State: Oklahoma

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

PROCLAMATION

Whereas, John Adams wrote, “The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were. . .the general principles of Christianity.” (Letter to Thomas Jefferson, June 28, 1813); and

Whereas, Noah Webster taught “The religion which has introduced civil liberty is the religion of Christ and His Apostles. . .This is genuine Christianity and to this we owe our free constitutions of government.” (History of the United States, 1832, public school textbook); and

Whereas, Thomas Jefferson warned, “And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God?” (Notes on the State of Virginia, 1781); and

Whereas, James Madison proclaimed, “And to the same Divine Author of every good and perfect gift we are indebted for all those privileges and advantages, religious as well as civil, which are so richly enjoyed in this favored land.” (Presidential Proclamation, 1815); and

Whereas, commemorating America’s Christian heritage provides an opportunity for those choosing to participate to thank God for His “Blessings of Liberty,” to ask His help to “insure domestic Tranquility” and to recognize our national need and “unalienable Rights” in reaffirming our “reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence” for keeping our families secure, communities safe and America a “Free and Independent” “one Nation, under God”;

Now, therefore, I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, do hereby proclaim the week of November 18^th through November 24th, 2012 as “Christian Heritage Week” in the State of Oklahoma.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed.

Done at the Capitol, in the City of Oklahoma City, this 6^th day of September in the Year of Our Lord two thousand and twelve and of the State of Oklahoma in the one hundred and fourth year.

 Mary Fallin

GOVERNOR

Michelle R. Day

Assistant SECRETARY OF STATE

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

PROCLAMATION

Whereas, John Adams wrote, “The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were. . .the general principles of Christianity.” (Letter to Thomas Jefferson, June 28, 1813); and

Whereas, Noah Webster taught “The religion which has introduced civil liberty is the religion of Christ and His Apostles. . .This is genuine Christianity and to this we owe our free constitutions of government.” (History of the United States, 1832, public school textbook); and

Whereas, Thomas Jefferson warned, “And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God?” (Notes on the State of Virginia, 1781); and

Whereas, James Madison proclaimed, “And to the same Divine Author of every good and perfect gift we are indebted for all those privileges and advantages, religious as well as civil, which are so richly enjoyed in this favored land.” (Presidential Proclamation, 1815); and

Whereas, commemorating America’s Christian heritage provides an opportunity for those choosing to participate to thank God for His “Blessings of Liberty,” to ask His help to “insure domestic Tranquility” and to recognize our national need and “unalienable Rights” in reaffirming our “reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence” for keeping our families secure, communities safe and America a “Free and Independent” “one Nation, under God”;

Now, therefore, I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, do hereby proclaim the week of November 20^th through November 26^th, 2011 as “Christian Heritage Week” in the State of Oklahoma.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed.

Done at the Capitol, in the City of Oklahoma City, this 19^th day of September in the Year of Our Lord two thousand and eleven and of the State of Oklahoma in the one hundred and third year.

 Mary Fallin

GOVERNOR

Michelle R. Day

Assistant SECRETARY OF STATE

City of Ponca City

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

Proclamation

WHEREAS, the Pilgrims, in the Mayflower Compact (1620), stated their purpose as, “…having undertaken, for the glorie of God, and advancemente of the Christian faith, …in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant & combine our selves togeather into a civil body politick, for our better ordering & preservation & furtherance of the ends aforesaid;…”; and

WHEREAS, on June 21, 1776, John Adams wrote, “Statesmen, my dear Sir, may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is religion and morality alone, which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand”; and

WHEREAS, our Declaration of Independence declares, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness;” and

WHEREAS, on June 28, 1787, at the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin, quoting from Psalm 127:1, warned “We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings, that ‘except the Lord build the House they labour in vain that build it’.”; and

WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States of America, in Article I Section 7, recognizes Sunday as a day of rest and worship; and is dated “the Seventeenth Day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven”, thus measuring time from the birth of Jesus Christ (Anno Domini); and

WHEREAS, Thomas Jefferson, while President of the United States, was also made president of the school board for Washington, D.C. public schools and authored its original plan of education in which he placed the Bible and Watt’s Hymnal as two primary reading texts; and

WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week is an appropriate time to center attention on thanks to Almighty God for the “Blessings of Liberty”, to ask His help in reinsuring “domestic Tranquility”, and to recognize our national need to reaffirm our “reliance on the protection of divine Providence” in keeping America a free and independent Nation;

NOW, THEREFORE, I Marilyn Andrews, Mayor of the City of Ponca City, Oklahoma do hereby proclaim November 23, 1997, through November 29, 1997, as

“CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK”

And call upon the people of Ponca City and all interested churches, patriotic organization, and schools to observe such a week with appropriate ceremonies, activities and programs.

 In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand

and caused the Great Seal of the City of Ponca City

to be affixed this 23^rdday of November, 1997.

Marilyn Andrews

STATE OF OKLAHOMA

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

PROCLAMATION

Whereas, John Adams wrote, “The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were. . .the general principles of Christianity.” (Letter to Thomas Jefferson, June 28, 1813); and

Whereas, Noah Webster taught “The religion which has introduced civil liberty is the religion of Christ and His Apostles. . .This is genuine Christianity and to this we owe our free constitutions of government.” (History of the United States, 1832, public school textbook); and

Whereas, Thomas Jefferson warned, “And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God?” (Notes on the State of Virginia, 1781); and

Whereas, James Madison proclaimed, “And to the same Divine Author of every good and perfect gift we are indebted for all those privileges and advantages, religious as well as civil, which are so richly enjoyed in this favored land.” (Presidential Proclamation, 1815); and

Whereas, Benjamin Rush encouraged, “Let the children…be carefully instructed in the principles and obligations of the Christian religion. This is the most essential part of education (“A Plan for Free Schools,” 1787); and

Whereas, George Washington exhorted, “We ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation which disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.” (Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789); and

Whereas, commemorating America’s Christian heritage provides an opportunity for those choosing to participate to thank God for His “Blessings of Liberty,” to ask His help to “insure domestic Tranquillity” and to recognize our national need to reaffirm our “reliance on the Protection of divine Providence” in keeping America a “Free and Independent” Nation;

Now, therefore, I, Frank Keating, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, do hereby proclaim the week of November 23-29, 1997 (Thanksgiving Week) as “America’s Christian Heritage Week” in the State of Oklahoma and I encourage all citizens to acknowledge, appreciate, and celebrate, each in his or her own way, America’s Christian Heritage.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed.

Done at the Capitol, in the City of Oklahoma City, this 4^th day of November, in the Year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven, and of the State of Oklahoma in the eighty-ninth year.

Frank Keating

GOVERNOR

Sally Smedley

Acting Assistant SECRETARY OF STATE