...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...city be requested to officiate in that service. The plea of the elder statesman was heeded. Not only did the conventioneers agree to begin their daily...

...beg leave to move— that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every...Clergy of this City be requested to officiate in that service.279 Though there is a heated debate as to whether the Founding Fathers were deists or not,...

...henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held this assembly every morning before we proceed to business,...city be requested to officiate in, that service." 58 To hear this American quintessential man of the Enlightenment, this supposed deist, giving a call...

...prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in the Assembly every morning before we proceed to business,...this city be requested to officiate in that service." Does that sound like a deist? Asking for "the assistance of Heaven" definitely disqualifies you from...

...the house, they labor in vain that build it." I firmly believe this. I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance...in this assembly every morning before we proceed to business."7 No action was taken on Franklin's request, but within three weeks the deadlock was broken...

...imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly even' y State within its own limits be not infringed or...regulating post offices from one State to another, Mr. Sharman seconded the motion. Mr. Hamilton & several others expressed their apprehensions that however...

...beg leave to move — that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every...before we proceed to business, and that one or more clergy of this City be requested to officiate in that Service.38 Unfortunately no action was taken...

...in this political Building no better than the Builders of babel." Accordingly, Franklin moved that "prayers, imploring the Assistance of Heaven, and...Deliberations, be held in this Assembly every morning." The motion failed, ostensibly because the convention lacked funds to pay local clergymen to act as...

...establishing government by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war and conquest. I therefore moved that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance...and its blessing on our deliberations, be held in that assembly every morning before we proceeded to business; and that one or more of the clergy of...

...house, they labor in vain that build it. I firmly believe this. . . "I therefore beg leave to move that, henceforth, prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven and its blessing on our deliberation be held in this assembly every morning." (9) Once more we see how the Sacred Writings,...