The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-11-17
STATE OF VERMONT,
BY ERASTUS FAIRBANKS,
GOVERNOR
A p r o @ L A M A T o " .

1t is a good thing to give thanks unto the
Lord and praise unto the Most High. The
Overlooking bountics Of Providence, diifuscd
throughout our land, and The free dispense
ton of Divine Grace, demand the thankful
and dcvout homage Of a grateful people.
In recognition Of the Divine favor, most
signally manifested to the people ofthis State
and Nation, and in conformity to the usage
which has long prevailed, and which is now
generally observed by the several States Of
the Union, do hereby appoint THURSDAY,
THE TwENTY-FlFrH DAY OF NONEM
Der, instant, to be observed 10y the people Of
this State rs a day Of Public TnANxsGivlsG
and PKAlsE.
Tn that day let us abstain from all unnec-
essary labor, and from whatever is incOnsist-
cnt with the solemnity of the occasion. Let
there be u holy convocation. Let ministers
and their people assemble At their usual pla-
ces of public worship, and with dcvout graft
tudc, unite in acts of solemn Thanksgiving TO
the Author of our being and Proserver ot our
lives, for all his varied and innumeraole mer-
cies.
Let us praise Him for the good laud He
has given us, and for the quiet and peaceable
possession of our fair inheritance Let us
give thanks for our excellent form of gov
eminent for our civil and religious lnsttu-
tons; for the protection OF our lives, our
property and the rights of conscience for
free religious federation and the dissemmina-
ton of knowledge among all classes OF the
people
Let us recount, with full and thankful
hearts, the common mercies of life, all How
ing from His paternal hand. II is lie who
has blessed the labors of the husbandman and
rewarded his tolls with an abundant harvest
who has given prosperity and plenty to all
.I... ..ttra ffi
US from wasting disease and death, and our
! dwellings from the deyouring element who
has constituted the social relations Of life,
and made them sources of rational enjoy
ment who has made our homes dehghti
and our domestic affairs sacred who has
crowned our lives with loving kindness and
tender mer cies
Above ALL let us give thanks for the light
of revelation and the glorious hope of saliva
ton beyond the present life, through the
atonement aud mediation Of Ills son JESUS
CHRIST.
And when, with kindred and friends, VIC
surround the festive board, and with joyful
hearts, feast upon the bounties of His Provi-
dence, let us not forget to seek out and re-
lieve the poor and destitute, the oppressed
and the afflicted. Let us, as good stewards
become the almoneTs of the bounties OF Prov
idence, aud dispense of our abundance in re-
lieving the distress Of others and ministcrlnt
to the consolation OF the afflicted.
And let us supplicate the Father of Mer
, cies, that lie will of His fullness supply IN
wants of our fellow men in every land, aud Il
every condition of life. Let us beseech HIM
for our beloved country, that He Will remoV
from us the institution of bondage and let IN
captive go free that lie will suppress tn
vice of intemperance and shield us from eS
| cry immoral influence that lie will prospe
: our institutions Of learning, and all our ass(
cated efforts for the Intellectual, moral an
religious improvement of onr youth, and &c
7 amcliorating the condition OF ouI fellow-men
, and that Ne will cause the benign inhuenc
of the Gospel to be extended, until il sha
prcvade, aud enlighten, and bless the NatioI
Of the earth.
Gipen under my hand in EIecuttre CAdmbe
at Montpelier, his GttA day 81 Ncrembe
: in he year Of our Lord one thousand eig
/ hundred and Wy-tr0, aud Of the IHdsPen
enee Of the Uaited States the sereRiy-serent
ERASTUS FAIRBANKS.
By Ills Exccllency the Governor,
FLIfY L. WHITE St--sry