 | George Morgan Browne - 1886 - 212 sider
...Europe, but find none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. In this situation of the Assembly, groping as it were in the dark, to find...to us ; how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings.... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1866 - 402 sider
...circumstances. In this situation of this Assembly, groping in the dark to find political truth, and scarcely able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Light, to illuminate our understandings ?... | |
 | Democratic National Committee (U.S.) - 1888 - 676 sider
...States, with interests and opinions radically diverse and stubbornly maintained. The perplexities of the convention which undertook the labor of preparing...the dark to find political truth, and scarce able to distinguisd it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not heretofore once thought... | |
 | American Historical Association - 1888 - 596 sider
...find none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. " In this situation of this assembly, as it were, in the dark, to find political truth,...to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understandings ?... | |
 | Philip Schaff - 1888 - 176 sider
...find none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. " In this situation of this assembly, as it were, in the dark, to find political truth,...to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understandings ?... | |
 | John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Henry Phelps Johnston, Martha Joanna Lamb, Nathan Gillett Pond - 1889 - 694 sider
...memorable motion for prayer. Addressing himself to Washington, the president of the convention, he said : " In this situation of this assembly, groping as it...to us, how has it happened, Sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Light to illuminate our understandings?"... | |
 | 1889 - 990 sider
...nays as yeas — is, methlnks, a melancholy proof of the imperfection of human understanding. . . . In this situation of this assembly, groping, as it...distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened that we have not hitherto once thought of applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understanding?... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1889 - 708 sider
...officiate in that service." In the course of his remarks on this resolution he said: " In this Mtuatiou of this assembly, groping as it were in the dark to...presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we liavo not hitherto once thought of applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1890 - 712 sider
...members with patriotic confidence and wisdom. " In this situation of this Assembly," said Franklin, "groping as it were in the dark to find political...distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our... | |
 | Louis Albert Banks - 1891 - 278 sider
...proceed to business." In the course of his short speech in support of this motion, he said : — " In this situation of this Assembly, groping, as it...to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings ?... | |
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