The liberality of sentiment toward each other, which marks every political and religious denomination of men in this country, stands unparalleled in the history of nations.

Without a humble imitation of the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, we can never hope to be a happy nation.

The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion

While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.

The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.

Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.