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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1911
Page
7
A religious analysis urges believers to count their mercies and practice gratitude as a duty and grace. It argues thanksgiving shapes moral life, praising God, and notes gratitude has aesthetic and practical value, echoing Psalmist and New Testament tones. The piece emphasizes reflection on divine favors and the social expectation of thankfulness.
The passage urges deep gratitude to God on Thanksgiving, linking praise with practical charity to the poor. It emphasizes that gratitude should shape life as a temper and habit, guiding actions, personal conduct, and joint praise with deeds. It also urges rejoicing, counting mercies, and blessing the Lord with sustained devotion.
The 1789 proclamation signed by George Washington was issued as the first Thanksgiving decree. The original is held by Rev. J. W. Wellman, who inherited it from his grandfather William Ripley of Cornish New Hampshire. The document was laid by request of both houses of Congress through their committee.
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