Author: Sarah Hall JohnstonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780266597179
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Excerpt from Lineage Book, 1901, Vol. 37: National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution; 36001-37000 To be privileged to introduce again to the living by name, age, station and deed these forbears of ours who played their part and had their day, is to have also, a consciousness of how inadequate these paltry details are in filling in the true portrait or pointing out the real value of the character so presented. While individual services may have varying degrees of value, the vision of those who aided this country in its time of trouble and their self-surren der cannot be apportioned adequately. It may be truly said that America in her Revolution was as greatly led as she was served. It was greatness of nature that made these men steadfast in un certainty, resolute with a great purpose which never faltered even at the supreme test which only great natures could have met. As faith, the mightiest weapon in the world, made the conquests of Abraham, Paul, Luther and Wesley possible without the call of science to their aid so did these men and women whom we honor count death or victory only the steps of progress and had faith in human destiny and the courage to do a great work in simplicity and quietness. In this age it is well to revive certain Puritan virtues such as faithfulness and adherence to high ideals and thus emphasize the importance of the individual. In memory of these men and women whose service was so great a gift to us who bear their names we rededicate ourselves, service and allegiance to the perpetuation of their ideals and the fulfilment of their visions. 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.