John Jay
12/12/1745 – 5/17/1829
President of the Continental Congress 1778 – 1779
2nd United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs 1784 – 1790
1st Chief Justice of the United States 1789 – 1795
2nd Governor of New York 1795 – 1801
President of the Continental Congress 1778 – 1779
2nd United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs 1784 – 1790
1st Chief Justice of the United States 1789 – 1795
2nd Governor of New York 1795 – 1801
Founding Fathers
" Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers. " ( October 12, 1816. The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay )
" Whether our religion permits Christians to vote for infidel rulers is a question which merits more consideration than it seems yet to have generally received either from the clergy or the laity. It appears to me that what the prophet said to Jehoshaphat about his attachment to Ahab ( Shouldest thou help the ungodly and love them that hate the Lord? " 2 Chronicles 19:2 ) affords a salutary lesson. " ( The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay )
" Unto him who is the author and giver of all good. I render sincere and humble thanks for all His mercy and unmerited blessings and especially for our Redemption and Salvation by His beloved Son. ( John Jays Will )
" Whether our religion permits Christians to vote for infidel rulers is a question which merits more consideration than it seems yet to have generally received either from the clergy or the laity. It appears to me that what the prophet said to Jehoshaphat about his attachment to Ahab ( Shouldest thou help the ungodly and love them that hate the Lord? " 2 Chronicles 19:2 ) affords a salutary lesson. " ( The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay )
" Unto him who is the author and giver of all good. I render sincere and humble thanks for all His mercy and unmerited blessings and especially for our Redemption and Salvation by His beloved Son. ( John Jays Will )
