The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-23
ONE OF WAsHINGTON's
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATIONs
Issued In January Instead Of November
and Set Aside the 18th Of
February.

A THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATIO>
BY George Washington. President o
the United States.
When we review the calamities tha
| afhict SO many nations. the presen
| condition OF the United States afford:
] much matter of consolation and salts
| faction Our exemption hitherto from
| foreign war, an increasing prospec
| OF the continuance of that exemption
the great degree of International tran.
guilty we have enjoyed. the recen,
. confirmation of that tranquility by III.
suppression OF an insurrecrion that So
wantonly threatened il. the happy
course of our public affairs in general
the uneXampled prosperity of all class
es of our citiZenS-are circumstances
which peculiarly mark our situation
with indications of the divine benifi
cence towards Us. In such state OF
things il is in an especial manner our
duty as people. with devout rever-
enCe and affectionate gratitude to ac-
knowledge our many and great obli-
cations to Almighty God and to i'm
plore Him. to continue and confirm the
blessings We experience.
- Deeply penetrated with this senti-
ment, ]. George Washington. President
Of the United States, do recommend to
all religious societies and denomina- :
tions. and to all persons whomsoever
within the United States. to set apart
the nineteenth day of February next.
as day OF public Thanksgiving and
prayer. and on that day TO meet to-
Sether and render their sincere and
hearty thanks to the Great Ruler of
NafiOnS for he .;r
mercieS which distinguish our lot as a
nation. particularly for the possession
of constitutions of government which
unite and by their union establish lib
erty with order: for the preservation of
our peace. foreign and domestic: for
the SeaSOnable control which mas been
given I" spirit Of disorder in the
suppression Of the late inSurrec-
ton: and generally for the pros
porous course OF our affairs. pub
lie and private. and at the same
time 10 beseeeh the kind author Of
these blessings to prolong them TO US
to imprint in our hearts deep and
solemn sense Of our obligations to Him
for them-tO teach us rightly to esti-
mate their immense value-to preserve
us from the arrogance of prosperity
and from hazarding the advantages we
enjoy by delusive pursuits-to dispose
us to merit the continuance Of its IA
vors by not abusing them, but our
gratitude for them and by a cores
ponding conduct as citizens and as
men-tO render this country more and
more safe and prosperous asylum for
the unfortunate Of other countries
to extend among US true and useful
knowledge-to diffuse and establish
Of sobriety. order morality and piety.
and finally to impart all the blessings
we possess or ask for ourselves to the
whole family of mankind
In testimony whereof I have caused
the seal of the United States of Amer
ica 10 be affixed to these presents and
signed the same with my hand Done
at the city Of Philadelphia. the first
day OF January. one thousand seven
hundred and ninety-five. and Of the
independence Of the United States Of
America the nineteenth
BY the President. G. Washington. Z.
Edm. Randolph. Secretary Of state