| John Wesley Hill - 1920 - 454 pages
...human counsel has devised, nor hath mortal hand worked out, these great things. They are the generous gifts of the Most High God, Who, while dealing with us in anger for sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly,... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - Presidents - 1906 - 524 pages
...strength and vigor, is permitted to expect a continuance of years, with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised, nor hath any mortal...for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be reverently, solemnly, and gratefully acknowledged,... | |
| Daniel Kilham Dodge - 1924 - 198 pages
...heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God. No human council hath devised, nor hath any mortal hand worked out...for our sins, hath, nevertheless, remembered mercy." The closing words of this proclamation are interesting as in part anticipating the close of the "Second... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - History - 1926 - 544 pages
...conflict, while that theater has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. No human counsel hath devised, nor hath any mortal...for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged... | |
| Founding Fathers of the United States - 1926 - 328 pages
...augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised, nor hath any mortal...for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged... | |
| John Howard Harris - Educators, American - 1926 - 622 pages
...great struggle for the nation's life, and by no one has the thought been better expressed than by him : "No human counsel hath devised, nor hath any mortal...gifts of the Most High God who while dealing with us for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy." Lincoln was kindly and gentle in all his words and... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1927 - 474 pages
...augmented strength and vigor, is "permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised, nor hath any mortal...for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged... | |
| Honoré Morrow - 1928 - 280 pages
...power of his hand equally in these triumphs and in these sorrows — " Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1863: "No human counsel hath devised, nor hath any mortal...They are the gracious gifts of the most high God." If Abraham Lincoln had no religion, then he was a deep hypocrite! You will recall that your and my... | |
| Administrative law - 1984 - 328 pages
...many in this world have neither. As was written in the first Thanksgiving Proclamation 120 years ago, "No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal...They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God." God has blessed America and her people, and it is appropriate we recognize this bounty. NOW, THEREFORE,... | |
| Bruce C. Birch, Larry L. Rasmussen - Religion - 1978 - 220 pages
...augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised, nor hath any mortal...for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. 1 It was not the last time an American President would assure us we could have both guns and butter.... | |
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