The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-03
PROCLAMATION
Of President Roosevelt in Regard to
Thanksgiving.

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president today issued the Thanks
giving proclamation, setting aside
Thursday, November "a, "to be OBJ
served as day of festival and
thanksgiving by all the people of the
United States at home and abroad
The proclamation was issued from
the State Department this afternoon
by Secretary Hay. 1t acknowledges
he debt of the American people to
God for the blessing upon the nation
during the year in which "reward
has waited upon honest effort and
calls on the nation devoutly to give
hanks unto Almighty God for the
benefits He has conferred upon us as
individuals and as a nation. and to
| beseech Him that III the future His
divine favor may be continued to us.
! The proclamation follows:
"By the president Of the United
| States of America.
A Proclamation.
sit has pleased Almighty God to
bring the American people i'll safety
and honor through another year and
In accordance with the long unbrok
Ell custom handed down to US by our
! forefathers, the time has come when
a special day shall be set apart in
which to thank Him who holds all
nations in the hollow of His hand
| for the .mercies thus vouchsafed to
rs. During the century and quar-
ter Of our national life, we as a peo-
ole have been blessed beyond all
others and for this We owe humble
md heartfelt thanks to the author
of all blessings.
Peace Within Our Borders.
"The year that has closed has been
one of p eace within our own bord-
ers as we'll as between us and all
other nations. The harvests have
been abundant and those who work,
whether with and OR brain, are pros
pering greatly. Reward has waited
upon honest efforts. We ha We been
enabled to do our duty to ourselves
and to others. Never has there been
a time when religious and charitable
effort has been more evident. Much
has been given to us and much will
be expected from us. We speak of
what has been done by the nation in
no spirit Of boastfulness Or vain
glory, but with full and reverent re
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nothing unless we are helped from
above hitherto We have been given
the heartiest strength to do the tasks
allotted TO us as they severally arise.
We are thankful for all that has
been done for us in the past, and we
pray that in the future we may be
strengthened in the mending strug-
gle to DO our duty fearlessly and
honestly with charity and good will,
with respect for ourselves and with |
love toward our fellowman.
Strength and Freedom.
Gin this great republic the effort
to combine national strength with |
personal freedom is being tried on
a scale more gigantic than ever be- |
fore in the worldfs history. Our
success will mean much not only for
ourselves, but for the future Of all
mankind; and every man or woman
in our land should feel the grave re-
sponsibility resting npon him or her,
for in thes last ana A sis this success
must depend upon the hi"h average
of our individual citizenship, upon
the way in which each of US does
his duty by himself and his neigh +
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" Thursday Set Apart.
"Now, therefore, I, Theodore
Roosevelt, president of the United |
States, do hereby appoint and set |
apart Thursday, the Oath Of this No
vember,- to be observed as day of
festival and thanksgiving by all the
people of the United States at home
and abroad; and do recommend that
on that day they cease from their
ordinary occupations and gather in
their several places Of worship Or in
their homes, devoutly to give thanks
unto Almighty God for the benefits
He has conferred upon us as indi-
vlduals and as a nation. and to be-
seeeh Him that in the future His di-
vine favor may be continued to us.
I'm witness whereof | have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be af-
fixed.