Mower County transcript., 1904-11-09
THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION.

PROCLAMATION.
By the president Of the United States
of America proclamation: ~. y /
It has pleased Almighty God to bring.
the American people in safety and.
honor through another year, and in ac-s
cordance with the long unbrokens
custom handed down TO usby our fore
fathers, the time has come when a.
special day shall be set apart in which
to thank Him who holds all lnatiens in:
the hollow Of His hand for the mercies
thus vouchsafed to- us During the.
century and a quarter Of 'our. national
life, we as a people have been blessed
beyond all others and for this we owe
humble and heartfelt thanks to the
Author of all blessings. The year that1
has closed has been one of peace within
our. own borders as we'll as between us
and all other nations. The harvests
have been abundant, and those who
work, whether with hand or brain, are
prospering greatly. Reward has wait
ed upon honest effort. We have; been
enabled to do our duty to ourselves and
to others. Never has there been time
when religious and charitable effort has
been more evident. Much has been
given to us ana we speak of what. has
been done by this nation in no spirit of
boastfulness or vain glory, but with
full and reverent realization that our
strength is as nothing unless we are
helped from above. Hitherto we have
been given the hearty strength to do
the tasks allotted to US as they severally.
arose. We are thankful for all that.
has been done for us in the past, and
we pray that in the future we m ay be
strengthened in the undying struggle to
do our duty, fearlessly and honestly,
with charity and good. will, with re-:
spect for ourselves and with love to-
ward our fellowmen. In this great re-:
public, the effort to combine national
strength with personal freedom is be-.
ing tried on a scale more gigantic than
ever before in the worlds history. Our
success will mean much not only for
ourselves, but for the future of all man..
kind; and every man or woman in our
land should feel the grave responsibility.
resting upon him or her, for, IN the last
analysis, this success must depend up.
on the high average of our individual
citizenship, upon the way in which
each of us does his duty by himself and
his neighbor. 4
f Now, therefore, 1, Theodore Roose-
velt, president of the United States, do
hereby appoint and set apart Thursday,
the twenty-fourth of this November, to
be observed as day of festival and
thanksgiving by all the people Of the
United States at home or 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
individuals and as nation, and to be-
seech him that in the future his divine
favor may be continued to- us: QnI
witness whereof + have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.) Done at
the city of Washington this first day of
November in the year Of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and four and
Of the independence of the United
States the one hundred and, twenty
ninth.
y. zz.~g .e THEODORE RoosEvEIT,.
BY the President. 2 % y
- JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.