Excerpt from A Pastor's 25th and a Church's 150th Anniversary: Rev. Owen P. Eaches, D.D., Pastor, 1870-1895, May 29th and June 2nd, 1895; The Hightstown Baptist Church, 1745-1895, November 1st and 3rd, 1895 Twenty-five years ago Rev. 0. P. Baches accepted the call to become pastor of our church At that time the Board of Trustees consisted of ten members, and there were five Deacons. Now there are fifteen Trus tees and seven Deacons, three Deaconesses and ten assistants. They were faithful and true men, earnest and anxious for the advancement of the Lord's cause. As was the custom of many churches at that time, the Trustees and Deacons seldom met for the transaction of business. Their work had to be planned and mainly executed by the pastor. In our pas tor they found a wise counsellor, an earnest worker and a most efficient leader. Under his faithful administration, with the loyal co-operation of the church and her officers, the temporal and financial affairs of the church were wisely adjusted, and the spiritual life of the church greatly devel oped. These faithful men who formed the Boards in the early years of this pastorate, have gone to their reward. We, the present Trustees and Deacons, have been called to fill their places and carry forward the work begun by them. We wish to record, on this 25th anniversary, our grati tude for the continuance of this pastorate, and our high appreciation of the helpful services of our pastor. In the discharge of the duties devolv ing upon us as officers of our church, we have been patiently instructed, wisely led, and cheerfully encouraged to every good work. Some of us have been brought into the Kingdom of our Lord by his instrumentality. His preaching has been a clear and forcible presentation of the gospel of Christ, and it has come to us, not in words only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit. We have all felt the power of his consecrated life. We know the happy influence of his ministry in our homes. As officers of this church we cannot express the feelings of our hearts, when we remem ber his brotherly kindness and the Christ-like spirit manifested by him in conducting all the affairs of our church. To day, as we stand on the summit of twenty-five years and look back on the record ofour church life, we rejoice in the Lord for His goodness, and are glad for what He has done for us. Whatever of progress and growth has been attained, we recognize the guiding hand and master mind and Christian spirit of our pastor, who has been, for these twenty-five years, a pastor, friend and brother. May his years be prolonged and his work established, and the union that now exists be continued many years to the edification of the church and the glory of our Lord and his Christ. 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.