President George Washington
General Thanksgiving
By the PRESIDENT of the United States Of America
A PROCLAMATION
By the PRESIDENT of the United States Of America
A 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 favour; 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 TWENTY-SIXTH 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 favours 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 shewn kindness unto 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 third day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine.
G. Washington
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If we can over look the fact that George Washington was a slave-owner and that is a whole lot to over-look, George Washington was a class act. At Thanksgivings, we are thankful for what we have. During this holiday, we do not dwell on what we don’t have, or dream of what we would like to have. We have George Washington as the first President and he is the excellent example of how a Constitutional President should behave. We have an amended Constitution with a Bill of Rights, passed down to us by men of Faith who understood that Faith comes from within the individual and can not be imposed upon the individual from without, by the state. We have a diverse country where thoughts, ideas and opinions are allowed to flow freely. A country where a man should not be embarrassed to say, “May God Bless America,”
or say, “May Allah be with you, America, ” or say ” Walk with Buddha, America, ” or say nothing at all. Because of this freedom, God does bless America, and for this we are thankful.
Here here! I also wish to add my thanks for your post. I was unaware of it until now.
This morning I was greatly moved to read the words of our Founding Father, who in spite of popular demand, refused to be our King.
As I sat this morning, rather than being grateful, I was pondering my own difficult financial circustances, considering neither God nor what He has given me.
It is so very profound to consider the words of this great man, used by God as the cornerstone of this great nation.
To those of us who feel this nation was founded on the greed and corruption of old white men, and that a new way of socialistic poli-science without a national recognition of our Judea-Christian God will make our nation greater, read this man’s words again. Read them line by line, principle by principle.
Agree or not, be grateful this man did. I am so grateful for not only the hope in our future, but especially for the faith and foundation of our past.
Thank You Election Supervisor for a much needed reminder.