PREFACE.



                            PREFACE.

 LOCAL history often lacks appreciation. Valuable records are often
 neglected or even destroyed and the people who make history
 are careless in preserving facts for the future. The brief sketches
 here prepared are the outgrowth of some articles published in a parish
 paper, and running there through a series of a few years. There
 have been changes and additions, but the importance of such work
 was made manifest by the labor involved in gathering material for the
 articles for the Banner.
     The book has been printed with special reference to its acceptance
with those who continue the service of the Master in the Boone County
work, where so much of value has been accomplished in the past.
The work there does not show up great in figures, but in comfort and
strength for the weary toilers in the vineyard there has been much
done, and the churches of that region have been vast powers for good
in the lives of the citizens. The work has been a labor of love and we
have tried to accomplish it at odd moments in a busy life. The publi-
cation has been made possible by the cooperation of the following:
Mrs. E. V. Rouse, Messrs. M. P. Barlow, J. W. Crigler, J. B. Dixon,
W. E. Dixon, D. B. Dobbins, B. A. Floyd, Wm. E. Glacken, Wm. G.
Graves, G. 0. Hafer, Frank Hossman, R. C. McGlasson, B. C. Sur-
face, E. H. Surface, J. S. Surface, E. K. Tanner, J. H. Tanner and
M. M. Tanner.
    No one is more conscious of the defects of the work than the
writer. His study of the whole subject has given him some advantage
in that line. Some of these defects he could not remedy and others
must be allowed because further expense could not be incurred.
Naught has been put down except in love, and we have endeavored
to handle facts in such a careful way that in the future the sketch
might prove of value to others who desired to make further investiga-
tion. The larger part of the cuts have been furnished by various
friends, and we have received much kindness and encouragement from
former pastors and other friends, for all of which we desire to express
grateful appreciation.



CHRISTMASTIDE, 1901.



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