Wisconsin Proclamation (September 20, 1993) signed by Governor Tommy G. Thompson declaring October 3-October 9, 1993, as "Christian Heritage Week". (A similar Proclamation was also signed November 1, 1994.):
<WHEREAS, The Preamble to the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin states that "We, the people of Wisconsin, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, domestic tranquility and to promote the general welfare, do establish this Constitution"; and
WHEREAS, Benjamin Franklin, at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 stated: "It is impossible to build an empire without our Father's aid. I believe the sacred writings which say that 'Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it,'" (Psalm 127:1); and
WHEREAS, George Washington enunciated: "animated alone by the pure spirit of Christianity, and conducting ourselves as the faithful subjects of our free government, we may enjoy every temporal and spiritual felicity"; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, wrote: "Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed the conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?"; and
WHEREAS, James Madison, father of the U.S. Constitution, advocated "the diffusion of the light of Christianity in our nation" in his Memorial and Remonstrance; and
WHEREAS, Patrick Henry quoted Proverbs 14:34 for our nation: "Righteousness alone can exalt a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people"; and
WHEREAS, George Mason, in his Virginia Declaration of Rights, forerunner to our U.S. Bill of Rights, affirmed: "That it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other"; and
WHEREAS, these, and many other great men and women of America, giants in the structuring of American history, were Christian statesmen of calibre and integrity who did not hesitate to express their faith;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Tommy G. Thompson, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, do hereby proclaim October 3 through October 9, 1993
"CHRISTIAN HERITAGE WEEK"
in the State of Wisconsin, and I commend this observance to all citizens.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this twentieth day of September in the year one thousand nine hundred ninety-three.
Tommy G. Thompson, Governor By the Governor
Douglas La Follet, Secretary of State.> 1993WI001
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1993WI001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Wisconsin, September 20, 1993, the State of Wisconsin issued an Executive Proclamation declaring October 3-October 9, 1993, as "Christian Heritage Week," signed by Governor Tommy G. Thompson and Secretary of State Douglas La Follet, in the Capitol City of Madison. A similar Proclamation was also signed November 1, 1994. Courtesy of Bruce Barilla, Christian Heritage Week Ministry (P.O. Box 58, Athens, W.V. 24712; 304-384-7707, 304-384-9044 fax).