Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-30
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The Louisiana Purchase Exposition Formally Opened.

the. VOLTS howl shivering the quiet
night, overcame he savage and the
pestllence, conqu red poverty. turned
Wlldernesses into gardens. and trans
FORMED hot deserts into fields where
bloom the rose and cornhower and
where ripen apples Of gold in pictures
OF silver The little one has become
thousand and the small one a strong
nation. The wilderness and the solitary
place have indeed been glad for them.
Verify. the Lord hath FASTENED II In
HIS time. Make us worther OF such
fatherhood and motherhood, and be-
cause we shall henceforth serve more
deyoutly their God, who Is also our
God, we lift up our eyes. on this day
at least, to the hills whence cometh our
help. Glad Is our Thanksgiving, fer
vent our praise, but quick and tender
on TINS eXultant day is the conscious
ness OF our shortcomings and our in
Equities. By the same might with
which Thou hast led and protected.
spare us and pardon. From our greed
and foolish pride, from our fer Of men
and our falthfulness TO Thee we appeal
TO Thee through Him who suffered for
all our sins, May no splendid events
OF our history hide from us Thy right
eousness revealed betImes in fame and
thunder Clouds and darkness have in
deed been round about Thee, at times
IN our history. but ever justice and
Judgment have been the habitatlon of
Thy throne. We have slnned against
Thy commandments, and 10! Thou hast
done great ! good things for us and
wonderful 'hou hast blessed us In
basket and In store and planted In the
midst Of the garden OF our growth the
tree OF HE, which bears l2 manner OF
fruits whose leaves also are for the
healing Of the nations. When we have
most offended against Thy holy law,
we have done 1t amid all the glory of
rhine Infinite goodness. Deliver US,
we pray Thee, from our sins and for
give, renewing In our fresh vision of
Jesus Christ the assurances Of Thy par
dOn. Farewell the past welcome the
future. q our King May we not fail
Ihee, u Thou God Of nations, since
Thou hast called US to tasks 80 sublime
ana mast spread every banquet with
nands OF love and for the richer tri-
umph OF Thy kingdom In and through
the governments OF men. To this end
may we have that righteousness which.
coming from above, Is life and hope
Then our youth shall be renewed like
the eagles; we shall mount upon wings.
we shall run and not be weary; We
shall even walk and not faint Give
US me ennobling expectation that as
our Goa main commanded our strength
because or the very greatness Of our
way III the past, even so shall He lead
US from enterprise TO enterprise OF
falth, from altar TO altar Of devotion,
even from Gethsenane to Calvary of
self-sacrliice, so that we may follow the
uncrowned holiness from glory unto
glory Accustom us TO the ruth which
shall lead us to seek first the kingdom
OF God that In the light and for the
purposes thereof all trlumphs OF sci
ence applied, all conquests of discovery,
all victories of philosophic endeavor. ali
fruits or the titled soil. all tanned tides
OF ocean all songs Of happy homes, all
opulent llteratures yet 10 be written, all
art waiting here 10 be creatcd-so that
all these things shah be added unto MS.
And then shall be answered so far as
we may be made worthy to receive the
answer, the words He has taught Us TO
say when we pray:
our Father which art In heaven. Hal.
lowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom
come. Thy viii be done on earth. as II
IS IN heaven, Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts as we
forgive our debtors, And lead us not
into temptatlon, but deliver us from
evil for Thine Is the kingdom, the pow.
er and the glory forever. Amen,
DR. Gunsaulus concluded his eloquent
Invocation with the Lords prayer In
which the audience Joined, President
Francis, as the chief executive Of the
exposition then delivered the follow.
Ing address;