Fasting and Prayer
Summary
President Lincoln announces April 30, 1863 will be a national day of humiliation, fasting and prayer as a response to a resolution made by the U. S. Senate. Services are to be held in Frederick by various religious groups. It is hoped that businesses will be closed. The motivation for the observance is "a conviction that [the] Deity is justly offended at our national sins." The Y.M.C.A. will hold a public Union prayer meeting at the Evangelical Reformed Church and the Rev. B. H. Creever will preach at the U. S. Hospital.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner
Publication Date: April 29th, 1863
Page/Column: 2C
Town: Frederick, MD
County: Frederick
Subjects
- Home Front / Effects of War
