Re: Happy Thanksgiving
From: zygote@icsi.net
Sun Nov 27 10:56:06 2005
I though that Mr Lincoln was the one who established a national day of Thanksgiving!
On 24 Nov 2005 at 13:14, art fougner, md wrote:
Date sent: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 13:14:37 -0600
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Subject: Happy Thanksgiving
> Happy Thanksgiving to All!
>
> By the PRESIDENT of the United States Of America
>
> A PROCLAMATION
>
> WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of
> Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and
> humbly to implore His protection and favour; and Whereas both Houfes of
> Congress have, by their joint committee, requefted me "to recommend to
> the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLICK THANSGIVING and PRAYER,
> to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal
> favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity
> peaceably to eftablifh a form of government for their safety and
> happiness:"
>
> NOW THEREFORE, I do recommend and affign THURSDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH
DAY
> of NOVEMBER next, to be devoted by the people of thefe States to the
> fervice of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of
> all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all
> unite in rendering unto Him our fincere and humble thanksfor His kind
> care and protection of the people of this country previous to their
> becoming a nation; for the fignal and manifold mercies and the favorable
> interpofitions of His providence in the courfe and conclufion of the
> late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which
> we have fince enjoyed;-- for the peaceable and rational manner in which
> we have been enable to eftablish Conftitutions of government for our
> fafety and happinefs, and particularly the national one now lately
> instituted;-- for the civil and religious liberty with which we are
> bleffed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffufing useful
> knowledge;-- and, in general, for all the great and various favours
> which He has been pleafed to confer upon us.
>
> And also, that we may then unite in moft humbly offering our prayers and
> fupplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and befeech Him to
> pardon our national and other tranfgreffions;-- to enable us all,
> whether in publick or private ftations, to perform our feveral and
> relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National
> Government a bleffing to all the people by conftantly being a Government
> of wife, juft, and conftitutional laws, difcreetly and faithfully
> executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all fovereigns and nations
> (especially fuch as have shewn kindnefs unto us); and to blefs them with
> good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and
> practice of true religion and virtue, and the increafe of fcience among
> them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind fuch a degree of
> temporal profperity as he alone knows to be beft.
>
> GIVEN under my hand, at the city of New-York, the third day of October,
> in the year of our Lord, one thousand feven hundred and eighty-nine.
>
> (signed) G. Washington
>
> Art
>
> --
> art fougner, md
>
> "I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early."
> Lawrence Peter Berra
>
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