Show thanksgiving president chester A Artl arthurs turg proclamation la the following is the text of the thanksgiving proclamation of president arthur it has his long been th alie e pious custom with our people with the closing of the year to look back upon the blessings brought h t to them in the changing course of the seasons and to return solemn thanks to the all giving source from whom the they flow and although at this pe period bioc when the falling leaf admonishes us that the time of our sacr sacred c duty is at land our nation still lies les in ill the shadow of that great bereavement and mourning which has filled our hearts finds us in sorrowful supplication toward tile god bea before ore whom we all lately bowed in grief yet I the countless berie fite which have showered upon us its during the pasit pat twelve months call for our fervent gratitude and make it fitting that we should rejoice with thankfulness ness that the lord in his anfin infinite te mercy has most signally favored this country and people peace without and prosperity within have been vouchsafed to us no hostilities have visited our shores the abundant privileges which our fathers left us in the r wisdom arc ire still our increasing heritage and if in parts of the vast domain some affliction has visited our bret brenin their forest homes yet even this calamity tempered and in a manner sanctified by generous compassion for the sufferers which has bassion been con called throughout our land for all these things it is meet that the voice of the nation should go up tip to god in devout homage Where wherefore forc L Chest chestora crA arthur president of the united states do recommend that all people observe thursday the day of november as a day of national thanksgiving givin gam and I prayer by ceasing so far as may be from front their secular labors aud meeting in their several places of worship his there to join in ascribing we ibi n honor an and praise to almighty G god whose so goodness hag has been so manifest in our history and in our lives and offering earnest prayers that his ilis bounties may continue to us its and to our children CHESTER A ARTHUR president jabs G secretary of stale state |