Excerpt from Annals of the American Pulpit, Vol. 1: Or Commemorative Notices of Distinguished American Clergymen of Various Denominations The other characteristic feature of the work is, that it at least claims an exemption from denominational partiality. Though I have, of course, my own theological views and ecclesiastical relations, which I sacredly and gratefully cherish, I have not attempted, in this work, to defend them, even by implication - my only aim has been to present what I supposed to be a faithful outline of the life and character of each individual, without justifying or condemn ing the opinions they have respectively held. 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.