Organ of iheNorfh Carolina Conference.
SIXTY-FOURTH YEAR.
RALEIGH, N. C. MAY 30, 1918
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The President Proclaims a Day of Prayer
Whereas, The Congress of the United States, on the second day of April last,
passed the following resolution:
"Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representtaives concurring), That it
being a duty peculiarly incumbent in a time of war1 humbly and devouthi to
acknowledge our dependence on Almighty God and to implore His aid and pro
tection, the President of the United States be, and he is respectfully requested to
command a day of public humiliation, and fasting, to be observed by the peo
ple of the United States with religions solemnity and the offering of fervent
supplications to Almighty God for the safety and welfare of our cause, His
blessings on our arms,. and speedy restoration of an honorable and lasting
peace to the nations of the earth ";
And Whereas, It has always been the reverent habit of the people of the
United States t) turn in humble appeal to Almighty God for His guidance in
the affairs of their common life ;
Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States oj
America, do hereby proclaim Thursday, the thirtieth of May, a day already
freighted with sacred and stimulating memories, a day of public humiliation,
prayer and fasting, and do exhort my fellow citizens of all faiths and creeds
to assemble on that day in their several places of worship and there, as well
as in their homes, to pray Almighty God that He may forgive our sins and
shortcomings as a people and purify our hearts to see and love the truth, to
accept and defend all things that are just and right, and to purpose only those
righteous acts and judgments which are in conformity with His will; beseech
ing Him that He will give victory to our armies as they fight for freedom, wis
dom to those who take counsel on our behalf in these days of dark struggle
and perplexity, and steadfastness to our people to make sacrifices to the
utmost in support of what is just and true, bringing us at last the peace in
which men's hearts can be at rest because it is founded upon mercy, justice
and good will.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done in the District ol Columbia this eleventh day of May, in the year of
our Lord nineteen hundred and eighteen, and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and forty-second.
By the President. WOODROW WILSON.
ROBERT LANSING, Secretary of State.
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