1 option
Today's witness to faith in freedom : an address by James H. Binns
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks UPA/PAM JC 585 .B56 2000z
Available in person
Request an item
Access options
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Binns, James A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Liberty.
- Lancaster County (Pa.)--History--18th century.
- Lancaster County (Pa.).
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
- United States.
- United States--History--1961-1969.
- Physical Description:
- [13] p. ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lancaster, Pa. : Public Relations and Public Affairs Dept., Armstrong Cork Co., [200-?]
- Notes:
- Title from cover.
- "Delivered June 19, 1969, at the 56th Annual Reunion of the Donegal Society ... In this address, Mr. Binns reviews the story of the Witness Tree, a stately oak still standing a few yards from Donegal Presbyterian Church in Lancaster County. Around this tree, tradition has it, members of the congregation joined hands one Sunday in the summer of 1777 to pledge their lives to the cause of freedom for the American colonists. American society today is in danger of losing the sense of individual accountability and personal responsibilitythat characterized the patriots of the American Revolution, Mr. Binns says, and he calls for the greater individual commitment to meet the needs of mankind."--P. [1].
- OCLC:
- 67613985
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.