. Dedicatory and opening ceremonies of the World's Columbian exposition : historical and descriptive . iNfiuGURfiL Ceremonies OF THE WORLDS CONGRESS EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1892. THE interesting and impressive inaugural ceremonies at the Auditorium Friday,October, 21st, 1892, were witnessed by over five tliousand invited men and women from all parts of the world were present, andthe interest manifested by them was evidence that the great work of the Congress hadbeen thoroughly inaugurated. Mr. Clarence Eddy rendered on the great organ a Festival Overture, o


. Dedicatory and opening ceremonies of the World's Columbian exposition : historical and descriptive . iNfiuGURfiL Ceremonies OF THE WORLDS CONGRESS EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1892. THE interesting and impressive inaugural ceremonies at the Auditorium Friday,October, 21st, 1892, were witnessed by over five tliousand invited men and women from all parts of the world were present, andthe interest manifested by them was evidence that the great work of the Congress hadbeen thoroughly inaugurated. Mr. Clarence Eddy rendered on the great organ a Festival Overture, on the choral, A Strong Castle is Our Lord—Nicolai-Liszt. Honorable C. C. Bonney then called the assemblage to order and said: The John Henry Barrows, Chairman of the General Committee of the Worlds CongressAuxiliarj on Religious Congresses, will invoke the Divine blessing. Dr. Barrows thenpronounced the following invocation : 0 God, our Heavenly Father, in adoration and joyful thanksgiving, we bow beforeThee, the Creator of all things, the holy and loving Ruler of mankind, the Author ofe


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