Robert
Treat Paine
1731-1814
— Signer of the Declaration of Independence . . . Served briefly as a chaplain
in French Indian War, but gave up ministry to study law . . . Member of continental
congress (1774-1778) . . . Attorney General of Massachusetts and served on Massachusetts
Supreme Court.
"I desire to bless and praise the name of God most high for appointing me my birth in a land of Gospel light where the glorious tidings of a Savior and of pardon and salvation through Him have been continually sounding in mine ears."[1]
From
his last will and testament:
"I am constrained to express my adoration of . . . the Author
of my existence . . . [for] His forgiving mercy revealed to the world through
Jesus Christ, through whom I hope for never ending happiness in a future state."[9]