William Strong (May 6, 1808-August 19, 1895)

William Strong (May 6, 1808-August 19, 1895) was an Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-80.

He had previously served his country as a U.S. Representative, 1847-51, and as a justice on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1857-68.

He was president of the American Sunday School Union, 1883-95, and president of the American Tract Society, 1873-95.

Justice William Strong stated:

<You ask me what I think of Christ? He is the Chiefest among ten thousand, and altogether lovely-my Lord, my Saviour, and my God.

What do I think of the Bible? It is the infallible Word of God, a light erected all along the shores of time to warn against the rocks and breakers, and to show the only way to the harbor of eternal rest.> 1808WS001

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American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement.

Endnotes:

1808WS001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). William Strong. Stephen Abbott Northrop, D.D., A Cloud of Witnesses (Portland, OR: American Heritage Ministries, 1987; Mantle Ministries, 228 Still Ridge, Bulverde, Texas), p. 433.


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