On April 30th, 1789, America had a Constitution and a newly formed government. On that day, the government, the House, and the Senate gathered for the Inauguration of our first president, George Washington. In his Inauguration Address, Washington gave a prophetic warning: “We ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and the right which heaven itself has ordained.” Washington’s warning was, if we would begin to depart from God, He would remove His blessings, His prosperity and His protection from our nation.
After Washington’s address, the government, the House, the Senate, and America’s first president traveled on foot to Saint Paul’s Chapel. No one knows exactly what was said inside but we do know the entire government was on their knees praying and consecrating this nation to God. In the chapel there is also a plaque above Washington’s pew with the words “Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that you will keep the United States in Holy protection.” Saint Paul’s Chapel is located at the corner of Ground Zero and is the spiritual birthplace of America.
America’s first Presidential Inauguration – that of President George Washington – incorporated seven specific religious activities, including[1] the use of the Bible to administer the oath;[2] affirming the religious nature of the oath by the adding the prayer “So help me God!” to the oath;[3] inaugural prayers offered by the president;[4] religious content in the inaugural address;[5] civil leaders calling the people to prayer or acknowledgement of God;[6] inaugural worship services attended en masse by Congress as an official part of congressional activities;[7] and clergy-led inaugural prayers.[8]
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Sources:
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[1] See, for example, The Federal and State Constitutions: Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws of the States, Territories and Colonies Now or Heretofore Forming the United States of America, compiled and edited under the Act of Congress of June 30, 1908, by Francis Newton Thorpe (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1909), 7 volumes; see also http://www.constitution.org/cons/usstcons.htm;
[2] See, for example, The History of the Centennial Celebration of George Washington as First President of the United States,Clarence Winthrop Bowen, editor (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892), p. 51; Benson J. Lossing, Washington and the American Republic (New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1870), Vol. III, p. 93; and numerous others.
[3] See, for example, The History of the Centennial Celebration of George Washington as First President of the United States, Clarence Winthrop Bowen, editor (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892), p. 52; Benson J. Lossing, Washington and the American Republic (New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1870), Vol. III, p. 93; and numerous others.
[4] James D. Richardson, A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents (Published by Authority of Congress, 1897), George Washington, Vol. 1, p.44, April 30th, 1789.
[5] James D. Richardson, A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents (Published by Authority of Congress, 1897), George Washington, Vol. 1, pp. 44-45, April 30th, 1789.
[6] The Daily Advertiser, New York, Thursday, April 23, 1789, p. 2; see also The History of the Centennial Celebration of George Washington as First President of the United States, Clarence Winthrop Bowen, editor (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892), p. 41, and many other sources.
[7] Senate: Annals of Congress (1834), Vol. I, p. 25, April 27, 1789; House: Annals of Congress (1834), Vol. I, p. 241, April 29, 1789.
[8] George Bancroft, History of the Formation of the Constitution of the United States of America (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1882), Vol. II, p. 363; see also The History of the Centennial Celebration of George Washington as First President of the United States, Clarence Winthrop Bowen, editor (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892), p. 54, and many other sources.
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I liked what President Washington asked to keep the united states under His protection.
In the name of Jesus Christ. Let’s the USA keep on being strong, prosperous and protected by the blood of Jesus Christ.
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I would be so grateful if the democrats would go back in time to the very beginning of our nation and read how God influienced this nation the United States of America . Lest we forget it , it was the democrats that fought slavery tooth and nail . The republicans knew this was not God’s will to be apart of this new country . Every single article that was written was written based on what they believed to be based on God and the Holy Bible .They made each part of every document with prayer and built on the wisdom of the scriptures . Today the democrates have ignored the Bibles wisdom . They have made it clear that the killing of infants born and unborn be adopted as a right of the people . They uphold the sin of immoral homosexuality , changing of genders . They have torn down statues that honors men of historical values . They have voted God out of the class room prayer, God, and have replaced the truth of God creating man with the laughable theory of man coming from apes . We give illegal aliens a free run of tax paying citizens paying for every need, while those who were injured or killed substandard treatment . Hero’s such as Patton, Bradly, Macarthur, Ronald Regan, and a list of others with sports and Hollywoods brain dead people . We even allow people not born in the United States to be elected into public office . Rather than supporting the man in the office of president . People delight in making fun of a man who takes no salary, sleeps only 4 hours a night, and governs for the hard working men and women who are in the majority . The snowflakes have no problem with burning our flag, tries to take the pledge of allegents to the flag, while taking out “One Nation Under God” from it . There are those even want to remove “In God We Trust” from our money . Even tho all these things and a host more are playing out right before our eyes . I am still proud to be an American . I love it enough to fight if needed at my age of 63 . We need to go back to a time when God was real, the Bible was respected . The family unit would rise from the dead . If you who are on the left side with socialism and Godless, immoral, unnatural and, your liberal ways do not like the these right values . Why don’t you simply move to Cuba, Iran, Iraq, China these countries that are ran like you want America to be . Call me anything you want to I could care less .
AMEN BROTHER!!!!!
Well stated!
We need live in a world where God is first. Where we seek His will and with that comes blessing. We need to love and respect, not rule and control each other. We need as you said to know our historical and especially our spiritual history. Learn from the past, walk in God’s will and make a bright future for our grandchildren.
Otherwise we will perish!
The USA started to receive warnings from the Lord on 11th September 2001.
It seemed that Americans started to return back to the Lord. However, this was
for a very short period of time. The citizens of America, like the citizens of other countries
continued on their bad ways, abortion, homosexuality, immorality, crimes
and swearing. At the moment, the USA is witnessing extreme climatic conditions,
forest fires, floods ,storms and earthquakes have been frequent. When will
the people change their ways? Dear Americans, can you see that all of us have to
mend our ways and return to God as soon as possible?
Amen & Amen!
I had to look up an article regarding what was declared by GW on his inaugural speech, this how i landed on this site.
the St. Paul chapel, where our first president/leaders prayed – remained unharmed during the 9/11 attack.
9/11/2001 was a warning from God, america did not heed. But as a nation, we chose to defy and turn our backs from God.
7 years after the 9/11 attack – in 2008 (right about the same month), america came crashing to its knees- financially as the stock market crashed. And even with this catastrophe… america chose to do even more evil – abortion, gay marriage,… we started calling Goood-evil and evil, good.
God is merciful, so full of mercy, thats why its takes such a long time for “things” to happen because he wants to give us time to repent….thats why Jesus came.
But God also detests sin….for He is Holy.
We hear rumors of another calamity that will hit the US – dont know what it is, financial, natural disaster, terror?- but im inclined to believe that this can be true.
Im even inclined to make a “guess” that it might happen 7 years after the ground zero tower was erected…aug. 2021. Ive been hearing commentaries on how God’s “timing” can be determined. 7 means the number of completion.
I just now started to really pray for this country – the land on which God has place me in.
I never really understood “prophecies” but its enlightening to know how the actions of people in the past (even biblical past) have an impact on the present day situation.
Whats my point? God remains
The God that loves us with an everlasting love. His mercies are new each and every morning. To Those who believe in Him, we need to really cry out for this nation, to plead for mercy … not everyone will understand these things that are happening around us, but those who belong to God know that we wrestle not with the flesh but against spiritual forces….and He who is in us, is greater.
I agree 100 percent!! I pray every knee will bow now. One thing for sure, every knee will bow, the Lord said so.
Astute Assessment, Amen!
Sounds like you read John Cahn’s “The Harbinger”
Everyone should READ RABBI JONATHAN CAHN’S BOOKS, to see how close we are to the gate of hell. Evil is good, good is evil. How far we have fallen!
This Covenant made the United States a part of God’s people. We were grafted in. Yet, today the people are being deceived. In Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians he spoke of God giving people a great delusion…because they did not love the truth. Currently there is a scare led by the media. Politicians have become almost altogether corrupt. The murder of babies in the womb has been literally applauded by governmental officials. People are in a panic and grocery stores are selling out of necessities as panic grows. The key to deception is that those being deceived are unaware they are being deceived. A seeming majority of our people are self reliant, self centered and violently opposed to the truth. President George Washington made covenant with the Only True Sovereign. Jehovah is jealous. He will not share His bride with another. Yet, we have ‘synagogues of satan’ in our nation. Money, comfort, entertainment, perversions and sin have taken the place of humility, love and the fear of God. “If My people, who are called by My Name, will humble themselves, pray, seek My Face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from Heaven, I will forgive their sins and I will heal their land…” Humility, confession and repentance…seek the Face of God that He might lift His hand of discipline and pour out mercy upon us.
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Hello, have seen this article a few times, I love it, just would like to find more material related to this.
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Just read all these and my heart is warmed. May the God of Abraham shine His love and peace back into America. May we all each day rededicate ourselves and rededicate America to God Almighty. May He turn his anger from us and heal our land. May He strengthen again our walls of protection and May He again drive out the terrorists that are within our borders and that have infiltrated our government positions. May God Almighty rebuke and remove all Satanic forces from this land that belongs to God. I pray and ask these things in the holy name of Jesus. Amen
Everyone should READ RABBI JONATHAN CAHN’S BOOKS, to see how close we are to the gate of hell. Evil is good, good is evil. How far we have fallen
Can you please provide your source for what the President said and did?
I have search high and low and cannot find that document.
Online, only church or religious site state this as a fact.
Provide me the historical record location, as I want to read it myself.