The Washington times., 1904-11-01
Thursday, November a,
Set Apart for Public
Worship.
AN ABUNDANT HARVEST
The Experiment of Free
dom Tried on Large
Scale.

The President this afternoon issued
the annual Thanksgiving proclamation,
the fourth he has signed since he be-
came Chief Executive OF the nation. Il
follows.
BY the President Of the United States
of America. A proclamation;
''It has pleased Almighty God TO bring
the American people In safety and honor
through another year, and. in accord
ance with the long unbroken custom
handed down 10 us by our forefathers,
the time has come when a special day
shall be set apart in which 10 thank
Him who holds all nations in the hollow
Of His hand for the mercies thus Vouch-
safed 10 us.
During the century and a quarter Of
our national life We as a people have
been blessed beyond all others, and for
this i've owe humble and heartfelt
thanks 20 the Author OF all blessings.
The 8iear that mas closed has been one
ef pebce within our own borders, as
well as between us and all other ma
tl0uE. The harVests have been aDuu-
dant, and those who work whether
with hand or brain, are prOsperlng
greatly
Reward of Honest Effort.
Reward has waited upon honest ef-
fort We have been enabled to do our
AALN 10 U-lAneafEE anu 10 0AAl1-1H @NNh~-
has there been time when religious
and charitable effort has been more evil
dent Much has been given 10 as and
much viii be expected from us
we speak OF what has been done by
this nation in no spirit of boastfulness
on vaineiory, but with full and revereEt
realization That our strength is as noIh-
ing unless we are helped from above.
Hitherto We have been given the heart
and strength 10 do the tasks ALLOTTED 10
us as theF seFetailF arose. ns @Ls
THANKFUL for all teaf has been done Iot
as IN the past, anu s.e pray lnaL ln tus
future ue may De- strengthened IN the
unendiug struggle TO 90 our duJy rear
rood-y-iIl. with respect for ourselves and
with love toward our feiloW-men
Freedoms Experiment.
-In this great Republic the effort TO
combine national strength with personal
freedom is being tried on a scale more
gigantic than ever before in the world
history.
.'Our success viii mean much not only
Tor ourselves. but fOr the future OF all
cur land should feel the grave responsi-
mity resting upon him or her, FOR In the
last analysis this success must depend
upon the high average OF our individual
citizenship, upon the way lu which each
of us does his duty by himself and his
neighDor
The Proclamation.
NOW. therefore. I. Theodore Rooss-
welt. President OF the United States. do
hereby appoint and set apart Thursday.
the tUenty-fourth of this November, 10
De observed as a 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
Ind gather iu their several places OF
Ira
gFe thanks unto Almighty God for The
btpehts he has conferred upon as as in
dl iduais and as "a nation, and % be-
sefeh Him that in the future His Di-
FiLa favor may be continued to US
"a witness whereof j have heFeuuEo
set nv hand and caused the seal OF the
Lull-d States 10 be afnXed.
Done at the city Of Washington this
lst DAY OF November iu the year Of our
LOro- 1904. ana OF the independence OF
the United States 1z9
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
by be President,
JOHN HAY,
Secretary OF State