Article April 13, 1899 Issue

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The Fast Day proclamation of Frank W. Rollins, Governor of New Hampshire, which has just been issued, is attracting much attention on account of its unusual language. The Governor says,—

"I hereby appoint Thursday, the 13th day of April, as Fast Day.

"This custom was inaugurated at a time when all the people of our state placed their trust in the hands of a supreme being, and believed firmly in the efficacy of prayer. A goodly number of our people still hold this belief, I am happy to say, and will assemble, as their ancestors have for generations, to invoke the deity. The decline of the Christian religion, particularly in our rural communities, is a marked feature of the times, and steps should be taken to remedy it.

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