Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-02-22
Com monuslitb Of seIffafbufetts
BIT HY ExeELLRNcr
CALEB STRONG,
Gsve,nor # ID. c,m~onqreslfb # MsD.ebssn'.
A PROCLAMATION
For Day efPubfc Fajqing, Huniifa
tim and PRAYER.

To impress upon our minds devout ienie,
tina we are continually dependent on the So
PRsmg brIsc FIR his unmerited care and iup.
port and that all our reaionabe expectations
of fu'ure benefits center in II M it has been
our invsriable practice. in each year, TO let
apart a day thar we may confess our mu'ti-
piled offences, aud beleech him to beitow up
on II. what his ,nhute wildom fees will be
conducive TO cur present advantage and our
future happiness, - Su ch religion, tervices are
peculiarly fuitable at the preient time, when
we experience the tokens OF Divine difpleas-
ure and our country is involved in calami-
tous and breathing war
Therefore, with the advice and content OF
the Council appoin, THURSDAY the eighth
| day If April uers, TO be obierved by The peo-
pie of this stae.a day of public Failing
Illumination and Prayer aud the ieverai de
nominations of ChriliIans are reque'ied % as
femble on that day, that we may unite in
I humble alteration ofthe Divine be,ng who
realms NOT h. anger forever, be Auie he de
| ligh,. in mercy ; and sefeeeh Him that he
would look f ON Heaven, sholy habi1aron
aud bless this people and the and which lie
has given us and hat he would ei'atl'ih
His Covenant between Him and u, and our
children af;e for 40 everlan pg Covenant {;
That he P,elideut and Congreis Of he u
nj ed staes may be unter IL influence aud
di eeliou and be ed 'nto fuch meAiures a.
fhal TEND 10 p eierve The Union Of he Siaies
aid promo heir isfey and tranquility !:
rha, he Governmen, Ct his Commonwealth
nav ea-y dice a. aud faithful dlicha. ge
their duy aud that The pespls may know
the thing that belong 20 ihei peace hat
He would D ele we t.em IN he coude OF the
enlulny wear, from dumelhc violence and To-
reiga ~ snon; from fcarhty of bread F; from
conragiou. 6cknci. and ua;ime death ] hat
He would p-ofpe, the means OF education ;
aud tina, His eye, may be upon US for good
from the hegn ng 20 be end of the year
That the heaven, may give their dew and
the ear we'd her 'ncreafe; and that God.
even our God, m,y bel, U.s.
That he woud prelerve the lives Of our
folders aad feamen hat he would deliver us
from he mfeties and perils of war and give
u peace in our borders, hat we may be quiet
from the fear of evil
J That the caamltes uader which we labor
may produce in US iiacere repentance, and
prove in the Gue % he the chaitiiement of pa
tsrna wildom and love That we may be pre-
pared for the events which are before US and
that with humble scquieieenee, we may refer
ourselvc. and al ur concerns 10 The Divine
diipofa' ard (ubmt without repning TO the
mott aflic ing circumstances which Providence
fhsli appoint
That the ff.ren, denomip atieps Of Chrif
tians, by he ererc'fe of unfeigned shariIy y, may
promote mutual refpect and confederation .
Thar the Mini Ter, of Religion may adorn
a. uf.ll. kv tha,r ttatp q
and exemplary goodneis ard maintain iuch
PURIFY of manners as wi render hem wor by
eIamp es of heir reope That the Chu,che
of Chrif may I've edited, and adhere 10 the
doctrines pf the Gofpel with that peaceab'e
and candid temper which u ineulcates and
that we may all he animate ed in the courle OF
our du'y by the pripec' of thofe rewards
which He las propoied TO crown the ?ei!e
everance Of his peope.
And while we are EN- 1loyed in humble fup
plica,ions for gu lie YES and eur lo7ed Coun-
try lie u no. I've uumindfu of our du y to all
our feIlowmen let us intreat The common
Fsthei If mankna ,hN he would eIecue
rphrec ufneis and Judgment for all that are
orpreiIed ard I've refuge for them in times
of ,roub'e, 1ha lie would 'onfound the de
vices of he enemies of His Church. 10 hat
their hand ihaI not perform heir enterprize
Tha, He would NIKE wars 20 oeafe TO he end,
of the earth and thai all nations may know
and he ohetienttn hat grace and rru which
came by lEsu, tnRIr
And The people Of this sls'e are requelled
to abltain ffom unnecehiry Iabour aud recre
alton on he iaid day
Given al the Council Chamber, in Dofton
this 'i,rteenlh daytt FEBRUARY in the year o.
our Lord one hculand eigh, hundred and hir
teen and in the HWY levenlh year of The In
deg.Ldence of th, United states OF America.
CALEB ) RONG.
BY H., Es'elleaey tie Gove,"a wbl
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ALDEN BR DFoRD, sesrsts,y # State