The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-11-14
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ing Than a i |, !;
November thes n6taiS N - ss
Chief Executive as tIis NH sSs, ny
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The President has set apart Thurs
day the twenty ighth sdaySDf Noyern.s \
Der, instant, as day OF thAnsg Wig \
and prayer to Almight aod, iin 81:
proclamation reading aMows; ], 3S;s Sss
Once again the 4 Naf thVE !
year has come whe/ - 4nf. toS
the. custom OF oYs,,5 s .erH forS1
generations past7/ dent arSs$
points day as tb s. S :c,asion Isl
all our people, sS,fS praise ana
thanksgiving : rs g $ hsiI .2f s%Ss;si
During thf x,St3 Iwe have, %. t.,.,,,
free from d$&. IN peatilenca, /,
from war. q @ It peace with, all /;
the rest OF ms ;. Our natural res
sources are at leasC as great aas those
of any nation. we believe that I'LL /
ability to develop and take adya1nta
OF these resources the &Vera8 8a mRf
OF this nation stands at least as 3High
as the average man. Of any othsrs
Nowhere else In the world hs there
such an opportunity for freeSpeopfe
TO develop to the fullest extSnt8 alII
It's powers Of body or, mind and o.
that which stands above both body.
and mtnd-character. 81 aastfss9 4
Much has been given us from oi, !
high and much will rightly be expant-
ed OF us In return. Into our care
the ten talents have been entrusted; ~
and we are to be pardoned neither SifS
we squander Gand waste them 8 nor
yet If we hide them in b napkin:s!
for they must be fruitful In Eiour
hands. - ',.-;. S.. ~ ~. t,iii$g&$
Ever throughout the ages at aiis
times and among all peoples, Dros-
pertty has been fraught with danger
and 1T 'behooves us to beseech the
G1ver OF All Things, that we may not
TALL into lives OF ease and of luSGrg:i
that We may not lose our sense 4. of1
moral responsibility that we, may noSS no
forget our duty to God" and to otlrtSs
neighbors. !. ,:,,%, ( }S3s.tS@, i@
J. A great democracy like ourscs
DEM 5!e} 1l3 pcrasy sa y based qBan the
(pf pdafiy Nbert .caa niy we S,Sss ISs5;
EnateG only # In the hgarf of ord difSSTs
citizens there wells q Keen asfi issE sSES
Righteousness and Justice. We sfiSGliltS3s
earnestly pray that this sspirit .os
righteousness and Justice may grow
ever greater in the hearts OF all Tof
us and that our souls may be f1cIin.
ed ever more both toward. tha virtues
that tell for gentleness ana tender
ness for loving kindness and for
bearance one with another and to>s
ward those no less necessary ykKtutss
that make for manliness and rugged
hardinhood-for withoatsthese aux9l-,
ties neither nation nor Individual can
rise to the level Of greatness. $sS,tf
Now, therefore, I, & Theodore
Roosevelt, President OF the United
States, do set apart Thursday, the
twenty-eighth day OF Notenb Der. d.
day for general Thanksgiving and ].
prayer, and on that day I|recommsn1i
that the people cease from their daily :
work, and, In their homes or In their
churches, meet devoutfy TO thank the
Almighty or the many and greet
blessings they have received in the
past and to Dray that they may, be-
given the strength SO to order their
lives as to deserve a continuation OF
these blessings in the future"
Therefore, I, William M. o. Daw-
son, Governor OF the State otfWest,
Virginia, de hereby proclaim the said
twenty-eighth day. OF the present
month Of November lagAl holiday,
throughout the said State, and do
recommend to all the people thereof
that the day be observed geverently
as recommended by the President.
West Virginians have special reasons
for thankfulness. i"..,.-,. =. i..4
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused the Z
Less Seal Of the State to be ahlxed.
Done at the Capitol In the City OF
Charleston, this first day or Noven,- /
Der, In the year OF Our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and seven.
and In the forty-fifth year Of the
State. ... r. ~ .#tnt
BY the Governor: .r at% iE4}
WIN. M. 0. DAWSON. ~. IL.
G. w. SWISHER, :, : i ..4I i
Secretary Of State =.