The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-11-07
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THR NATIONAL THANH SEWING DAN
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Saies Ffiu Thursday, Nor. %.
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issued this afternoon
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The completed circle o. summer and winter.
seed-time aud harvest, has hrpught Us to -the
Accustomed sea sou at which religious people
celebrates with praise and Thanksgiving the en-
DURING mercy ID Almighty God. This deyout
-rd unllio c1nfession % the constant depend-
guee I'D mar, ,if,on the Divine Father for al good
gift Of life and health aud peace and happi,
ness. so early b Our history m de the habit OF
our people. hnds Ia the survey 81 the past year
new GROUND Tor It's joyful and grateful mani
festation. InalilessiRgs wlnch depend ulon
benignaut lessons this has indeed been mem
orable vear. Oyer- the vide territory Of our
country With all its diversity OF soil and climate
and products the earth has yielded bountliul
return 10 the labor Of the husbandman. The
health Of the people has been blishted by no
prevalent and widespread diseases. No great
disasters Of shipwEsck upon our coast, or 70
our commerce on the seas have brought loss
and hardships to merchants and MARINERS, and
clouded the happiness OF the community with
svmpathetic sorrow. In all that concerns our
strength and peace and greatness as a nation :
in al that touches the pertnanenee and security
Of our government and the benefcent institu-
tions on which IL rests in all that affects the
character aud dis1osiuOns Of our people. and
tests our capacity TO enjoy and uphold the
equal and free condition of society, now per
manent and universal throughout the land, the
experience of the last year Is consplcuously
marked by the protecting providence Of God,
aud is full of promise and hope for the coming
generations. Under sense of these infinite
obligations 10 the Great Ruler Of times and
seasons and events, let us humbly ascribe 1t to
our own faults and fralties, il, in any degree
that perfect concord aud happiness peace and
Justice, which such great mercies shouli dit
fuse through thu hearts and lives Of our peo
pie do not altogether and ways and every
where prevail Let us, with one spirit and Will
one voice, lift up praise aud Thanksgiving t
God for his manifold goodness to our land ant
his manifest care for our nation. ..
Now, therefore, |, rutherford B. Hayes
President Of the United States, do appoin
Thursday, the Goth day Of November next, as
day Of national thanksgiving aud prayer, AMI
earnestly recommend that withdrawing them
selves from secular cares and labOrs, the peopl
of the United States DO meet together on tina
day in their respective places Of worship, Their
to give thanks and praise to Almighty God TO
His merces, and to deyoutly beseech their con
tinuance.
Il witness whereof / have hereunto set m
hand and caused the seal of the United State
to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this twenty
ninth day of October, in the year of on
Lord one thousand eight hundred all
LIS. seventy-seven, aud of the independence
of the Uni ed States the one hundre
and second. r. B. HAYES
BY the President
WILLIAM NJ, EvARTs, Secretary Of State