 | William Cabell Rives - 1866 - 716 Seiten
...to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understandMOTION FOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES. 375 ing? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain,... | |
 | Caroline Snowden (Whitmarsh) Guild - 1868 - 360 Seiten
...Franklin introduced a motion for daily prayers. "In the beginning of the contest with Britain," said he, "when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the Divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard ; and they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged... | |
 | 1869 - 396 Seiten
...God-fearing Mason, with the dignity of more than fourscore years supporting him, calmly arose and said : " In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when...sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard and graciously answered. All of us who were engaged... | |
 | Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Sophia M'Ilvaine Bledsoe Herrick - 1870 - 510 Seiten
...the dark to find political truth, and scarcely able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought...understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room for the divine protection.... | |
 | 1871 - 784 Seiten
...he had faith in the efficacy of prayer, which the following speccli before this Convention shows : " In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when...danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the Divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard ; and they were graciously answered. All of us, who were engaged... | |
 | 1872 - 236 Seiten
...the dark to find political truth, and scarce able .to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought...danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the Divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard — and they were graciously answered. All of us who were... | |
 | William Crawford Armor - 1872 - 602 Seiten
...in our opinions, and now ready to separate without accomplishing the great object of our meetings, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Light to illuminate our understandings? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 796 Seiten
...in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought...danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the divine protection. Our prayers, Sir, were heard ; — and they were graciously answered. All of us, who were... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 556 Seiten
...in the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought...danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the divine protection. Our prayers, Sir, were heard; — and they were graciously answered. All of us, who were... | |
 | William Makepeace Thayer - 1875 - 298 Seiten
...address, which fairly illustrates his usual disposition to recognize God in all human affairs : — " In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when...sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for Divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard ; and they were graciously answered. All of us, who... | |
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In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for the Divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard ; and they were graciously answered. 
