The First Official Act of Congress: A Call to Prayer!
The first official act of Congress was a call to prayer that the Rev. Mr. Duché be desired to open the Congress tomorrow morning with prayers, …
American Christian Heritage
The First of the Intolerable Acts, the Boston Port Act, is Passed by Congress
The Boston Port Act was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain March 31, 1774. The Boston Port Act was designed to punish the inhabitants …
John Hancock on a Militia: “They fight (Not for a Master’s ambition, but) for their Houses, their Lands, for their Wives, …for their Liberty, and for their God”
On the 4th anniversary of the Boston Massacre, 1774, John Hancock, who would be the first to sign the Declaration of Independence, stated: “Will not a …
Edmond Massey Sermon in London Against the Dangerous and Sinful Practice of Inoculation
On July 8, 1772, Edmund Massey preached a sermon at St. Andrew’s Holborn of London entitled A sermon against the dangerous and sinful practice of inoculation. This …
The Miraculous Story of ‘The Bulletproof President’, George Washington
The miraculous story of ‘The Bulletproof President’ once appeared in virtually every student text in America. At the Battle at the Monongahela, Washington and the …
Rev. Jonathan Mayhew gives his Famous Sermon that Inspired the Declaration of Independence
In his 1818 analysis of the Revolution, John Adams said, But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American War? …
Young America’s Miraculous Defeat of the French Fleet
On this day, a national fast was observed throughout America for the Lord to protect them as a fleet and armament to recover… Novascotia, and …
Ben Franklin: “Thou abhorrest in Thy creatures treachery and deceit, malice, revenge, Intemperance and every other hurtful Vice…”
Benjamin Franklin in his ‘Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion‘, November 20, 1728: “It is that particular wise and good God, who is the …
Yale Founded to Further Christianity by Ministers Unhappy with the Liberalism at Harvard
It may come as surprise that when Yale University was founded on this day, October 16, 1701, it was by Congregationalist ministers unhappy with the …
“The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial” is Published by Judge Samuel Sewall (One of Jefferson’s Sources for an Early Draft of the Constitution)
One of the overlooked sources for Jefferson’s early draft was a now largely forgotten pamphlet written by Judge Samuel Sewall in 1700 titled , “The …