 Puritans of that day, preserved by him, we cooked up a resolution, somewhat modernizing their phrases, for appointing the 1st day of June, on which the port bill was to commence, for a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer, to implore Heaven to avert...  James Madison, James Monroe and John Quincy Adams - 16. oldalszerző: William Osborn Stoddard - 1887 - 331 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | John Kukla, Amy Kukla - 2004 - 126 oldal
...a success and Jefferson wrote that it "was like a shock of electricity." The Virginians prayed for "heaven to avert from us the evils of civil war, to...the King and parliament to moderation and justice." 4, Writing the Declaration of Independence On August 1, 1774, a group of Virginians elected by each... | |
 | David Siriano - 2006 - 386 oldal
...1st day of June for "a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer, to implore heaven to avert from them the evils of civil war, to inspire us with firmness in support of our rights,"(9) Because of his thoughts about the Constitution, some people present Jefferson as a Deist.... | |
 | David Siriano - 2006 - 385 oldal
...appointed a day of general fasting and prayer. His writings show that he supported the 1 st day of June for "a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer, to implore heaven to avert from them the evils of civil war, to inspire us with firmness in support of our rights,"(9) Because of his... | |
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