Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III

That in order to put an End to ye Dispute concerning the present Consistory of Flatbush & Brookland ; those persons w^ M"" Freeman now Deems to be a Consistory, & those persons w^^ M*" Antonides now Deems to be a Consistory Do severally Elect two Elders & Deacons of each part, in the presence & w"' the concurance of one or both Ministers if they both please to attend, and that those Eight Elders & Deacons so to be elected,

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shall from thence forth be and remain Elders and Deacons for the s^ two Churches of fflat Bush & Brookland for the first ensuing year & that at the end of y^ * s^ yeaj* to comence from the 8*1 election, half of them shall be removed & four others chosen in their stead, and at the end of two years after s^ first election, the other half shall be removed, & other four shall be chosen in their stead, & so successively every year according to ye usuall custom, the said Elections to be made by the votes of feoth the s^ Ministers & the Consistory for the time being : and that whenever the s*i Ministers shall meet upon any such or other Pubhck Service, the one shall preside one time, and y« other the next time & so alternately.

4, That to the time of y® Election of y« s'^ New Consistory, so to be made by both parties as aforesaid, each party shall, of their own parts respectively bear pay & discharge the 3allary, Perquisites, & other things due to ye respective Ministers, viz^ Those who have hitherto sided with M^ Freeman shall clear all arrears to him: & those who have hitherto sided witl) M*" Antonides, all arrears to him.