Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-01

| t.ipof may De perfCrn"i. ANA thanks
abundance of His fruits upon the face
| Of the earth.
"A national Thanksgiving: was OBJ
served in England on the I@fca; Il The
| spanish Armada Oliver Cromwell gave.
directions for Thanksgiving days curing
| ms pi'ttecto,'atr. on the discovery OF
ne Sllnlowt,'.r plot. in 1902. Il day Ct
| Thanksgiving was Observed. George
! llis recovery from temporary insanity
| Was celebrated With tilt,nkS IS living ser
vices throughout the realm a similar
observance. was held So r,>centiy as 1872,
when III" Prince OF wales had. recovered
| from i SeEt,re Illness
That of 1861 in NasSac,luset;s was
Tor stopping The bottles OF heaven and
restraining the excessive rajgns
FIRST IN NORTH AMERICA.
| ne first thanksgiving service held
religious ceremonies conducted by
phi. st Of the tfhur, /, IF England named
W"liall. in 1918. IN the shores Of New
s"undIand; He accompanied the expe-
tha first English colony 10 settle on
Inss. shores. The record If the days
%bSerNances is thus preserved on the
ships log:
On Monaay morning. May =, 1913,
on baalll the Aylc we rec=ivet! all tie.
coitnnininn BY the minister os Graves
end and prepared as good Christians TO-
ward G~I ana rcs,,lut. men ioi. all for
tunes. ana toward night we departed
toward iilberrE Hope Here we highly
Eraysea God and altogether upon our
knees gave him due humble and hearty
thanks. and Master Wulfau d learned
man appointed by Her AIaJesty'S colln-
| ell to be our minister. made unto us q
GoaiNe sermon exciting all especially
70 be thankful for His strange and
mira .uious deliveranse in those danger
luuS !eaccs.'
The eariesr recorded observance Of
"A hi,
Irltory Of the United states was held
by the Poraan2 Colony, Mo settled 1T
| -4Sa;ianuc. on the coast Of Maine. in
| august. lEO.. The quaint recol! says:
| '-unGiye being the 9Th ,yf August in
me nS'rnlnEe me most Fart OF our hole
| .sanI If DD:h our ships: landed on
this island. the which We called st.
Georges Island, Where the cross stand
eth and thear we heard a sermon o.
lyNred unto US by our p,'ea her. giving
God franks FOR our happy mcatinge ana
safe ARRIVAL! into the aoln:ay ana SO re-
turned aboard again.
| F'tEST iiN a Con EIRlNOI.
| NRut these We're mere Thanksgiving
|stfvicss. The real Origin OF Thanks
lSiNing as Il day Specially set apar; flr
prayer AID rejoicing is attributed 10
Governor Of Massachusetts Colony. VINO
in gratitude for The bOuntiful harvest
Of 1G2l gave direction for the ubser-
vanr:. of a Gay u thanksgiving 10 h,.
held on December BIS; - tat Year
Here arc tinverEor 'B!<.la,.l's own
words To show what they mad TO bc
grateful fer:
They beSanc now TO gather in We
small harvest they had and t. t;tte up
their houses ana dwellings against Win
ter. being all Vel recovered in health
ana strength. aud had all things ii,
good plenty: for rs some We're thus
employed in affairs abroad: others
We're exercised in fishing ,tb ny IT,, L,
ana bass and other FISH. Of Which yey
Il,E rt,.) 800,
had their portion. All " same there
was no waste. And nov began To cg.1nt
IN s,nra Of foule, as winter Al prplchel
or which this place did abound when
they came first tbnt asterwa,t! dcrreas-
etl by deSrees) and beside water fnule
ihcie VAS Il great store of Wild TurkiEs
Of which they took many. besides Ven
sion. etc. Resides they had about a
ps&k or meal a wecke 20 Il person. .,
nov. since harvest. Indian corn 10 ye
r!Uporiinn.
GEORGE WlAstHINTCN,s FIRST.
"Eurin. The Revolution Tnlnksgiv-
ing became national, Congress annually
! Recommending 4 ..ay is be. set apart 70,
his purpose. bus after the general
THANKSGIVING for Peace in 1854 he Gus
tom WAS omitted until the adoption ul
hc Federal Constitution in 1882. when
President Washington :lpp0intcd Thurs
day, November 18th, foT Il national OBJ
SeiEanct This WAS given al New York
On October Sd. ana may BE taken as
Il he pioneer uf Presidential Thankssiv-
lnS presentations. Here is an extrlc,
from it:
'W!aereas. 1t is the ';u,y Of all ma
ti"l.. TO acknowledge the providence OF
Almighty God, Ia obey His WILL To be
sl,:'ielul for His benefits and humbly
70 !:rp,.rc His protection and favor.
"E"W. therefore. 10 Recommend
and assign Thursday, the 2Ch day ul
November next To de devoted Nv III,
lserie g rhssr States 70 the service
OF THAT great and glorious Being. wh,
is ti.le lReneticenI Author OF all the sooC
thah was. ,hat is OF. that will be. tina,
! W" may then all unite in rendering Il
him Our sincere and humble thanks
TOR Ills Kind care and protection OF Thu
pccl:le CT this country previous u, thei
bea"ming a nation. fer the signal ant
manifold mercies ANA The Favorable in
propositions ui His providence. in tn,
5 r%urse ana conclusion of the late war
:. tfFH the great degree OF tranquility
IuHicn and plenty which We have sine,
enjoyed. for The peaccabla and rationa
manner in which We have been enabled
e 10 establish constitutions Of government
u for our safety and happiness. and par
: ticularly the national one nc'w latel,
instituted for the cvi! and religious
: liberty With which we ale blessed an,
l the means we have or acquiring ani
: d*ussing useful krnWledge; and il
| general for all the great and variou:
avGls He has been pleased 10 confer
t upon US.
+, FIRST IN THE SOUTH.
EE this time ma festival had at
: tanned official recognition rhrouehov
! Evw England ana the governors of tn
: nations regularly The West, bens
largely settled frs:nl the East readil,
J fell into line. but Tnanksg giving Fay die
not obtain official recognition in III,
J South uno.l ISIS. when eish, Southern
/. governors sent forth pro Carnations
"a I1.I. /; I,. l. ~ -I..r Al