RECOLLECTIONS OF THE PAST. BY REV. ABNER CHASE, OF THE GENESEE CONFERENCE. New-York: PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR, AT THE CONFER- JOSEPH LONGKING, PRINTER. 1846. TO THE READER. THE following "Recollections" were, except a few of the last numbers, originally published in the Northern Christian Advocate. Several of my brethren, both of the ministry and membership of the church, have expressed a desire to see them published in a more permanent form. I have therefore come to the conclusion to republish them in the form in which they now appear. The following note is an expression of the views of some of those who have counseled me on this subject: "We, the subscribers, having read the 'Recollections' of the Rev. A. Chase, as published in the Northern Christian Advocate, believe that the historical incidents contained in them are of sufficient interest and value to require |