The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-18

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in that which is to come"
DIR. NiccOIIs's Prayer.
Immediately at the conclusion of the
eloquent tribute paid by DR.. Haines 10
the memory of the dead statesman. DIR.
Niccolls offered prayer, as follows:
Almighty and eternal God, creator and
Lord of men, Thou hast been our dwelling
place in all generations. Thou art our
refuge and our strength, q very present
help i'm time of trouble. Thou hast re-
vealed Thyself TO US as our heavenly Fa-
Their and hast declared that, like as a
father pitieth his children, so the Lord
pitieth them that fear Him. Therefore,
we come to Thee in the time of our sor-
row and we humbly beseech Thee through
the mediation of Jesus Christ that Thou
wouldst regard our prayer and manifest
Thy mercy to us in our affiiction.
Thy ways. o Lord, are not as our ways.
nor Thy thoughts as our thoughts. Thy
greatness is unsearchable and clouds and
darkness are round about Thee to our
vision. but we know that justice and judg-
ment are the habitation of Thy throne
and that mercy and truth go before Thy
face. We are indeed carried away as with
a flood. Our days are as a hand breadth
and the glory and beauty of man are as
the flower of the field that perisheth. Blu.
blessed be Thy name, Thou hast brought
life and Immortality for us through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Lord, who
was delivered for our offenses and rose
again for our justification. We rejoice
before Thee even in the midst of our sor-
row that Thou hast given to us the VIC
tory over death and the grave. and en-
ebled us to stand in the assured hope of
an eternal life. Because we believe Jesus
died and rose again, we sorrow not this
day over our dead as those that have no
hope, but we bless Thee for that light
which shines upon US and gives us peace.
MINISTRY AND EXAMPLES.
1--WE thank Thee. our father in heaven,
for the ministry and examples of those
whom Thou hast raised up and called
and endowed with gifts and replenished
by Thy Holy Spirit that they might bet
ter serve their fellow-men and lead them
on to the fulfllment of Thy eternal pur-
poses in Jesus Christ. For, as Thou hast
exalted the mountains that they might
bring down from the heights to the val
leys and fields at their feet the blessings
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In honor and power that they may the
better impart Thy gifts to the people whom
| Thou lowest. Thou makest them the chan
nels of Thy power and of Thy grace.
Especially do we thank Thee this day
for the life and ministry OF him whose
departure from our midst we so greatly
deplore. He was Thy good gift unto us,
and to this great Nation. Thou didst
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kings. We thank Thee for all that he
was as citizen, as soldier, as statesman.
as chief magistrate-for the purity and
blamelessness of his life. for his devotion
to righteousness and principle; for his
wisdom and sagacity, and for that pene-
trating vision which Thou didst give unto
him in the affairs of life, by which he
became qualified to be the guide and the
leader of men. We give Thee our hearty
thanks.
above all we do bless Thee that Thou
| didst give unto him that faith in Thy Son
through the power of which he illustrated
before the world the greatness and beauty
of a Christian life.
land now, o merciful Father, as it hath
| pleased Thee to take that gift from us
and to call Thy servant from the tolls
dlU III VI " HS tttTidi rest,
enable us to say in resignation to Thy
will: The Lord gave ana the Lord hath
taken away Blessed be the name of the
Lord
80 Lord, Thou art the God of truth. of
righteousness, but Thou hast also declared
that Thou art the God of the widow and the
father of the fatherless. BY these titles
with which Thou hast named myself, we
take hold Of Thee and we beseech Thee TO
fulfill them in all of Thy fullness to the
family so so-ely afflicted. Look upon them
in Thy fatherly pity and so guide and
strengthen them in the midst CT sorrow
that, remembering all of Thy mercies and
kindnesses In the past, Thy many and great
promises of help and Thy great love in
Jesus Christ, unto him, they may meekly
submit themselves TO Thy fatherly disci-
pline. Do Thou. o Lord our God, so chasten
them in sorrow as to bring them into closer
fellowship with myself, and may the
broken ties of earth make the bonds of the
heavenly home stronger and dearer unto
them.
A SORROWING COUNTRY.
20 Lord. God of our fathers, remember
this day, we beseech Thee, our sorrowing
country. and as Thou hast taken awav an
other of those whom Thou hast appointed
TO be leaders among the people. and who in
the past did lead them as a shepherd leads
his flock. we beseech Thee that Thou
wouldst raise up others to take his place.
And may the light of Thy xample and
especially the light which comes from the
life OF Thy servant whom we mourn to-
day. so touch the hearts of young men that
they may be inspired TO love their country
purely and sincerely and walk in righteous
ness and recognize i'm duty supreme LOYALTY
TO God, and let a double portion Of the
spirit of him who so Loyalty served fall
upon them TO qualify them for the larger
duties of the future.
BLESS, We beseech Thee. Thy servant, the
President of these United States: his cour-
selors: Thy servant. the Governor of this
Commonwealth. and the Governors of the
States Replenish them with Thy HOLY
Spirit for their high Office. Grant INTO
them health and prosperity long n I've all