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THANKSGIVING DAY –
IT’S TRUE MEANING
“The first thanksgiving day
originated with the festival being
held by Plymouth Colony in 1621,
in gratitude for a successive
harvest. The pilgrims from
England had landed at Plymouth
Rock in December, 1620 and had
endured a hard year.
“On that first ‘Thanksgiving Day’
they THANKED God they were
still alive and had food to eat. The
pilgrims RECOGNIZED God as
the SOURCE of their blessings.
“They held that first ‘THANKSGIVING DAY’ IN GRATITUDE AND THANKS TO
GOD.
The Pilgrims had cause to be very thankful to God for many and varied reasons.”
America Today
Many Americans do not even think about the terrible price those pioneers paid to bring about the
birth of this nation, nor do they even think of God on THANKSGIVING DAY much less
actually PRAY AND GIVE HEARTFELT THANKS TO THE GIVER OF EVERY GOOD
BLESSING, GOD IN HEAVEN ABOVE (
James 1:17
).
A Historical Review of America
The following quotes are taken from the Book
:
THE DESTINY OF BRITAIN AND AMERICA
by the Roadbuilder, Lt. Col. W. G. McKendrick, DSO, January 1926, this was the 6
th
and last
printing of it to my knowledge. This book is still available on the internet:
THE DESTINY OF BRITAIN AND AMERICA,
Excerpts from Pages 142-147
“. . . The Pilgrims left Plymouth (England) and started
across the ocean in the ‘Mayflower’ and the
‘Speedwell’.” On two occasions they had to sail back to
England because of the unseaworthiness of the
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