Show Proclamation Io- Io WHEREAS history has shown ahoO the dreadfulness futility and of nations resorting to warin war warIn warin In order orde to settle le international differences differences dif dlf ference and disputes tes and WHEREAS wars are largely traceable traceable trace trace- able io to co remote and underlying causes and to jealousies and misunderstandings misunderstand misunderstand- ings between races and nations which with startling sometimes in violent anti antipathies path es when international controversies arise and WHEREAS by progressive world worM organization for tho the prevention of war such controversies might be adjusted adjusted ad ad- before they become acute and the hate and bitterness which they arouse might be avoided by building up in every locality throughout the civilized world and active will for peace and the determination on the part of the peoples of each nation to understand and properly interpret the peoples of other nations and their national na aspirations and to substitute love and neighborliness for will ill and dislike and WHEREAS this task of developing develop ing lag in the thi people this active will for peace and calm which will withstand the bursts of passion let loose by threats Of war war- or by certain international international inter international national controversies depends largely large ly Iy upon education through gh the schools and churches throughout the world and WHEREAS his excellency Governor Govern Govern Govern- Governor or George H. H Dern Bern at the request of the Utah Council for forthe the Prevention of War has suggested that Sunday January 2 1927 1027 be set aside in the theSta Sta State of Utah as Peace Sunday and that the church services for that day be devoted to the cause of pence peace and and WHEREAS the churches in including the Church of ot Jesus Christ of of the Latter-Day Latter Saints the Roman Roman Catho Catholic lie lic Church ilia th too T i u h on a. enA A Unitarian Churches i h generally l ih throughout throughout through through- out out the State have signified their willingness and desire to devote their services on that day to furthering the cause and spirit of permanent peace and prevention of war among nations and WHEREAS WHEREAS by doing so the State of Utah may set an example for the whole nation in this regard and andI I I. I Eugene Christensen Mayor of Cedar City Utah do hereby bring to the attention of the citizens of Cedar City by this proclamation the fact tact that Sunday January 2 2 1927 1027 is to tobe tobe tobe be devoted by the churches to the cause and spirit of peace ace among nations nations na na- and I express express express' the wish that our citizens may observe this Peace Peace Sunday by attending church services and by such other proper and and fitting manner manner as may serve to direct their thoughts to the task and necessity of organizing for tor peace and of giving i ing lag concrete and and cryst expression expression sion to the yearning in the hearts of people throughout the thew world for tor permanent permanent permanent per per- manent peace In the abolition of war v EUGENE CHRISTENSEN Mayor II 11 |