The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-11-09

PRESIDENT WILSON'S
THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION

+ ut has long been the honored .
= custom of our people to turn in .
= the fruitful autumn of the year !
+ in praise and thanksgiving to /
= Almighty God for His many bles- 1
+ sings and mercies to us as ma 1
+ tion. That custom we can fol- !
= low now even in the midst of the :!
= tragedy Of world shaken by war i
= and immeasurable disaster, in the 1
= midst of sorrow and great peril, /
+ because even amidst the dark /
= ness that has gathered about us /
+ we can see the great blessings i
+ God has bestowed upon us, bles- +
+ sings that are better than mere +
: peace of mind and prosperity of +
+ enterprise. +
+ I'VE have been given the op- +
j. portunity to serve mankind as +
= we once served ourselves in the i.
j. great day of our Declaration of 1.
= Independence, by taking up arms +
= against a tyranny that threat J.
+ ened to master and debase men 1.
j. everywhere and joining with 9TH +
+ er free peoples in demanding for +
+ all the nations of the world what !.
+ we then demanded and obtained i.
+ for ourselves. j.
+ "ln this day of the revelation +
= of our duty not only to defend 1.
= our own rights as nation, but +
+ to defend also the rights of free i.
: men throughout the world, there l.
+ has been vouchsafed US in full T.
+ and inspiring measure the rcso !.
+ luton and spirit of united ac- +
: ton We have been brought to j.
one mind and purpose. A new +
vlgor of common counsel and +
common action has been reveal +
ed in US. We should especially +
thank God that in such circum i.
stances, in the midst of the +
greatest enterprise the spirits of /.
men have ever entered upon, we j.
have, if we but observe a reason j.
able and practicable economy, j.
abundance with which to supply + {
the needs of those associated i. 8
with rs IS well as our own. A j.
new light shines about us. The j. I
great duties of a new day awak- + n
en- new and greater national J. K
snirit in us. We shall never i T.
again be divided or wonder what !. Il
stuff we are made of. i. u
"And while we render thanks %
for these things let us pray AL + b.
mighty God that in all humble + 81
ness of spirit we may look al = Ell
ways to him for guidance: that + al
we may be kept constant in the !. P'
spirit and purpose Of service: j. 1r
that by his grace our minds may j. 10
be directed and our hands streng- i. nc
thened; and that in his good time + st
liberty and security and peace + 20
and the comradeship of a COM j. "
mon justice may be vouchsafed j. en-
all the nations of the earth. !. q
Wherefore, |, Woodrow Will :.
son, president Of the United j. re-
States Of America, do hereby j. Ing
designate Thursday, the twenty i do
linth of November next. as a =
lay Of thanksgiving and praise i. me
md invite the people throughout = en-
he land to cease upon that day j.
rom their ordinary occupations j.
ions and in their several homes !.
nd places of worship to render T.
hanks to God, the great ruler !. liSi
f nations. j. Pr
an witness whereof I have = inc
ereunto set my hand and caused + the
ne seal Of the United States to X sen
e affixed. j. w
Done in the District of CO. j. mis-
lmbia, this 7th day of Novem- i. par
9r in the year of our Lord one T. art
lousand nine hundred and sew 4 of
lteen and of the independence j. pub
the United States of America j. eXn
e one hundred ard forty-sec- + 9nd
I'd. j. mer
WOODROW WILSON, + viey
BY the President: j. it
ROBERT LANSING. J. does
"Secretarv of State" j. the