The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-11-13
STATE OF VERMONT.
A PROCLAMATION,
Ely TIE GOVERNOR.

k4irt. Is due TO God from every creature
sBder heaven. He is great aud good,
wise and holy, just and true. All His
wnrks praise Him. They proclaim His
ai-dom and His power; while sense of
us goodness is impressed on the heart of
Inin, by every object which meets his
sycs, or ministers to his wants, in the Gre
aIion whie b surrounds him. And this i'm
preston is deepened, when he considers
lis own mental and moral constitution
his capacity of knowing God, of delight
ING in His Projections, Of relishing the
beautiful and sublime of His works, OF
perc~iying the excelleucy Of His truth, the
glory of His justice, and the riches Of His
revealed mercy to man.
TO these motives of gratitude which
press upon every individual heat, there
are su2sradded those which demand an
acknowledgement ofGod's goodness from
w. as community. He has favored us
.ith government, founded on the great
truth. that call men are created equal"
lie has permitted us the privilege of Sc
Letting our own rnlers from among our
selves. He has enabled them TO enact
wise and good laws for our government.
lie has given us the Bible-commissioned
His ministers to proclaim its truths, and
;, impressed them upon the hearts Of the
people, tina; sense ofresponsibiity TO Him.
r. the great Lawgiver, takes the place Of
Tbs; force which otherwise, could alone Sc
cue obedience to law.
These great blessings, with the unvary-
iar Attenuation of summer and winter,
seed time and harvest, and the possession
Of an earth, yielding to the labors of man
81 unfailing and abundant supply Cor his
wants, are the fruits of the goodness Of cur
Heavenly Father, who maketh His sun TO
rise on the evil and on the good, and send
eth His rain on the Just and Oh the unjust.
do, therefore, at the close Of this year,
which has been signally crowned with
COTS goodness to US as people, appoint
Gaar5aap the fifth day Of z5ersm=
t,r next, to be observed as a day Of
Thanksgiving and praise throughout
this State.
Let The people, on that day, with one
accord, suspend their accustomed labors,
and in their several places of worship, and
in the joyous gatherings of their family
circles, pour out the thanksgiving of
fall hearts to their Heavenly Father, for
His multiplied and Astounding mercies to
them Let US praise Him for the general
l.ealth He has permitted us TO enjoy, du-
ring the past year. Let US look upon our
gathered harvest of good things, and
surround cur tables, loaded with His boun- /
lies, and thank Him for the earth. the air,
the rain and the sunshine which have pre-
d1ced them. And let us consider the val
ne CT the spiritual blessings He has be-
slowed on us:-lhat we have the Holy
Scriptures, able to make US wise unto
salvation,-the Sabbath, made for man,
the living Ministry, to preach Christ
cruciied,- the example for our i'm
station, Of His spotless life, His active
goodness, and His selfsacrifcing love.
let us give thanks that the truth is made !
mighty, in working out the results of
practical reform in individual character, !
an, in the condition of human society. !
Let US thank God for the success Of the !
Temperance Reform-for the increasing
regard for the Sabbafh-for the growing,
Though too reluctant interest for the op-
presse3-for the advancing spirit of
Pence, and for the active and successful
eHnrts to dispel the darkness of heath
snism, and substitute for,its bnrdensome
aul bloody rites, the simple worship Of
the living and the true God.
Aai while enjoying the Bible, and the in
s,iiuions of;recdom, whose continuance the
.'.cncs,ton and growing influence of its truths
are the Only guaranty and pledge,let US think
Of the millions in heather, and nomnally
christian lands, and even in our own land.
who nrc destitute of these blessinss-enyel-
oped IN The darkness OF ignorance, and crush
cd beIi~ath the foot of oppression; and let
us proTe our gratitude 10 God, by bearing
ihe'a un onr hearts TO the throne of His grace,
AMI c.Ieertully and literally ministering of our
abundance. to their wants-freely giving as
W. have freely received from the benevolent
Fd'her of us all. Ard let not the poor whom
We have with US, be forgotten, but let us ex-
cite IN their hearts emotions OF gratitude to
God, by becoming the almoners Of His
bounty TO them, in their loneliness and desti-
tuition. Il
And fnally,le the JOY Of this festive season
be cliastened by the recollection of our NOR
tali.y. OF which the faded fallen glories Of the
expiring year so impressively remind us; and
let This memenio of our own dissolution
quicken our sense ofindividual responsibility,
and urge ms to work while the DAY lasts, for
the good of our fellow men-regarding them
nil as orr MISUNDERSTANDING to make them
better and happier. and doing with our might.
whit our hands find TO do, in aiding onward
10 It's contamination the cause Of peace on
earth and good will toward man.
Given under my hand at AIiddlehury this
sixth day of November in the year Of our
Lord. one thousand eigh, hundred and forty
fonf, and of the independence of the United
States. the sixty-ninih.
WILLIAM SLADE.
By the Governor,