Shreveport news., 1864-12-13
rRll(;I..AMATlON
1NVINI Il y " u y 1O.N
APPOINTING \ DAY tO.: rtII.iC
WORSHIP

APPOINTING \ DAY 70: I'rII.iC
WORSHIP.
II j. meet that the people. "f tin. C"nt'.'i>
..r... States should. from time ,u time. II.
s.mhl'. To ackn"w ledge Il" II dependence
,n Almighty t"i. Il. render dcvout thank.
Ter II li"iy uau". l.. bead in PRAYER II,
Ills ''"''>''"'i. ani I" II c-pt. with i"rr"n'
-.,n,ni.-i ~ TIN. Christening at lis .\lw -,
and Aiw. ciiui Pro, i.i..ncr.
Let ~. tim i'll t'mrir- .iu' ia he field
'ini.. "tir VOICES III '"'"-n ling. ~ TIA .ni'.r
ing gratitude. tie manifestations nt liz
l.r"t"riiug care il the many .,.u,i ,ir'.
Ii". with which our - u,> tav,. i,.-.n CROWN
=. I. IN ri,r tai hiln"-. " III wIl.,I, oar Ian
hr,. been !, '-->..d ard II I;n ,lti.t,.t T..
..ti,.r., and ;"rtt u ir " i IN H.. Il ism
e ,.lr i"nii- aud : r.-i Gf."h''i am
= r..>iSt,il {" the Iu"iniinI- Il, :! yu-
.nii enemies.
And ~. u< not forget M, whit. .:-ar:"u-
" v",,ch- liny {" as ills pr"f-"ri,n ",r
-,n- h.,r m.r ted uu.i rec, we'd gre, Io,i-
chat eat. that MANY 81 "tS best ittta
hTn,,>t have fallen in BATH: TIA MANY
-.;hcrs age ii | hell! ia foreign PRISONS: t
largt. .ii-iiti- ell "ur e"s,air, have been 1t
,asiai'd with savage i'-r"r!iy. tie peaceful.
homes 'i'.-tr'.yr,t. and h"ir,.-> w,.ni..n nn!
.''thircH driven aanv IN destitute. Ia. and
TIM, with ii"u,I-h u,:, ,..u,v ,h,. pt.>ni- -.
l.. r'sc,. iia," b...i cNcII,.i by sri
toes int" til" ""m'ur -'i,,"t atr''c i.a 'l....
"h,cn '!'tta l. "a welcome escape.
Now. thu -i.,r... l. Jhfrtt."> D,lt-
i'r'-i,t,.nt =" The t,,uf,i,.ra.r >Ia,-- 90
America. Il" i>-u" IiI "v Proclamation
-. ii =. .,pi,rt W ..D\t-- ~. th.. I.th.I.
a. 'N"lntrrr r"N Il I" h- IL.
elevated l,i tt" w.r-hip 81 \imiv. q E!
aud Il" 'u,ii'. and '"r"k" III rh. ~, rh.
these "ui'-'!'tsr SI.i!..-. IA :,--''nh.r.
tr day st.'.t, Sid IN ii-.ir RESPECTIVE. p,ac..>
al r"hi & hip. thor. !" mniir in l1.,'l
''"nr N"r," - h'r t".' lie h"-I
III ia>"r- u,,,ilts. hi II. ,.Xtrui Nv = u
t." prru..cti"n "f H., \ IN rhry ara: tn,
IL" -aact y lis c.Ia>; .-,.in'iii I, ,uIr iul
l,r"v.u"'ut "a lItr wr inty inrn .,wny from
'."il paths aIi wa'k rghir"u-ly in III
-,-h;: ana .ltst ii"nuv ic,i"r,. I'.Ic.. io on
h''l"v,"l cuHurrN. heal it, h'c"din"
wounds. .i'! ~"cu.in. /. "a the continued
me, m."'' of ",,r avn ri-'i tn <..lf Guv"lm-
'l.'rt and iH''vr"uI .uc": lhd iiI,t H.. vi
;cru'i.u-lN !"uk"n /" Us. whit. wc ;t,cri it,"
- Him III" power and glory OF our indie
p' rl"nCc.
Given un'l"r my hard and the seal of
HE Confederate >ta'c ~ Rich
>t>i. m"nh. thi- yGIi, dnv of October.
- ' il III" year "f "ur Lord. On"
th"n.tmi 'igh, hundred and siNi, -iuur.
By tir President
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
J T.. BE>J,uI>.' Secretary of STATE.
Tie foregoing proclamation ewing to the
ire utlrity "i communication with ;hr seat
ui n,crnrI"ut. w.IS not rrc,.ivci until too
late tor the general Observance of the day
appointed. The Commanding General
therefore aircc'S thu III" 10Th sl:lY Of
DeCcIAS Der next, i," set apart i"i. tn,
objects specified: that Thar DAY all
Eovcrnm.nf wots shops hc closed and
labor >usI rndc,i-ani hat rs far a. practi.
cab- ali military duties cease. The troops
are recommended tu assemble. at their r...-
irc'ivr places "f worship. Snd tn. citiE.n-
Of the lspxrtmcnt, invited to uni,,. in ;!i..
religious observance Of tl.c day.
by command Ut
Gen. f.. kIRnY SMtrH.
:. :. ANDERSON,
nov 29It Assistant Aa;mtant General.
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