Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-23
A DAY OF HUMILIATION, FAST
ING, AND PRAYER.

Ing AND PRAYER.
Ahhoinsed BY the General, .Assem5ly Of
che Presbyterian Church.
When, in the righteous government
of GOD, He is pleased to visit any peo.
pie with the tokens of displeasure, it is
the duty of all, and especially OF His
Church, to acknowledge His Holy Pro-
whence /; to humble themselves under
His mighty hand, and to implore that
grace which they need, both for their de-
livc3ance, and for the sancti6ed improve.
nent OF His dispensa,ions.
And whereas, in the course of the past
year, It has, plea.ed ALMIGHTY GOD
to visit our beloved country with the ca
lauaitY OF war, by which macy extensive
districts, within our bounds, have been
greatly distressed aud desoiated |; and in
the progress of which the moral and spi-
ritual iatcrests of those districts have
sustained the most evident and lamenta.
BILE injury. Whereas, there has been:
during the same period, an unusual pre-
valense of wasting pestilence. Where
as, while we have much reason to bless
the GOD Of al Grace, for the favorable
aspect of our Church in general, there
isground TO mourn over the spiritua! de-
cline, which is too evident within the
bounds of some of our Presbyteries -
And whereas we are all chargeahle both
la our civil and ecclesiastical capacities,
with many sins, of which it is our duty
to repent before GOD.
Therefore, Resolved, That it be re-
commended to all the Churches under
our care. to observe the First Thursday
Of august ne.rt, as day of Humiliation,
Fasting and Prayer that we then hum
BILE ourselves before GOD that we con-
fess to Him our many Gins with penitent
and obedient hearts; and that we beseech
Him, for CHRIST's sake, to pardon our
national and Individual transsressions
to sanctify to us the Judgments which
He executeth to restore the blessings
of peace to our bleeding country; to in
splre our civil rulers with that wisdom
which is from above; to preserve and
perpetuate eur National Union, and ali
our privileges. both civil and r-ii ,.ious;
and above all, to pour out upon our
Churches, upon all determinations ct
Christians, and upon all descriptions OF
people, the influence of his HOLY Spirit,
tbst the religion Of JESUS CHRIST, in
lis purity and power, my be every
where revived; that he interests OF or
der, truth and righteousness, may every
where abound and prevail and that we
may lcad quiet and peaceable lives, in all
goodness sad honesty.
Resolved, That if the President of the
United States shall, previous to the day
above specified, recommend the OBJ
seryance eff : day cf Humiliation, Fast.
ing and PRAYER, different from that which
has been assigned, then, and in that case
it i. recommended TO the Churches IN
der our care to observe the day which
may be appointed by the civil govern
ment of our country otherwise to OBJ
serve the day appointed by the General
Assembly:
Resolved, That in order to promote
tho observance Of the Jay above men.
taned in suitable manner, it be, and IL
hereby is, recomnen led to the Church
es under cur care, 20 abstain from all
servile labor and recreaticns, on said day.
Resolved, That certified copies ofthis
report, be transmitted to the President
of the United States, to the President OF
the Senate, and the Speakerof the House
of Representatives of the United States,
to the General Associations OF Connec-
ticut andMassachusetts, to the Synod OF
The Associate Reformed Church, now in
session in this city, and to the Synod OF
the Reformed Dutch Church.
By order Of tbs General Assembly.
Attest,
JACOB J.JANEWAY,
Stated Clerk,
Philadelphia, May 26, 1913.