The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-20
INVOCATION
 BY REV. FATHER KERRIGAN

When the last strains of the beautiful hymns had died away, Rev. MT. Ander- son adve need to the front of the plat form and raising his right hand. said that the audience would stand while an invoca ton was offered by Rev. Father William A. KeIrigan, Assistant Rector of St. Peters Roman Catholic Church. Rev. Father Kerrigan is young priest with a full. round and we'll moJulated voice. As his voice filled the vast hn- ditorium in earnest supplication. the scene was one of great solemnity. During the prayer Professor Merriam played on the organ in subdued tcnes the air of T cad, Kindly Light The bell of the City Hall near. by announced at intervals the omcial recognition by the city of .he peoples sorrow. It Was tolled through | out the funeral hour.
 The invocation of Rev. Father Kerri- l gan was as follows:
 Almighty and External God. Thou whD, by the mouth of Thy prophet Jeremiah, didst mourn over Thy holy city. Jera. salem. and didst cry out. In agony of spirit, "Oh, all ye that pass by the way, like unto my sorrow" look down with compass'cn on us Thy children, gath cred here today. forgetful of all things, save to mourn the loss of our noble, true and Christian President. Help us, | we pray Thee, to kiss the rod that smltes us; to fortify our souls against this heavy sorrow. to embalm within our hearts forever his own last and noblest words, words of Christian resignation taught him by Thysolf Thy will be done." Help us, wo pray Thee, as a | soiace to oIIr wounded hearts, to dwell not too long in the shadow. but to ap- | preciate the blessing in our trial. the gain | in our loss-the priceless legacy Of hii noble life. May it, we pray Thee. as he | would desire, be to us standard o1 1higher diving. an Incentive to .eschew, In Il our lives all hases action, all selfish mo. I lives. and to give, in all things % our best | merit from ThQa nh Master
 the words Well done"
 We thank Thee, through our tears, oh God of all wisdom, for this. noble eX, emplar. raised hiyn by Thee before all the people, we thank Thee for Thy mo de. ,inso1 1utable and startling though 1t may be, of directing the gaze of all the nation upon 1t; we thank Thee. foI this result Of the catastrophe, worthy of such a sacrifice; the intimate welding in bonds of friendship of the affections of the whole broad land. Help us, of Iings arise, to recall this, our common grief; to strike hands of lasting brother, hood across the grave of our martyred
 And since Thou dost move in mystr. rious ways, oh God, and in Thy mel cy dost oft give evidence of Thine outraged ma iestY. disclose unto us if this ralanl, lty be punishment for our offences. II Lord, wherein; inspire in us a true spirit of compunction and aid us, by Thy grace and direction to make 2mends; o,,,... our Saviour, who didst looh dowr
 from Thy rood upon Thin' own sorrowing mother standing
 like to the plaintivc nightingale rei of her yoHnsl.Iags Tn21 t6st TaS aSor sand and are heavily burdened and l will retresi you," look down with pity today lpo; the desolate, heart-bruised widow. Strengthen her now, In her hour ot ex
 auisite anguish, as the grave swallows from her sight him to whose protection she conflded her young life for aye anc ever. Grant her, Oh Lord, to bear III meath the blow until. in Thine owl
 ''the day dawns and the shadows flee,
 Forget not. Oh. Lord today and a. al
 ways. him whom Thy providence natl selected to guide the future destinies Q our country. Grant urto him those qnsl sl
 ities of mind and heart requisite 10 managing the affairs, delicate ana com nlex, of our great nation. Inspire in u
 all spirit of confidence and eharlti
 toward him in all his actions ana Tn al vicissitudes which Thou mayst have Il store. oh. Lord, joy and sorrow. sunshln'
 and shadow, prosperity and depression teach each one of us to say, with mol; Job: The Lord gave and the Lord nat 7 taken away: as it hath pleased the LOT so be 1t done: blessed be the name or th' Lord"
 At the conclusion of the invocation Rev. E. E. Cobbs. Assistant Rector O priate verses of Scripture. He first req
 from l Timothy. second chapter an verses one to three. Then turning to tn
 first book of Peter MT. Cobbs read tn , thirteenth and fourteenth verses of tn : second chapter He also read sewers , verses of the ninety-fourth Psalm am
 concluded by reading all of the ninety third Psalm.