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Thanksgiving ideals from Pilgrims to modern freedom
The article reflects on thanksgiving as a historic and ongoing American duty, tracing origins from Greek and Jewish harvest customs to the Pilgrims and Washington and Lincoln proclamations. It praises four Pilgrim-era ideals expressed in school, jail, town hall, and church, linking them to education, law, self-government, and religious faith, and urges continued devotion to these principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabernacles
Frederick Kershner
Plymouth
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Jesus Christ
Father
Pilgrim Fathers
Man
God