The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-01
FASTING AND pKA YER.

ngoCLAMATiON BY THE fREsibENi
o. III. Conte dcrate States ot America.--fhs
Sanate and House of Representatives oil tae Goa
feaerate States of AmcrtSa have sisniRed thesf
desire that day may be recommended !" tfif pro
pie, TO be set apart and observed az DAY oi ~,
initiation fasting, and prayer, In the language ie'
10 ps, 10 wit
"Rryeren,iy recognizing the Providence of God
yu the affairs OF man, and gratefully remembering
u guidance, support aud de'ivetancc granted 10
our Patriot FATHERS In the insianfa'ie war ~nich
resulted IN the Independence OF the American Coi-
nu,es an, now reposng In tIimour supreme coh-
fitieace and hope In the present struggle tor titi
An, keit sious Freedom, and for the night 10 i've
under n Government Of our own choice. and deep
~ t,nnrcssed with III. conviction that without Him
nothing f. STRING, nothing wise, ana noih,ng en-
during In order that ihc people nt tiiis loh!edPfdcy
may have the opportunity al The same ame ot o'
feeding their IdsTstlon TO the great sovereign "i tt
tinsverse, m pcniicnty cOnlessing Their Sins ana
strengthening their vows and purposes oi amend
lacni in humble reliance upon Hts EId>ious ana
Aisaishy power:
"7,e Co7sssss t fe Confederate STATS do resoIgc,
That II be recommended to tte people ol these
:ssaieS that Friday, the ssh day ci Aprii Al, be
soi apart and observed As a tNy OF huhr natlon,
Fasting and Prayer that Almighty Cod ''ouid ~
preside over our public counsels a+d antiquities,
.,~,te would 50 iasptre onr armies and their
S.@crs wifi wir}oa:, cun'"gse f"VVcsan'r,
, and manifest Himself IN III stra iSss ni Ills
yuodness and maie sly oi His power, HAT Wc iay
be safely aud successfully Ic,ls'irough ,ha chasten
Ing tu which we are being subjected 10 the attain
10Y The hi, 'ss of a Tree and happy Government,
We may ascfibe iin tha hoaoi and IL" !a'y oil
our Independence ANA prosperity
A recommendation 80 congeniai t. ths tec'!nsS "i
Tie oeopie viii receive their heaty Concurrence
ana IL * Il grateful duty To The Executive 20 tHi''
x,h their representatives In inviting ii'h L. Iar:'
ia tue Coutts0f lie Most High. krccn! events
awaken fresh gratitude IN TIE supreme hai'i "i
altuas. our cncHsics have suffered repeated "a
g,ats, and nclarious schCmc i0 burn and plumber
put Capital, and 10 destroy our civil Government
8 putting IL death the chosen servants Ot The ptO
ps, has bren baGit,t and SET al ndusln our armies
Fsage been strengthened our finances promise "a
,sai progtess To Il satisfactory condition, and ue
soic country IL animated with Il h0po.ui =pini
and ia cd determination 10 achieve inJt pchlcnce.
In these crc1nl. au:eS Il bccoGij5 us, VIII tbaHS
a hearts to b"w ourselves before th. thrc,. oi the
d0st High, AMI nLia frRieiuily acknowledging So
many E,erGicS, confess That Gins people have
Justly expose, AS t. Ills chastisc:ac:i Iei us re
/ Gosnize lhe su,ioTiags which VIC have been called
Il spon To endoro administered by fsthe-g E:ill
for oUr rlpros etns, aud with tcSotdie courage AMI
paiieg endurance iet g va: on Him io'" deliver
+ ance3
Ia fdrthcrancc OF these objects, ROW, therefore,
jsFFERsaH DAvJs, fres!teat o lac cG1tc;efst"
states Of America, 80 IggCe t!!ig my fr0c'p0siion
fCtliDg upon lbs people G! the sGi States, Cohur
nifty with ihc desire oyp.cssed by their representa-
iYcs h SCI apart FRIDAY the 8tb Gay oi Arrii, as
n asy of Ham mj.sGtt0I Fasting and Prayer, and do
hereby inv iio ther that day tn rcpaIr 10 tfpet
4 seye!a! places Of public worship ard 6CsccCh 81
mighty God to ''presis over oar public connscls
bud 30 lasp!re our armAs AMI leaders With wisdom
8oourago, and perseverance and so 70 manifest Hin
lsct IL tho greatness OF Ills goodness anil io tie
sesty OF HIS power ihs. may soca.e sbe blessings
sji an honorable ?esce and Of free govesnmontf ard
ahai We as people, may sscTibe all to the h5uor
bud glory Of HIS name"
~, Given under my hard cnd the seal ct the
Il SEAL Confederate states oi America, t1c city
L -,~~' Of Richmond, "a ths l2th day ut "arGh,
t the year OF Lord thousand o1sft sroGr., =.
hoj sixty four. JEFFERSON DAWES.
By the President
j. L. BENJAMIN,
4 NH Ibid SrcrntsrY Of Stafa