The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-09
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GOVERNOR DAWSON CALLS Upon
Il THE, PEOPLE 10 OBSERVE
THANKSGIVING DAY. \:

Governor Dawson has issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation which Ii
as follows:
The president has set apart Thurs,
day, the twenty.eighth day OF Novem
Der. instant, as a day Of Thanksgiving
and prayer to Almighty God in a proc.
lamsttdn reading as follows:
"onee again the season OF the year
has come when-according to the Gus.
tom OF our forcfathers for generations
past-the president appoints a day as
the special occasions for oil our PEG.
pie to give praise and Thanksgiving
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During the past year we have been
free from famine, from pestilence,
from war. We are at peace with ali
tho rest Of mankind. Our natural re.
sources are at least as great as those
Of any other nation. We believe that
in ability to develop and take advan.
tage Of these resources the average
man OF this nation stands at least as
high as the average man Of any 9th.
er. Nowhere else in the world Is
there such an opportunity for, free
people to develop to the fullest ex.
tent all its powers Of body, Of mind,
and OF that which stands above both
body and mind-character.
Much has been given us from on
high, and much will rightly be expect.
ed Of US In return. Into our care the
ten talents have been entrusted, and
We are to be pardoned neither II we
squander and waste them, nor yet II
We hide them in napkin: for they
must be fruitful in our hands.
Ever, throughout the ages, at all
times and among all peoples, prosper.
ity has been fraught with danger =
and it behooyes us to beseech the
Giver OF All Things. that we may not
fall into lives of ease and OF luxury;
that we may not lose our sense OF
moral responsibility; that we may
not forget our duty to God and to our
neighbors.
"a greatSdemocracy like ours = a
democracy based upon the principles
OF orderly liberty-can be perpetuatei
only II in the hearts OF ordinary citI.
Zens there wells keen sense of right
eousness and justice. We should ear.
nestly pray that this spirit OF right.
eousness and justice may grow ever
greater In the hearts of all Of us, and
that our souls may be inclined ever
more both toward the virtues that tell
for gentleness and tenderness, for low.
ing kindness and forbearance one
with another. and toward those nc
less necessary virtues that make for
manliness and rugged hardihood-for
without these qualities neither nation
nor individual can rise to the level OF
greatness.
Now, therefore. Theodore Roose.
welt. President of the United States
do set apart Thursday. the twenty.
eighth day Of November, as day for
general thanksgiving and prayer, and
on that day recommend that the
people shall cease from, their daily
work. and. In their homes or in their
churches, meet 3deyoutly to thank the
Almighty for thc;a many and great
blessings they have received in the
past, and to pray that they may be
given the strength so to order their
lives as to deserve continuation Of
these blessings in the future"
Therefore, I, William NJ. o. Dawson
Governor OF the State of West Virgin.
Ia. do hereby proclaim the said twenty.
eighth day OF the present Month OF
November. a legal holiday throughout
the State, and do recommend to all the
people thereof that the day be observ
ed revercntiy as recommended by the
President. West Virginians have spe
cial reasons for thankfulness.
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the less
seal Of the State to be affixed. Done
at the capitol, in the city of Charles
ton, this first day Of November. in the
year OF our Lord. one thousand nine
hundred and seven. and in the forty
fifth year Of the State.
| tseal) WIN. NJ. o. DAWSON
, BY the Governor:
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