Stamp Act Repeal Celebrations
On July 24, 1766 the repeal of the Stamp Act was celebrated in Massachusetts. Parliament imposed this tax upon the American colonists in 1765 which required..
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A Tale of Two Cities: Jamestown, Plymouth, and the American Way
By the time it’s all said and done, very few years have been as momentous as 2020. Between pandemics, riots, elections, and more, it might be easy to forget the path that has led America to the position she finds herself in today…
The Christian Faith of President George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush—our nation’s 41st president—passed away on November 30, 2018. Some of his last words before he passed into eternity affirm his faith..
Siege of Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown is recognized as the final major military action in the War for Independence…
Presidents’ Resources
Many heroes and topics were discussed on the February 19, 2018 TBN show “America’s Hidden History” with David and Tim Barton. (The complete episode can be viewed here.) Below are some helpful resources to find out more! (Right click on the images for larger versions to download.)
Proclamation – Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer – 1799
John Adams (1735-1826) Adams was an attorney, diplomat, and statesman; he graduated from Harvard (1755); leader in the opposition to the Stamp Act (1765); delegate to the Continental Congress (1774-77) where he signed the Declaration of Independence (1776)…
Benjamin Harrison 1894 Letter to His Son
Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) was a lawyer, a Civil War brigadier general, and eventually the twenty-third president of the United States from 1889-1893….
Sermon – House of Representatives – 1864
Byron Sunderland was born in Shoreham on November 22, 1819. He served 45 years as Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Washington D.C. Sunderland spoke privately about Christian philosophy with Lincoln. He served as Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, and presided over the wedding of President Grover Cleveland at the White House. Notably, he preached in favor of abolition, at a time, and in a place, where it was dangerous to do so.
Sermon – Fasting – 1841, New York (Sprague)
Born to farming parents, Sprague attended Colchester Academy and then attended Yale, where he graduated in 1815. He was invited to be the tutor for the children of Virginian Major Lawrence Lewis, nephew of George Washington.
Oration – July 4th- 1837
ORATION.Why is it, Friends and Fellow Citizens, that you are here assembled? Why is it, that, entering upon the sixty-second year of our national existence, you have honored with an invitation to address you from this place, a fellow citizen of a former age, bearing in the records of his memory,…
