Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-07-28
Inc RESIDENTS Proclamation for a Dav If
Fasting and PRAYER.

t;rss ., IT,, me senate and House of Representa-
resolution, which w session, adopted concurrent
ing, namely: ' III Tue words Hollow
quested to appoint day for hun;o. states De re-
by the people of the United Stat, ~ anu pray
quest his constitutional advisers al tba baa ne re-
Executive Departme to unite viii Head OF the
Magistrate Of the Nation, at the ctv 81 as Shlef
ton, and the members of Congress and oil asnin g 3
trates, all civil, military and naval ofHcars M
diers sailors, and marines, with all loyal and iaw
abiding people, to convene at their usual nj go ".
worship, or wherever they may be, to confess 81,
repent of their manifold sins; to impore the o u
passion and forgiveness of the Almighty tbet -
consistent with Hif will, the existing rebellion
be speedily suppressed, and the supremacy of tbo
constitution and laws of the United States NAV
De established throughout all the States; to i'm
pore him, as the Supreme Ruler of the world not
10 destroy US as people, nor suffer us to be de-
stroyed by the hostility connivance Of other ma
uons or by obstinate adhesion to our own conn
seis, Hnlch may be In conflict with His eternal pur.
pose, and to implore Him to enlighten the mind
OF the calon to know and do His will, humbly be-
heV,as 1hat 1t is In accordance with His will that
our place should be maintained a united peopIe
among the family of nations: to impl,re Him 70
grant to our armed defenders and the masses of tho
people that courage, power of resistance and on
durance necessary to secure that result; to i'm
plore Him in His infinite goodness to soften the
hearts, cnlghten 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 utterly de-.
stroyed, that the efusion of blood NAV be STAYED
and that unity and fraternity may be restored and
peace established throughout all our borders !,
NOW, therefore, I, Abraham Lincola, President
OF the United States, cordially concurring wit the
Congress of the United States IA the peniteptiaI
and plous sentiments expressed in the aforesaid
resolution, and heartily approving of the devotion
al design and purpose thereof. do hereby appoint
the first Thursday of August next to be observed
by the people OF the United States as a day of ma
uonal humiliation and prayer.
DO hereby further invite and request the heads
OF the Executive Departments Of this Government
together with all legislators, all judges and magis
trates and all other persons exercising authority
IN the land, whethe- 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. and there to render to the Al
mighty and merciful Ruler of the universe such
homage and such confessions, and to offer to Him
such supplications the Congress of the United
States have, in their aforesaid resolution so SOL
emnity, SO earnestly, and so reverently recon-
mended.
In testimony whereof L have hereunto set INV
hand and caused the seal of the United States to
be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this seventh day
of July, in the year OF our Lord one thou
LsEAL sand eight hundred and sixty four and of
the indep endence of the Unite States the
eighty ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
By the President
WILLIAM Ii. SEWARD, Secretary of State