Show NEW YEARS DAY SET APART AS DAY OF PRAYER BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT new years day has been pro claimed as a day of prayer through out the united states by president franklin D roosevelt lor for asking forgiveness for our shortcomings ot the past of consecration to the tasks of the present of asking for gods held in the days to come the text of the presidents proclamation clar cla nation mation which was issued monday of this week is as follows by the president of the united states of america a proclamation the year 1941 has brought upon our nation a war of aggression by powers dominated by arrogant rulers whose selfish purpose is to de stroy free institutions they would thereby take from the freedom lov ing peoples of the earth the hard aoa won over dver many cen the new year of 1942 calls for the courage and the resolution of old and young to help win a world struggle in order that we may preserve all we hold hoId dear we are confident in our devotion to country in our love of freadom in our inheritance of courage cou rags rag but our strength as the strength of all men everywhere is of great er avail as god upholds us I 1 farnklin D roosevelt president of the United States of america do hereby appoint the first day of the year 1942 as a day of prayer of asking forgiveness foz for our shortcomings of the past of consecration to the tasks of the present of asking gods help in days to come we need his guidance that this thin people may be humble in spirit but stron strong 9 in the convi conviction tion of the right steadfast to endure sacrifices and brave to achieve a victory of liberty and peace in witness whereof I 1 have here unto set my hand and caused th ah seal of the united states of amer ica to be affixed |