Answer:
By denying them new churches
Step-by-step explanation:
The Old Lights were the followers of the old, traditional church principles in New England, after the Great Awakening while the people referred to as New Lights were the people who believed in new ideas of doing things and believed in gaining salvation through time, and adhering to instruction against enthusiasm, over justification of works..
One way the Old Lights attempted to suppress the influence of the New Lights in Connecticut and Massachusetts was by denying them new churches.