To whoever downvoted, no this is not proselytizing and I’m not even a Christian. I just thought it was an interesting piece of New England history. Re-contextualizing, it still kind of works today if you remove the whole religious aspect. New Englanders are still privileged in many ways compared to the rest of the world, and it's good to remember that with privilege comes a duty to do good and be good humans. That's why I liked the quote.