Thanks Allan. That really show the meaning of this day.
Thank you, Alan Di Somma Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks? http://www.azflyfishing.net/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Fish" <afi...@sbcglobal.net> To: <Recipient List Suppressed:> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 11:42 AM Subject: [VFB] Fwd: Washington's Proclamation of the First Official US Thanksgiving > George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation > > Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence > of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, > and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both > Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to > "recommend to the people of the United States a day of public > thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with > grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, > especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a > form of government for their safety and happiness:" > > Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of > November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the > service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author > of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then > all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His > kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to > their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the > favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and > conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, > union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and > rational manner in which we have been enable to establish > constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and > particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil and > religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of > acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all > the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon > us. > > And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers > and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech > Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us > all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several > and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National > Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a > Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and > faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns > and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to > bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the > knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase > of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all > mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be > best. > > Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d day of October, A.D. > 1789. > > ______________________________ > \ > -- > Allan Fish > Greenwood, IN > afi...@sbcglobal.net > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 270.14.83/2528 - Release Date: 11/26/09 09:10:00 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
