--part1_0.5601ca4b.2570ad37_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hope this does not cause any problems, but I had to send it with all good intentions. God Bless, Angela --part1_0.5601ca4b.2570ad37_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <TENNESSEE-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zc05.mx.aol.com (rly-zc05.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.5]) by air-zc04.mail.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP; Fri, 26 Nov 1999 00:03:45 -0500 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by rly-zc05.mx.aol.com (v65.4) with ESMTP; Fri, 26 Nov 1999 00:03:35 1900 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id UAA27508; Thu, 25 Nov 1999 20:59:27 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 20:59:27 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <383E12B9.186EC7A7@ojai.net> Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 20:55:21 -0800 From: Sid Moore <smoore@ojai.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Old-To: Sid Moore <smoore@ojai.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [TENNESSEE] History YES, Genealogy MAYBE Resent-Message-ID: <7oW_eB.A.ltG.tOhP4@bl-11.rootsweb.com> To: TENNESSEE-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: TENNESSEE-L@rootsweb.com Reply-To: TENNESSEE-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TENNESSEE-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/4853 X-Loop: TENNESSEE-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: TENNESSEE-L-request@rootsweb.com While we think about and study our past we should not forget why we had a paid holiday and a bigger meal to feast upon this day. This resolution was delivered to President George Washington, who readily agreed with its suggestion and put forth the following proclamation by his signature: A NATIONAL THANKSGIVING 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 tranquillity, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled 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 supplication 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, AD 1789 -- George Washington ==== TENNESSEE Mailing List ==== To make comments or suggestions, contact Linda DeRamus at: LDKT@infoave.net --part1_0.5601ca4b.2570ad37_boundary--