Ohio Proclamation (February 18, 1992) signed by Governor George V. Voinovich declaring May 7, 1992, as a Day of Prayer in Ohio:
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Executive Department Office of the Governor COLUMBUS PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the National Day of Prayer is a tradition first proclaimed by the Continental Congress in 1775; and
WHEREAS, In 1988, legislation was unanimously ratified by both Houses of Congress and signed by President Ronald Reagan stating that the National Day of Prayer was to be observed on the first Thursday of every May; and
WHEREAS, President George Bush has set aside May 7, 1992, as the 41st consecutive observance of the National Day of Prayer; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to give thanks to the Lord by observing this day in Ohio when all may acknowledge our blessings and express gratitude for them, while recognizing the need for strengthening religious and moral values in our state and nation;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Governor of the
State of Ohio, do hereby proclaim May 7, 1992, as A DAY OF PRAYER IN OHIO throughout the state of Ohio. I urge all citizens to observe this day in ways appropriate to its importance and significance.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the State of Ohio to be affixed at Columbus, this eighteenth day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and ninety two.
George V. Voinovich, Governor of the State of Ohio Bob Taft, Secretary of State.> 1992OH001
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1992OH001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Ohio, February 18, 1992, the State of Ohio issued an Executive Proclamation declaring May 7, 1992, as "A Day of Prayer in Ohio," signed by Governor George V. Voinovich, in the Capitol City of Columbus. Mrs. James Dobson (Shirley), chairman, The National Day of Prayer Information Packet (Colorado Springs, CO: National Day of Prayer Tack Force, May 6, 1993).