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Show THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION PROCLAMA-TION ; BV TflE governor. ;'( Utah Territory, Executive Office. Having ' been abundantly blefscd and favored by Diviue Providence during the vicissitudes of another year, and realizing Our accountability to God, who has preserved our lives, who has given ua seed time and a bountiful harvest, who has prospered our mining industries and yielded to us rich treasures from the earth, let us keep in mind our obligations to him for hie mercies, and in grateful recognition observe a day of thanks-, giving and praise an honored custom lending to keep alive iu our hearts remembrances of God'a great goodness good-ness toward ua, his creatures. To this end, therefore, and in accordance with the recommendation of the president of the United States, Idoheroby designate Thursday, the 30th day of November next, as a day of thauksgiviug and praise to Almighty God. I recommend that tho people of this territory abstain from socular pursuits on that day, auu assemble in their re spective places of worship, and there with devout hearts join in such devotions devo-tions aa shall be pleasing and acceptable accept-able to our heavenly Eat her. I also recommend thoso more especially favored with the comforts of life aud the riches of this world, to remember the unfortunate and poor, that charity and deeds of lovo may attest the sincerity sin-cerity of our ccvolions. In testimony whereof I have hereunto here-unto set my hand and caused the great seat of the tei ti-ury to he aflixed. Done at Salt Lake city, ( 1 ' thia 30th day of October, seal a.D. 1S76, and of the independence of the United States tho ono hundred aud fir.t. GEO. W. EMERY. 1 By the Governor. - .-. Moses M. Bane, I . Secretary of Utah Territory. |