Sermons and Biblical Studies

(1785–1786), enacted in the Legislature the arrangement for the sale of the Western Reserve Lands, which included a provision that there should be reserved in each township: 500 acres for the gospel, 500 acres for schools and 240 acres: To be granted in fee simple to the first gospel minister who shall settle in such … Continue reading “CONNECTICUT,
STATE OF”

(November 24, 1784–July 9, 1850), was the 12th President of the United States, 1849–50, famed as a national military hero; Major General during Mexican War, 1846–48; fought General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at Buena Vista, 1847; fought at Monterrey, Resaca de la Palma, Palo Alto, Matamoros, 1846; commanded Army of Occupation on Mexican border, … Continue reading “TAYLOR,
ZACHARY”

(December 5, 1783–October 6, 1853), was the Royall Professor of Law at Harvard. He succeeded Justice Joseph Story as the Dane Professor of Law. To the efforts of Story and Greenleaf is to be ascribed the rise of the Harvard Law School to its eminent position among the legal schools of the United States.1841 Greenleaf … Continue reading “GREENLEAF,
SIMON”

(November 8, 1783), issued A Proclamation for a Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer, signed by Governor John Hancock, to celebrate the victorious conclusion of the Revolutionary War: John Hancock, Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts A Proclamation for a Day of Thanksgiving: Whereas … these United States are not only happily rescued from the … Continue reading “MASSACHUSETTS,
COMMONWEALTH (STATE) OF”

(December 5, 1782–July 24, 1862), was the 8th President of the United States, 1837–41; Vice-President under Andrew Jackson, 1832–36; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1831–32; Secretary of State under Andrew Jackson, 1829–31; Governor of New York, 1828–29; U.S. Senator, 1821–28; Attorney General of New York, 1815–21; Regent of the University of New York, 1815; New … Continue reading “BUREN,
MARTIN VAN”

(October 9, 1782–June 17, 1866), was an American soldier, lawyer, politician and diplomat. After serving in the War of 1812, he became the Governor-General of the Territory of Michigan, where he made treaties with the Indians, organized townships and built roads. He was a U.S. Senator, 1845–48, 1849–57; Secretary of State under President James Buchanan, … Continue reading “CASS,
LEWIS”

(March 18, 1782–March 31, 1850), was U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from South Carolina. He was the Secretary of War under President James Monroe; Secretary of State under President John Tyler; and Vice-President under both Presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. He was a prominent supporter of “states rights,” and in 1850, the year … Continue reading “CALHOUN,
JOHN CALDWELL”

(January 18, 1782–October 24, 1852), was an American politician and diplomat. His political career spanned almost four decades. Considered one of the greatest orators in American history, he served as Secretary of State for President William Henry Harrison, President John Tyler and President Millard Fillmore; was elected U.S. Senator, 1827; elected U.S. Representative, 1822; practiced … Continue reading “WEBSTER,
DANIEL”

(December 11, 1781–February 10, 1868), was a Scottish physicist. In 1817, he patented his invention of the kaleidoscope. He founded the science of optical mineralogy, involving light polarization, and was a founder and President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Sir David Brewster stated: I shall see Jesus, and that will be … Continue reading “BREWSTER,
SIR DAVID”

(August 23, 1781–January 1, 1856), was a U.S. Senator, 1824–29, 1841–52; served in the War of 1812; was a Georgia State Senator, 1822–23; and was attorney general under President Jackson, 1829–31. He stated: I have an abiding confidence that the God of our fathers will be the God of their children—that He will be our … Continue reading “BERRIEN,
JOHN MACPHERSON”