The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-25

/ tons should then be made for the poor
! who we're sick and visited. The great fire
| Of London, beginning on September 2
/ 1866, reduced the city from the Tower "a
! Temple Bar to a heap Of ashes. On Sep
I TENDER 10 royal proclamation command
| ed Wednesday. October 10. to be observed
[ by all As a Day Of Solemn Fasting and
/ Humiliation
/ When Charles II opened Parliament. in
| 1913. an address was voted and presented
asking for the appointment of fast day
| to seek reconciliation with Almighty God
/ and His protection against the undermin-
| ing contrivances of Popish recusants."
A proclamation from William and Mary.
dated Hampton Court May 20. 1859. stated
that their .Majesties had been compelled
to declare war against the French King
/ on account Of his supporting the rebellion
| in Ireland. and that they therefore ap-
pointed day of fasting and humiliation.
to be observed June ) in London ind en-
June 10 in the provinces.
Early in May. 1894. the King went to
Flanders TO lead the campaign. day Of
fasting and humiliation for our success by
sea and land was proclaimed by Marie
r." on May To- Immediately on the King s
departure.
In 1925 the King having again left En-
gland 10 direct the war against the French
May % was proclaimed as a day of fasting
and humiliation to invoke Gods aid In
December of the same year another day
Of national humiliation was proclaimed
the chief intention OF which was for the
imploring a blessing upon the cOnstitu-
tons Of this present Parliament" Early
in 1901 came the last of William fast
days. The King had parted with his Wing
advisers. and called Tories to his councils
The first address of this new Parliament
was a request to the King for fast-day
for the preservation Of the Protestant re-
ligion and Of the public peace This fast
was proclaimed on March and observed
on April 1.
Alternating Forms of Prayer.
During the reign OF Queen Anne, on ac-
count OF the continuous wars, alternating
forms Of prayer Of humiliation or thanks
giving were frequent. Fast days in con-
nection with the wars were held on June
10. 1902: on January 49, and on April T.
17O4 on February :, 1906; on April Q. 1907;
on January Il. 1908 on March Is. 1909. and
Oh January 10, 1712. The forms OF prayer
used en- these occasions were almost iden-
teal.
In rl2O the south OF France was visited
with a fearful scourge Of the plague. By
the end OF the year il had spread TO other
parts or Europe. ana on FRIDAY. december
l6, England was summoned TO observe a
general fast for averting Of Gods wrath
from these isles. A year later the plague
still ragged on the Continent. and another
fast day was held on December $. 1921,
for the like object
On the declaration OF war between
France and England in 1744 a general |
fast and humiliation before Almighty |
God was ordered for Wednesday. April !
H. On April 30. 17i5. England. under the |
Duke of Cumberland. was defeated at Fon- !
tenoy. This was followed by Prince .
Charles Edward landing in Scotland and I
proclaiming his father King. He reached !
Derby on December 3, and on Wednesday.
December IS. a general fast was held 10
.'implore Gods blessing in overC oming the /
rebels" further fast-day. with en- al
most identical form Of prayer, was also or
dered TO be observed on January :. 1856.
The world was alarmed in November.
1855. by the earthquake in which Lisbon
was the chief sufferer. BY the end Of the
year the peace Of Europe seemed threat
ened and England held February g. 1856,
as a day OF general fasting and humiliation
for imploring a blessing on their fleets
g nd armies and for humbling themselves