Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-26

year, tina, have easu " -,
e're thankfulness. Americans onerea
,.,,is OF gratitude to God, words Q,
W uords of faith that will unate AL
p, seeilng OF love and Kindness
"a. Atlantic to the Pacific, the
- N peace has swept back me ''ue
80 and brought to our nation
- hive and more sincere pattlo'-
,,r America "ghc land Of the ree'
49,. home of the brave" The sun
.sire. today on a prosperous anu happy
.',,,ie. The soil has gwen up tS pro-
I,.ts In abundance. The wheat eorh'
,,i,,oe fields have yielded as they
4 -. ,.y.r yielded before. men have
...r,,A 20 awaken to new duties IN
-, NE. II which they had never
4 ,.,neh. in all health ana prosperity
4 -, attended our people. True. the red
/ S,I,l demon OF war has been abroad
T. an. land and at sea. but the God ot
,,,ues has aided the indomiiaole Na'or
,fouf soldiers. and our nag sali waves
i go nation whose destiny Is In the
81. VI God. True. there Is poverty
81 Nstrcss In the hand. there are some
i ~, ars starving by the side OF those
,b, are fcasung. but che lot VI thc
American people 10, on the whoie' iaF
bs,,sr ,han the Inhabitants Of the mon
arehlat governments OF Europe.
our nation has shown ita power sn che
h late war with spain. The American
p.ople are not only progressive IN On,
arts and sciences, they are hu, ~. ",,,,'shi
,tncniua. They did not hght TT misns
. ,hgy fou ght lor husor ana Juslce, anu
i1r this r.aH0n God hClpcd me nt.shu'
/ Ard bearers OF ADcr.y,
1 SIC may ask. why u Il that prosperity
comes co Us Ia a greater measure .hail
~ other natnnHl ~ 20 because We ns''
q Oud.KNcn aDllGy 10 NorA Tor Hsh..
IaIWlag that through our hearts anu
made inc Great Father makes known
AS VIII 10 the children Of men. We
have W4thin Us that old Tcuionic blood,
which down through she centuries OF
tme has put sfc and courage into the
bodies " Anxlo-SaNon dcacenicnta.ahd
u which gave ~ the courage and strcngth
q. our piigr.m FathcrA We have ~
cur yt.nH today this determination ana
, hlgh regard Tor ilncrty. This In Why ma
,lns wonder at our successes.
Jack IN iCt5. VIM. bradford. who was
governor OF she original New Blgiand
e5iuiss. proclaimed the nrat gcnsfal
4 ThankHFlVlng bay tn November. At
~ .tae everything booked as black a.
a ihuudcr-ciqud Tor The httio 6and. and
Vaiy the strongest faith IN God could
hsvo Iufaned she call for thankfulncHs,
yh,n thc crops were w,therinE nir lack
ffaa and the clouds gave no s4En OF
4 fskfE william Hradf0rd'n faith Won.
The rains descended and the crops were
saved. aud Americans have been I'M
lgsl E.ih this flsth ever since.
While this year has Brought sorrow
AMI lsnr.H.HH 80 many homes. while u
records th terrible EuficrngH Of war
And bldudthtl. yet We have cause 60
paftako ol ihu spirit ~ 1851. aud Vfcr
IN our thanks 10 ODD for IDS goodness.
The arit Thanksgiving among the
pYmdu,h coionlsta was not hcraldcd
fai anl aide bu, sts record lsi
our harvest being gotten IN. our roy:;
sfuouf nt You're men on iowlinH, that
y ~ MINT ate "a special manner r..
!iYus i0fo.nor. .ner We had gathcred
~ ntli u our iaboura. they fOufc "
"a. XII kiiod 10 much fowlc. a. with
suu1 help. beside. rerycd the company
tlmu q wceS. az which uilc an'nns.'
nam % thu Indians coming amongst ~.
i an trouEHt the rest thsir greatest hlnE
"A Mlta1q. With soma minpI. men sn .','
a. ard they went out ana KILLED nN'
ly,f' shiloh thcy. brought 10 TIE plan,a,,
tnn ani hnHtowed ON our buNUfnout ana
III ppln ne oAptninc, ana others
u Pr5samasionA ror Thanksgiving and
n tgsdal ohurch worship were issncl
II Nh early BY the glyernora - P'y-
mol,h colony and IN the bay oo0uy.
. H. historian Hutchinson Gays
II They constantly, every spring, APP
II raIniai 4 day Tor fasting and prayer, 70
imllafc the divine hlvtsihkn np"n H,,iI
. tnalfs In the ensuing year, and VA Wy
II flli 4 day of thanksgiving and pubic
. acknowledgement OF the taNors COM
n iufsd upon them In the year past
. Durrg The adherence Of the co'orie-
II a. she crown, the pr1clamasiosln were
Il hadfd with the British opaT 81 arms
All The motto. God save che KING
A. IN trouble bss'gesu the COBB
tsf and ths mother country Increased.
lrsa gstrntiJu was FiNvD 90 Ihahs-
glyng prlclama,lons ISSUED by the
r0lal FuNcrtara, bur " 100 the people
Nighr ~, aaayhuset,a l.iiuny were unh-
"a 10 celebrating the rhuaksgiving day
" shat year. The procfauAfsion was
eycn az she council chamber 10 Bosiol
and s.gbd by the council. The people
.yfe gglilntd ~ be- grs.eful 10 God rir
lie his united these slaseH To a re-
toly,d y.ndlction VI sh,tr rights, even
~ the l4tG extremity; has F.vtn them
agensral council of patriots, wise 90
eIeF, rllsrd up generals faithful To
tA'tir The measures isactassfy TT
eh1lr defense. and animated - many of
Ne fofa u America 90 grasp the sword,
uad VIII a manly ohcsrfulnss endure
-" tNAhAhN W NANf w NAHFHtN VI AttNs
tfefd m which II the biiGhnFht % all.
no ia Them By the hand from step
- step ;sl We have seen these states
eompclld through oppression, 70 as
.sr Their native rlghi % freedom aud
Mlsp,U fgnce IN an united dcclaraslon
.hiA' the impartial world must Jus,i'
IN 1850 John Hancock Issued th'
lNenmail0n OF THANKSGIVING, adv.s-
~ oil che colonies to observe q. and
90 .uling his article with che aenteut
80 ave she people of the linked
II o.Hts n America"
~ NE library Of the state department.
Wellington are kept all she proc
.Hf-isla ever issued by the Prusldergi
l'nf United States. Tho first Of ghoss
s.gptd by George Washington anl
Mth hy Edward Randolph, his attor,
~ general The second one Raa n,
49, uy Jamc- Madison; then It aoc'pl
-. me Presidents of the uhlWt
'gea tailed 90 Issue any until Lin
PROCLAMATION Ia the curly Glo,les
"-'hng1cns proclamation was;
Of ne presideh, OF the United state,
.nMh'h We view tho caiamltIes whlcl
IL LINER NuiionHt tho present cOud
~ or the lnlted States afforda mucl
owt OF consolation and Hatisfaciion
- ,hemptiQn hitherto from forcigf
uTt we Increasing prospect Of the con