Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-07-21
The Presidents Proclamation for Day of
Easfino and PRAYER.

WHEREAS, The Senate and House Of Representa--
tives, at their last session, adopted coneurrers
resolution, which was approved on the secon1 Gay
of Jnly slant, and which was in the TFords foI"
aThas the President ofsthe United ST. W.
er BY the people of the United ST. .ees oe re
quest his constitutional aaEisc r,. tbat ~ - @J
Executive Departfne ~ e. LA ne re
AasistIa.I L "a S.e va unite with him as Chief
ton, anu III Is ;1 ION, at the city of Washin g
diers, SAIL military and E 80 II i
abidip~ yrs and ma-inas- ,ritb oil - .s ~, -
"o' people, to convene at their Us ual places of
ship, or wherever they NAV be. to confess and
repent OF their manifold sins to inpiore the con-
passion ana forgiveness of the Almighty that il
conslstent with HE will, the existing Rendition ma
= De speedily suppressed, and the supremacy of the
. constitution and laws OF the United States NAV
oe estaphsned thro ughout all the States: toim-
+ pore HIM, as the Supreme Ruler of the world uot
10 destroy us as people, nor suffer us to be de-
ny the hostility conniyance OF other ma
llons or by obstinate adh esion to our own conn
sells, which may be in conflict with His eternal
pose ana to lmplore Him to -enlig ut en- the mind
" Che nation to know and do His will, hum bly, be-
ievlng that it is in accordance with His will that
our place should be maintained as united naonIa
among the family of nations; to implore Him to
grant to our armed defenders and the masses of the
people that courage, power of resistance and en-
uufauce necessary TO secure that result; to i'm
piore Him in His infinite goodness to soften the
hearts, enllghten the minds and quicken the con-
sciences OF those in rebellion, that they NAV ,ay
down their arms and speedily return to allegiance
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TO the United States, that they be not utterly de-
stroyed, that the efusion of blood may be STAYED
ana that unity and fraternity may be restored and
peace established throughout all our borders -
Now, therefore, l, Abraham Lincoln, President
OF the United States cordially concurrng with the
congress of the United States in the pentential
ana plous sentiments expressed in the aforesaid
resolution, and heartily approving of the devotion
ai design and purpose thereof, do hereby appoint
the hrst Thursday of August next to be observed
py the people of the United States as day of ma
tlonal humiliation and prayer.
L do ereby further invite and request the heads
OF The Executive Departments of this Government
together with all legislators, all judges and mags
trates, and all other persons exercising authority
IN the land, whether civil, military or naval, and
all soldiers, seamen and marines in the national
service, to assemble in their preferred places of
worship on that day, ard there to render to the AL
mighty and merciful Ruler of the universe such
homage and such confessions, and to offer to Him
such suppIcations the Congress of the United
states have, In their aforesaid resolution SO SOL
ennlty, SO earnestly, and so reverentIy recon-
mended
In testimony whereof L have hereunto set nv
hand and caused the seal of the Unit ed States to
be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this seventh day
OF July, IN the year OF our Lord one thou
the independence of the United States the
eighty-ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
BY the President
WILLIAM IL. SEWARD, Secretary of State