The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-06
DAY FOR THANKS.
President VIM. Mckinley Issues
November Proclamation.
SETS OUT HIS FAITH
Perils That the People Have ESCAPED
At Peace With All Nations
The lnsurreetion.

WASHING rON. Oct. 25.-Thc
. President today issued the fol-
. lowing proclamation:
National custom. dear to the
hearts of the people. calls for
the setting apart OF one day IN
each year for special thanksgiv- \
ing to- Almighty God for the 4
blessings of the preceding year. !
This honored observance ac-
quires with time a tendeTer sig
nificance. IL snricnes domestic
life. 1t summons under the
. family roof the absent children
to- glad reunion with those they
. love.
Seldom has this Nation had
greater cause for profound
. thanksgiving. No great pcsti-
lence has invaded our shores.
. Liberal employment waits upon
labor. Abundant crops have re-
warded the Efforts of the hus-
bandman. Increased comforts
have come To the home. The
national finances have been
strengthened and public credit
has been sustained and made
firmer. In all branches OF IN
dustry and trade there has been
an unequaled degree of prosper
ity, while there has been a
steady gain in the moral and ed
ucational growth OF our nation
al character.
Churches and schools have
fourished. American patriot
ism has been exalted. Those en-
in naf IN fut tVfr mo ha
of the flag with such signal sue
cess have been in large de
gree spared from disaster and
disease. An honorable peace
has been ratified with n foreign
nation with which we were at
war and we are now at friendly
relations with every power on
earth.
The trust which we have as
sumed for the benefit of the peo-
pie OF Cuba mas faithfully adj
vanced. There Is marked prog
reSS toward the restoration
of healthy industrial conditions.
and under wise sanitary Tegu-
lations the island has enjoyed
unusual exemption from the
scourge of fever. The hurricane
. which swept over our new pos
session OF Porto Rico. destroy
ing the homes and property OF
the inhabitants. called forth the
instant sympathy OF the people
of the United States. who were
swift to- respond with generous
aid to- the sufferers. While the
. insurrection still continues in
the Island OF Luzon. business
is resuming its activity. and
confidence in the good purposes
. OF the United States Is being
rapidly established throughout
the archipelago.
. For these reasons and count
less others. |. William McKin-
. ley, President OF the United
. States. do name Thursday. the
3Oth day OF November next. rs
n day of general thanksgiving
and prayer. III be observed as
such by all our people on this
continent and in our newly ac-
. quired islands. as we'll as by
. those who may be at sea or So
. journing in foreign lands. and
/ advise that on this day relig-
ious exercises shall be conduct
. ed in the churches or meeting
. places of all denominations in
. order that in the social features
. OF the day its real significance
. may not be lost sight OF. but
. fervent prayers may offered to
. the Most High for a continuance
. of Divine guidance. without
. which mans efforts are vain,
. and for Divine consolation to-
. those whose kindred and friends
. have sacrificed their lives for
our country.
Q Il recommend also. that on
. this day. so far as may be found
. practicable. labor shall cease
. from its accustomed toll and
. charity abound toward the sick.
. the needy and the poor.
. In witness whereof. | have
. set my hand and caused the seal
. OF the United States 10 be al
. fixed.