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delighted the soul of the patriot . The whole area under the awning was filled by a numerous assemblage of ladies and gentlemen . The
military , and many citizens who were unable to obtain seats , were stationed around . All was order , and a solemn silence reigned through an assembly estimated to contain at least 5 , 000
persons . The exercises were commenced with music : Bishop Moore , of the Episcopal Church , then put up the following prayer : .. " Almighty and Eternal God , the Creator of all things , aud Judge of all men I Whose glory the heaven of heavens cannot contain—whose delight is among the children of men ; and whose tender mercy is over all thy works . Look down , we beseech thee , in indulgent goodness upon us , thy unworthy servants ; and while we confess our obligations to thee , for the numerous blessings we enjoy , be
thou pleased to impress our hearts with such a sense of gratitude that we may be ashamed to offend thee . May we shew forth thy praise , most merciful God , not only with our lips , but in the language , the expressive language , of holy and virtuous lives , " " We thank thee . heavenlv Fa-We thank theeheavenly
Fa-, ther , for . the civil and religious blessings with which as a nation thou hast favoured us—for that form of government which secures to us liberty without licentiousness ; and protects us in the enjoyment of the sacred rights of conscience .
" We invoke thy blessing , oh merciful God ! upon all our rulers . Direct them , we beseech thee , by thy counsel—save them from the unhallowed influence o £ -prejudiee , and may all their proceedings be such as thou wilt approve and bless . Inspire the
minds of the people with a spirit of due subordination to the laws of our favoured country . May we always bear in mind that our rulers have difficulties peculiar to the stations they occupy ; and may those difficulties
inseparable from their office , influence us to supplicate God in their belialr , and produce in our minds a spirit of indulgence towards them . In particular , we commend to % care and protection the President <> these United States . Teach him , oh teach him , most gracious God , to
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consider himself the Father of tlie nation over which he has been called to preside . May the interest of the whole American family form the object of his paternal regard—the subject of his continual prayer and supplication . May no sectional
partialities lead him astray from the path of official duty . May no sectional jealousies take possession of his mind , or the minds of the people committed to his charge ; and may that happiness we have heretofore enjoyed be continued to our latest posterity .
" Bless , we beseech thee , the Governor and Magistracy of this state * Direct them in all their doing's with thy most gracious favour , and further them with thy continual help . Grant that they may prove themselves the
nursing fathers of thy church and people . May the religion of the Lord Jesus Christ be precious to their hearts , and may they enjoy the consolation flowing from the gospel of thy dear Son .
" Peculiar , blessed Godl are those circumstances which at this time engage our attention . Be thou pleased to impress our hearts with that solemnity becoming the occasion ; and while we are dwelling in reflection upon the memory of those whose removal from the vale of tears has
excited the noblest sensibilities of our nature , may we remember thee as the Author of those blessings secured to us by their labours ; and reverence them as the honoured instruments of thy favoured loving-kindness towards
us . Oh raise , thou God of love , raise up from among us other patriots , whose bosoms may burn with holy ardour in the cause of liberty and virtue , who may defend that government which has been sanctioned with
thy blessing , which has rendered us victorious in war and prosperous in peace . We thank thee that thou didst spare those venerable patriots to witness the jubilee of our nation , and upon that jubilee didst call them
hence . Look in mercy , we beseech thee , gracious God , upon their bereaved families ; place beneath them the everlasting arms of thy love ; may they find a shelter in every American heart : never leave them nor
forsake them for a moment ; and at last , oh take them , blessed Jesus , to a better world . We ask these bless-
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Jefferson and Adams * K 649
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1826, page 649, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2554/page/13/
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