Excerpt from History of the Twelfth Baptist Church, Boston, Mass., From 1840 to 1874: With a Statement and Appeal in Behalf of the ChurchI suppose if a man writes a book he ought to be able to - state his reasons for so doing. That is what I_ now desire to do. I have been beguiled into this - anything but pleasant task, especially during the summer months. But the palpable and imperative wants of the church? Over which I am settled may serve, in some degree, to palliate the many faults herein found. I am sure that nothing could induce me to give this book to the public, save the hope that it may be the means of serving the. Church financially, for which it was written, and bring its pressing wants before the benevolent public.I have striven simply to =narrate the history of an humble, though pious people. It distresses me to call it a history I wish I knew what to' call it.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.