The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-19
CONERNOR MANNING'S
THANKSGIVING CALL
URGES PEOPLE TO GIVE THANKS
FOR BLESSINGS.
Cites Bountiful Harvest, Peace and
Gives Other Reasons for Thanks
giving Thursday, Nov. %.

Columbia, Nov. 16.-Governor Man
ming this morning issued a proclama-
ton setting aside Thursday, November
p, as a day of thanksgiving and call
ing on all the people to lay aside their
daily duties on that day and repair
to their places Of worship and give
thanks for the blessings of the past
year. The governor refers to the boun-
tiful haryests and the returning pros
perity and the fact that this country
has been at peace as special reasons
for observing Thanksgiving. THE proc
lamation of the governor follows:
PROCLAMATION.
The State of South Carolina.
By His Excellency, Richard l. Man.
ming, Governor.
We live in Christian country. We
believe in God, and our prayers ascend
! to Him for those blessings that af-
feet US as individuals and as people.
1t is fitting and in conformity with
custom that during the harvest sea-
son and near the close Of the year, our
people should assemble in places of
worship and give expression to their
feelings OF gratitude to Almighty God
for the manifold blessings bestowed
upon us.
1t is matter for profound gratitude
that we have not been entangled in
the dreadful war that now offlicts so
many of the great European countries;
that our national honor has been jeal-
ously guarded and our interests pro-
tected. This war has brought to US
new duties and responsibilities. They
have been bravely and unfincningly
met. The industrial crisis brought on
by this war, for which We were in no
way responsible, has been overcome
by courage, economy and effort. That
crisis is now behind US, and our peo-
pie are stronger and better for the dis
cipline and experience and the lessons
it brought nome to US. q
Our schools and institutions of high
er learning are full, and never before
has the interest of our people been
greater and more alive to the impor-
tance of that educational training
which will make our citizenship hign-
er better and more efficient.
The harvest season has brought
return of confidence and prosperity
We face the future with firm as
surance that better industrial, COM
mercial End educational conditions will
will be ours; that the spirit Of help.
of brotherhood and of unity will abide
with u.s.
iIhese thoughts fill our hearts with
hope and with faith in the future OF.
our state and our country, and it Is
eminently proper that, with grateful
I hearts and with prayers for strength
and grace to help the needy and suffer
ing in our communities, to guide the
young, to lend our help, to strengtheh
! Christian character, to develop rugged
and pure manhood and womanhood,
tnat we should set aside da@ foy'
thanksgiving and prayer. q
| Now, therefore, 1. Richard I. Man
ming, Governor of South Carolina do
hereby set apart and designate Thurs
day, the 25th day of November, a. D.
one thouaand nine hundred and fifteen,
as day of Thanksgiving and prayer
for all our people.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the state, in Columbia, this six I
teenth day of November, in the year,
of our Lord one thousand nine hundree
and fifteen, and of the independence &
the United States of America the on
hundred and fortieth.
Estate Seal.)
Richard I. Manning, Governor.
BY the Governor:
RIM. Mccown,