 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1833 - 352 Seiten
...therefore beg leave to move, that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this assembly every...business; and that one or more of the clergy of this c.Hy be requested to officiate in that service." This suggestion, it need scarcely be said, was favorably... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1834
...instance, despair of establishing government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conqutst I therefore beg leave to move, That henceforth prayers,...this city be requested to officiate in that service. [Note by Dr. Franklin.] " The convention, except ihret or four person*, thought prayers unnecessary... | |
 | 1834
...conquest. I beg leave to move that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this assembly every...this city be requested to officiate in that service." — Life and Works, first English edition, Vol. I. p. 389. These are noble sentiments. They are worthy... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1834 - 352 Seiten
...therefore beg leave to move, that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations. be held in this assembly every...or more of the clergy of this city be requested to nflichte in that service." This suggestion, it need scarcely be Raid, was favorably received by the... | |
 | Solomon Southwick - 1834 - 314 Seiten
...henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be made in this Assembly every morning, before we proceed...this city be requested to officiate in that service." In this brief speech, sir, of one of the most illustrious of our revolutionary fathers, we have a signal,... | |
 | Solomon Southwick - 1834 - 314 Seiten
...henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be made in this Assembly every morning, before we proceed to business ; and that one or more of the dergy of this city be requested to officiate in that service." In this brief speech, sir, of one of... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1835 - 352 Seiten
...therefore beg leave to move, that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this assembly every...this city be requested to officiate in that service." This suggestion, it need scarcely be said, was favorably re ceived by the convention, and from that... | |
 | Harmon Kingsbury - 1840 - 391 Seiten
...concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel; we shall be divided by our little, partial, local interests;...clergy of this city be requested to officiate in that service."—Smarts' Edition of Franklin's Works. They then adjourned. When they again met they had... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840
...And, what is worse, mankind may hereafter, from this unfortunate instance, despair of estab lishing government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance,...this city be requested to officiate in that service." The motion was not adopted, as " the convention, except three or four persons, thought prayers unnecessary."... | |
 | James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - 1840
...beg leave to move — that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every...this city be requested to officiate in that service. Mr. SHERMAN seconded the motion. Mr. HAMILTON and several others expressed their apprehensions, that,... | |
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I therefore beg leave to move, that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven and its blessing on our deliberations, be held in this assembly every morning before we proceed to business ; and that one or more of the clergy of this city be... 
