For  more than fifty years a Strict Baptist Church has flourished in the favoured village of Prestwood, a short distance from the town of High Wycombe. 'l'he once venerable Benjamin Mason, of Knowle Hill, and several of his descendants and relations were faithful friends to the cause of Christ in those parts. Our kind brother in Christ, Mr. William Mason, of Paddington, has desired us to give the following brief sketch of the life and death of his brother George Mason, who was one of the excellent, the honoured, the beloved, and devoted pillars of the Prestwood Baptist Church. Mr. William Mason says:—