American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

New Jersey Declaration (December 6, 1672) of the True Intent of Lord's Proprietors and Explanation of Concessions to Adventurers and Planters of New Caesarea-New Jersey: <2. As to the 8th article, it shall be in the power of the Governor and Council, to constitute and appoint such ministers and Preachers as shall be nominated and chosen by the several corporations, without the General Assembly and to establish their maintenance, giving liberty besides any person or persons to keep and maintain what Preachers or ministers they please.> 1672NJ001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to...

Charter of Carolina (March 1, 1669): <ARTICLE 95. No man shall be permitted to be a freeman of Carolina, or to have any estate or habitation within it, that doth not acknowledge God, and that God is publicly and solemnly to be worshipped. ARTICLE 96. It shall belong to the parliament to take care for the building of Churches, and the public maintenance of Divines, to be employed in the exercise of religion, according to the Church of England; which being the only true and orthodox and the national religion of all the King's dominions, is so also of Carolina;...

Virginia House of Burgesses (1668) ordinance of Jamestown: <The 27th of August appointed for a day of humiliation, fasting, and prayer, to implore God's mercy: if any person be found upon that day gaming, drinking, or working (works of necessity excepted), upon presentment by church-wardens and proof, he shall be fined one hundred pounds of tobacco.> 1668VA001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1668VA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Virginia Ordinances, 1668, of the House of Burgesses, Jamestown. Benjamin Franklin Morris The Christian Life and Character of the...

John Harris (c.1666-September 7, 1719) was an English mathematician. He edited The Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, 1704, which was the first encyclopedia in the English language. He was vice- president of the Royal Society and participated in giving the Boyle Lectures which defended the Christian faith. The lectures given by John Harris in 1698, were titled: <Atheistical Objections Against the Being of God and His Attributes, Fairly Considered and Fully Refuted.> 1666JH001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1666JH001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). John Harris, 1698,...

Carolina Agreements of Lords Proprietors (1665) of the Province: <8. Item That no person or persons qualified as aforesaid within the Province...at any time shall be any ways molested punished disquieted or called in question for any differences in opinion or practice in matters of religious concernment who do not actually disturb the civil peace of the said Province or Counties but that all and every such person and persons from to time and at all times freely and fully have and enjoy his and their judgments....in matters of religion throughout all the said Province they behaving themselves peaceably and quietly...