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| − | '''Samuel Davies''' was | + | '''Samuel Davies''' was a Presbyterian evangelist in the early American Colonies,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=73xfDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA690 Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, Volume 5]</ref> and was the fourth president of [[Princeton University]].<ref>[https://www.princeton.edu/pub/presidents/davies/ Samuel Davies]</ref> |
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Samuel Davies was a Presbyterian evangelist in the early American Colonies,[1] and was the fourth president of Princeton University.[2]
Davies once said of George Washington in a sermon:
"And has God been pleased to diffuse some Sparks of this Martial Fire through our Country? I hope he has : And though it has been almost extinguished by so long a Peace, and a Deluge of Luxury and Pleasure, now I hope it begins to kindle : And may I not produce you my Brethren, who are engaged in this Expedition, as instances of it *? * As a remarkable Instance of this, I may point out to the Public that heroic Youth Col. Washington whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preferred in so signal a Manner, for some important Service to his Country.[3]