 | 1865 - 138 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 pàgines
...for daily prayers, but it was not adopted. He made the following memorable remarks in its support : " In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when...sir, were heard ; and they were graciously answered. AU of us, who were engaged in the struggle, must have observed frequent instances of a superintending... | |
 | William Cabell Rives - 1866 - 716 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | 1869 - 396 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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.... | |
 | William Crawford Armor - 1872 - 602 pàgines
...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... | |
 | William Makepeace Thayer - 1875 - 298 pàgines
...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... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - 1876 - 394 pàgines
...scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not yet hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father...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... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1876 - 878 pàgines
...ready to separate -without accomplishing the great objects of our meeting, that -we have hitherto not once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights...sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard, and graciously answered." He closed by saying, " The... | |
 | 1877 - 972 pàgines
...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...daily prayers in this room for the Divine protection 1 Our prayers, sir, were heard; and they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the... | |
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In this situation of this Assembly, groping, as it were, 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 of humbly applying to the Father of... 
