 | United States. Continental Congress - United States - 1823 - 694 pages
...thanksgiving, brought in a report ; which was taken into consideration, and agreed to as follows : Forasmuch as it is the indispensable duty of all men...received, and to implore such farther blessings as tney stand in need of; and it having pleased Kim in his abundant mercy not only to continue to us the... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 376 pages
...CONGRESS, NOVEMBER 1, 1777. A PROCLAMATION. FORASMUCH as it is the indispensible duty »f all aien to adore the superintending Providence of Almighty...implore such farther blessings as they stand in need «f ; and it having pleased Him, in his abundant mcrc;,r, not only to continue to us the innumerable... | |
 | Richard Henry Lee - United States - 1825 - 318 pages
...committee that reported it. ' ' *''*.* '** "• " , ' •..••'; "NOVEMBER 1, 1777. Done in Congress. Forasmuch as it is the indispensable duty of all men, to adore the superintending providence of Mmighty God; to acknowledge, ivilh gratitude, their obligations to Him for benefits received, and to... | |
 | Richard Henry Lee - United States - 1825 - 314 pages
...S. Adams, who was also one of the committee that reported it. "NOVEMBER 1, 1777. Done in Congress. Forasmuch as it is the indispensable duty of all men, to adore the superintending providence ofMmighty God; to acknmcledge, with gratitude, their obligations to Him for benefits received, and... | |
 | Jasper Adams - Anglican Communion - 1833 - 90 pages
...for the signal success lately obtained over the enemies of these United States." After saying that "it is the indispensable duty of all men to adore...gratitude their obligation to him for benefits received, &c. the document " sets apart the 18th of December, for solemn thanksgiving and praise," and proceeds... | |
 | Samuel Hazard, John Blair Linn, William Henry Egle, George Edward Reed, Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Gertrude MacKinney, Charles Francis Hoban - Pennsylvania - 1853 - 804 pages
...Extract from the minutes, CHA. THOMSON, Sec'y. RESOLUTIONS OF CONGRESS, 1777. In Congress, Nov. 1, 1777. Forasmuch as it is the indispensable duty of all men...gratitude their obligation to him for benefits received & to implore such further blessings as they stand in need of. And it having pleased him in his abundant... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1859 - 802 pages
...Journal, as follows : November 1st, 1777. Done in Congress. Forasmuch as it is the indispensable duiy of all men to adore the superintending providence...Almighty God ; to acknowledge with gratitude their obligations to him for benefits received, and to implore such further blessing as they stand in need*;... | |
 | Jacob Isidor Mombert - Lancaster County (Pa.) - 1869 - 834 pages
...PROCLAMATION: " WHEREAS, The Hon'ble the Continental Congress have recommended in the following words, to wit : "Forasmuch as it is the indispensable duty of all...Almighty God, to acknowledge with gratitude their obligations to Him for benefits received, and to implore such further obligations as they stand in... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1921 - 494 pages
...and other Necessarys more Elegable than it has Hitherto been. For as much as it is the indisspensable duty of all men to adore the superintending Providence of Almighty God to acknowledge with gratitude there obligations to him for Benefits Recei'd and to Implore such further Blessings as. they Stand... | |
 | Virginia - 1878 - 530 pages
...preamble and resolution, which is believed to be from his own pen, in the following pious strain: — "Forasmuch as it is the indispensable duty of all...to him for benefits received, and to implore such further blessings as they stand in need of; and it having pleased him, in his abundant mercy, not only... | |
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Forasmuch as it is the indispensable duty of all men to adore the superintending providence of Almighty God, to acknowledge with gratitude their obligation to him for benefits received, and to implore such further blessings as they stand in need of... 
