their influence be to purify and elevate the morals of the people, and may they show forth what they shall have learned here by steadfastness of principle and the maintenance of every righteous cause. To these high and holy ends, O God, we dedicate this building, in Thy name; beseeching Thee to remem ber for good all those by whose generosity it has been erected; all who shall give or receive instruction within its walls; and all who are in any way connected with its work; and wilt Thou grant, O Lord, to these, and to all this people, an abiding sense of the great truth that the only security for the continuance of the blessings which all enjoy, consists in our recognition of Thy sovereign and gracious Providence, and in humbly following the teachings and example of Thy Son Jesus Christ, our Lord, in whose words we unite in praying unto Thee: Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. |