Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1893 — THANKSGIVING DAY. [ARTICLE]

THANKSGIVING DAY.

President Cleveland Issue* the Usual Proclamation in Few Word*. The President, Friday issued the following Thanksgiving proclamation: “While the American people should ►very day remember with praise and thanksgiving the divine goodness and nercy which have followed them since their beginning as a Nation, it is fitting that one day in each year should be especially devoted to the contemplation of the blessings we have received from the hand of God, and to the grateful acknowledgment of his loving, kindness. “Therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, Presiient of the United States, do hereby designate and set apart Thursday, the thirtieth day of the present month of November, as a day of thanksgiving and praise, to be kept and observed by all people of jur land. On that day let us forego our ordinary work and employments and assemble in our usual places of worship, where we may recall all that God has done for us, and where from grateful hearts, our united tribute of praise and tong may reach the throne of grace. Let the reunion of kindred and the social meeting of friends lend cheer and enjoyment to the duty, and let generous gifts of charity for the relief of the poor and needy prove the sincerity of our thanksgiving. Grover Cleveland. “By the President: “Walter Q. Gresham, Secretary of State.”