The Marlborough Association of Ministers was formed in 1725 by a vote of the Framingham (Mass.) Association of Ministers. The original members were Israel Loring (1682-1772) of Sudbury, Ebenezer Parkman (1703-1782) of Westborough, Job Cushing (1694-1760) of Shrewsbury, John Gardner (1695-1775) of Stow, John Prentice (1682-1748) of Lancaster, Robert Breck (1682-1730/31) of Marlborough, and John Swift (1678/79-1745) of Framingham. The Association chose Marlborough as a meeting place due to its central location, but they soon began alternating the meetings among their parishes. The purpose of the organization was to discuss ecclesiastical questions and to hear any case laid before them by any member or "by others thought worthy." The Association met four times a year between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. and rendered judgments upon many ecclesiastical issues of the colonial and early national periods. The organization remained active until 1814.
From the description of Records, 1725-1802. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 214086136
