The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-05-25

may 81, is designated Dy PRESIDENT
Wilson in proclamation as day of
public prayer and fasting. The peo-
pie of the nation are asked to gather
that day in their places of worship
and pray for the victory of the Amer
lean armies which will bring about q
peace of mercy, justice and good will
The proclamation, issued in re.
Spouse to resolution by congress
follows:
"By the President of the United
States "a proclamation:
Whereas the Congress of the
United States, on the End day Of
April last, passed the following reso.
luton:
"'Resolved by the Senate (the
House of Representatives concurring)
that, it being a duty peculiarly in
cumbent in time of war humbly anG
devoutly to acknowledge our depend.
ence on Almighty, God and to i'm
plore His aid and protection, the
President of the United States be, and
is hereby respectfully requested to
recommend day of public humilia-
ton, prayer and fasting, to be observ-
ed by the people of the United States
with religious solemnity and the of
fering of fervent applications to AL
mighty God for the safety and wei.
fare of our cause, His blessing on oul
arms, and a speedy restoration of ar
honorable and lasting peace to the
nations of the earth and,
"Whereas, it has always been the
reverent habit of the people of the
United States to turn in humble ap.
peal to Almighty God for His guild.
ance in the affairs of their common
life,
'Now, therefore, l, Woodrow Will
son, president of the United States
of America, do hereby proclaim
Thursday, the Both day of May, a day
already freighted with sacred and
stimulated memories, day of public
humiliation, prayer and fasting, and
to exhort my fellow citizens of all
faiths and creeds to assemble on that
day in their several places and wor-
ship there, as we'll as in their homes
to pray Almighty God that He may
forgive our sins and shortcomings as
a people and purify our hearts to see
and love the truth, to accept and de-
fend all things that are just and right
and to purpose only those righteous
acts and judgments which are in con-
formity with His will; beseeching
Him that He will give victory to oul
armies as they fight for freedom, wis,
dom to those who take counsel on oul
behalf in these days of dark struggle
and perplexity, and steadfastness tt
our people to make sacrifice to the ut.
most in support of what is just and
true, bringing us at last the peace ir
which mems hearts can be at rest be.
cause it is founded upon mercy, jus.
tice and good will.
SIN witness thereof, / have here.
unto set my hand and caused the sea-
of the United States to be affixed.
"Done in the District of Columbia
this 18th day of May, in the year Of
our Lord nineteen hundred and eigh.
teen and of the Independence of the
United States the one hundred anc
forty-second.
WOODROW WILSON.
"By the President,
ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State"
The Call of the State and the Message
of the Church.
In response to the call of our presi.
dent and those of his counsellors who
have seen fit to ask the people of the
United States to meet on common
ground before the throne of Almighty
God, and there unitedly, with all due
reverence, humility and fasting, plead
for and beseech the Divine aid on be-
half of the cause for Worldwide dem
ocracy" which we have espoused, by
aiding the allied armies, in strength.
ening their arms, and enabling them
to stand fast in the good fight, so that