The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-20
Various Reasons Given
For Oversight.
One Says IL Marks Ebb Tide Of
Religious Observance.

city without any Fast day observance. IL
has been the custom for years to hold
Fast day serv .es In the morning at least
IN two churches OF this city. Yesterday
no union ssrvices were held. 1t seems
that IL has always Teen customary for the
Governors proclamation to be mailed 10
all clsrgymen IN the state, but this year
this was not dome. In none Of the
churches was the proclamation Of tSe
governor read last Sunday as far as oouin
10 learned yesterday. The proolamaticl
which has appeared In the columns CT
the daily Iapers for the past two weeks
was as follows:
"Conforming 60 t'me-bonored custom,
inauRuratsd by the pioneers and early
settlers Of New England, venerated BY our
Fathers, and very generally observed
throughout that section Of our county
down to tire present time. l do now, by
the authority vested In me as Governor.
and with the adv!cs and consent Of the
Executive Cou noil, appoint Thursday.
the ninstsenth day Of April. 10 the year
Il our Lcrd, one thousand nine hundred.
&c q day OF Fasting end Prayer, to be oh
snvsd ty the people of.Maine In q manner
which, in 81 /, SUNSET year of the nine
9 enth century. shell appropriately and
rev ersntly recall aud recognize the assoc.-
ations and memories which still cluster
around this annually recurring day"
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