The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-18

cordial greeting They wish II to be not
merely formal welcome, but they desire
you to know that during your stay here
they will devote themselves 10 your cont
world. In order that the welcome of our
piness OF that territory. whose plenteous
past and present are but the promise OF
glory unequaled In the annals OF the
world, In order that the welcome OF our
people may be more fervently expressed,
we have selected for the occasion Hon.
Presley X. Ewing, one of the gifted sons
OF Texas. whose language will augment our
feelings as we'll as the human tongue can
perform. I present to you the freedom
OF the metropolis Of Texas.
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Rev w II. Leavell, pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church of Houston. was then
presented and delivered the following in
vocation:
Almighty and everlasting God. the Faith
err OF our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ,
and the Father OF us all, we humbly In
woke Thy divine presence and Thy divine
blessing here this day upon this organi-
cation which has met in this, our city. We
pray Thee that Thou wilt come with every
member and that Thou Wilt abide with
every member, and that Thou wilt make
each and every one earnest In his purpose
material interests which receives His at
tention, that He may understand that 1t Is
in order to do the will Of God. We can
pray, our Father. give us day by day our
, daily bread that life may be sustained,
that strength may be energtzed that We
may be able to accomplish the will OF God
Lord. wilt Thou, our Father, preside over
this organization and its meetings and sc
direct it's energies and control its purposes
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that Gods will has been accomplished by
all and that the Kingdom OF God is becom-
/ ing more and more because of the effected
! interests of this people and that the
choicest benedictlons, Oh Lord, fall on us
all. Save us in Jesus Christ Amen.
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| President Stanard then presented Hon
| Presley X Ewing. who delivered the ad'
dress of welcome in the following eloquent
term:
Mr.. President Ladies and Gentlemen
The earnest words OF the eloquent chap
lain just spoken Invoking, as in the con
etitution OF our Lone Star State, th'
blessings OF Almighty God upon your la
bors, suggests an appropriate text for m!
remarks That text may be taken IRON
one OF Shakespeare immortal dramas
| tjlS worm Is NhlluuL loE MS MSlSoh
In the worlds history, welcomes hav
often been pronounced with glitterinI
gems OF speech, amid cymbals clashng anC
trumpets peallng. beneath Furnished ban
ners and Haunting flags. But on this oc
casion such jubllant effervescence woul'
do injustice to the merit of the MANHOOD
met in this council chamber 1t would IL
reflect the sentiment with which the Cit
of Houston greets you, delegates of tn
Transmisslssippi Commercial Congress
you, your wives. your daughters and you
sweethearts. tCheers).
| True to her treasured traditions, TO IN
revered and veneNted shades of her II
lustrious namesake, sage In council as wei
MS hero in war she welcomes you on be
half OF herself and the great state o
Texas. not merely ms pilgrims of pleasure
to gala gathering warm with breath o
passion and resonant with music and song
but she welcomes you by the lamp whicl
illumines the path OF your past endurin.
llabors, and with heart high in hope 70
your grnnder achievements In the futur
and at this convention. She halls you. no
as chasers of utopian visions, but as typl
zeal representatives of the best thought