John Strachan Quotes
In vain shall Great Britain confer upon her colonies the free government and liberal principles of legislation, for which she is distinguished, if she do not carry with her the revelations of God.
Strachan, John. A Sermon, Preached at York, Upper Canada, Third of July, 1825, on the Death of the Late Lord Bishop of Quebec. John Carey, 1826.
He saw the different religions’ “messengers of God” such as the Jewish prophets, Jesus, and prophets of other religions as all part of God’s inspiration of man. His writings were influential on several religions. For example, Saint Thomas Aquinas quotes Mani on several occasions.
This quotation is one of the great religious ecumenical statements of history. Mani’s religion became extinct. Zoroaster was the prophet who founded the religion of Persia that preceded Islam and still has some followers. Like Judaism and Christianity, it is allowed under Islam as Mohammad had a large part of the Middle East who followed that religion.
John Strachan was a notable figure in Upper Canada and the first Anglican Bishop of Toronto. He is best known as a political bishop who held many government positions and promoted education from common schools to helping to found the University of Toronto.