American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

Virginia House of Burgesses (1705) ordinance of Williamsburg: <If a person brought up in the Christian religion denies the being of a God, or the Trinity, or asserts there are more Gods than one, or denies the Christian religion to be true, or the Scriptures to be of Divine authority, he is punishable on the first offense by incapacity to hold any office of employment, ecclesiastical, civil or military; on the second by disability to sue, to take any gift or legacy, to be guardian, executor, or administrator, and by three years' imprisonment without bail.> 1705VA001 -- American Quotations by William...

Francis Alison (1705-November 28, 1779) was an educator in colonial America. He was described by Yale President Ezra Stiles as: <The greatest classical scholar in America, especially in Greek.> 1705FA001 On May 27, 1759, in a letter to Ezra Stiles, the future president of Yale, Francis Alison gave his support to a proposal written by Yale's then current president, Thomas Clap, recommending a uniform plan of education for the colonial colleges. He stated: <Euclid's elements and algebra...should be taught the classes statedly and carefully, and moral philosophy should be a business of greater care and closer application than is now the...

Carolina Act (1704) for Protection of Government: <And for establishing Religious worship according to the Church of England, gave regulations for the erection of Churches, support of ministers, glebes, parishes, and the choice of ministers, vestries, clerks, sextons, and set up an ecclesiastical court having Episcopal powers to remove ministers. Other Acts passed required French settlers to "conform to the Church of England and use a French translation of the Book of Common Prayer."> 1704CA001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1704CA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Carolina...

Maryland Act to Prevent Growth of Popery (September 30, 1704): <That whatsoever Popish Bishop, Priest or Jesuit, shall baptize any child...other than such who have Popish Parents or shall say Mass...shall forfeit...fifty pounds Sterling...and shall also suffer six months imprisonment... And be it further enacted...if any Papist...shall keep school or take upon themselves the education...or boarding of youth...such persons...shall upon conviction be transported out of this Province.> 1704MA001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1704MA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Maryland Act to Prevent Growth of Popery,...

Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703-March 22, 1758) was an American theologian and minister of the Calvinist Puritan tradition. His preaching began the Great Awakening revival which swept the Colonies. This was responsible in part for uniting the Colonies prior to the Revolutionary War. In 1757, he became the third president of Princeton University, formerly the College of New Jersey. His most notable works include Religious Affections, 1746, and The Freedom of the Will, 1754. In 1727, he married Sarah Pierrepont. Jonathan Edwards married Sarah Pierrepont, and according to A Study in Education and Heredity by A.E. Winship (1900), their descendants included...