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Witherspoon wrote an acclaimed theological series while installed as pastor, first at Beith, Ayrshire, and then as  minister of the ''Laigh Kirk'' ("Low Church") in [[Paisley]]. In 1766, he declined his election to the presidency of the [[Princeton University|College of New Jersey (now University)]] in the American Colonies because his wife, Elizabeth Montgomery, was reluctant to leave [[Scotland]]. However, due to the influence of friends, the family decided to move to the Colonies to accept the job offer in August 1768.<ref>http://etcweb.princeton.edu/CampusWWW/Companion/witherspoon_john.html</ref>

Witherspoon wrote an acclaimed theological series while installed as pastor, first at Beith, Ayrshire, and then as  minister of the ''Laigh Kirk'' ("Low Church") in [[Paisley]]. In 1766, he declined his election to the presidency of the [[Princeton University|College of New Jersey (now University)]] in the American Colonies because his wife, Elizabeth Montgomery, was reluctant to leave [[Scotland]]. However, due to the influence of friends, the family decided to move to the Colonies to accept the job offer in August 1768.<ref>http://etcweb.princeton.edu/CampusWWW/Companion/witherspoon_john.html</ref>

He was inaugurated to the position of president of Princeton Collage in 1774, and contributed a significant amount of books to the university's library. One of Witherspoon's greatest contributions during his tenure as president was his endeavor to unite the [[Presbyterian Church]] in [[America]].

He was inaugurated to the position of president of Princeton College in 1774, and contributed a significant amount of books to the university's library. One of Witherspoon's greatest contributions during his tenure as president was his endeavor to unite the [[Presbyterian Church]] in [[America]].

==Continental Congress==

==Continental Congress==