Excerpt from Free Baptist Cyclopaedia: Historical and Biographical In this volume are recorded the lives and labors of those who, under the divine leadership, have brought the Freewill Baptist denomination to its present position. Our undertaking was suggested by the Rev. D. R. Whittemore, who entered upon the work with us; but his decease, near its inception, released him from the responsibility. Information has been sought from the most reliable sources. The early histories have been freely consulted; the files of the Register and Morning Star have been found especially helpful, and the other denominational publications have been brought into service. Besides this, more than a thousand persons have furnished information concerning the events with which they have been familiar. All this has been faithfully considered, and edited with care. 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.