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A National Fast Day

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Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
August
Year
1861
Copyright
Public Domain
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In aeccrdance with the request of QangreBt, tlie l'residi'iit Ir. s ieaucii the fol'owiiifr proo lnnmtion. appointing Thursday, fcejtembir 2C, es ft duy üf fusting, huiniliu ion ur.d praycr: A FROCLAMATIOX, Bj tbPrMentf the United í-tRtes of Amen. Whcnas, A oint commiitee of both House of Congres luie wuitei oo the President ol tin UinteJ States, and roquested bim to reoomnwed ■ dny of publio üuniüiation prayer and tnsting. to l observed hy the people of the United S ates ith religioui solemmties, and the oheiing of fervent eupplieation to AlinightT Sod, fot the Mfety and ivellarc of these ÖMtf, His bletsinga cm thelf arr.ia. nd ï!,'ctd u-stnuLlfH di [n-rti-e ; and Wurias. It ia til. and beeoming in 11 pcop!o at all liiiits to Hckm.wli'dgB umi rtvi re llie Buprt tno vr.ivertmiem ot 6od, o bow in j hiiiulile suUnii-sion lo li3 chast iseinont , to cent &s and doplore their eina and tr DSgres tiona in the iiill oonvictiuu that the fear o! the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and to lray vitli all fervency and etmtritiun lor tlie jiaidon of tluir p it uffeoees, and tor n ble-sing upon tlieii' present and prospectiva aotion ; and Whertris, When oor beloved country, once by bieaaing of Gtod, anited, pmperou9 and ha]'! 's BoW "'" :-"'l' '"l) woti n and civil -ar it la peruharly fil lor ua o recog nize t he 'and of Guil in : In9 visitaiion, and in 8irovltii i.niiiái branee ot our own fauita ami ciiuie as uaiion and as individúale to liumiile oursilves belbr hiin. aml to pray tor lus iiiiu-y - lo fray that we may be spared further puoithnaeBt, thottgli deserved : tliat our ruis mi v be Idesi. lid mude tft'ecuial fv the rareatabtishraentfof law, order and peaoe througiiont, our country, aud ibal the inesti n.able boon of oivil and religiona liberty, ürned. undir hia guidance and Weesing by the labora and sulTtTing ff oor fathen mny bo resiored to uil ita i ïiginai cxcellenee : Tharefore, I, Abraham lincoln, Prsaideot of the Unitel Ötnti'8, do appoint the last, Thursdy in St tembi-r mxt aa a cay of humilia ti ou, prayer and faatiog fur all th people of the Nation.and I do íaimstly reconiinend to kil the people, and espeoially to all ministi-rs and teachers ot religión of all denonnnationv, and to all heads of familie, to. observe and keeji that day aoeording to iheir several creeds and Qiodee tt worship in all humility nii'i sithi.ll religious edeninity, to the end that united prajer ol' the nation in. y asceiui to the I hrone of Oiaoe, and bring down jdentil'ul blessinga upon our own country In testip.iony wher.uf, I bare hereunto eet ïiiy hand and caused the grent seal uf l' Uniied Statis to be affiied, this 13th day of August, A. D., 1"G1 ftrul of the Independ nee of tlie United Ötatce of America the eightyaixth. By the Pre-ideni : A UK Al ÍA11 LINCOLN WiLi.iAM II. Sru-ARD, öceretary of Statu.

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Old News
Michigan Argus