Theophilus Packard, Jr.
Published: 2015-07-26
Total Pages: 472
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Excerpt from History of the Churches and Ministers: And of Franklin Association in Franklin County, Mass; And an Appendix Respecting the County The chief object of this work is, to present a brief view of the most important and interesting facts in the history of the Orthodox Congregational Churches and Ministers of Franklin County, Mass. In doing this, it has seemed suitable to take some notice of the other religious denominations in the county. To furnish a full and particular history of any religious denomination, is a work that belongs most obviously to a member of that denomination. Hence the brevity of the account given of those religious orders to which the author does not belong. So intimately connected has been the Franklin Association of Ministers with the Orthodox Congregational Churches and Ministers of the county, that a brief sketch of its history, and some notice of its members and its licentiates, seem necessary to the completeness of this work. The Appendix is designed to furnish a variety of information relative to the county, which is not collected in any single work, and to which reference can easily be made. This work is intended to be a collection of facts. It has been the aim of the author to relate, upon satisfactory evidence, what has taken place in reference to the subjects here considered; and not generally to offer his conjectures, or speculations, or inferences. No small amount of time and effort has been required to obtain full and reliable information. To secure such information, probably about eight hundred letters have been written, and nearly as many received. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.