Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-22
THANKSGIVING CALL
ISSUED BY SPROUL
Peoples Adherence to Constitu-
tional Rule One of Many
Blessings, He Says
STRANGE VOICES" IGNORED

Harrisburg, Pa. Nov. ~. 2.--Govcrnoi
Sproul TO-DAY issued his first Thanksgiv-
ing Day proclamation. 1t follows;
The sanction Of a rcvcrcd and long
established custom and the prompt
Il day upon which to render public
thanks tc Almighty God for the man
fold favors and mcrcics with which
We have been blessed.
Pennsylvania has IL plcnitudc OF
cause for thanksgiving We have
been spared calamity. The dreadful
scourgc sweeping the land year ago.
gathering its awful harvest of death
and GcSolation. has passed, and the
dread fear Of its recurrence happily
has not been realized.
Prosperity has attended our in
dustries The mills and factories and
every iuStrumcntality of manufac-
turc, trade and commerce have been
busy. The fields have yielded vast
and rich bounty. Reward has been
open on all sides to honest toll, in
duStry, thrift and enterprise.
In common with all our sister
states. we have during the year,
with JOY and pride and cxultation,
welcomed back to the homes and fire
crowned sons who in 1917 and 1918
had served in the great world war
with such devotion and glory. II
was a glad sight, this home coming,
upon which we looked with tear
dimmed eyes and thankful hearts.
Lauds Service Men
We have been demobilizing the
service flags that proclaimed those
absent in the military service of the
country, but the sense of gratitude
for those for whom they We're lifted
abdes forever
To those cX- service men who SO
we'll withstood the shock and met the
stern duties Of warfare, and now
again return to the work and pur-
suits Of peace. we look with especial
hope, confidence and assurance in
every test awaiting them in the whole
realm of citizenship.
As they were invinciblc in war, so
will they be found faithful and true
in peace. Their value to country and
commonwealth trauscendS appraisal.
At the same time we are mindful of
those splendid spirits who made the
supreme sacrifice for our national
ideals. Our reverence for them and
our gratitude TO them will endure for
all time.
Majority Of People Loyal
Although there are strange voices
in the air melting. and alien and
sinister forces in our midst seeking
the overthrow of our whole civic and
social structure, we yet may rejoice
and take comfort in the knowledge
and belief that thc great body of our
people remain firm and fervcnt in
their adherence to that system of gov
ernment founded on our shores,
wherein liberty is regulated and safe
guarded by law. The faith of the
fathers is still the faith of our people.
All these and kindred material,
civic, social and spiritual blessings
have been vouchsafed to US by the
gracious favor of Almighty God, who
shapes and directs the destiny of ma
tionS and watches over the individ-
ual. Fittingly, therefore. may we
as people publicly and unitedly, ex-
press TO Him our reverent thanks for
them all, aud invoke His continued
aid to strengthen us, to preserve un-
Sullicd the priceless heritage of free
government, to bless and serve us and
those who come after us
To this end, |, William G. Sproul,
Governor Of the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, do hereby join with
the President of the United States in
designating and setting aside Thurs
day. November 27, 1919, as Thanks
giving Day, and urge that upon that
day the people of PENNSYLVANIA as
Semble in their accustomed places of
worship anG there, and by their own
hearthstones. with loving. grateful
hearts, thank Almighty God for all
of His many gifts and mcrcies, and
ance to lead us Alright and in safety
amid the perils which may beset our
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