West Virginia Proclamation (March 1, 1993) signed by Governor Gaston Caperton declaring November 21-November 27, 1993, as "Christian Heritage Week". (A similar Proclamation was also signed February 18, 1994.):
<WHEREAS, For many West Virginians, life in the one-room schoolhouse began with a daily Pledge of Allegiance, prayer, and Bible reading; and
WHEREAS, The West Virginia legislature opens each daily session with a prayer to Almighty God; and
WHEREAS, West Virginia has been richly blessed in natural resources, reflecting God's miracle of creation; and
WHEREAS, the Bill of Rights to the Constitution of West Virginia 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, Be it Resolved that I, Gaston Caperton, Governor of the State of West Virginia, do hereby proclaim November 21, 1993, through November 21, 1993, as:
"CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK"
in West Virginia and encourage our citizens to acknowledge and appreciate the religious heritage of our great state and nation.
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 first day of March, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-three and in the One Hundred Thirtieth year of the State.
Gaston Caperton, Governor By the Governor
Ken Hechler, Secretary of State.> 1993WV001
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1993WV001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). West Virginia, March 1, 1993, the State of Virginia issued an Executive Proclamation declaring November 21-November 27, 1993, as "Christian Heritage Week," signed by Governor Gaston Caperton and Secretary of State Ken Hechler, in the Capitol City of Charleston. A similar Proclamation was also signed February 18, 1994.Courtesy of Bruce Barilla, Christian Heritage Week Ministry (P.O. Box 58, Athens, W.V. 24712; 304-384-7707, 304-384-9044 fax).