River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-05-16
President Sets May 80 For Public
Humiliation, Fasting and
Prayer.
WANTS SPEEDY PEACE
Protestant Churches Will Prepare
Common Service Program and
Catholic Churches Will Issue
Message to Pensioners.

Washington, May 13.-President
Wilson designates Thursday, May 30,
as Memorial day in proclamation
issued as a day of public humiliation
prayer and fasting.
The people of the nation are asked
to gather In that day in their places
of worship and pray for the victory
of the American arms which will
bring peace founded upon mercy,
Justice and good will.
The proclamation, issued in re-
spouse to a resolution by Congress,
follows:
"By the President Of the United States,
A Proclamation.
whereas, the Congress of the Unit
ed States on the second day of April
last, passed the following resolution:
Resolved by the Senate (the
House of Representatives concurring)
that it being duty peculiarly incum-
bent in a time of war humbly and
deYoutly to acknowledge our depend
ence on Almighty God and to implore
His aid and protection, the President
of the United States be and he is
hereby respectfully requested to rec
Ommend a day of public humiliation,
prayer and fasting, to be observed by
the people of the United States with
religious solemnity and the offer OF
fervent supplications to Almighty God
for the safety and welfare of our
cause, His blessings on our arms and
speedy restoration of an 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
appeal to Almighty God for his guild
ance in the affairs OF their common
life,
Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Will
son, President of the United States
of America, do hereby proclaim Thurs
day, the thirtieth day of May, day
already freighted with sacred and
stimulating memories, day Of public
humiliation, prayer and fasting, and
do exhort my fellow citizens of all
faiths and creeds to assemble on that
day in their places of worship and
there, as we'll as in their homes, to
pray Almighty God tina He may for
give our sins and shortcomings as
a people, and purify our hearts to see
and love the truth, to accept and de-
fend all things just and right, and
to purpose only those righteous acts
and judgments which are in conform
ity with His will, beseeching Him
tina He will give victory to our armies
as they fight for freedom, wisdom to
those who take counsel on our behalf
in these days of dark struggle and
perplexity and steadfastness to our
people to make sacrifice to the utmost
support of what is just and true,
bringing us at last the peace in which
mems hearts can be at rest because
it is founded upon mercy justice and
good will.
I'm witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of
the United States to be affixed.
Done in the District of Columbia
this eleventh day of May in the year
or our Lord nineteen hundred and
eighteen and of the independence of
the United States, the one hundred
and forty-second.
"WOODROW WILSON,.
by the President:
ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State"
The Federal council of the Church.
es of Christ in America, the general
secretary, the Rev. Charles S. Mac
Farland, announced would contribute
to carrying out the Presidents proc
lamation by preparing a common
program for all Protestant churches
for use on Memorial day. The Rom
an Catholic churches will issue a
message to their pensioners.
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