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 that they might have a mutual consultation about joining the connexion. The building still progressed, so that this day, the 2d of November, they began to fix up the seats. When it was understood that George White had been to Flushing, a village about eleven miles from the city of New-York, to induce the African Methodist Church in that place to unite with the Allenites, William Miller was anxious to go and see the brethren there in order to give them a true statement of the circumstance; but he wished that one of the Preachers of Zion Church would go with him, and asked several of them to go at his expense, which they refused to do, having other engagements; whereupon, George Collins offered to go with him, and was accepted. They accordingly went up to Flushing, and found the brethren much agitated and troubled about the report George White had made to them, viz., that all the members of Zion Church had concluded to join the Allenites, except two or three, whose minds would be made up in a few days. Miller and Collins gave them a true statement of the case, as far as they could, and the brethren appeared to be very glad of the visit, and concluded to continue as they were, until Zion Church got properly organized; nevertheless, under the influence of the said George White, they were induced to unite with the Allenites. November 2d, 1820, being the first Thursday of the month, the Leaders' meeting and quarterly Conference of Zion Church were held together, by the advice of the Elder in charge, at the residence of William Brown in