Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Abel Stevens
Born: 1815
Died: 1897 (aged 82)
Bio: Abel Stevens was an American clergyman, editor, and author known for his books on Methodist religious history.
Known for:
- The women of Methodism (1866)
- A compendious history of American Methodism (1867)
- The centenary of American Methodism (1865)
- Life and Times of Nathan Bangs (1863)