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TO THE

CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES

WHOSE

CIVIL INSTITUTIONS

HAVE THEIR

Life and Character in the Christian Religion,

THIS VOLUME

IS

RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED.

Christian Life and Character of the Civil Institutions of the United States,

Developed in the Official and Historical Annals of the Republic.

by

B. F. Morris

"True religion affords to government its surest support." - Washington

"The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity." - John Quincy Adams

"The religion of the New Testament - that religion which is founded on the teachings of Jesus Christ and his Apostles - is as sure a guide to duty in politics and legislation as in any concern of life." - Daniel Webster

"Righteousness exalteth a nation." - Bible

PHILADELPHIA:
GEORGE W. CHILDS, 628 & 630 CHESTNUT ST.
CINCINNATI: RICKEY & CARROLL.
1864.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by
B. F. MORRIS,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania.

STEREOTYPED BY L. JOHNSON & CO.
PHILADELPHIA.