Proclamation
by
Gaston Caperton
Governor of the State of West Virginia
WHEREAS, West Virginia is richly blessed in natural beauty and natural resources, reflecting God’s miracle of creation; and,
WHEREAS, the, Bill of Rights to the Constitution of West Virginia and the United States Constitution guarantees freedom of religious speech and worship to all citizens of he Mountain State; and,
WHEREAS, for many West Virginians, life in the one-room schoolhouse began with a daily Pledge of Allegiance, prayer and Bible reading; and,
WHEREAS, Psalm 17:1 warns, Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain; and,
WHEREAS, steadfast faith sustained our Mountaineer forefathers’ survival through years of hardship, isolation and suffering; and,
WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week is an appropriate time to center attention on thanks to Almighty God for His great and good Providence and for the Christian faith, which is a foundation of American history;
Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved that I, Gaston Caperton, Governor of the State of West Virginia, do hereby proclaim November 19, 1995 – November 25, 1995, as:
Christian Heritage Week
in West Virginia and encourage all citizens to acknowledge, appreciate the religious heritage of our great state and nation.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of West Virginia to be affixed.
Done at the Capitol, City of Charleston, State of West Virginia, this the Tenth day of February, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-five and in the One Hundred Thirty-second year of the State.
Gaston Caperton
Governor
By the Governor
Ken Hechler
Secretary of State
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