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Proclamation By The Governor For A Day Of Thanksgiving And Prayer

Proclamation By The Governor For A Day Of Thanksgiving And Prayer image
Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
November
Year
1871
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Anothor nol is drawing to iti close, and through thu lOTing kindruvs of the Aimighty 1, who in wisdom crcntod tho cirih hihI astabushed the heavena,our livcs havo been preservcd ; a year of eli mcrues ui peace and plenty- of bouutiful erope and general hciiith- yot not without iu leeaona of ojtow. vnjnm Jvs ■ poople, wo havo enjoyed mnab of eartnly hftppiness, and have lnvii M.-wl with the aboumliiiR mercicsof Qod, throuk-h His fleai Bon, wehraalo beeu'pi-rinitted to sue tne unoertnintiea of eart.lily pocsniims in tho devMtnting firo vrhich have toougnj dasolation to mnny families, and nddenly deprivod thousands of our atüaua of tbs [OTrudi of lndutry " While welmmbloouraelvcsforoursins, Iet U9 with one iwcord, lift un our hcai-i t Qofl In thankagiying imd praiao, for Hts (front merciea toward us, for tho carneat syinpiithy and noble oli:irily wlnch have so lancely aUSVUtM tho nflering of our attlietud people. In devout reeognition of our denendence upon the Supremo Rulor of men, I do hereby npiMint Thursday, Un 30tli day of November, w a day of thaaksgiving und pritiae. Let us on that day, in our respectivo places of puolic worship, and with our families at liomi-, rejoico m the KOOdncss of God and nndei unto lliiu tho tribute oif contrito and gmteful lioart. Let ouï thankagivinft lintl eipression in acts of oenevolencc and ikvils f charit y to the sorroiiir, toe stek. the poor and the neodr; anfl Iet na invoke the Divine blosMng upon ouj" Siatc and our Nation. Given under my band and tho Orent Seal of the State, at Lannng, tbla Stb day of November, in the year of our Lord ono tliousand Kht honaiea Bnd sevouty-ono, and of the lmlependen.ee of tho United Stat the nimxth, r baldwin_ By the Governor : ' U.VNIKL STniKEE, Seci-etary of Rtate. ______

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Old News
Michigan Argus