The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-15
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1911.
THANKSGIVING.

Governor William Hodges Mann has seconded
President Taft's Thanksgiving proclamation
With q brief but ringing call to the people of
Virginia to lay aside their customed cares and
ssoil and unite on Thursday. November 80 in
/ service Of thanksgiving to God for His goodness
10 the children Of men in this year of grace,
4tsll.
\ How much have We Of the Oid Dominion to
d be thankful for, No grim pestilenoe has stalk
sd abroad TO stay its thousands. No disaster
4 af great extent has carried sorrow and suffering
from our mountains to the sea Our fears of
h financial losses because OF the protracted drouth
have proven largely groundess. the late crops
having to very considerable extent made up
the deficiency caused by the unusual dryness
Il IL the summer while the crops actually grown
nave brought such prices as in many cases to
1--WE the grower more net profit than larger
yield would have furnished
No farreach'ng business depression has pal
lied our great industries or caused our people
10 lack for profitable employment Truly God
has been good TO Virginia. and it Is very right
and proper that people should gather OF
I Thursday November 80 in their respective
places of worship and show their gratitude for
these so many blessings
But 1t would be a mistake for to stop in
snumerating our benefits when We have easted
ap the sum Of our physical gains, our creature
! somforts or our financial advaneements We
IL Virginia are being daily blessed with good
hings OF a spiritual nature-and gently do
these blessings fall upon consciousness that
Ne hardly realize their presence until behold.
! their fruits are with us. Who has not felt that
Ia every section Of Commonwealth
there is constant. An Irresistible reaching
out for better things There is demand for
4 instance from the noble men our State
Board Of Charities and Corrections for better
things for the unfortunate, the helpless the
deficient the crippled he drunkard, They
would give opportunity TO emphasize the good
and minimize the evil In these victims of habit,
81 heredity. and of spiritdefilin environment.
The members OF this Board but voice the up
lifting public sentiment Of the state. Then
4 there is the movement 10 decrease the evils
from which the laboring women OF the State
I been improved and will be yet further tnprov-
ed while still another large class OF working
folk in Virginia the miners OF the State, will
be given legislative attention al the coming SEES
sion OF the legislature These matters wise
ly pressed from time TO time by the faithful
1 hands in whose keeping they have been officially
placed show the gradual awakening of Virgins
weakness or lack of influence. have been unable
to protect themselves We but mention these
to show the trend Of the times. Space falls
lis to tell of the wonderful advancement IN the
educational interests OF the State; the growing
love Of Gods great wide country which is
causing many TO return to the pursuits of their
fathers, the tilling OF the soil thar which no
& nobler profession for such it s be found
the Widespread and determined effort for the
.hetterment OF the highways of the Common
4 wealth. movement of far reaching influence
upon the destinies OF the State and for the ad
\ vancement OF its peoples every interest and
the hundreds of beneHcent uplifting efforts fol-
asssethe public good now being made by faithful
men and women in every county and city of this
r Commonwealth For all this determination Il
I better condition. to help the helpless 4
lift up the fallen. 10 cheer the down hearted
TO press forward in every good word and worl
we should he thankful than fo
creature comfort personal prosperity becaus
D Il means that we as a people are concentrating
I'M our thoughts things that are high and con
secralng our efforts on noble attainments
NJ Truly virginia has much for which TO D.
thankful