The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-07-30
The Presidents PROCLAIM alton for Day
of Fasting and Prayer.

WHEREAs The Senate and House of
Representatives, at their last session, adopt
ed concurrent resolution, which was ap-
proved on the second day of'July. instant,
and which WAS in tbs words following,
namely:
That the President Of the United States
be requested to appoint day for humilia-
ton and prayer By the people of the United
States that he request his constitutional
advisers at the head of the Executive De-
partmehts to Unite with him as Chief Mag
istrate of the Nation, at the city Of Wash
ington, and the members of Congress, and
all may istrates, all civil, military and naval
officers, all soldiers, sailors, and marines,
with all loyal and lawabiding people, to
convene at their usual places of Worship, or
wherever they may be, 10 confess and repent
of their manifold sins to impiore the com
passion and forgiveness of the Almighty,
that, if consistent with His will, The exist
ing rebellion may be speedily suppressed,
and the Supremacy or the Constitution and
laws of the United States may be establish
ed throughout all the States to imp!ore
Him, as the Supreme Ruler of the world
not to destroy US as people, nor suffer us
to be destroyed by the hostility or cohni-
vance of other nations or by obstinate adhe-
sion to our own councils, which may be in
conflict with His eternal purpose, and to
enlighten the mind of the nation to know
and do His will, buHibly believing that it
is in accordance with His will that our
place should be maint tanned as a united peo-
pie among the family of nations to i'm
ploIe Him to grant to our armed defenders
and the masses Of the people that courage,
power Of resistance and endurance necessa-
~ to sectre that result to itnplore Him
in His infinite goodness to soften the hearts,
enlighten the minds and quicken the con-
sciences of those in rebellion, that they may
lay down their arms and speedily return to
allegiance to the United States, that they be
not ute rly destroyed, that the effusioh Of
blood may be stayed, and that unity and
fraternity may be restored, and peace es
tablished throughout all our borders"
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,
Pre- sident of the United States, cordially
concurfing with the Congress of the Uni
ted States in the penitential and pious sem
timents expressed in the aforesaid resolt
ton, and heartily approving of the dsVo-
tiohal design and purpose thereof, do here
by appoint the FIRST Thursday of August
next to be abserted By the people of the
United States as a day of national Humilia-
ton and prayer.
do hereby further invite and request the
heads of the Executive Departments of this
Government, together with all Legislators,
sll judges and magistrates, and all other
persons existing authority in the land,
whether civil, military or naval, and all
soldiers. seamen and marines in the nation
al service, to assemble in their preferred
places of worship on that day, and there to
render to the Almighty and merciful Ruler
of the universe such homage and such con-
LESSONS, and to offer to HIM such suppli-
cations as the Congress of the United States
have, in their aforesaid resolution, so sol
emily, SO earnestly. and SO reve.endy re-
commended.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the TINT
ted States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this sew
enth day of July, in the year of our
TsEAL1 Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty -four, and Of the indepen-
dence of the United States the eighty
ninth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.