American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (June 19, 1834-January 31, 1892) was known as the 'Prince of Preacher,' as he preached to over ten million people. He was pastor of New Park Street Chapel in London (later the Metropolitan Tabernacle) for 38 years. William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, purchased Spurgeon's 5,103-volume library collection in 1906, and sold it in 2006 to Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, also has a collection of Spurgeon's handwritten sermon notes and galley proofs from 1879-1891. Spurgeon's works have been translated into many languages, including: Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Castilian (for...

Charles Farrar Browne (April 26, 1834-March 6, 1867) was an American writer and humorist. He wrote for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, where he created the popular character "Artemus Ward," a traveling showman. Writing as Artemus Ward, Browne composed satirical letters of comment on American life and politics. These contained intentional misspellings and puns which delighted readers. In 1859 Browne wrote for Vanity Fair, and in 1862 he published his work, Artemus Ward: His Book, in which he gave advice, such as: <Always live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do it.> 1834CB001 Charles Browne toured extensively...

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi (April 2, 1834-October 4, 1904) was the French sculptor who designed and constructed The Statue of Liberty. Given by France to the United States, July 4, 1884, it has become a symbol of freedom throughout the world. The largest of its kind, the statue weighs 450,000 pounds and stands 305 feet above the base of the pedestal. It is supported by a steel structure built by Gustave Eiffel. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi wrote: <The statue was born for this place which inspired its conception. May God be pleased to bless my efforts and my work, and to crown it...

Lord Acton (January 10, 1834-June 19, 1902) was an English historian. Lord John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton was a member of the House of Commons, 1859-65; was editor of the journal Rambler, 1859-64.  He served as Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University and as editor of the massive Cambridge Modern History, 1899-1900. Lord Acton’s works include: The History of Freedom in Antiquity, 1877; The History of Freedom in Christianity, 1877; and Democracy in Europe, 1878. In 1877, Lord Acton declared concerning liberty: <That great political idea, sanctifying freedom and consecrating it to God, teaching men to treasure the liberties...

Sabine Baring-Gould (January 28, 1834-January 2, 1924) was an American songwriter. In 1864, during the critical period of the Civil War, he wrote a song underscoring the spiritual battle each individual is engaged in, titled Onward, Christian Soldiers: <Onward, Christian soldiers, Marching as to war, With the Cross of Jesus Going on before!> 1834SB001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1834SB001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Sabine Baring- Gould, 1864, first stanza of Onward, Christian Soldiers. John Bartlett, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1855,...