The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1852-11-20

II Ia gssh thing ~ gsvc thanks uHa0 ehe
Lord. ami puisc unfo tbs Mass High. The
overfiowias honusiS VI Pwvisc0cc diMnscd
shuayks,i oar land, and the fr~ disp~npm-
iiuU of Divine Grace, dcsunsA tls- tlsanktul
and Acvous hx~yc II grateful y'ssY'lc.
In recognition II Divine fsvns, nsra sig.
naily manifested To tho pccplc " shis State
and Nation. sni In corhMpnity Ia the ,ssaer
which has long prevailed, and which u nov
generally observed BY the several Ssatcs II
the Uoion. ! do hereby appoint Thursday.
The 2ish day of November, instant. tn be-
observed by the ,.oplc Il this Sssse M
day IL Public Thanksgiving and Praisc.
On that day lct us abstain from all nnnsr-
cssary labor. md ffap whatever il incon.
sirsrn' With the solcsnnity of the rcasson.
LIT there be- holy convocstion I~s min-
listers and their people assc,tblc At their
usual places Of public Worship and with
deyout gratitude unite in acts of solc,an
Thanksgiving To the Author a u,r being
and Prservcr Of our lives, fs ell his varied
and inn,ilncrsblc mcrcics.
Let ~ praise Him for the gusl land lie
has given rs, AMI for the quiet and peacca-
bic possession Of our fair inheritance. Let
Us give thanks for oar excellent finn 81
government f& oair civil ami religions in
stitmioiis; for the prUaccti0n of our lives,
our property, and the rights Of conscience
for free religious liberation. aud tho dis
scn,inaiion Of knowleslgc air.ong all glasses
Of the people.
Let ns recount, with full and thsnkf6l
hearts. tho coamnon p,arrics ii life, all flow.
ing from liz nternal hand. |. 10 He whu
has pleased the lahOrs Of the husbandinan
and rewarded his tolls with sn abundant
harvest; who has given prosperity and pien.
" 10 all classes II citizens WIN has pro.
served ms from wasting disease ard death
and our dwellings from the dcvouring Gle.
ment; who has constituted the social rela.
tons Of life, and made them Sources of ~.
tional enjoyment who has made our hones
q delight, and our domestic sltHm sacred
who has crowned our lives with loving
Kindness and tender mcrcies.
Above all, Let ~ give thanks for the ligh'
Of revelation ard the glorious hope of sal
vation beyond the present Life. through th'
stoneincnt and mediation Of His Son JOSH,
Christ.
And when, with kindred and fiessis, W
surround tho festive board, and with Joyful
heaTts feast upon the bOunties Of Jiis Prov
idence, lot ~ not farget to seek out and ne
lievc the poor and destitute, the opprosse(
and the afflicted. Let us ~ good stewards
become the almoncrs Of the bUnnties q
Providence, and dispense Of our abuMlnrr'
in relieving the distress af others, and min
istering to tho cur.,lsiion Of the afflicted.
And lotus snpplieate the Father of mcr
cics, that He will If His fallness supply tn
wants VI our fellow men In every land, an'
in every condition Of life. Let IA bescccl
Him, for our beloved country, that lie vii
. remove from us tho institution 81 bondage
and let the captive go free that He vii
. suppress the vice Of intempcrancc, an'
shield Us from every immoral influence
that He will prosper our institutions o
learning. and all our associated efforts 70
the intellectual, moral, and religious i'm
provcment Of our youth, and for hneliora
: .ingithc condition II our fellow men; am
that He will cause the benign influence o
the Gospel to be extended. until il shall per
wade, and eElighter, and bless the Nation
: Of the earth.
: Given under my hand in Elective Cham
Der, at Montpelier, this fiflh day o
L. 81 November, in the year Of Lord on
I thousand eight hundred and fly
two, and Of the Independence Of the Units'
States the seventy seventh.
I ERASTUS FAIRBANKS.
BY his Exccllecy, the Governor.
PuSY II. WHIrE, Secretary.