Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-30

judgment have been the habitation OF
Thy throne. We have sinned against
Thy commandments. and 10! Thou
hast done great and good things for
us ana wonderful. Thou hast blessed
u In basket and In store and planted
ii the midst OF the garden OF our
growth the tree OF life, which bears
twelve manner or fruits whose leaves
also are for the healing q the nations,
when We have most offended against
Thy holy Law, WI have done y amid
all the glory Of Thine infinite good.
ness. Deliver us, we pray Thee, from
our sins and forgive, renewing IN our
fresh vision of Jesus Christ the ms.
Of Thy pardon. Farewell
the past; welcome the future. 8 our
king, May We not fail Thee. Q Thou
Goa Of nations, since Thou hast called
Us "a tasks 80 sublime and hast
spread every banquet with hands of
love and for the richer triumph 81
Thy kingdom in and through the gov
ernments OF men. To this end may
we have that righteousness which,
coming from above, IL life and hope.
Then BUR youth shall be renewed IKE
the eagles; we shall mount upon
wings: va shall run and mol pe
weary: we shall even walk = mol
faint. Give us the ennobling expecta-
ton that as our God hath command
I'd our strength because Of the very
greatness of our way In the past, even
so shall he lead US on from enterprise
to enterprise OF faith, from altar y
altar Of devotion, ave from Geth
semane 10 Calvary for selt-sacrifice, 50
that we may follow the uncrownet
holiness from glory unto glory. Ac
custom us TO the truth which shal
lead u 10 seek frst the Kingdom q
God that in the light and for the plr
poses thereof all triumphs Of science
applied, all conQuests Of discovery, a.
victories 81 %philosophic cndeayor, al
fruits OF the titled soil, all tamet
tides OF ocean, all songs OF happ,
homes, all opulent literatures yet Y
be- written, all art waiting here to b
crcated-so that oil these things shal
be added unto us. Then shall He b.
crowned, indeed. and with man!
crowns. And then shall be answered
SO far as We may be made worthy Z
receive the answer, the words he ha
taught us TO say when We pray,
story Of Exposition.
The louisiana purchase exposition
comprising q comprehensive colle'
ton and exhibition Of the worlds pc.
pies, products, industries, modes {
living. diversions, transportation y
c~ilties, In fact, a complete univers'
concentration Of arts, manufacture
and products of the soil, mine. fore
and sea, had Its inception In 1898 AZ
WAS completed In April. 1904, II
exposition commentaries the cente
NAL or the purchase from France.
1903. by the United States Of the va
strip OF territory stretching from u
Gulf Of Mexico 70 the Dominion
Canada, and extending from the NJ
sisslppi river TO the crest OF the Roc
Mountain range. and since known
eThe Louisiana purchase territor,
The entire Mississippi valley Or
inaily belonged TO Francs by right
discovery and exploration. In II
Spain acquired the Louisiana terrific
after the treaty aof peace III iai
when France. which had coded Lou
lana % Spain under tho secret tre'
Of 1862, gave up all her other y
sessions Id North America % CIR
Britain. Spain held the territory
81 years. returning IL to France
the demand Of Napoleon Bonapal
through the secret treaty OF ~.
defonso. October /, 1900. Napol
was then First Consul Of Fran
The United States, by the Res'
tionary war, had . sovereignty 2
the territory between the Alta
ocean and the Mississippi river. 81
ish officials were still In authorit,
New Orleans. although the Louisi
territory had been returned TO Fra
The hostile attitude Of the spanii
towards Americans navigating
Mississippi resulted In agitation "
led Persistent Thomas Jefferson
undertake the purchase Of the
and island Of New Orleans, IN 9
10 control the mouth 81 the Missi
pi. Robert II. Livingston. VI
States minister to France. and u
Monroe. afterwards president q
United States, we're accordingly
missIoned 10 conduct the negotia
for this transfer. Instead OF the