. Annals of Iowa . , it only needed Carnegie iron and steel toinsure solidity and durability. We may expect that this building willbecome a model in every respect. I believe its great mission will beso well appreciated that the people will demand its early completion—forit is an undertaking most emphatically in the interests of all the people. The quartette then sang Iowa, by Major 8. H. , when the exercises were appropriately closed by theRev. Father B. C. Lenehan of Boone, who pronounced theBenediction in these words: May the Holy Spirit of God, Our Father, bless this work begun, andb
. Annals of Iowa . , it only needed Carnegie iron and steel toinsure solidity and durability. We may expect that this building willbecome a model in every respect. I believe its great mission will beso well appreciated that the people will demand its early completion—forit is an undertaking most emphatically in the interests of all the people. The quartette then sang Iowa, by Major 8. H. , when the exercises were appropriately closed by theRev. Father B. C. Lenehan of Boone, who pronounced theBenediction in these words: May the Holy Spirit of God, Our Father, bless this work begun, andbring it to most fruitful issue; bless this commonwealth and our Nationwith wisdom, strength and peace, and keep all the people safe in His ser-vice forever, through Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Saviour. Amen. Owing to the fact that after the Corner-stone was laidthe assemblage repaired to the capitol, the order of exerciseswas slightly changed, but the program was carried out sub-stantially as previously REV. B. C. LENEHAN. Rector of the Church of the Sacred Heart, at Boone, Iowa ; author ofThe First Bishop of Iowa, Annals, Vol, III, pp. 577-600.
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