Excerpt from Annals of the Classis of Bergen, of the Reformed Dutch Church, and of the Churches Under Its Care: Including, the Civil History of the Ancient Township of Bergen, in New Jersey They often narrated past events in the history of these Churches, which left vivid impressions on the mind. In 1828, having entered on pastoral duty in Bergen, he was prompted to gather up such facts as were accessible to him, appertaining to the history of the Church in whose service he is to this day engaged. In March, 1835, he published a very brief history of that Church, in the columns of the Christian Intelligencer. Subsequently, historical matter was obtained respecting some of the other Churches of this Classis, and after the death of the Rev. James V. C. Romeyn, many of his papers came into the author's possession. In these there were references, serving in some degree as an index to sources of information, which, after diligent search and effort, Were ascertained and resorted to. An allusion to these facts, at a meeting of the Classis, in April, 1848, was followed by a request to embody in a Sermon, to be delivered on the 23d of May, ensuing, a succinct history of the older Churches of the Classis. The occasion was deemed appropriate, as the Classis were then to be in session, in the First Church in Newark, and to act on applications for constituting the Second and Third Reformed Dutch Churches, in that city. The request was complied with, but the bare outlines of the history of these Churches was all that could be presented, in the brief period of the delivery of a single dis course. 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.