The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-30

with their sincere Acknowledgements
and offerings. they may join the peni-
tent confession OF their manifold sins
whereby they had forfeited every favor,
and their humble and earnest suppl
cation that ii may please God, through
the merit Of Jesus Christ. merCifully 20
forgive and blot them out of remem-
Drance. thar Il may please him gra-
ciuusly to afford his blessing on the
governments Of these states respect
lively. and prosper the public counsel
Of the whole; TO inspire our command
erS. both by land and sea, and all un-
der them. with tina wisdom and fOrti-
tude which may reTl4er them fit ms, ru-
mcnts. under the providence Of AL
mighty God 10 secure for these United
States the greatest Of all human bless
ings, independence and peace; that Il
may please him 10 prosper the trade
and manufactures Of the people and
the labor Of the husbandman, that our
land may yield its increase; 70 take
schools and seminaries Of education.
So necessary for cultivating the prin-
clples Of true liberty, virtue and piety
under his 'ministering hand: and TO
prosper the means Of religion for the
promotion and enlargement Of that
Kingdom which consistent in righteous
ness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Aud b. It further recommended.
that seryile labor and such recreation
as. though at other times innocent,
may be unbecoming the purpose of this
appointment, may be omitted on so SOL
emn an occasion"
That was the first Thanksgiving In
177S France, which for some time had
allowed her friendlines for US 70 b.
seen, entered into an alliance with US,
and toward the close Of the year our
, congress recommended that Wednes-
day, December 30, be observed az a
day Of public thanksgiving and praise. d"
On October 20, l779, resolutions were
passed appointing Thursday December
8, as a day for public thanksgiving for
health, harvests protection to our
forefathers and to their posterity amid
difficulties and dangers, and for arm
ing the hands of just and mighty
princes in our dellverance.
In 1880 December Z was appointed
and the next year two days were OBJ
served, May Sd and December 18th In
1882, for the first time the day We now
observe, the last Thursday in Novem-
Der, was chosen, although the next
year the second Thursday in Deem
Der was appointed.
Dusing the next five years no such
day was observed. In 1888 on Septem-
Der 2jth, four days before congress-
which had been in session since the
4th Of March, adjourned, Elias Boudl-
not Of New Jersey introduced a reso-
luton reading as follows:
Resolved: That a Joint committee
Of both houses be directed to wait upon
the president Of the United States 10
request that he would recommend to
the people Of the United States a day
Of public thanksgiving and prayer. to
be observed by acknowledging, with
grateful hearts, the many signal fav-
ors Of Almighty God, especially by af-
fordng them an opportunity. peacea-
bly,, 10 establish a constitution Of gov
eminent for their safety and happi-
ness"
Now in even this first congress a
strong party, the dntl-federalists. had
been opposed to the constitution which
the delegates from the different states
had unanimously adopted on Septem-
ber IT, 1887, and which was ratified by