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L._ <br />OFFICE.OF THE MAYOR <br />CITY OF LITTLE CANADA <br />PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, Throughout our 210 years of freedom, the people of <br />the United States have drawn upon the lessons <br />learned at the dawn of our liberty by acting "with <br />a firm reliance on Divine Providence" and <br />expressing gratitude for the many blessings a <br />loving God has showered upon us; and <br />WHEREAS, During the Revolutionary War, the Continental <br />Congress proclaimed a National Day of Prayer each <br />year for eight years, a practice that ended with <br />the winning of the peace in 1783. Decades later, <br />while the Civil War raged, this observance was <br />renewed by Abraham Lincoln; and <br />WHEREAS, Today our Nation is at peace and is enjoying <br />prosperity, but our need for prayer is even <br />greater. We can give thanks to God for the <br />ever — increasing abundance He has bestowed on us, <br />and we can remember all those in our society who <br />are in need of help, whether it be material <br />assistance in the form of charity or simply a <br />friendly word of encouragement. We are all God's <br />handiwork, and it is appropriate for us as <br />individuals and as a Nation to call to Him in <br />prayer; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, Michael I. Fahey, Mayor of the City of <br />Little Canada, Minnesota, do hereby proclaim May <br />7, 1987 as <br />NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER <br />in the City of Little Canada and urge all citizens <br />of the City of Little Canada to gather together on <br />that day in homes and places of worship to pray, .... <br />each after his or her own manner, for unity of the <br />hearts of all mankind. <br />DATED this the 22nd day of April, 1987. <br />Page 117 <br />