Mayoral Proclamation in harmony with Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia November 19-25, 2023 as proclaimed by Governor Jim Justice WHEREAS, the week of Thanksgiving marks the thirtieth consecutive observance of Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia; thus continuing a tradition of annual proclamations beginning with Governor Gaston Caperton in 1992 thru 1996 and continued […]
Mayoral Proclamation In harmony with Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia November 19-25, 2023 as proclaimed by Governor Jim Justice WHEREAS, Thanksgiving week marks the thirty-second consecutive Christian Heritage Week in West Virginia; thus continuing a tradition of annual proclamations beginning with Governor Gaston Caperton in 1992 thru 1996 and continued by Governor Cecil Underwood […]
Download PDF Lesson 5: American Republic (Early 1800s–Modern Era) America holds a unique position as the most prosperous nation in the world. Is this unprecedented prosperity the result of America’s great natural resources? Probably not, for many nations have greater natural resources than America. (America ranks only 65thin percentage of agriculturally farmable land,[1] in crude […]
Download PDF Lesson 4: American Founding and Federal Era (1785-early 1800s) Words such as “virtue,” “piety” and “learning” are emphasized in the writings of our Founding Fathers and therefore appear in many of our governmental documents. In fact, when modern political scientists examined seventy-six of the most representative pamphlets and essays written by our Founders, they […]
Download PDF Lesson 2: Colonial Period (mid 1600s – 1765) As was apparent in Lesson 1, Christianity was central to the planting of the first American colonies, including Virginia (1607), Plymouth Plantation (1620), Massachusetts Bay (1630), Maryland (1634), Rhode Island (1636), and Connecticut (1638). Christianity was also very evident in the founding charters and laws […]
Download PDF Discovery and Early Planting (1492-mid 1600s) The recorded story of America begins with the European discovery of the New World in the late fifteenth-century by Christopher Columbus. Even though the Vikings had come inland in America as far as Minnesota hundreds of years earlier, it was the announcement of Columbus’ landing that opened […]
Proclamation by Governor Jim Justice 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 o West Virginia reaffirm our faith in and constant reliance upon God”; and Whereas, the Bill of Rights to the Constitution of West […]
Moses Dow (1771-1837) graduated from Dartmouth in 1796. He was pastor of the Second Church in Beverly, MA (1801-1813) and in York, ME (1815-1830). This sermon was preached by Dow on August 20, 1812 on the national fast day, and again on April 8, 1813 on the Massachusetts state fast day…
Oliver Ames (1831-1895) was governor of Massachusetts from 1887-1890. This proclamation was issued on March 2, 1887 for a day of Fasting, Humiliation, and Prayer to be held on April 7, 1887. (See the 1887 Massachusetts Thanksgiving Proclamation here.) Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Excellency Oliver Ames, Governor. A Proclamation for a Day of Fasting, […]
Discover the stories and sacrifices behind the 56 signers’ famous pledge.
