PROCLAMATION.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9649, 4 July 1919, Page 5

PROCLAMATION.

GEORGE R. I,

"Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to bring to a close the late widespread and sanguinary war, in which we were engaged against Germany and her Allies, we therefore, adoring the Divine goodness and duly considering that the great and gen--1 eral blessings of peace do call for public and solemn acknowledgement, have thought tit by and with the advice of our Privy Council to issue this our Royal Proclamation, hereby appointing and commanding that a General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for these His manifold and great mercies be observed throughout, our Dominions on Sunday, the Bixth day of July. A»d faf the bet-, ter and more devout solemnisation of; the same we have given directions to the Most Reverend Archbishops and Right Rev. Bishops of England to compose a form of prayer suitabje | to this occasion, tq be used in all ohurches and chapels, and to take care for the timely dispersing of the same throughout , their respective; dioceses. And to the same end; we do further advise and exhort the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and all spiritual authorities and ministers of religion in their respective churches and other places of public worship throughout our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and in all Quarters of our Dominions beyond the seas, to take part as it may properly behove tbjam to do in this great and common act of worship, and we do strictly charge and command that; the said public Day of Thanksgiving bo religiously observed, fey alias they ten- >- der favour of Almighty God and h.a,ve a sense of His benefits. "Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this first day of July, in the year of Our Lord, 1919, and in 'the tenth year of our reign. "God Save the Jung." _ "It is the wish of His Majesty that all parts of the Empire should as tar as possible unite i/i observing this oth of July Thanksgiving. . '■ "The reason for the alteration or date from that previously proposed ib to approximate the day of General Thanksgiving as nearly as possible to the date of the signature of (Peace with Germany. (Signed) MILNEK.