Download or read book The History of the First Baptist Church, Woodstock (Classic Reprint) written by R. W. Sawtell and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the First Baptist Church, Woodstock At the monthly business meeting of the church held September 16th, 1891, the following minute occurs: That Brother R. W. Sawtell be appointed to write the history of this church This is the extent of the instructions given - not a word of ad vice as to length or breadth or scope or plan. STo wonder that the matter was never looked into till late in winter; and when it was also well known that others had been previously "appointed" to the work, but had given it up after "looking into it." No wonder, I say, that it was with reluctance that it was ever undertaken by one who had neither experience nor knowledge in "bookmaking." But the fact remained that the church wanted it done and loyalty to the church demanded sacrifice on the part of some one of its members, thus the task was accepted, The "history" is simply a condensed compilation of the minutes of the Church business and to any but the members and their friends can afford but little pleasure or interest, and for them it is written simply as a book of reference, making no claim to literary merit nor presenting any striking or extraordinary historical events - yet with the writers conviction that it will be appreciated by the present and future members of the Church 9s a memento of the doings ot those who have gone before and are now enjoying the fruits of their labors in the "Better Land." 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.