The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-19

Somewhere Rev. o. b. MilIigan. pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church,
Canton, delivered the invocation which
was as follows:
PRAYER OF REV. MILLIGAN.
O. God, our God, our nations God !:
Thou God and Father of our Lord Jesus
'Christ, the Father OF miracles and God
|of all comfort-We have entered the
courts of Thy house today with bowed
land burdened heart. In Thy inscrutable
province Thou hast permitted this great
Icalamity to come upon u.s. Truly Thy
ways are in the deep and Thy paths in
1.-THE mighty waters" We bow in meek
mess before the exhibition of Thy sove-
|reignty and own Thy right to do as Thou
wilt in the armies of heaven and amongst
1.-THE sons of men But blessed be Thy
name. Thy sovereignty over US is the
Esovereignty of love Thou art our rather
$50 the Lord pitieth theTn that fear Him.
Thou has so revealed Thyself 10 US IN
THY word, but especially in Jesus Christi
who was the brightness of Thy glory
and the express image of Thy person 4
cheerfully submit to doings Of Thy hand
land heart. We can say with him Whom
his viii, not ours, be done" And whilst
I'VE can not understand Thy gracious pur-
pose in this diSpensation, help US, Lord
TO wait in patience, assured that IhouI
IWhO art Thine own interpreter, wilt rel
eal my thoughts OF peace siilu PlI pOSSeS
|of mercy in this great mystery In TINS
spirit help us to accept this proNldence
10 Lord for this life which has been tal1enl
$50 rudely from US. We thank Thee forl
|Fhy endowments and achievements Wei
thank Thee for the evidence that he WaS
chosen of Thee for great purposes in thisl
world and of the splendid way ia which i
Wrought us5 out in his life Adorned by Thee
I've thank Thee for what he was in him
self. in his home, in society, in church and
state and national relations. We bless
Thee for the inspiration OF his example i
land We rejoice that. though dead, his IN 1
fuence for good will ever live among US.
blessed be Thy name. In the temple of
American honor another name is Writtenl
i9m0nU thP immOrtaIS. HELD all Ol
Lord. to in his life the divine possi-
hiIfties Of life and to strive for lilzel
fidelity we go forward to meet life 81
'Vouchsa fe, we pray Thee. all needfulI
BLESSINGS to our nation in this season off
sore bereavement. Thou knoWest, o God. !
how this blow has struck every heart i
nation is dotted with sack cloth andl
bowed with grief. Our land is full of
mourning: our hearts are heavy with i'll y
expressible and almost unendurable sor-
sore displeasure, for Thou dost not affiictl
willingly. Thou dost not delight in pun
ishment. Oh. that Thou wouldst help usl
to search our hearts to seek out even
the hidden depths and springs of wicked
ness to rid us of the evil. OF the abun-
dant favor Of our God may be returned tol
us and that the sublime things we hopeI
for in our nations future may be real
zed. And until we nave discovered thel
evil and rooted it out let not Thy gOod-I
ness DEPART from US.
In afflicting. o Lord, be merciful. Rel
member not our sins against US and visit
us in the plenitude of Thy grace
Vouchsafe we pray Thee, the fullnessj
of Thv grace to Thy servant who has sol
UNEXPECTEDLY been inducted into the sol
eTnn tresponsibiIities of the office of chiefl
ma gistrste. NAV he be endowed with anil
needful gifts to administer the govern
ment to Thy glory and the welfare of thisI
great people. Give him Thy protectionI
from secret foes and unworthy friends.
Fill his heart with Thy fear and give hinls
And now, o Lord. trustfuIy do we com
init to Thy infinitely tender and graciousi
reaved. Tender as are our hearts towardI
her in this sad hour; passing tender asi
was her husbands s heart toward her. asl
together they passed through al thei
scenes of JOY and sorrow which were ap-I
pointed them in life, may the heart ofl
God be more tender still Bind her roundi
with sufficient consolation of Thy pres-s
ence and grace. and as by faith she leansl
upon the unseen arm of infinite, may shes
ever ind Thee a present help in time of
sanetify this dispensation to us all
MAY we hear in it the voice of the eternall
crying: "All flesh is grass and all theI
Godliness thereof as the flower of thel
field The grass withereth the fiowerI
fadeth. but the word OF our God WIFI
stand forever" Help us that we may dill
growth in grace and in the saving knoWl-
edge of our Lord Jesus Christ By thisE
duties and trials. for the SOlemn1tleS OIL
5eafh and for blessed irnmortalitv. TheseE
and every other needed blessing we plead
for in the name of Him who taught US to-
Our Father Who are in heaven. hall
lowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come
Thy viii be done on earth as It Is 1nb
heaven Give US this day our daily bread
Forgive US our trespasses as We forgiveE
those who trespass against US Lead usk
not into temptation. but deliver US frOmE
evil and Thine be the power and thek
glory forever and ever, amen.
The Nineteenth Psalm was read byE
DR.. John A. Hall. of the Trinity Luth-
eran church of Canton and that por-E
ton of the 18th chapter of First Corin-l
thians included between the fortY-firsts