I now set apart Thursday, the thirtieth day of this November, as a day of thanksgiving for the past and of prayer for the future.
Our business prosperity has been great.
We live in easier and more plentiful times than our forefathers, the men who with rugged strength faced the rugged days; and yet the dangers...
In rendering thanks unto the Most High for the manifold blessings of the past year, consecrate themselves to a life of cleanliness, honor an...
We are not threatened by foes from without.
The foes from whom we should pray to be delivered are our own passions, appetites, and follies; and against these there is always need that ...
Any man in the whole ship's company who does his full duty can claim as his own the honor and repute of the ship and has a right to feel a p...
The Cumberland sank with her flags flying and her guns firing while her decks were awash.
What must impress especially any observer is how essential it is that every individual on a ship like this should do his whole duty, and in ...
It is a privilege for any President to come aboard a squadron of American warships such as these.
At any time some emergency may arise in which the safety of the entire ship will depend upon the vigilance, intelligence, and cool courage o...