If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we and our posterity neglect its instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity.
Daniel Webster

An atheist lawyer named Michael Minot, never even contemplated being a Christian, until his equally educated friends challenged him to look into Christianity. He thought if he refused it would hurt his friendship with them, so he gave it a look, and then looked some more…

Source: The Thoroughly Rational Conversion of Michael Minot | WINTERY KNIGHT