The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-11
A GREAT PRAYER
BY DIR. aitiburn at the Opening of the
worlds Fair

| worlds Fair.
"All glory be to Thee, Lord God o
Hosts, that. Thou has moved th
hearts of all kindred tongues, peopl
and nations to keep feast of taber
nacles in this place, in commemora
tion of that most momentous of al
voyages, by which Columbus liftec
the veil that hid the new world from
the old and opened the gateway o
the future for mankind. Thy serv
ants have builded these moro thar
imperial palaces, many chdmbered
and many galleried, in which tC
store and show mans victories over
air, earth, fire and food, engines oi
use, treasures of beauty and promise
| of the years that are to be in illus
tration of the worlds advance with
in these 400 years. Woman, too
the shackles falling from her hands
and estate, throbbing with the pulse
of the new time, joyousIy treadipg
the paths of larger freedom, respon-
| sibility and self-help opening before
| her; woman, nearer to God by the
| intuition of the heart and the gran
deur of her self-sacrifice, brings the
Inspiration other genius, the product
of her hand, brain and seusibility, to
shed a grace and loneliness upon the
place, thus making the house beauti-
full.
"To Thee, holiest among the
mighty, mightiest among the holies,
whose hand has lifted the gates OF
great efs SinsIuiICm their hinges and
turned ti7c( nEtOry into
new channels;N -
ascended Lord, Oe
trophies of the past, aenH
the present and prOphecies
future, laying them reverently am
with humility, and yet With rapture
of thanks and praise, at the foot OF
Thy cross, for Thou hast redeemed
Us by Thy blood and made Us kings
and priests unto our God.
Upon Thine bonored servants,
the President Of the United States.
the members of his cabinet, the
judges of thy Supreme court, the
Senators and Representative Of the
people and all other magistrates
throughout our broad land; upon
that most illustrious sovereign OF
the world, our kinswOman, reyered
and beloved in this land us in her
own, the gracious lady Queen Vic
tora; upon all presidents, empercrs,
kings, queens and other rulers, of
whatever name or degree and upon
all the people and nations over
which they may sway, we pray that
the bcnediction of the King OF Kings
and Lord of Lords may descend and
abide, Fastening the time when
nations shall learn war no more,
when the sword 81 al be beaten into
the plou9 hshare and the spear into
the pruning hook.
Thou, alone, oh, Lord, kuoweat
the well-nigh insuperable obstacle
surmounted, the envies, jealousies
and chickering's allayel, the open
hostilities and msidioue opposition
mastered by dauntless courage and
inexhaustible patience, the uneN-
ampled fertility of resource AMI re-
sistIess energy By which the men en-.
gagged in this mighty undertaking
have brought it to a triumphant
cOnsummation, Crown their labor
and victory with Thy gracious
words, Well done, good and faithful
servants and make the world 10
echo Thy plaudits. Send Thy bless
ing upon this, Thy city, itself one of
the wonders of the world, whose site
within the memory OF living men was
a pas ure for wild beasts, the lair of
the wolf and nest of the rattlesnakes,
but now sits enthrOned as one ot the
capitals of the Garth, and throw.
wide its gates Of hospitable welcome
to the people of all languages and
climes; grant TO those that dwell
within its borders the blessing hich
maketh rich and bringeth nosorrow.
"Father, supreme, be Thou the
guardian of our land, defending us
from whirlwinds, foods, hail and
blight, keeping far from our shores
the plague OF cholera and every
other pestilence and stir Up our
whole people to be working with
Thee by sanitation, temperance in
meat and drink, chastity and all
! methods of right living to insure
| themselves and their children health,
length OF days and peace. Make
| this world tair sabhltic year for
| the whole human race, "a year of
| jubilee, in which the heavy and
grinding yoke of fill-paid labor shall
| be exchanged for the yoke of him
who is meek and lowiy in heart, in
which love to God ard love to man
shall become the rule OF all mem =
lives, so that with one voice the
whole world may ring out with the
anthem which angels sang over the
sheep folds of Bethlehem GLORY to
God in the Highest, on Earth Peace,
| Good VIII to Men
Lord God of Sabbaoth, accept our
praise and hear our prayers.
| Through Him who hath taught us
to say, Oar Father Who art in
Eeaven, 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 lis
our trespasses as We forgive those
who tresspass against us. And leaG
US not into temptation, but deliver
us from evil. Amen Now, unto
Him that is able to do exceeding
abundantly above all that we ask ol
think according to the power tina
worketh in US, unto Him be glory, il
the church of Christ Jesus, through
out all ages, world without end
Amen"