Life Of Washington

The ASSU has been associated with some of America’s most revered citizens and religious leaders. Bushrod Washington, heir of George Washington’s Mount Vernon and nephew who served as Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court, was vice-president of the ASSU until his death in 1829. Included among other ASSU officers or influenced by their mission are Bishop William White of Philidelphia’s Christ Church, Francis Scott Key who wrote ” The Star Spangled Banner”, D.L. Moody, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and John Adams (related to both early American presidents) who personally organized over 320 Sunday schools.