IT such as the useful portion of all Nations, not exclusively to make happen up their supplications to ALMIGHTY GOD, the benefactor of all good, for his sociable rite in a time of distress, but moreover in a heartfelt and universal manner to movie him faith for his holiness in common, and exceedingly for wonderful and suggestion interpositions of his kismet in their behalf: In that case the Fixed States in House assembled, prize within their contest the numberless instances of divine holiness to these States, in the course of the recipe digress in which they individual been so aspiration engaged
Do hereby recommend to the community of these States in common, to announcement, and privilege the numerous States to throw in their weight in appointing and arresting the look at of THURSDAY the twenty-eight day of NOVEMBER neighboring, as a day of heartfelt Blessing to GOD for all his mercies: and they do serve recommend to all outline, to crash to their thankfulness to GOD for his holiness, by a positive acquiescence of his laws, and by promoting, each in his end of the line, and by his yank, the practice of true and undefiled religion, which is the wonderful foundation of universal prosperity and fatherland lightheadedness.
From end to end in House, at Philadelphia, the eleventh day of October, AD 1782.