West Virginia Proclamation (January 28, 1992) signed by Governor Gaston Caperton declaring March 8-March 14, 1992, as "Christian Heritage Week":
<WHEREAS, West Virginia has been richly blessed in natural beauty, reflecting God's miracle of creation; and
WHEREAS, The importance of Christian Heritage to the traditions and values of our state is immeasurable; and
WHEREAS, Religious holidays, festivals and celebrations have brought welcome respite from weary labor, as well as renewed respect and meaning for nature's seasons of change; and
WHEREAS, The community church serves a vital function in binding folk together and providing crucial education and charitable services; and
WHEREAS, Teaching future generations of West Virginians the all important role of Christian Heritage is of crucial concern to West Virginians of all faiths;
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Resolved that I, Gaston Caperton, Governor of the State of West Virginia, do hereby proclaim March 8, 1992 through March 14, 1992
as:
"CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK"
in West Virginia.
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 Twenty-eighth day of January, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-two and in the One Hundred Twenty-ninth year of the State.
Gaston Caperton, Governor
by the Governor, Secretary of State.> 1992WV001
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1992WV001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). West Virginia, January 28, 1992, the State of West Virginia issued an Executive Proclamation declaring March 8-March 14, 1992, as "Christian Heritage Week," signed by the Office of the Chief Executive, Governor Gaston Caperton, and the Secretary of State, in the Capitol City of Charleston. Courtesy of Bruce Barilla, Christian Heritage Week Ministry (P.O. Box 58, Athens, W.V. 24712; 304-384-7707, 304-384-9044 fax).