[Sidenote: 1795] The meeting’s committee in the care of schools report that they have for some time had in contemplation the establishment of another school within the verge of the monthly meeting to be conducted agreeable to the advice of the Yearly Meeting, and have so far proceeded as to have purchased 4⅓ acres of land of Samuel Thomas in Willistown, which is deeded to some Friends in trust for the use and benefit of Goshen Monthly Meeting, to improve, alter, sell, or otherwise as the meeting may think proper, or time show to be necessary; therefore, if the monthly meeting unites with our proceedings, we desire they may take the same under their patronage.[584] [Sidenote: One school closed temporarily] In 1796 the school at Goshen was apparently closed for several months, though the reference made to this fact may have been to one at Willistown;[585] exactly which one can not be deciphered from the minutes. In 1797 the committee reported a house had been built on the ground lately purchased (presumably that mentioned in the report of 1795)[586] and a school was being kept therein, according to the advices in all respects, save the membership of the master being outside of Friends.[587] “The other school” was taught by a member, and was very much as might be desired in all respects.[588] One of the schools (not clear which one) became vacant again for a short time in 1798.[589] [Sidenote: Union school of 1779] What became of the school established about 1779 by Bradford, Goshen, and Birmingham[590] is not made clear by Goshen records. It is probable that when the two schools at Willistown and Goshen came under their direction, they ceased to have any further connection with the earlier one in East Bradford. Further mention will be made of the East Bradford school in the material presented for that monthly meeting, in the pages just following. It may be only briefly mentioned in this connection that in 1797 the Goshen meeting appointed a committee to secure subscriptions for the yearly meeting’s boarding school which had been proposed in 1794,[591] and was opened for students in 1799.[592] [Sidenote: Bradford meeting established] Some meetings for worship by the Friends in the district, later to be known as Bradford Meeting, were held as early as 1719,[593] and regular meetings for worship were established in 1725.[594] Not until 1737, however, had they become of sufficient importance to warrant the establishment of a monthly meeting.[595]