The Baptists and the American revolution . s of New Jersey. Hewas again elected in 1776, and took his placeamong the patriots and heroes who sent forththe immortal Declaration. It was issued July4 th, 1776. When first published it had onlythe names of John Hancock as president andCharles Thomson as secretary. Two daysbefore it was given to the world the Britishlanded a powerful army on Stateh Island, andto impart greater weight to the Declaration itwas signed on the 2d* day of the month afterits adoption by all the members and circulatedextensively throughout the colonies. Mr. Harthad passed b
The Baptists and the American revolution . s of New Jersey. Hewas again elected in 1776, and took his placeamong the patriots and heroes who sent forththe immortal Declaration. It was issued July4 th, 1776. When first published it had onlythe names of John Hancock as president andCharles Thomson as secretary. Two daysbefore it was given to the world the Britishlanded a powerful army on Stateh Island, andto impart greater weight to the Declaration itwas signed on the 2d* day of the month afterits adoption by all the members and circulatedextensively throughout the colonies. Mr. Harthad passed beyond the age of ambition andvigorous activity, and the period of life whenmen voluntarily make sacrifices or even imperiltheir property or safety, but he considered noth-ing but his countrys liberty. He owned avaluable farm, grist, saw, and fulling mills; hehad a wife and family whose happiness andsecurity were dear to him; his residence was on * Biography of the Signers of the Declaration of Independ-ence, PhUa., 1831, III., 256. OT!*S5. 52 THE BAPTISTS AND THE the highway of the enemy and his signaturewas sure to bring down their vengeance in aweek or two; he knew that everything Avhichhe owned except the soil would be destroyed,his dear ones scattered, and his life taken if bythe providence of the Evil One he was captured,and yet he did not hesitate to sign the Declara-tion of Independence, though it might prove hisown death-warrant, and though it could hardlyfail to inflict the heaviest losses and the mostpainful sufferings on him and his. The enemyspeedily found out the patriotism and the happyhome of Mr. Hart. His children fled, his prop-erty was wasted, and though an old manheavily laden with the burden of years he wascompelled to leave his residence and concealhimself. He was pursued with unusual furyand malice, and could not with safety sleep twicein the same place. One night he had the houseof a dog* for his shelter and its owner for hiscompanion. To add intensity to
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