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Excerpt from A History of the Presbyterian Church, Madison, N. J: A Discourse, Delivered on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1854 In yielding to the wishes of his respected and esteemed parishioners, in reference to the publication of the following "Historical Discourse," the Author begs leave to state, that, in its original preparation, he had not the most remote conception that any such use would ever be made of it 5 but that his simple and sole object was, the gratification and encouragement of his congregation, on the occasion of its first delivery. It was, at that time, contained within the limits of an ordinary discourse. Since its publication has been suggested, however, it has seemed to him, that, by adding a few facts, and going somewhat more into detail than he did at first, a service might be rendered, at least to the people of his charge, by converting it into a small book of reference for their use. This will account for the greatly increased length of the discourse; and also.for the fact, that so many things have been introduced, which would not have been suitable for the pulpit, and which were riot in it, on the occasion when it was first presented. The Author has no other object in giving up these researches to his people's disposal, than to subserve their interests as a society, and to preserve matters of history pertaining to the pious and self-sacrificing efforts of their ancestors, which he thinks ought not to be lost. 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.