Sermons About 1789
Giving Thanks to God
n Thursday, September 24, 1789, the First House of Representatives recommended the First Amendment to the states for ratification. Congressman Elias Boudinot proposed that Congress jointly request that President Washington proclaim a day of thanksgiving for “the many signal favors of Almighty god.†He “could not think of letting the session pass over without offering an opportunity to...
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