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(April 25, 1682), composed by William Penn, stated in the preface: When the great and wise God had made the world of all His creatures, it pleased him to chose man His deputy to rule it; and to fit him for so great a charge and trust, He did not only qualify him with skill … Continue reading “PENNSYLVANIA,
FRAME OF GOVERNMENT OF”

(October 20, 1674–October 31, 1751), was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1731–39, and private Secretary of William Penn. He stated: Remember thou art by profession a Christian; that is, one who art called after the immaculate Lamb of God, who, by offering Himself a sacrifice for thee, atoned for thy sins. … Continue reading “LOGAN,
JAMES”

(February 23, 1680–March 7, 1768), was the French naval officer who founded New Orleans. Born in Canada, he helped to colonize French Louisiana and served as its Colonial Governor various times during the period 1701 and 1743. In his Last Will and Testament, Jean Baptiste LeMoyne Sieur de Bienville: In the name of the Father, … Continue reading “BIENVILLE,
JEAN BAPTISTE LEMOYNE SIEUR DE”

(July 17, 1674–November 25, 1748), was an English dissenting theologian, poet and hymn writer. He composed over 600 hymns, many of which are still sung. His work, Isaac Watts’ Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 1707, was chosen, along with the Bible, as a principal textbook to teach reading in the public schools of the District … Continue reading “WATTS,
ISAAC”

(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 entitled: Atheistical … Continue reading “HARRIS,
JOHN”

(February 12, 1663–February 13, 1728), was an American colonial clergyman and educator. He graduated from Harvard, 1678, and joined his father, Increase Mather, in the pastorate of the Second Church in Boston, 1680. The House of Representatives had attempted to appoint him President of Harvard, 1703. He helped found Yale University, and in 1721, became … Continue reading “MATHER,
COTTON”

(July 8, 1663), was granted by King Charles II, in the 14th year of his reign, to Roger Williams. In 1636, Williams left Massachusetts with his followers, for the purpose of religious freedom, and founded Providence Plantation. There they established the First Baptist Church in America in 1639. The colonial patent of 1644 was confirmed … Continue reading “RHODE
ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS, CHARTER OF”

(1665), enacted: Whereas, The public worship of God is much discredited for want of painful [serious] and able ministers to instruct the people in the true religion, it is ordered that a church shall be built in each parish, capable of holding two hundred persons; that ministers of every church shall preach every Sunday, and … Continue reading “NEW
YORK COLONY, COLONIAL LEGISLATURE OF”

(1663–August 4, 1732), was Lieutenant Commander of the counties of Lancaster and Northumberland, 1715, and Governor of the Virginia Colony, approved by King George II in July of 1726. He owned over 300,000 acres; was a Member of the House of Burgesses at Jamestown; Colonial Treasurer; President of the Council; Speaker of the House; Chairman … Continue reading “CARTER,
ROBERT “KING””

(1663), were drawn up by the philosopher, John Locke, at the request of Sir William Berkeley and the seven other lord proprietors of the colony.377 It stated: No man shall be permitted to be a freeman of Carolina, or to have any estate of habitation within it that doth not acknowledge a God, and that … Continue reading “CAROLINAS,
FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUTIONS OF THE”