July 5

FREEDOM isn't free; FREEDOM is 56 brave men

Blessed is the nation whose God is LORD, the people chosen as his very own. ~ Psalm 33:12

Have you ever wondered what happened to some of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.         .

They signed and pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants. Nine were farmers and large plantation owners. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. ~ Author unknown

Like the men who signed the declaration, our assembly is composed of men of ordinary means. Is that all we share in common with our forefathers or axe we prepared to uphold their patriotic convictions even at the expense of all that we hold dear?

For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine, providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. ~ Signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1776

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