Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Austin Phelps
Born: January 7, 1820
Died: October 13, 1890 (aged 70)
Bio: Austin Phelps, was an American Congregational minister and educator. He was for 10 years President of the Andover Theological Seminary and his writings became standard textbooks for Christian theological education and remain in print today.
Known for:
- The Still Hour (1860)
- The theory of preaching (1881)
- Studies of the Old Testament (1878)