Proclamation
By Governor Cecil H. Underwood
WHEREAS, West Virginia is richly blessed in natural beauty and natural resources, reflecting God’s miracle of creation; and,
WHEREAS, for many West Virginians, school days began in a one-room schoolhouse with a daily Pledge of Allegiance, prayer and Bible reading; and,
WHEREAS, the Declaration of Independence declares that governments are to secure our Creator-endowed unalienable Rights to “…Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”; and,
WHEREAS, our Christian heritage is seen daily in the character and lives of our citizens and by the many churches throughout the Mountain State; 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, Cecil H. Underwood, Governor of the State of West Virginia, do hereby proclaim November 23-29, 1997, as Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia and encourage all citizens to acknowledge, appreciate the heritage of our great state and nation where our motto is Mountaineers are Always Free.
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 First day of April, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-seven and in the One Hundred Thirty-fourth year of the State.
Cecil H. Underwood
Governor
By the Governor
Ken Hechler
Secretary of State
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