclaim with the servant of
God that it was better to be a door
keeper in the house of God than to
dwell in the tents of wickedness [Psalms 84:10] I felt
much of the spirit of God bearing witness

December 31st 1833

Continued labouring with us for several days and on the 31st of Dec I with my Brother Azmon Woodruff with two yong females which had been hea led by the laying on of hands went forw ard in baptism. the day following there was several others followed our example among the rest was Noah Hatton a preacher in the freewill Baptist Church and several of the members of his Church followed him in the ordi nance of baptism. And on the 2nd of Jan.ry. 1834 Brother Pulsipher esstablish ed a branch of the Church of Christ in Richland Oswego Co. N.Y. containing twelve members. He ordained Brother Azmon Woodruff & Brother Noah Hatton Elders and myself a teacher in the Church of Christ. I truly felt that I could exclaim with the servant of God that it was better to be a door keeper in the house of God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness I felt much of the spirit of God bearing witness