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Lincoln's "We have forgotten God" proclamation...
Lincoln's "We have forgotten God" proclamation...
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April 30, 1863
NEW YORK HERALD, April 30, 1863 Page 4 has: "THE NATIONAL FAST TO-DAY" "Proclamations the President, Governor & Mayor", which contains the full text for the National Day of Fasting, Humiliation, and Prayer, each signed in type respectively by Abraham Lincoln, Horatio Seymour, and George Opdyke.
A few portions include: "...Senate of the United States devoutly recognizing the supreme authority & just government of Almighty God in all the affairs of men...has...set apart a day for National prayer and humiliation...we have forgotten God...It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the offended Power, to confess our national sins, and to pray for clemency and forgiveness..." with much more.
Eight pages, a bit irregular at the spine, good condition.
Eight pages, a bit irregular at the spine, good condition.
Note: Multiple websites consider this proclamation to be a prelude to his historic Thanksgiving proclamation given six months later and as a precursor to what is now the National Day of Prayer (adopted July 4, 1953). On September 27, 2000, the Senate, in a response to growing internal tensions, took up a resolution to reaffirm Lincoln's March 30, 1863 proclamation. The resolution was not adopted.
Category: Yankee
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