 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 558 pages
...therefore beg leave to move, "That henceforth prayers, imploring the assist nee of Heaven, and its blessing on our deliberations, be held in this assembly every...this city be requested to officiate in that service. fXote by Dr. Franklin.] " The convention, except three or four persons, thought prayers unnecessary... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1818 - 566 pages
...establishing government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. 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;... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 594 pages
...establishing government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. "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... | |
 | 1819 - 896 pages
...leave to move, • «' That henceforth prayers, impioiing the assistance of Heaven, and ils blessing on our deliberations, be held in this assembly every...to business; and that one or more of the clergy of Ibis city be requested to officiate in that service." Dr. Franklin adds, in a note to hia Letters just... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...establishing government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. 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... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...establishing government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. 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... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 552 pages
...establishing government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. " I therefore beg leave to move, that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance...this city be requested to officiate in that service." A committee was chosen by ballot, consisting of one from each state, and the convention adjourned for... | |
 | Theology - 1829 - 742 pages
...establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. " I therefore beg leave to move, that henceforth, prayers, imploring the assistance...this city be requested to officiate in that service." Vol. II. p. 246. O, how happy will it be for our nation, and for our world, when every legislator shall... | |
 | Religion - 1831 - 416 pages
...establishing governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. "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."... | |
 | Anna C. Reed - 1832 - 282 pages
...establishing government by human •wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. I therefore beg leave to move, " That henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessing on our deliberations, be made in this assembly every morning before we proceed to business... | |
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I therefore beg 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, and that one or more of the clergy of this city be requested... 
