...Understanding," and continued: In this situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find the political truth, and scarce able to distinguish it...Father of lights to illuminate our understandings I therefore beg leave to move — that henceforth prayer imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its...

...Europe, but found none of their constitutions suitable to our circumstances. In this situation, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and...scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us, I asked the delegates how it happened that we had not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the...

...Representatives, in which they discussed his address. He used these words. He said, "We have not hitherto thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understanding." "The Father of Lights" comes right out of Matthew. He referred to, "A sparrow cannot...

...none of their Constitutions suitable to our circumstances. In this situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and...understandings? In the beginning of the Contest with G. Britain, when we were sensible of danger we had daily prayer in this room for the divine protection....

...called for prayer at the Constitutional Convention as Franklin did when he asked, "How has it happened that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understanding! In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger,...

...called for prayer at the Constitutional Convention as Franklin did when he asked, "How has it happened that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understanding! In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger,...

...none of their Constitutions suitable to our circumstances. In this situation of this Assembly, groping e the same abilities and knowledge as an administration...be less conspicuous, of less importance, have less G. Britain, when we were sensible of danger we had daily prayer in this room for the divine protection....

...attempt to set the Convention back on a proper course, said, In this situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and...Father of lights to illuminate our understandings? In 36 Ibid., June 29 37 Syrett, The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, Vol. IV, 220 — 221; Lodge, Henry,...

...none of their Constitutions suitable to our circumstances. In this situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and...applying to the Father of lights to illuminate our understanding? In the beginning of the Contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger,...

...Franklin remarked during the early meetings of the Convention that the delegates had been "groping, as it were, in the dark, to find political truth,...scarce able to distinguish it when presented to us." Yet Madison was able to report at the end of the Convention that when the last delegates were signing...