Excerpt from The Canadian Congregational Year Book for 1874-5: Containing the Reports Presented at the Annual Meetings for 1874 A Canadian Year Book, moreover, is also much needed as a means of diffus Ing Information in regard to the Denomination at large. Congregationalism in the Dominion is as yet in its infancy. In comparison with some of the other religious bodies, we are a feeble folk, and our churches are few and scattered. Such a condition Of things is dispiriting, and needs to be counteracted by a better acquaintance, not alone with the principles of the Denomination, but also with the strength and position of the body in Great Britain and the United States. Much information on these points may be found in these pages. At the same time, it is earnestly to be hoped that our love of Congregationalism is omething altogether independent Of our numbers, be they many or few. 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.