National Day of Prayer observance May 1

    GREENVILLE — In 1775, at the first call of prayer, Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a Nation. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln, proclaimed a day of “humiliation, fasting and prayer.”
    In 1870, Joshua Chamberlain, governor of Maine signed a proclamation of public humiliation, fasting and prayer. In 1952, a resolution by Congress, signed by President Harry Truman, declared an annual, National Day of Prayer.

    In 1988, President Ronald Reagan, signed an amendment permanently setting the first Thursday of May as the National Day of Prayer.
    That’s the history, here’s the present — unite with in prayer for the nation Thursday, May 1 at the Greenville American Legion Hall on Pritham Ave from 6-8 p.m.
    Vida Bardsley with the Community Youth Choir, Sue Brown, Jill Weiss and Wendy Wieger will accompany the prayer partners. There is no admission fee, and finger foods will be served.