Jefferson’s secret Bible
It’s so important that we elect leaders that are Christians. Not just in our government,
but in every aspect of our lives. Many of the founders of America were associated
with various Bible societies.
(Revolutionary War soldier and Governor of New Jersey, Joseph Bloomfield,
was a member of the New Jersey Bible Society. Revolutionary War officer and Governor
of Massachusetts, John Brooks, served as president of the Middlesex County Bible
Society. Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and U.S. Senator, James
Burrell, Jr., served as president of the Providence Auxiliary Bible Society. James
McHenry, Secretary of War and signer of the federal Constitution, was a founder
and president of the Baltimore Bible Society. Rufus Putnam, Revolutionary War Brigadier-General
as well as Surveyor-General under Presidents Washington, Adams, and Jefferson, served
as president of the Ohio Bible Society. Declaration signer and Surgeon-General of
the Continental Army, Benjamin Rush, served as founder and vice-president of the
Philadelphia Bible Society. These lists could be greatly expanded. [NOTE: see American
Bible Society, 1816 and Barton, 2000, pp. 139-143, for lengthy listings.]
The following Founders were members of the Society for Propagating the Gospel Among
the Indians and Others (see Holmes, 1808):