Darkness Falls on the Land of Light: Experiencing Religious Awakenings in Eighteenth-Century New England (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early ... and the University of North Carolina Press)

by Douglas L. Winiarski

After discussing the contents of the relation and inquiring further into Eastman’s theological knowledge, Brown “Propounded,” or nominated, her to full communion in the Haverhill church. For the next two weeks, she remained in this probationary state, as existing church members scrutinized her testimony. Then, on March 8, 1724, the Haverhill minister read her relation aloud, called for a vote, and admitted Eastman to full communion.