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of fMassachusets.
"A PNOCL "A NJ TON
FOR Il Day OFPUBLIC THANKSGIV.
Ing IND PRAISE

THE heart, filled with grateful emotions, finds
relief in expressions OF praise. The Joys and
hopes which animate Us are impaired by the be-
netcence Of our Father in Heaven 10 whom our
ancestors, who founded our religious and civil in
stitutions by their wisdom, defended them by their
valor, and preserved them by their forecast, re-
sorted in all their perplexities. " are come TO
the possession Of rich inheritance, the fruit Of
their tolls, sacrifices and prayers. 1t was GoD
who endowed them with the needed Qualities ;
and lie crowned his labors with success. Let Us
then come before the presence with the voice Of
thanksgiving. What people have received 50 lib
orally u His boun,ious goodness us the people Of
Massachusetts There hive been days of dark
ness, and seasons Of dependency f: but light has
burst forth, and hope soon appeared. The spring
OF the the year now closing returned to US with
beauty aud songs The earth, in summer, wus
arrayed in iis glory. Our garners are filled in au.
lumn.-Ihe e,nployments Of the fisherman, tho
artizan, and The merchant, have yielded ganlul
returns The cause Of charity, temperance and
piety is advancing. The fountains of knowledge
yieldnga full supply, their streams flow freely a.
broad among all ciasses. The rich and the Door
meet together and the liberal are still dyising
liberal Things. Our soil, impressed by the foot o.
a slave, is the abode OF freenien. The laws are
respected justice is dispensed in mercy quiet
ness Is in all the land the voice Of health is heard
throughout our borders /; and death asks but few
victims. In circumstances so happy, and under
obligations SO great, are the people Of this Com
monweallh called upon TO observe u day of
THANKSGIVING PRAYER, AND PRAISE.
THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF DE-
CEMBER NEXT, is hereby appointed for that
purpose.-And all the good people Of this Com
monwealtl are aiiectionatey and earnestly invited
to engage in such religious and charitable services,
md hefiff
the public, domestic, and personal benefits which
are allotted TO us. While our hearts glow ut the
recital Of the blessings, religious and civil, which
we possess, or which we hope for, let US not for
get to implore the favor Of ALMIGHTY Cop upon
our National and State Governments, upon all
portions Of our fellow countrymen, and upon the
people all Nations and, uniting words with
faith, do such things as L" are good and profitable
unto men," In former age, similar seasons
were distinguished by deeds OF mercy and forbear-
ance. The land rested from the plough the SER
want from his labor, the debtor was released from
bis bondage, and the poor man was restored 10
his inheritance. Let US cherish that fraternal re-
gard for all men. which is inculcated and illusra-
ted in the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour JESUS
CHRIST. Let US fear TO light up the fame of
discord and commotion. Set Us shun eyery de-.
Walton from right principle. holding fast 10 law.
order and religion ; nor, in our prosperity and
greatness, neglect to fear and serve tha God or our
fathers {: but let us keep his sabbaths, and rever-
ence his sanctuary, lest we also become as those
Nations whose light is extinct and whose glory is
in the dust.
Given at the Council Chamber, in Bos-
ton, this third day Of October, in The wear
Of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and lhirty-hve. and the six,eth year of the
Independence ofthe United States.
SAMUEL II. ARMSTRONG.
By his honor the Lieutenant Governor, with the
advice and consent Of the Council.
EDWARD ID. BANGS, Secretary.
God save the Commonwealth of .Massachu-
sets.