Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-27
OUR THANKSGIVING.
First Occasion Of lis Observance 10
This COuntTy.
OF IFS INSTITUTION
George Washlngiob's Proclamation
lrucPnrpcss Of tho DEJ-Liu.
1cOln's Declaration.

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tlnoe tho hIsb thanksgiving Day proc
lRmAti0n wac Issued within the borders
OF the Uuttsd states altar Colpn,hu,
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us 'O'Ns''' u'soO'e'S'H''Hous
u IL ohly 30 yeats ago when Tue last
Thursday OF November la each year
bsoams bv n,tion.I cu.ton n mod
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a'' ~ h','"S 'nNuN' W ''o N'u''s"'S
TOT nAtiouh prosperity
The frat Thanksgiving Day was
F,buarv % iggi. IN. a.ia N, ~.
'Huo' "oi"b 'uo soH''otei 1'''ie'
inonts OF tue New England ssAtos. IL
occurred at the close Of a season o.
yt..t ,,ivatto, ,,.,..d N, N v.., n,
pe"'1i"u' was LOT 'ue sAho puipose US
loday-that OF ptaiaing and rendering
thanks to God for manifold bless
ing. All a 49, A.. .u..a,,.,
vi" On luN oochsioh u WIS
more devouuy observed and lie true
significanee more fully comprohanded
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many r,n,,ia ,,,a h.,,a, srJ ~, .i,ht
Of M. g,s.t ,,lais sndn,sd nd at.
n,s. mada in ths sasiy .sttIen.n, "a,
tbis cpuntrv
IL va, leo than II v.,,. .f,orth.
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IN iii,icnIties Nith tns Ind,.ns =, ,hat
,hev w.Ts naoTIv prnvid,J 10, = Ion,
snd ..y.t,, ,,,ry.r Ia Tr.isrd IA
ols,Uh.ta Ia Enyan. ihs nsonI. haI
mundane. and an ,ne Nav LnyIanJ
coinnists wbn bs,sn :, y.,ii,s Inc
str.iIsn.s citcumst.nca. .n,,n,ndin,,
tnsn, sa,t NJ psasc. :, I,.isnd -
nroyisinns IN .n.ni,, nam IN ~ a.,
th.,r tcnntv ,nnnt,ss mi anntsar
harvest
Tinna ,a.ssd nm aud th. dat. v,h.,
Nj pe.,c, .honI1 n.v. ,a,uynsd cam.
and want. Week M v.nTy Eating
htnuyh, no r.Ii., ar n,or,is. NJ surcns
Al Ia.t m. nsnnl. d.snat,ad NJ ave-,
roceIving the an,IcInatsd sunnIiss.
Tbev fenf.d that MT- P.sTceJs v.sssI
mad been ~ recIsd. or mad fallen inta
M, handa m nlrats. rhsir Iaya,T. v,,s
emnIy' ma n was oommo, 70.
uott that IA, uoyernor,s hous,hoI1
| mad ,,th. las, bsteh ,oi thread IN IN,
| oyop.D In I'M. hour az dire neets.
sity a REORGANIZATION WAS ,is,u.d. direct.
ing III. people 10 fAst and pray on
certain day.-Febuary 92. i6gi-apd
TO bos.eoh the Almighty 10 rescue
them from starvation,
| Bsfore the arrival of In. day sat for
he fast. people went about collecting
cod as thew could. This winter WAS
very severe but the wild food avail.
able-ground nuts, aeorns and Ger.
taln roofs In ths woods ahd CLANS
anu mutbols on the btaoh-wero gath
cred with ayldity. IL was on this food
the people were tubailting NJ the time
| approached Tor them 10 repair to theii
| humble meeting place fasting and
| nT.yinv for dsnvsranc,.
ts,g d.ys h.fn,, IA. da,. a.
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tu0 p oU~''sn' "Non !" eat
| "'sis.ause e'eNios PAST p
WINS ulsooIeieu On ahote. ~
was fsNToe's vessel anu " Drought
good supply OF provision. In
n short time each family was provided
with that which was nsedful. The
/ fast.dAy was kent, but In n form differ
ent 10 that intended. though with
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pliee hLi wing IN" p'oulAha'ioh was
/ EnAuKNN lIQn ~ uNN OIL thNllUL Anu