...beg leave to move— that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every...Clergy of this City be requested to officiate in that service.279 Though there is a heated debate as to whether the Founding Fathers were deists or not,...

...Writings that "except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it." I firmly believe this. I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers,...in this assembly every morning before we proceed to business."7 No action was taken on Franklin's request, but within three weeks the deadlock was broken...

...henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held this assembly every morning before we proceed to business,...city be requested to officiate in, that service." 58 To hear this American quintessential man of the Enlightenment, this supposed deist, giving a call...

...prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in the Assembly every morning before we proceed to business,...this city be requested to officiate in that service." Does that sound like a deist? Asking for "the assistance of Heaven" definitely disqualifies you from...

...imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly even' y State within its own limits be not infringed or...regulating post offices from one State to another, Mr. Sharman seconded the motion. Mr. Hamilton & several others expressed their apprehensions that however...

...heaven and its blessing on our deliberations, be held in that assembly every morning before we proceeded to business; and that one or more of the clergy of...this city be requested to officiate in that service. Unfortunately, the convention, except three or four persons, thought prayers unnecessary!! We continued...

...beg leave to move — that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every...before we proceed to business, and that one or more clergy of this City be requested to officiate in that Service.38 Unfortunately no action was taken...

...beg leave to move — that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every morning before we proceed to business.1 Almost immediately, the Convention turned a corner. In the following days, the delegates...