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State of Connecticut
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
JOHN H. TRUMBULL
GOVERNOR
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TELF-DISCIPLINE as a means of spirit-
} | ual advancement is in the New England
: tradition. The enduring of hardship for
£) conscience' sake, the living of sober and
ves for their souls’ good, were cardinal
principles in the code of our forefathers. Our
custom of setting aside Good Friday as a day for
self-denial and for special devotions is therefore
particularly fitting in its emphasis on those ideals
which have been landmarks on the path of our
own moral development. For many of us the day
has a profound religious significance. For all of
us, the solemn events which it commemorates
carry lessons in humility, devotion and sacrifice
which cannot fail to give strength and inspiration.
I therefore designate Friday, the twenty-ninth
day of March next, as a day of
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and I recommend to all of the people in this State
that this anniversary be generally observed as befits
its origin, in the sure hope of the spiritual refresh-
ment to be thereby gained.
Given under my hand and seal of the State at the Capitol, in Hartford, this fifteenth day of March, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine and of the independence of the United States the one
hundred and fifty-third.
By His Excellency's Command:
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Secretary.




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