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Governor Jordan's Fast Day Proclamation
The following Fast Day proclamation has been issued by Chester B. Jordan, Governor of New Hampshire:—
Agreeably with a beautiful custom centuries ago established, and now in some form and to some extent adopted by all Christian peoples of the civilized world, and in accordance with what seem to be the necessities of the human race, I do appoint Thursday, the eighteenth day of April, 1901, a day of fasting, and indulge the hope that on that day all the people of our state will abstain from their usual avocations; from excessive eating and drinking; from pomp, pride, and vainglory; from all sports and festivities no in keeping with the spirit of the day as it has come down to us from the fathers; and that without sadness of countenance, hypocrisy, or cant, they will assemble at their respective places of public worship and there review their lives; recount their many departures from the path of right, justice, honor, truth, and virtue; recall, so far as they may, the great blessings of good government hourly and momentarily attending them in all their journeyings hitherto; the priceless legacies of church and state bequeathed us by the fathers; the numberless mercies of God constantly and abundantly showered upon nation, state, and individuals from an ever open hand in war and in peace, in tempest and in sunshine, from the time our pious and rugged ancestors touched Plymouth Rock until this very hour; and there, too, on bended knee, resolve that henceforth their lives shall be better and sweeter, fuller of help, labor, and sacrifice for their more unfortunate fellows; and that their remaining days on earth shall be their best ones.
Given at the Council Chamber in Concord, this thirteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and twenty fifth. Chester B. Jordan, Governor.
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April 4, 1901 issue
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Chinese Editors at Work
Frederick W. Eddy
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The Lectures
with contributions from F. W. Robertson, John Freeman Linscott
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Among the Churches
with contributions from Henry C. Lawrence
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Governor Jordan's Fast Day Proclamation
with contributions from Chester B. Jordan, Edward N. Pearson
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Control your Thoughts
F. B. Meyer
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MRS. EDDY TAKES NO PATIENTS
Editor
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Church Dedication at Toledo
Editor
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The Indiana Bill
Editor
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An Important Step
Editor
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An Uncut Block of Marble
O. S. Marden
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Angels
BY GEORGE I. WOOLLEY.
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Love is Interest
BY ELINOR F. EDWARDS.
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The Question of Money
BY ANTON KRIEGHOFF.
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Love and Watchfulness
BY LILIAN HARDING.
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Spiritual Health in our Churches
BY W. B. D.
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Operation not Needed
Albert Whiffen
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Healed by Christian Science
Charles Singleton
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Saved from Invalidism and Despair
Ides A. Johnson
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Physical and Moral Healing Realized
Bunnie Deiner
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An Impromptu Service
C. E. Jones
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A Few Words of Greeting
H. F. R. Norwood with contributions from Whittier