Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1842-03-10
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WILLIAM w. ELLSWORTH,
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
A PROCLAMATION.

The religious sentiment is one Of the most powerful
impulses Of the human mind. All nations, in every
age Of the world, have believed ~ the existence
some superior power, and have had their peculiar
eious rites. Often indeed it had its origin amid the
lowest depths Of ignorance and depra and led &c
the grossest doFary and the widest tanacism. The
history of the world through long ages OF darkness
and error, has proved the insufhciency Of unaided
human reason to discover the light OF religious truth
To the Holy Scriptures we are indebted Tor all GER
tain knowledge OF the nature and character Of the
Supreme Being, Our dependence upon and oblgn-
tons to Him as our Creator, Preserver, Redeemer
and Ruler.
Belief in the inspiration of the Scriptures leads to
mp Of The Deity IN the snS
are 90 fully displayed: it mpels also to the study Ut
man, made at first in the image Of his Creator, bu,
presenting on every hand the proofs OF taIen ruin.
ed state. Through disobedience to our Makers will
sin entered the world and with sin came pain, want,
hardened indifference and bighted hope: Hence, to
the rejecting mind, the just apprehension Of God s
righteous dlspleasure, the CONSCIOUSNESS OF guilt the
discovery of its helpessness and the sense of its
need OF an Almighty Deiverer. To such Being
how natural and becoming is the attitude OF humi liza
ton and prayer, to deprecale the merled anger Of a
oenses. And how suitable is it for all this people to
unite in making confession Of sin to their common
Father, as enc family, with one heart and one voice
70 pour out their supplicauons to prayer hearing
For this purpose. in accordance with establish ed IT,
sage, do hereby appoint Friday the tsDenfyffh day
Of March ner to be observed throughout this State
as day of Fasting, HUMILIATION and PRAYER; and
invite the people on said day TO review their lives du
ring the past wear with Christian faithfulness; to as
semble in their respective places Of worship and with
deep humiliation of spirit impore the pardon Of Al
mighty God to be humbed for the little reverence
there is among us for his AUTHORITY, and his sacred
word and institutions for cold and thankless re-
ception of temporal and spiritual benefits; for the
existence of pride, falsehood avarice, nemperance,
Injustice and discomfort; for disregard to the claims
Of the poor and oppressed in our own, and in heather
lands for the contnuance in the traffic in hsman
beings in this free republics for spirit OF war foster
ed and unrebuked tor the restless ambition, vio'
lence and partizan zeal manifested IN our public
councils 90 well rs for the went Of activity and llbe
raity in prOmugatoRo OF the truths OF our holy rel'
While we mourn for the past, LEI PRAYER be offered
that God would continue to bess this State that he
would direct US in the path of duty; mako - &C.
knowledge his supremacy avert the consequences
of our sin, and peTpetuate our numerous civH and
philanihropic institutions. .
Lei piayaF Gkexsiss be made for che President OF
these United States and for al that are in authority
that they may be inspired with the lear Of God, tho
love Of their fellow men, and hearty devotion to the
country which has entrusted her dearest interests to
their wisdom and integrity.
Given under my hand I'D the seal of said State,at
Hartford, this 25th day Of February, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
torty-two, and the indedendence of the United
WILLIAM w. ELLSWORTH
By his Excellencys command,
ROYAL f. HM7GAN, Secretary of State.