Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1878 — Thanksgiving Day. [ARTICLE]

Thanksgiving Day.

President Hayes has issued the following proclamation: The recurrence at that season at which it is the habit of our people to make devout and public confession of their constant dependence upon Divine favor for all the good gifts of life and happiness, and of public peace and prosperity, exhibits in the record of the year abundant reasons for our gratitude and thanksgiving. Exuberant harvests, productive mines, ample crops of the staples of trade and manufactures, have enriched the country, the resources thus furnished to our reviving industry and expanding commerce hastening the day when discords and distresses, through the length and breadth of the land, will, uur der the continued favor of Providence, have given way to confidence, and energy and assured prosperity. Peace with all Nations has remained unbroken ; domestic tranquillity has prevailed, and the Institutions of liberty and justice, which the wisdom and justice of our forefathers established remain the glory and defense of their children. The general prevalence of the blessings of health throughout our wide land has made more conspicuous the sufferings and sorrows which the dark shadow of the pestilence has cast upon a portion of our people. This heavy affliction, even, the Divine Ruler has tempered to the suffering communities with an universal sympathy and succor which have flowed to their relief, and the whole Nation may rejoice in the unity of spirit in our people by whictrthey cheerfully share another’s burdens. Now, therefore, I, Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States, do appoint Thursday, the 28th day of November next, as a day of National Thanksgiving and Prayer, • and I earnestly recommend that, withdrawing themselves frpm secular cares and labors, the people meet.together on that day in their respective places of worship, there to give thanks and praise to Almighty God for His mercies, and to devoutly beseech their continuance. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this 90th day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and third. J.

Bv SrePresident: ‘

B. B. HAYES.

Wilaum M. Evabts, Secretary of State.