The Bible As a Reader

“. . . should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a school book? Its morals are pure, its examples captivating and noble. The reverence for the sacred book that is thus early impressed lasts long; and probably, if not impressed in infancy, never takes firm hold of the mind . . . In no book is there so good English, so pure and so elegant; and by teaching all the same book they will speak alike, and the Bible will justly remain the standard of language as well as of faith."

Fisher Ames, 1801