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Show The Proclamation of President Benjamin Harrison. HE MSilJ.VlTES TlllRNb.IV, X0V.2ITI1 As a Day of Feasting. Rejoicing and Thanksgiving to be Observed Throughout the Union. The following proclamation from President Harrison should he observed ob-served by everyone in the Union. Most of us have little things if not great things to be- truly thankful for. If shows the presence of the divine trait of gratefulness in people peo-ple to show their appreciation of a kind and beneficent Providenco for all blessings bestowed. - The following proclamation was issued by the President on November Novem-ber 4 th: The gifts of God to our people during the past year have been so abundant and so special that the spirit of devout thanksgiving awaits not a call, but only the appointment ap-pointment of a day when it may hove a common expression. He has stayed the pestilence at our doors; He has given us more love for the free civil institutions, in the creation crea-tion of which His directing providence provi-dence was so conspicuous; He has awakened a deeper reverence for , law; He has widened our philanthropy philan-thropy by a call to succor ilie distress dis-tress in other lands; lie has blessed our schools, and is bringing forward for-ward a patriotic and God-fearing generation to execute His great and benevolent designs for ourcounlry; He has given us great increase in material wealth, and a wide diffusion diffu-sion of contentment and comfort in the homes of our people; He has given li is grace to the sorrowing. Wherefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, Harri-son, President of the United States, do call upon our people to observe as they have been wont, Thursday, the twenty-fourth day of this 1 month of November, as a day of thanksgiving to Clod for His mcr-, mcr-, cies, and of supplication for His ! continued care and grace. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused Ihe seal of the United States to be : affixed. . 1 Done at the City of Washington this fourth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety nine-ty two, and of the independence of the United States, the one hundred hun-dred and aeventeentlj. By the President, Benjamin Hai(kison. J. W. Fostlu, Sec'y of Stale. |