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 5
unite in the 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
single and manifold mercies, and for the favorable interpellation
of His providence, in the course and conclusion of 10
the late war.
1. This old document comes down to us with a fine
message of inspiration from the past and from its
great author. Explain the reference in line 8; in
lines 10 and 11. Compare this proclamation with the
President's proclamation for the current year.