...therefore beg leave to move, that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this assembly every...this city be requested to officiate in that service." What a lesson to the legislators of other nations ! («) FORGETTING THE OFFENCE. — A person came...

...therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance of heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this assembly every...this city be requested to officiate in that service." What a scene! What a picture it presents to our mind's eye. Franklin's motion, however, was evaded,...

...moved: u That henceforth prayers, imploring the 71 III2 BOOK IV. assistance of Heaven and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every...the clergy of this city be requested to officiate in this service." Upon a memorandum of this motion, Franklin wrote : " The convention, except three or...

...governments by human wisdom, and leave it to chance, war, and conquest. 5. I therefore beg leave to move, that henceforth, prayers, imploring the assistance...city be requested to officiate in that service. " The motion was evaded by an adjournment. It was feared, according to Madison, •lest prayers for the first...

...notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? .... I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers, imploring the assistance...assembly every morning before we proceed to business." The motion prevailed. These things certainly do not look as though the founders of the Republic thought...

...government by human wisdom and leave It to chance, war, or conquest. "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 before we proceed to business." Peter Marshall...

...beg leave to move — that ifencefo'rth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every morning before we proceed to business. . . . 1 The Records of the Federal Convention of 1737. !)51-52 (:•!. Far.-ar.d ed . 19.66). Just...

...beg leave 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. . . . (1) 1 The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, 451-52 (M. Farrand ed. 1966). Just as Benjamin...

...Benjamin Franklin suggested 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." 1 M. Farrand, Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, p. 452 (1911). His proposal was rejected not...

...therefore 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 ServiceMr SHARMAN seconded the motion. Mr HAMILTON & several others expressed their apprehensions that...