Title:
Franklin's impassioned call for prayer
Author:
Burger, Warren E.
Subjects:
United States--Constitutional Convention (1787)
Object ID:
scr-026-012a
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Bulletin
Publication Place:
Norwich (Conn.)
Pubication Date:
1987
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
At the Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin proposed that each session should begin with a prayer because of so much contention and tension among the delegates. Motion denied but set stage for important compromises.
People:
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Search Terms:
Constitutional Convention