Excerpt from History of the Fox River Baptist Association, Formerly the Northern Baptist Association of Illinois: From Its Origin in 1835, to the Anniversary in 1858 With an Introduction Containing a Brief Account of the Settlement of Northern Illinois, and Character of the Immigrants, Also Copious Statistical Tables, and an Appendix Fully to knowqthe real integrity and sterling worth of a man, it is nec essary to infiuire into his early history to ascertain the nature of his first training; the opportunities he has enjoyed, and the influences with which he has been surrounded and as these are found to be favorable or adverse to the character he has established, and the achievements he has performed, so we estimate his actual excellence. 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.