The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-06-23
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IIO1H us dll tuOSc WHO WOulu over
throw the old standards of peace and
harmony and brotherhood; and grant
that the sense of true brotherly love
and mutual respect may prevail
among all classes and conditions of
our people and that peace and JUS
tice be our aim and ambition both
within and beyond our borders. May
that feeling of love and oneness with
all mankind grow stronger year by
year.
"Help us to keep down selfshness
and bitterness; and by Thy tender
grace make stronger the sense of
dependence upon Thee and Of duty to
all mankind
I'm this seed time of the year, we
pray Thee to bless the harvest. Send
Thy blessing upon the multitudes who
work upon the rich lands. May
abundant crops be the reward Of the
husbandman, whose labors make pos
sible the feeding Of the vast multi
tudesaaof Thy children, abundant in
crea Hsof grain and fruits to keep in
busJ movement the mighty engines of
commerce. and the looms and ma
chimes Eof human industry; that thus
hunger and idleness and want may be
kepS far away. from our people and
prosperity dwe1f within our country.
"Our Heavenly Father, whose king
dom is everlasting and power infinite,
we pray Thee to send Thy blessing
upon all our country and all our peo-
pie, especially upon all those on whom
authority and the execution Of the
laws rest, upon the President of the
United States, upon the governors
Of all the commonwealths which
make this land of many States, up
on the congress of the Nation, and
upon the Legislature of the differ
ent States, and upon all who occu-
py places of trust and responsibility,
that they knowing whose ministers we
are, may above all things seek Thy
honor and glory.
"Wilt Thou grant, then Thy grace
that they may always incline to Thy
will and walk in Thy way.
"And may all the people duly con-
sidering that it is Thy authority that
they hear, faithfully and obediently
hnoor them and aid them in guarding
the highest standards Of uprightness
and integrity and unselfsh patriot
ism.
"Upon this great multitude here
gathered, we ask Thy blessing. Keep
before us, we pray Thee, high motives
and lofty aim and grant, in Thy in
finite goodness, that this convention
may have its part in holding aloft
the highest ideals and most glorious
standards of true citizenship. Wilt
Thou so direct their deliberations
that only high influences may have
! sway, and that the best results for
our dear country may be advanced
by their work; that thus they may dc
their part in helping to the ordering
and settling of all things upon the
surest foundations that peace and
Happiness, truth and justice, religion
and plety, may be established among
us for all generations.
| "Finally we pray for all the peo.
lple Of this land, that Thou wouldst
direct us, 0 Lord, in all our doings
with Thy most gracious favor anG
further us with Thy continual help
that IN all our work to be continued
and ended in Thee, we may glorify
Thy Holy Name, and finally. by Thy
mercy, obtain everlasting life
through Him who hast taught us tc
say:
'Our Father, who art in Heaven
, hallowed by Thy name. Thy king
dom come. Thy will be done on eartl
, as it is done in Heaven. Give Us
this day our daily bread. And for
give us our trespasses as we forgive
/ those who trespass against us. AnC
, lead us not into temptation, but de
liver us from evil; for Thine is the