George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

IFB ^ | 11/23/17 | G.W.

[The Ignorant Fisherman]

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 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 favors 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 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, A.D. 1789.

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[imardmd1]

Glad you likeDavid Barton and his message. I’ve been acquainted with him for many years. Not closely, but in passing we’ve chatted. Thanks for the post.

[jimfr]

while I did not look up every listing you have - there is a difference between God yelling to fast and a person choosing to fast

[daniel1212]

while I did not look up every listing you have - there is a difference between God yelling to fast and a person choosing to fast

Why the yelling about yelling? Of course you did not yell (fire!), but neither did God, and thus the question is why would you react to one of the many many commands under the Law by characterizing it as "yelling," and make that the contrast btwn voluntarily choosing to fast?

Why is this so seemingly objectionable to you? Did not the Lord Jesus fast Himself and require self denial (and never commands feasting, except as the Lord's supper), and foretell that His disciples would?

My flesh does not like to fast myself, but what I see Scripture teaching should not be determined by what I like or dislike.

[daniel1212]

Glad you likeDavid Barton and his message. I’ve been acquainted with him for many years. Not closely, but in passing we’ve chatted. Thanks for the post.

. While he has been called out for some undocumented or incorrect attributions, and his web site throws too much at you (to typical today, unlike FR) Barton has overall been a needed resource and a blessing which the secularist "religion" wishes never has existed.

[Bigg Red]

Thank you for posting this.

George Washington was such a good and wise man.

Happy Thanksgiving.

[Bigg Red]

I am moved to tears whenever I see things like this, and realize what huge sacrifices the Founding Fathers made for this nation. And then I think of all the harm that some want to do to our country and pray we can stop it.

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I know exactly what you mean. God has blessed us with our noble,dedicated Founding Fathers and with the brave men who have defended our freedoms through the years.

[Bigg Red]

Thank you for the ping.

Thanksgiving blessings to you and yours.

[Yosemitest]

Nice find.

[mairdie]

I have multiple newspaper subscriptions. Ask me if you think of something specific you want.

[Yosemitest]

Research Kwangmyongsong-4 (KMS-4), a North Korean Satellite recently launched, along with Two Russian Generals warning the EMP Commission in 2004 that Russia's Super-EMP Warhead technology was "accidentally" transferred to North Korea,
and a man named James Oberg.

Read page 4, paragraphs 4 thru 7, off the report titled:

STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD
DR. WILLIAM R. GRAHAM, CHAIRMAN
DR. PETER VINCENT PRY, CHIEF OF STAFF
COMMISSION TO ASSESS THE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP) ATTACK
TO
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY
SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY HEARING

“EMPTY THREAT OR SERIOUS DANGER:
ASSESSING NORTH KOREA’S RISK TO THE HOMELAND”
October 12, 2017

North Korea Nuclear EMP Attack:
An Existential Threat

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Or an EMP attack might be made by a North Korean satellite, right now.

A Super-EMP weapon could be relatively small and lightweight, and could fit inside North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong-3 (KMS-3) and Kwangmyongsong-4 (KMS-4) satellites. These two satellites presently orbit over the United States, and over every other nation on Earth--demonstrating, or posing, a potential EMP threat against the entire world.

North Korea’s KMS-3 and KMS-4 satellites were launched to the south on polar trajectories and passed over the United States on their first orbit. Pyongyang launched KMS-4 on February 7, 2017, shortly after its fourth illegal nuclear test on January 6, that began the present protracted nuclear crisis with North Korea.

The south polar trajectory of KMS-3 and KMS-4 evades U.S. Ballistic Missile Early Warning Radars and National Missile Defenses, resembling a Russian secret weapon developed during the Cold War, called the Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) that would have used a nuclear-armed satellite to make a surprise EMP attack on the United States. 7

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