 | Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - عدد الصفحات: 270
...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 - عدد الصفحات: 716
...illuminate our understandMOTION FOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES. 375 ing? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this hall for divine protection. Our prayers were heard, and they were graciously answered. I have lived,... | |
 | Caroline Snowden (Whitmarsh) Guild - 1868 - عدد الصفحات: 360
...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...frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of... | |
 | 1869 - عدد الصفحات: 396
...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... | |
 | Edward Everett - 1870 - عدد الصفحات: 700
...or five weeks in session, without making any valuable progress, Dr Franklin proceeds as follows: — "In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when...frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of... | |
 | Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Sophia M'Ilvaine Bledsoe Herrick - 1870 - عدد الصفحات: 510
...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. Our prayers,...were heard, and they were graciously answered. All of ns who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a superintending Providence... | |
 | 1871 - عدد الصفحات: 784
...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...frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To that kind Providence, we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of... | |
 | 1872 - عدد الصفحات: 236
...hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, -when...frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of... | |
 | William Crawford Armor - 1872 - عدد الصفحات: 602
...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...sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for Divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered." He concluded by... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - عدد الصفحات: 796
...hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings ? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when...frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To" that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of... | |
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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. All of us, who were engaged in the struggle, must... 
