Centuries ago the Lord designated America a goodly land, choice above all others, to be reserved for a righteous people. While it was yet unknown to Eurasians, He decreed that it should be discovered only under His guidance and promised its inhabitants from that time henceforth and forever that they should “. . . be free from bondage, and from captivity, and from all other nations under heaven”, if they would serve him. On the other hand, he warned that if they would not serve him, “they should be brought down into captivity, and also into destruction both temporally and spiritually”.

Preceding the advent of Columbus, two mighty peoples dwelling upon this land prospered in obeying God’s commands and, rebelling against them, sank into oblivion. Their records are eloquent proof of the certainty in God’s warning and promise.

The builders of modern America, though without knowledge of the divine decree, have been aware of God standing within “the shadow keeping watch upon his own.”