The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-23

Father, for health and for
strength; we thank Thee for the
desire Thou hast placed in our
hearts to serve Thee, to do good
and not evil, to seek that which
is right and to forsake that
which is wrong, to desire to do
good to onr fellow-men and net
to iniute them, but rather to
struggle in their behalf to main
tain their rights and to sustain
the privileges they should enjoy
in common with their associates.
O God, if there is any desire i'll
our hearts that is not good. that
is contrary to Thy mind aud will
aud contrary to Thy counsel and
the principal of love, We ask
that Thou wilt eradicate 1t from
us aud remove from us every
thought aud desire aud feeling
that is not in accordance with
Thy holy law aud with Thy
gracious will.
Bless this school, o Father,
aud let Thy holy spirit rest upon
Thy servant and hand. maids
who are the teachers Of this
school; that they may be hlled
with Joy in their labors aud with
an earnest desire TO build up in
the spirits aud souls of their
students love Of God, love OF
truth, aud love Of honor, aud
that they may be Jealous in
assisting the youth OF Zion to
lay a foundation broad and deep
for this life and for the life
eternal.
Bless the students, that they
may keep themselves pure from
the sins Of the world, from sec
ret vice aud folly aud from every
communicating thing. o God,
put il into the minds Of the
children Of Thy people to live
pure lives, to avoid the appear
ance of sin, to walk in the light,
as Thou art in the light that
| they may have fellowship with
Thee, and the blood Of Jesus
Christ shall cleanse them Of all
sin. Aud we ask Thee now, Q
Holy Father, in the name o.
Jesus, that Thou wilt accept o.
our gratitude that Thou has 50
ruled that this building has
falleu into the hands of Thy
people for the purpose for which
they desire it, aud it IS for this
purpose, Holy Father, that we
come before Thee this morning,
to make AN Offering unto Thee
of this building, that i may be
sauctifed and cleaused and pun
fed Of every yestige Of evil in
flueuce and evil spirit that may
have been here in the past may
be banished, that it may be
eleaussd therefrom, aud that the
presence Of the Holy Spirit may
be ever here as long as It may
be used and held for the purpose
for which we now dedicate ii,
We ask Thee, Holy Father, that
Thou wilt preserve this building
from every devastating and
dangerous element, from storms
and tempest, from the thundei
and from tightening and from
the quaking Of the earth aAd
from every cause OF destruction
and decay. Wilt Thou grant
Holy Father, that the materials
of which the building Is mAdt
may be strong, may they mo-
decay and moulder away, bu
may they be preserved from TIN
elements and fulfill the object o
their being, and grant that the
building aud the grounds MAJ
be blessed of the Lord to servt
the burposes Tor which we deSir,
them. Grant, Holy Father
that Thy spirit may dwell II
this house, a spirit Of devotion
to the subjects our children ma,
pursue, and grant that no svi
influence may come to depriv
any soul who may come for in
struction from the enjoyment G
the fullest happiness and tn
fullest blessings il is possible 10