Rev. Jacob Johnson, M. A

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Excerpt from Rev. Jacob Johnson, M. A: Pioneer Preacher of Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre, Pa, , 1771 1790, First Settled Pastor, First Presbyterian ChurchDoubtless of all the pioneers of the Wyoming section of Pennsylvania, no one, excepting Hon. Timothy Picker ing, has left material for reminiscences of his times so full and so varied as has the Rev. Jacob Johnson, whose inter esting experience as a pioneer missionary and pastor is narrated in the following pages.The author, his great grandson, has been for years patiently gathering this material together for presentation by publication. The matter covers fully thirty years of active work in the sacred ministry of the Gospel among the Indians of Connecticut and New York, and among the early settlers of north-eastern Pennsylvania.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.