Missouri Proclamation (May 3, 1993) signed by Governor Mel Carnahan declaring November 21-November 27, 1993, as "Christian Heritage Week". (A similar Proclamation was also signed May 17, 1994):
<WHEREAS, For many Missourians, life in the one-room schoolhouse began with a daily Pledge of Allegiance, prayer, and Bible reading; and
WHEREAS, The Missouri Legislature opens each daily session with a prayer to Almighty God; and
WHEREAS, Missouri has been richly blessed in natural resources, reflecting God's miracle of creation; and
WHEREAS, The Bill of Rights to the Constitution of Missouri guarantees religious freedom to all citizens; 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, I, Mel Carnahan, Governor of the State of Missouri, do hereby proclaim November 21-27, 1993, as
"CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK"
in Missouri and encourage all citizens to acknowledge and appreciate the religious heritage of our great state and nation.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri, in the City of Jefferson, this 3rd day of May, 1993.
Mel Carnahan, Governor
Attest: J.M., Secretary of State.> 1993MO001
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1993MO001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Missouri, May 3, 1993, the State of Missouri issued an Executive Proclamation declaring November 21-November 27, 1993, as "Christian Heritage Week," signed by Governor Mel Carnahan and the Secretary of State, in the Capitol City of Jefferson. A similar Proclamation was also signed May 17, 1994. Courtesy of Bruce Barilla, Christian Heritage Week Ministry (P.O. Box 58, Athens, W.V. 24712; 304-384-7707, 304-384-9044 fax).