...presented to us, how has it happened that we have not once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understandings ? In the...this room for the divine protection ! our prayers were heard, — and they were graciously answered. All of us, who were engaged in the struggle, must...

...how has it happened, sir, that we have not yet hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings? " In the...of danger, we had daily prayers, in this room, for divine protection ! Our prayers, sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered. All of us, who...

...At this Convention he introduced a resolution for daily prayers. In supporting the motion, he said : "In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when...engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity...

...the following speech in the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The speaker was in his Sad year: — In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when...engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity...

...great objects of our meeting, that we have hitherto not once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings ? In the...sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for divine protection. Our prayers, sir, •were heard, and graciously answered." He closed by saying,...

...it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Light to illuminate our understandings ? In the beginning...engaged in the struggle, must have observed frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity...

...to the Father of lights to illuminate our understanding? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily...in this room for the Divine protection. Our prayers were heard, and they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have...

...not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understanding? In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when...sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered." After a few more...

...and introduced a motion for daily prayers. "In the beginning of the contest with Britain," he said, " when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers...sir, were heard; and they were graciously answered. . . . I have lived, sir, a long time; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this...

...with Great Britain," he said, " when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayer in this room for divine, protection. Our prayers, Sir, were heard,...engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity...