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The First Thanksgiving Proclamation

June 20, 1676
Governing council of Charlestown, Massachusetts

The Holy God having by a long and Continual Series of his Afflictive dispensations
in and by the present Warr with the Heathen Natives of this land, written and brought
to pass bitter things against his own Covenant people in this wilderness, yet so that
we evidently discern that in the midst of his judgements he hath remembered mercy,
having remembered his Footstool in the day of his sore displeasure against us for our
sins, with many singular Intimations of his Fatherly Compassion, and regard; reserving
many of our Towns from Desolation Threatened, and attempted by the Enemy, and
giving us especially of late with many of our Confederates many signal Advantages
against them, without such Disadvantage to ourselves as formerly we have been sensible
of, if it be the Lord's mercy that we are not consumed, It certainly bespeaks our positive
Thankfulness, when our Enemies are in any measure disappointed or destroyed; and
fearing the Lord should take notice under so many Intimations of his returning mercy,
we should be found an Insensible people, as not standing before Him with Thanksgiving,
as well as lading him with our Complaints in the time of pressing Afflictions:

The Council has thought meet to appoint and set apart the 29th day of this instant June,
as a day of Solemn Thanksgiving and praise to God for such his Goodness and Favour,
many Particulars of which mercy might be Instanced, but we doubt not those who are
sensible of God's Afflictions, have been as diligent to espy him returning to us; and that
the Lord may behold us as a People offering Praise and thereby glorifying Him; the
Council doth commend it to the Respective Ministers, Elders and people of this Jurisdiction;
Solemnly and seriously to keep the same Beseeching that being persuaded by the mercies
of God we may all, even this whole people offer up our bodies and souls as a living and
acceptable Service unto God by Jesus Christ.