Re: GEN: Happy Thanksgiving
From: Efrain Ramirez (eramirezt@coqui.net)
Fri Nov 28 11:11:17 2008
Thanks ... same to you and everyone in this great list
Ef
At Wed, 26 Nov 2008, art fougner, md wrote:
>
>General Thanksgiving
>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 Houses of
>Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me "to recommend to
>the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLICK THANKSGIVING 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 establish a form of government for their safety
>and happiness:"
>
>NOW THEREFORE, I do recommend and assign THURSDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH DAY
>of NOVEMBER next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the
>service 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 sincere and humble thanks for His kind
>care and protection of the people of this country previous to their
>becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable
>interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the
>late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which
>we have since enjoyed;-- for the peaceable and rational manner in which
>we have been enable to establish Constitutions of government for our
>safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately
>instituted;-- for the civil and religious liberty with which we are
>blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful
>knowledge;-- and, in general, for all the great and various favours
>which He has been pleased to confer upon us.
>
>And also, that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and
>supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to
>pardon our national and other transgressions;-- to enable us all,
>whether in publick or private stations, to perform our several and
>relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National
>Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government
>of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully
>executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations
>(especially such as have shewn kindness unto us); and to bless them with
>good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and
>practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among
>them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of
>temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.
>
>GIVEN under my hand, at the city of New-York, the third day of October,
>in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine.
>
>(signed) G. Washington
>
>Source: The Massachusetts Centinel, Wednesday, October 14, 1789
>
>We have much for which to be thankful.
>
>For all Canadians, Happy Belated Thanksgiving. For everyone else, have
>a great weekend.
>
>--
>art fougner, md
>"May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton
>
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"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying." - Michael Jordan
