, 1866-04-09
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOV
EkNOR.
A Day Of Fasting, Humiliation md
Prayer

A Day Of Fasting, Humiliation and
=. Prayer.
.sPn1Hoy1k1D, ILL.,, April ;.-The following Is the
Governors proclamation. thia day fssued:
.PRoc1AxA11os FOR DAT or FAsTrsd, nuhEL1A-
TON AsD PRAYER.
A becoming ChIietIan humility, obedience to the
will OF God, Sncere md humble acknowledgement
at or sins Al iudis7d1als, eonmnnlles md com
nonrealih. aoa oi our telis,ce alo g upon Divine
favor, al unite fu rendering 1t cm3penuy TT aud
; approprate to turn aside ii convenient sessons
from the ceas.ess pursuits Of life TO The cnnsideEa-
ton ct thotc great religions and mo,a tru,h, IRON
which II 19 nercT safe 10 depart, Which Ne
should never case 10 revere, and which
snnot be lcnR disleearded With tnpnnilY.
Is Remembered as great natlonal bereavement, en- e.
State and tho whole nauon. that On the lath day of
Apu, 1865 the lste President OF The United States
Has cruelty assass1na'ed. md that Or the 18Th day
berrd, VIII not It's annual r,uTl b1ing profQ1pd
sonov 10 .al! ths, people. Of our country,
I'd nd ssss ss1sn q ' p pg0eh th. heat a., sTsg ssa
Alling, rs II did 60 suddenly upon The na1on
il the moment Of general rejoicing over The signal
succs IS With which P5oydenea had inst ezown.1!
brance Of which well a1ed 10 arouse fE The public
mind SOLEMN sense Of the uncertainties Of life and
the s1es>itudes 10 "h3ch Ill human adalFs are sub
tbe puhc heart ith sense Of the necessity ot
eu7fiug to ihoec sources ri consolation md hope
which alone arc substantial and endurtncf
!, therefore, in response to very general w;sh
md almoAt nnlYeIral expectation, venture 10 re-
commend to the people u the state Of Illinois 70
se; aside. observe and Keep he ru7rrSTu r. pA1 or
ArRl1, 1856, Al = Gay ot fasting, humiliation and
prayer, BY laying aside all secular concerns that
DAY, and devoutly assembling m their respective
plaees Of wofthtp, to 1mplore tbs Divine fosREe-
nets for OH manifold sins and t1E:Rretslona: ~
people; 10 invoke tho continued tavof OF Almighty
recently and tiRually delivered from the
ptnls Of trca:on, rebellion and war; ito
sAppncate His fkyor upon the President and his
| constitutional Adylsess, and upon the assembled
Cne1css Of the United States, that they ny al be
trirnated By earnest purpose 10 ltgf.lafe FOR
nnd adminiscr the affair." Of the Government in tha
ftsr oi COD and t. The n!esest slops ot T, ruth,
pfscatc ihc deseTyed Ind .! God and impott
lis Graeioas tuierpotf ion TO avert from n. Geope
pt this Slate and nsnon the ca1am1ties OF wA.nng
Ind pcatilcnee. which It Is teared arc impending.
and vouehssfs 10 us The nsnal blessings Of hea&h;
p,ns IT ,yol 0I IN se bss,oasa Of 1 H.
inl 'as aeason. a and in fexsrd'ns me indaar,
Of the people with plentiful harvest 10 pray our
Heavenly fasher to take Into His holy keepng the
wdous and the otphau< ard to bles5 with Ills Pro-
tcctoD tbs ro31es1 and eanrd Of The uatlou, who.
through the periis Of dreadful WIZ have 1e4toTed
That He Will teach us 10 remember WITH gratitude
the te1ytrea and sseEaceF Of thete brave and good
men and ever 10 chr5ith with the NaI1nest sympa-
Thy their bereayed wido~s xnd tender orphanE and
In alt things guide and direct NJ IN the path ID
peace, virtue md cha,ry.
spapfes,9: r. MI d., Of ApF'i ~ : oo,.,s,
SHAnoN TINpAIn, Governor.
Secretary p{ State.