{"product_id":"the-affairs-of-men-stretched-canvas-print-our-story","title":"“The Affairs of Men” Stretched Canvas Print - Our Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Affairs of Men\u003c\/em\u003e — Benjamin Franklin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHands of Providence Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the summer of 1787, the Constitutional Convention had reached a dangerous impasse. Delegates had spent weeks debating the structure of the new government, and disagreements between the states threatened to unravel the entire effort.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn June 28, Benjamin Franklin rose to address the Convention. At eighty-one years old, he was its eldest delegate. Looking back on the Revolution, Franklin reminded the room that during the struggle with Britain, the Founders had repeatedly sought divine help. Then he asked a question that has echoed through American history: “And have we now forgotten that powerful Friend?”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Affairs of Men\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e imagines Franklin in the stillness surrounding that pivotal appeal—alone in the convention chamber after argument has given way to silence, surrounded by discarded papers and empty chairs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe kneels beside the chair from which a new nation is being shaped. The chamber is dim. The work remains unfinished. And for perhaps the most celebrated intellect of his generation, reason alone is no longer enough.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFranklin told his fellow delegates that the longer he lived, the more convinced he became “that God governs in the affairs of men.” He then proposed that the Convention begin its deliberations with prayer, “imploring the assistance of Heaven.”\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHands of Providence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e collection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Affairs of Men\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reflects the faith woven throughout the American story—the moments when men and women faced circumstances larger than themselves and reached toward God for strength, wisdom, and guidance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Figure:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Benjamin Franklin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Moment:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Constitutional Convention, 1787\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollection:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hands of Providence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduct features\u003cbr\u003e- Matte cotton-poly canvas with archival Greenguard Gold latex inks\u003cbr\u003e- Stretched on renewable radiata pine inner frame\u003cbr\u003e- Soft rubber dots and included back hanging for secure mounting\u003cbr\u003e- Available in horizontal, vertical and square formats across many sizes\u003cbr\u003e- Printed with non-toxic, non-flammable latex inks; slight size tolerance ±1\/8\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCare instructions\u003cbr\u003e- If the canvas does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, damp cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable id=\"size-guide\" style=\"min-width: 360px;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"padding: 10px;\"\u003e \u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"color: #000000; font-weight: 500; text-align: left; font-size: 15px; padding: 10px;\"\u003e18″ x 12″ (Horizontal)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"color: #000000; font-weight: 500; text-align: left; font-size: 15px; padding: 10px;\"\u003e24″ x 16″ (Horizontal)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"color: #000000; font-weight: 500; text-align: left; font-size: 15px; padding: 10px;\"\u003e60\" x 40\" (Horizontal)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"color: #000000; font-weight: 500; text-align: left; font-size: 15px; padding: 10px;\"\u003e36″ x 24″ (Horizontal)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; 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