, 1891-03-07

the deep interest he has taken IN its progress
that its successful inauguration will .be most
gratifying to him. / shall take the earliest OPP
portunity of informing the Queen of the loyal
welcome ! have received from those people
whose pride it is that she holds the title of
Supreme Lady of Jamaica"
The Lord Bishop of Jamaica offered up the
following prayer:
o ALMIGHTY Con, Who art our Father in
Heaven, we this day desire reverently to wor-
ship Thy Glorious Majesty, thankfully to &C
knowledge Thy b~ountiful goodness and mercy
to us, and humbly to ask that Thou wouldest
continue to be gracious unto us.
We praise and magnify Thy glorious Name,
o Thou High and Holy One, Who inhabitest
Eternity Thou has created all things; and
Thou sustainest all things: in Thee we live
and move and have our being; and to Thee
we owe all that we possess.
We thank Thee for that heritage of free
dom and of Just and stable Government which
has come to US as subjects of the British
Crown may the Throne Of our Queen be
established in righteousness: prolong her life
in peace and happiness, and may the success
sive generations of her children inherit her
honors and authority and bear rule after her
over a united and prosperous Empire.
We beseech Thee to bestow the rich mer-
cies of Thy Providence and Grace upon AL
bert Edward, Prince of Wales, the Princess
of Wales and all the Royal Family AMI we
particularly commend Prince George of Wales
at this time to Thy Divine favour and protec-
ton. And we also pray Thee to bless the
Governor Of this Island, an all who are in
authority under hin: all members OF the
Legislative Council, ana all judges AMI NJ lgi-
~strates, that each in his vocation may sock to
fulfil Thy will, and be enabled to promote the
welfare Of Thy people,
We thank Thee that Thou has bestowed
upon the people Of this land the blessing of
Tny true religion and that in connection
Herewith a large increase OF knowledge, and
of social advantages and of material prospect
ty has been attained. May our sins find
mercy in Thine abundant compassion and
may we have grace to amend whatsoever IS
evil in our ways and power to use for our real
good that prosperity which Thou glyest
US.
More especially do we this day offer our
thanksgiving for that wisdom which planned
and that skill and unity of effort which have
brought to completion, this editice and the
collection herein made of the wonderful works
of nature and of art. We praise Thee that
no untoward event and no serious accidents
have occurred, to mar these ende4vOurs or
prevent their successful issue. Let Thy Good
Providence still protect and prosper this
enterprise. May it be fruitful i'll blessing to
ell classes Of people in his Island and be the
means of stimulating and directing their IN
dustry and their advancement in all valuable
knowledge, in all useful arts AMI i'll all lawful
And we pray that these and the like inter
changes of intercourse and of commodities
amongst the nations Of the earth, may prove
to be for their mutual benefit in the increase
of material comforts and also be the means Of
extending goodwill amongst men SO that
instead of glorying in their power to excel in
the triumphs of war, they may cultivate a
friendly rivalry in the arts of peace. And
thus as all things come of Thee, SO let all
things serve Thee: And do thou by the reve-
Iation of Thy Grace, and by all the workings
of Thy Providence in the lives of individuals
and Of peoples, let Thy way be made known
upon the earth, Thy saving health among all
nations and all this we ask through Jesus
Christ Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God,
World without end. Amen.
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed
be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will
be done in earth, AS it is in heaven. Give US
this day our daily bread. And forgive US
our trespasses, As we forgive them that tres
pass against us. And lead US not into tempt
tation; But deliver US from evil: For thine is
tho KINGDOM. The mower. and the glory. For