Results for: "Founding Fathers"

American History, Congressional Spiritual Proclamations, October Articles, Prayer

ListenThis post is part 13 of the series:When Congress Asked America to Fast, Pray, and Give Thanks to God Welcome, and thank you for choosing to listen.  Christian Heritage Fellowship is a listener supported organization, dedicated to reclaiming America's Christian Heritage and celebrating the life-changing influence of the Gospel around the world. Our organization remains committed to this purpose through the faithful giving of our friends and ministry family.  If you can help us financially, we would sincerely appreciate it. A podcast of this article may be downloaded by selecting the...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, Christian Calendar (Holidays), Christian History, October Articles, Signers of Declaration of Independence

Listen October 23, 1799 Death of Signer, William Paca William Paca (October 31, 1740 – October 23, 1799) was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, Congressional Spiritual Proclamations, October Articles, Prayer

ListenThis post is part 11 of the series:When Congress Asked America to Fast, Pray, and Give Thanks to God Welcome, and thank you for choosing to listen.  Christian Heritage Fellowship is a listener supported organization, dedicated to reclaiming America's Christian Heritage and celebrating the life-changing influence of the Gospel around the world. Our organization remains committed to this purpose through the faithful giving of our friends and ministry family.  If you can help us financially, we would sincerely appreciate it. A podcast of this article may be downloaded by selecting the...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, Christian Calendar (Holidays), Christian History, October Articles, Signers of Declaration of Independence

Listen October 14, 1790 Death of Signer, William Hooper William Hooper (June 28, 1742 – October 14, 1790) was an American lawyer, physician, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777. Hooper was also a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, along with fellow North Carolinians Joseph Hewes and John...Read more... Read more... -->

American History, Congressional Spiritual Proclamations, October Articles, Prayer

ListenThis post is part 15 of the series:When Congress Asked America to Fast, Pray, and Give Thanks to GodOctober 11, 1782 Congress issues thanksgiving proclamation In 1776, America's Continental Congress began to issue two spiritual proclamations a year until near the end of the War of Independence. Since November 1777 when Henry Laurens was President, Congress had issued a fall thanksgiving proclamation calling the states to remember their spiritual "duty" to offer praise for the divine grace shown to the nation. The type of personal sacrifice that many of America's Founding Fathers...Read more... Read more... -->