“There came a time in my life when I doubted the divinity of the Scriptures, and I resolved as a lawyer and a judge I would try the Book as I would try anything in the courtroom, taking evidence for and against. It was a long, serious and profound study and using the same principles of evidence in this religious matter as I always do in secular matters, I have come to the decision that the Bible is a supernatural Book, that it has come from God, and that the only safety for the human race is to follow its teachings.”
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Salmon P. Chase
Salmon P. Chase was a distinguished American statesman and lawyer who served as the 6th Chief Justice of the United States and as the 15th Secretary of the Treasury under President Abraham Lincoln. A leading figure in the Civil War, he was instrumental in the establishment of the National Banking System. He was a U.S. Senator from Ohio and a prominent advocate for the Union cause. more