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October 18, 1783: Seventh Congressional Day of Thanksgiving

October 18, 1783: Seventh Congressional Day of Thanksgiving

American History, Congressional Spiritual Proclamations, October Articles, Prayer, Thomas Jefferson

This post is part 16 of the series:When Congress Asked America to Fast, Pray, and Give Thanks to GodOctober 18, 1783 Continental Congress issues seventh thanksgiving proclamation From June 1775 to August 1784, the Continental Congress issued sixteen spiritual proclamations, calling all Thirteen States to fast, pray, and give thanks to God. During this period of time, Congress most commonly issued proclamations in the spring calling upon the states to fast and pray. And, in the fall of the year, Congress issued proclamations of thanksgiving. This alternating pattern was first observed in the...Read more... Read more... -->

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"...In times of impending calamity and distress; when the liberties of America are imminently endangered by the secret machinations and open assaults of an insidious and vindictive administration, it becomes the indispensable duty of these hitherto free and happy colonies, with true penitence of heart, and the most reverent devotion, publicly to acknowledge the over ruling providence of God; to confess and deplore our offenses against him; and to supplicate his interposition for averting the threatened danger, and prospering our strenuous efforts in the cause of freedom, virtue, and posterity..."
– Congressional Prayer Proclamation
Journals of Congress, 4:208-209.
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