Excerpt from What Calvinism Has Done for America Ours is a country of liberty and democracy. Perhaps no other truth is being held so constantly before the spiritual eye of the nation, at this time. Our fathers have bequeathed unto us a goodly heritage, and we mean to defend the same with our lives and possessions. It would seem that this is the opportune time to examine our heritage, to look into its origin and nature. The author proposes to write a second volume, which will contain a description of the middle and southern colo nies and a general historical survey up to the present time. In preparing these pages considerable use was made of original documents. The author believes that George E. Ellis was right when he said, It is in the original documentary sources of our early history, written by those who made that history, not in even the best digests and compounds of it, that we are brought into the most communicative relations with the founders and early legislators of our Commonwealth. The reader will find quotations to be plentiful. The author, realizing that his stand is somewhat singular and exceptional, introduced reliable witnesses wherever a fit occasion presented itself. In multitude of counsellors there is safety. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.