| Show THURSDAY by the grace and favor of almighty god the people of this nation have been led to the dossing daya of the passing year which has been full of the blessings of peace and comforts of plenty A beautiful compensation has come to us fur the work of our mind and our hands in every department of human industry no v therefore I 1 benjamin of the united states ot america do hereby appoint thursday alie day of to be observed as a day of prayer and thanks gibing and I 1 do invite the people on t ha day to cease from their labors to meet in their bouses of worship and to join in rendering gratitude and brahe to our creator for tha rich blessings lie has granted us as a nation and invoking a continuation of his protection and grace for the future benjamin JI arrison boar this in mind good people and let next thursday be spent becom let the schools be closed and the places of business locked up for that one day while our returns to a benign creator its thank in utah we have anch to feel thankful for perhaps more than any section of this peace and plenty have been characteristics of the past year and none in our midst feel the pangs of want and hunger there may be some indigent persons among us choso whoso means will not allow them to indulge in the luxury of a thanksgiving dinner these should receive the generous consideration of our more favored citizens let all on that day feel truely thankful with nothing in a financial way to mar their devotion thanksgiving day comes but once a year and this season it comes fraught with richer blessings than for many years past |
