The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-29
DAY OF THANKSGIVING
NAMED BY PRESIDENT

Washington, Oct. 26.-Prcsidcnt
Roosevelt today issued his Thanks
giving proclamation. through the see
rHtary Of state, naming the last
Thursday in November. the 18th.
The proclamation follows:
"Oncc again tie season Of the year
has come when. in accordance with
the custom Of our forrfathcrS for
generations past. the president ap-
paints a day rs the especial occasion
for al. our people to give praise and
thank >giving to God.
"Dunin" the past year we have been
free from famine. from peStilencc.
from war. We are at pcace with all
: the ret OF mankind. Our natural re-
sources are at least rs great as tnoSc
of any other nation. We believe tl;M
in ability to develop and take advan-
taGc Of these resources the average
man Of this nation stands at least as
| high as the average man Of any other.
Nnwhryc else in the world is there
such an opportunity for Il free peo-
( pile to develop to the fullest extent all
its powers of body, OF mind and Of
that which stands above both body
and mind-charactcr
"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 pardoncd neither if we
Suuandcr and waste them; not YET if
we hide them in a napkin; for they
unjust be fruitful in our hands. Ever
throughout hhc ages, at all times and
among all peoples, prosperity has
been fraught with danger, and it be-
! hoovcs us 10 beScech the Givcr Of all
things that we may ncA fall into love
of ease and of luxury; that we may
| not lose our sense of moral RESPONSE
bility; THAT we may not forget our
| duty to God and to our ncighbor.
ga great democracy like ours, a
democracy based upon the principles
Of orderly liberty, can be perpctuated
only If in the heart of the ordinary
citizen there dwells keen sense of
righteousness and justice. We should
earnestly pray that this spirit Of
Righteousness and justice may grow
ever greater in the hearts of all of
us and that our SnrlS may be inclined
ever more both toward uhe virtues
| that tcli for ~HntlrnrSS and TENDER
Ness. for loving kindness and forbrar-
ancr one with another. and toward
those No less necessary virtues that
make our manlinrSS and rugged
hMrlihond. for without these qualities
nett her nation unr individual can rise
to the level Of greatness.
"Now, therefore. |. Theodore
Roosevelt, President of the United
States, do set apart Thursday, the
2Sth day of November, rs a day of
general Thanksgiving and prayer,
and on that day I recommend That the
people shall cease from their daily
work and, in their homes or in their
churches, meet dev"utly to thank tho
Almighty for The 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 deSrvc a continuance of
these blessings in the fmtnre.
"[n witness whereof | have here
unto set my hand and caused The seal
" the United Safes TO be affixed.
| t%raD.
"Donr at the citv Of Washington
this twcnty-fii'th day Of October, in
thc year Of onr Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and seven, and Of the
independence Of the United States
the one hundred and thirty-srcond.
(Signcd "Thcrcdore Roosevelt.
"By the President:
"Elihu Root,
Secretary of State.'