The Legacy of John Witherspoon

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW95888180 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW95888180 BCX4"><span class= "TextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">The month of</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">November</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">marks</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">the death of John Witherspoon, one of the most important</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">and most</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">underrated</span></span> <span class="TextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">of the American</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">f</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">ounding</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">f</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">athers. Born in Scotland in 1723, Witherspoon received a M</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">aster of</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">A</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">rts</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">at age 16</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">from the University of Edinburgh</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">,</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">where he would</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">continu</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">e</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">his studies in divinity.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">In 1745, h</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95888180 BCX4">e became an evangelical minister in the Church of Scotland. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW95888180 BCX4" data-ccp-props= "{"1342