William Holmes McGuffey Born : September 23, 1800 Died : May 4, 1873 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by William Holmes McGuffey From no source has the author drawn more conspicuously than from the sacred Scriptures. From all these extracts from the Bible I make no apology. William Holmes McGuffey sacred-scripture apology source The Christian religion is the religion of our country. From it are derived our nation, on the character of God, on the great moral Governor of the universe. On its doctrines are founded the peculiarities of our free Institutions. From no source has this author drawn more conspicuously than from the sacred Scriptures. From all these extracts from the Bible, I make no apology. William Holmes McGuffey christian god bible