Sermons and Biblical Studies

(February 3, 1811–November 29, 1872), was an American journalist, newspaper editor and politician. He made famous the phrase, “Go West, Young Man!” Horace Greeley founded and edited the New York Tribune daily paper and The New Yorker magazine. Called by the poet, John Greenleaf Whittier, “our later Franklin,” Greeley’s strong anti-slavery editorials helped to stir … Continue reading “GREELEY,
HORACE”

(January 6, 1811–March 11, 1874), was a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts for 23 years, 1851–74. He was strongly opposed to slavery and was persecuted for taking that unpopular stand. So firm was his conviction against slavery, that he was once physically assaulted on the floor of the House by Representative Preston S. Brooks of South … Continue reading “SUMNER,
CHARLES”

(1811), in the case of the People v. Ruggles, 8 Johns 545–547, Chief Justice Chancellor Kent rendered: The defendant was indicted … in December, 1810, for that he did, on the 2nd day of September, 1810 … wickedly, maliciously, and blasphemously, utter, and with a loud voice publish, in the presence and hearing of divers … Continue reading “NEW
YORK SUPREME COURT”

(October 19, 1810–July 22, 1903), was an American abolitionist, statesman and politician. He served as a diplomat to Russia under both President Lincoln and President Grant, 1861–62, 1863–69. A strong opponent of slavery, he founded the anti-slavery journal True American, in Lexington, Kentucky, 1845. In 1854, he help found the Republican party. Cassius Marcellus Clay … Continue reading “CLAY,
CASSIUS MARCELLUS”

(August 24, 1810–May 10, 1860), was an American abolitionist, clergyman, and graduate of Harvard. Strongly opposing slavery, he declared: The Bible goes equally to the cottage of the peasant, and the palace of the king. It is woven into literature, and colors the talk of the street. The bark of the merchant cannot sail without … Continue reading “PARKER,
THEODORE”

(July 5, 1810–April 7, 1891), was an American exhibitor and philanthropist. He originated The Greatest Show of Earth. Phineas Taylor Barnum stated: Christ was sent into the world by our kind Father in Heaven to teach that “God is Love”; that love is the fulfilling of the law; and turn us away from our transgressions … Continue reading “BARNUM,
PHINEAS TAYLOR”

(May 31, 1810–February 12, 1886), was Governor of New York, 1853–55, and the War Governor of New York during the Civil War, 1863–65. Horatio Seymour, who was instrumental in gaining government sanction for the building of Erie Canal, was also the Democratic Presidential candidate in 1868. On July 4, 1876, Horatio Seymour gave an oration … Continue reading “SEYMOUR,
HORATIO”

(March 2, 1810–July 20, 1903), whose given name was Gioacchino Pecci, stated in his encyclical on the condition of labor, Rerum Novarum, May 15, 1891: Every man has by nature the right to possess property as his own.2423 Sears, Edmund Hamilton (April 6, 1810–January 16, 1876), was an American clergyman. He ministered in Wayland, Massachusetts, … Continue reading “POPE
LEO XIII”

(January 10, 1810–August 19, 1883), was the U.S. Secretary of State, 1860–61, and U.S. Attorney General under President James Buchanan, 1857–60. He was the president of the Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania, 1842–51; State Supreme Court Justice, 1852–57; and U.S. Supreme Court Reporter, 1861–64. He wrote in the North American Review, August of 1881: … Continue reading “BLACK,
JEREMIAH SULLIVAN”

(1810–1867) was an American historian. He wrote many insightful works, including: Memorial Record of the Nation’s Tribute to Abraham Lincoln, 1865; The Life of Thomas Morris—Pioneer and Long a Legislator of Ohio, and U.S. senator from 1833 to 1839, 1856; Historical Sketch of Rising Sun, Indiana, and the Presbyterian Church—A Fortieth Anniversary Discourse, delivered Sept. … Continue reading “MORRIS,
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN”