Show thanksgiving proclamation by the president of the united states of america A proclamation it has long been our custom to turn in the autumn of the he yer year in n praise and th thanksgiving thinks inks giving to Almighty Cod God for his many blessings anu and mercies to us as a nation this year we have spatial and moving cause to be great ful and to rejoice PEACE YEARS SPECIAL GIFT god has in his good pleasure given aien us icare it has not come as a mere cessation of arms a mere relief from the strain and tragedy of war it has come as a great triumph of right complete victory victor has brought us not peace alone but the confident promise of a new nea day as well in which justice shall replace force and jealous intrigue among the nations our gallant armies have participated in a triumph which is not marred or stained by another purpose of selfish all aggression in a righteous cause they have won immortal glory and have nobly served their nation in serving mankind god has indeed been gracious we have cause for such rejoicing as revives and strengthens in us all the best traditions of our national history A new day shines about us in which our hearts take new courage and look forward with new hope to new and ana greater duties while we render thanks for these things let us not forget forlet to seek the ale divine guidance in the performance of those duties and divine m mercy ercy and forgiveness tor for all errors of act or purpose and pray that in all that we do we shall strengthen the ties of frend friendship ship and mutual respect upon which we must assist to build the tile new structure of peace and good will among the nations THANKS TO GOD URGED wherefore 1 I woodrow wilson president of the united states of america do hereby designate thursday the day of november next as a day of thanksgiving and prayer and invite the people throughout the land to cease upon that day from their ordinary occupations cupat ions and in their several homes and places of worship jo 0 o render I 1 thinks to god the ruler of nations in witness whereof I 1 have hire hereunto unto set my hand and caused I 1 the seal of the united states to be affixed done in the district of columbia this lath day of november in the year of our lord 1918 and of the independence of the united states of america the WOODROW WILSON by the president robert lansing secretary of state |