Proclamation
By Governor Cecil H. Underwood
WHEREAS, the Preamble to the Constitution of West Virginia declares, “Since through Divine Providence we enjoy the blessings of civil, political and religious liberty, we, the people of West Virginia reaffirm our faith in and constant reliance upon God…”; and,
WHEREAS, the Constitution of West Virginia guarantees religious freedom of religious speech and worship to all citizens; and,
WHEREAS, West Virginia is richly blessed in natural beauty and natural resources, reflecting God’s miracle of creation; and,
WHEREAS, steadfast faith sustained our Mountaineer forefathers through years of hardship, isolation and suffering; and,
WHEREAS, the week of Thanksgiving is an appropriate time to center attention on our thanks to Almighty God for His great and good Providence and for the Christian faith, which is part of West Virginia’s and America’s history;
Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved that I, Cecil H. Underwood, Governor of the State of West Virginia, do hereby proclaim November 19-25, 2000, as Christian Heritage Week in the Mountain State and encourage all citizens to acknowledge, appreciate and celebrate each in their own way the heritage of our great state 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 Twenty-first day of June, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand , and in the One Hundred Thirty-eighth year of the State.
Cecil H. Underwood
Governor
By the Governor
Ken Hechler
Secretary of State
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