A Historical Discourse

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Excerpt from A Historical Discourse: Delivered by the Pastor, Rev. John C. Rankin, D. D., August 11th, 1872, With Supplement, March 24th, 1892The duty of learning from the history and experiences of the past is often presented in the Scriptures. It is as reasonable too as it is scriptural, and on its observance the progress of the human race largely depends. No picture is more beautiful, no exercise more profitable, than that of the fathers and elders instructing the young in the things which have come to pass. Without this every age would begin the world afresh, and the human family remain forever in its infancy.Convinced, as I am, of the great importance of the study of history and of its intrinsic interest to the thoughtful mind, it is yet with no little misgiving that I attempt to lay before you a some What detailed account of this church and congregation. The strong conviction that something of the kind is due alike to our forefathers, to ourselves and to posterity has long rested on my mind, but the assurance that much time, expense and patient labor would be required in collecting and arranging such ma terials as are available, long deterred me from the undertaking. Had the full tax in this respect been foreseen, this production had probably never been in¿icted upon you. It is but proper, also, here to add that the most painful thing connected with these labors is the fact that, after all, the information obtained in regard to our early history is so incomplete. Still there is no little satis faction in feeling that a faithful effort has been made, and that about all of our early history that can be rescued from oblivion is now discovered, and may be put in shape for easy preservation and reference. As the distance grows greater between the founders of our Zion and their descendants, the latter would never forgive us should we suffer the glimpses of light which at this day might be gathered to a focus entirely to vanish away.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.