The extra-ordinary members of the Committee above cited their feelings and in their statement “we must seek revival of our strength in the spiritual foundations which are the bedrock of our republic. Democracy is the outgrowth of the religious conviction of the sacredness of every human life.” I am sure from George Washington to their day, all would agree to the premise of their admonition. Thomas Paine as rightly quoted above, reflects the sobbing reality of our Founding Fathers. Today, sixty-six years later, we will revisit the Founding Fathers of our Constitution in the next Chapter. Having severed themselves from the controlling Gentile nations, they then proceeded to marshal plans for the construction of a new government, [a form of government which had not been seen before on earth or among men.] It would require the mastery of the many facets of the colonial states that would bring them together in unity. Wise and tried men under the leadership of George Washington rallied to craft such a government for the benefit of her citizens. We will explore what and how they created their dream in the freedoms we have been granted today by The Constitution—The Civil Bible of America.
Excerpt from Chapter 4:
One will discover that each clause or word of the Constitution was carefully designed to protect the individual—his life, his liberty and his property. By a few, the erroneous belief has been spread that the Constitution is a barrier in the way of American progress. Actually, the Constitution is a coat of mail which man himself fashioned for his own protection, and which he has changed from time to time that the protection might be more complete—protection against the abuse of power by his servants in the legislature or Congress, whom he may dismiss at election time or by impeachment, and against whose invasion of his rights he can appeal to the courts, against his executive officers, whom he may dismiss by impeachment or by ballot, against his judges, whom he may remove for lack of “good behavior.” His government is not his master, as the king or the dictator has always been, but his servant. “In questions of power, then,” wrote Jefferson, “let no more be heard of the confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” The founders of the Republic feared abuse of power by political parties as much as they did by kings. “Wherever there is an interest and power to do wrong,” wrote Madison to Jefferson in 1788, “wrong will generally be done, and not less readily by a powerful and interested party than by a powerful and interested prince.”
Excerpts from Chapter 10:
Many influences abroad also are bearing down Many influences abroad also are bearing down on the principles of the Constitution. There are those radicals in Islam who would destroy America and what it stands for in the name of Allah. The tenets of Islam are not fully understood by the average citizen that enables the radical elements to gain a foothold in many facets of our society. Islam has many admirable principles but mixed in are elements of destruction espoused by many in a quiet manner. There is power in numbers and as those adhering to Islam increase throughout the U.S., so we ought to be aware and vigilant in selecting those that govern. The Founding Fathers felt that the elected officials should be men of faith, honor, integrity and righteousness. These guiding principles were covered in Chapter 4.
The Founding Fathers Speak George Washington declared: “No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand, which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the United States. Every step, by which they have achieved in character of an independent nation, seems to have been distinguished by some token of Providential agency.” The Power of God was with the Colonists If George Washington had been compelled to depend upon the Americans alone to win the war, defeat would have come in a matter of a few months. Often Congress would not assist him; there were too many loyalists among them, and too many frightened men who feared reprisals, if the cause was lost. The separate colonies were not united; governors of those units refused in many instances to raise, either, money or men, and when men were called, short-term enlistments were allowed that prevented any real effort to train them for effective service. But George Washington never gave up. He paid some of the war expenses himself. He was convinced that independence must come to America and that God would provide it, despite the refusal of so many colonists to sacrifice for the cause. He often expressed his gratitude to God for His providential and constant care. He felt that he was to fight a war on two fronts: (1) the British on the one hand, and, (2) American indifference on the other. But thankful to God, this great leader said in his farewell orders to the army, dated at Rocky Hill, near Princeton, November 2, 1783: “A contemplation of the complete attainment—to make homes and raise their children, they established schools and farms and businesses. They erected churches, worshiped God, honored the Sabbath day, and thanked God for this new free land in which they could enjoy good family life under wholesome circumstances.” Having won their Independence from the mother gentile countries, these wise and heroic men, then, had to formulate a new government. This proved to be a test of faith and integrity of each man who was a part of this new venture.
Excerpt from Chapter 3:
From the book, “The Constitution of the United States” published in in 1943 by the Committee for Constitutional Government.
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