Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-05-24
CLEARFIELD, Pa, WEDNESDAY, MAY "a, 1875.

angels veil their faces, and III
: spirits Of the just made perfect bow
, humble alteration. Thou art the CIR
, ator of all things, the Preserver OF a
5 that exist, whether they be thrones, 0
dominions, or principalitics, Or power
The minute and the vast, atoms an
worlds, alike attest the ubiquity of Tb
presence and the omnipotencc of Th
/, sway.
Thou alone art the sovereign rule
Of nations. Thou raiseth up one an
casteth down another, and Thou givet
the kingdoms of the world to whomsC
ever Thou wilt. The past with oil it
records is the unfolding of Thy cour
sells and the realization of Thy gran,
designs. We hail Thee as our rightfn
ruler, the King eternal, immortal an,
invisible, the only true God, blesse,
forever more.
u We come on this glad day, o Thol
God OF our fathers, into these court
with thanksgiving, and into these gate
with praise. We bless Thee for Tn,
wonderful goodness in the past, for th,
land which Tlbu gavest 10 our fathers
q land yelled from the ages, from th,
ancient world, but revealed in the full
ness Of time to Thy chosen people
whom Thou didst lead by Thine owl
right hand through the pillows of th,
deep, a land Of vast extent, Of towering
mountains and broad plains, of unnum
bered products and untold treasures
We. thank Thee for the fathers ol
our country, men of mind and Of might
who endured privations and sacrifices
who brayed multiplied dangers rather
than defile their consciences, or be un
true to their God, men who laid on the
broad foundations Of truth and justice
the grand structure of civil freedom.
We praise Thee for the closing cen
tury, for the founders of the Republic
for the immortal Washington and hi.
associates for the wisdom with which
they planned, and the frmness and
heroism which, under Thy blessing, led
them to triumphant success. Thou
vast their shield in hours of danger
their pillar of cloud by day and their
pillar of fire by night. May we, their
sons, walk in their footsteps and i'm
itate their virtues.
We thank Thee for social and Ma
tional prosperity and progress for
valuable discoveries and multiplied in
ventions; for labor-saving machinery
relieving the toiling masses for schools,
free as the morning light for the mill.
ions Of the rising generation for books
and periodicals, scattered like leaves Of
autumn over the land for freedom to
worship God according to the dictates
of the conscience for church unfct-
tered by tho trammels of State.
Bless, we pray Thee, the President
OF the United States and his consttitu-
tional advisers, the judges of the Su-
preme Court, and Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes in Congress, the Governors
Of our several Commonwealths the
officers Of our army and navy, and all
who are in official position throughout
our land. Guide them, we pray Thee,
with coansels Of wisdom and may they
ever rule in righteousness. We ask
thy blessing to rest upon the President
and members Of the Centennial com
mission, and upon those associated with
them in the various departments, who
have labored long and earnestly, amidst
anxieties and difficulties, tor the success
OF this enterprise.
May Thy special blessing, 0 Thou
God OF all the Nations of the earth,
rest upon our National guests, our
visitors from distant lands. We vel
come them to our shores, and we re-
Joice in theirpresence among s,whether
they represent thrones, or culture, or
research, or whether they come to cx-
hiblt the triumphs of genius and art,
IN the development of industry and in
IN the progress Of civilization. Preserve
Thou them we beseech Thee, in health
and safety, and in due time may they
be welcomed BY loved ones again to
their own, their native lands.
Let Thy blessing rest richly on this
Centennial celebration, May the lives
and health OF all Interested be precious
in thy sight. Preside in its assemblies.
Grant that this association in effort
may bind more closely together every
part OF our great republic, so that our
Union may be perpetual and indis-
soluble Let its influence draw the
Nations of earth into unity. Here
after we pray Thee, may all disputed
questions be settled by arbitration and
not by the sword, and may wars for
ever cease among the sons Of men.
May the new century be better than
the past. More radiant with the light
Of true philosophy, warmer with the
cmanation of a worldwide sympathy. |
May capital, genius and labor be freed
from all antagonism by tho establish
mcnt and application of such principles
Of justice and equity as shall reconcile
diversified interests and bind in i'm
perishablc bands all parts Of society.
We pray Thy benediction, especially
On the women OF America, who tor the
first time in the history OF our race
lake so conpicuous place in a National
celebration. May the light of their in.
diligence, purity and enterprise shed
ts beams afar, until in distant lands,
Lhoir sisters may realize the beauty and
glory Of Christian freedom and eleva-
ion. We beseech Thee, Almighty
hthcr, that our beloved republic may
DC strengthened in every element Of
rue greatness, until her mission is ac-
by presenting to the world
IN illustration of the bappincs Of free
people, with a free church in a free
State, under laws of their own enact
ncnt, and under rulers of their own
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