Excerpt from Manual of the First Congregational Church in Camden, N. Y: With a Historical Discourse and a Catalogue of the Officers and Members; July 1st, 1876 The first settlers of Camden were descendants of the Pilgrims, and inheritors of their piety.' From various parts of litchfield county, Connecticut, and from Plym cuth county, Massachusetts, the emigrant wagons, bear ing the dear ones and the household effects, went forth to the unsubdued wilderness of Central New York. Each morning before beginning the day's journey, they sent up the voice of praise and knelt in prayer about the expiring camp-fire. The labors of the day ended in the same way, and from prayer and praise they retired to rest. Thus-day by day, looking for the blessing and guidance of God, they drew near their future borne. 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.