THE WORD 'ELECT' COMES FROM THE BIBLE
When God told Moses that people should choose amongst themselves, the Puritans followed this model when they settled in New England. The first election in 1629 happened in Salem, MA—in a church!
When God told Moses that people should choose amongst themselves, the Puritans followed this model when they settled in New England. The first election in 1629 happened in Salem, MA—in a church!