Thomas Nelson, Jr.

Posted by Dr. Stephen Flick | Jan 2, 2020 | American Christianity, Christian Calendar, Christian History, January Articles, Signers of Declaration of Independence | 0 |

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January 4, 1789

Death of Thomas Nelson, Jr.

Thomas Nelson, Jr. (December 26, 1738 – January 4, 1789) was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from Yorktown, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the Continental Congress and was its Governor in 1781. He is regarded as one of the U.S. Founding Fathers since he signed the Declaration of Independence as a member of the Virginia delegation.

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Dr. Stephen Flick

Stephen Flick heads Christian Heritage Fellowship, an organization dedicated to reclaiming America’s Christian Heritage and celebrating the life-changing influence of the Gospel around the world. Concerned with the cultural decay of America, Dr. Flick has sought to provide answers to fellow Christians (and unbelievers) concerning the questions and objections to Christianity often posed by secularists and the irreligious. Dr. Flick is a writer and speaker and has authored numerous articles and books on America’s Christian heritage. He earned his Ph.D. from Drew University in history and Christian theology and has taught at the graduate level as full professor. He has been a licensed minster for nearly forty years and resides in East Tennessee. He and his late wife, Beth Anne, have two grown, married children and six grandchildren.

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"The doctrines of Jesus are simple, and tend all to the happiness of man."

– Thomas Jefferson

Writings of Jefferson, 15:383

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– George Washington

Writings of George Washington, 15:53-55

"The general principles, on which the [Founding] Fathers achieved independence, were the only principles in which, that beautiful assembly of young gentlemen could unite, and these principles only could be intended by them in their address... And what were these general principles? I answer, the general principles of Christianity..."

– John Adams

Diary and Autobiography, 3:233-34

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