1. In 1593 David Rogers served the church , followed by Richard Brown in 1601 and Alexander Fleming in 1612 .
2. In 1593 , David Rogers served in the church , followed by Richard Brown in 1601 and Alexander Fleming in 1612 .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Choices: (a). no; (b). yes;...I think the answer is
(b).