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n feeble. delivered a benediction on the

and feeble. delivered a benediction on the
convention. He said:
Almighty God, our Heavenly Father:
How excellent Is Thy name In all the earth.
The whole world is full of Thy glory I'm
to Thee do we lift up our hearts in
humility, love and praise. We give Thee
most hearty thanks for our personal,
social and national blessings Thou
hast cast our lines in pleasant places and
given us a goodly heritage. Thou hast not
dealt so with any other people. Because
Of Thy favor our land is even now smiling
with fertility and beauty; our cities and
towns are filled with the hum of industry,
and our country places with the songs of
happy reapers. Thou hast given unto us
wise rulers, brave defenders on land and
sea, and just and equal laws by which
every man may. sit under his own vine and
fig tree with none to modest or make him
afraid.
w thank Thee for the coming together
Of this august assembly of representative
men from all parts of the Nation. and for
that great convention held in this city so
of universal freedom to the breeze of
heaven. We praise Thee. o Lord God of
Hosts, that this banne remains unstained
and undimmed, the proud reminder of past
achievements and the hope for all time TO
come.
W. thank Thee for our honored Presi-
dent, for his wisdom. discretion, manly
courage and unblemished character, n
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health may be precious in Thy sight; and,
as Thou hast, in Thy goodness, given him
to us, so. If 1t please Thee. let the years
of his administration of our government
be prolonged. Bless those associated with
him in authority. May they ever be found
on the side of justice-loving peace, but
never counting life itself too dear TO sacri-
flee for the defense and advancement of
the Nations honor and welfare.
Save us, o Righteous Father, from
forgetfulness Of Thee. from all pride and
vain glory. Let not the profane. the self
seeking, or the promoters of strife and dis
content rule over US, but only such as be a
terror to evil-doers and a praise to them
that do well. Let our currency neither be
impaired by imitation nor diminished by
boarding. Let the rich among US use their
wealth with moderation and as a benedic-
ton to others. Let the poor, by industry
and temperance, become rich. Let there
never be among us an aristocracy either of
color, wealth or. BIRTH but only of intelli-
gence and goodness. Fill our land with
truth and righteousness, with school,
houses and temples of worship, with God-
fearing men and virtuous women. Let the
example of our free institutions enlighten
and bless the whole earth.
And now, we commend to Thee, o God.
the deliberations of this convention and all
the issues thereof. Bless the presiding Of
fcers with all sufficiency of wisdom and
strength, and preserve all the delegates
from sickness, accident and death, and
permit them to return to their homes con-
scious of having discharged their duty TO
God and their country. And the glory
shall be unto the Father and unto the Son
and unto the Holy Spirit, as 1t was in the
beginning, is now and ever shall be, world
without end. Amen"
The whole convention arose to receive
DIR. Levy's blessing, and then, at exactly
8 o'clock, the convention adjourned until
noon tomorrow.