. Dedicatory and opening ceremonies of the World's Columbian exposition : historical and descriptive . oken, who. desirous of finding a road by which thelight and truth, and all the adornments of civil culture might be carried to the most dis-tant parts of the world, could neither be deterred by dangers nor wearied by labors,until, having in a certain manner renewed the bonds between two parts of the humanrace, so long separated, he bestowed upon both such great benefits that he. in justice,must be said to have few equals, and no superior among benefactors of mankind. While,therefore, we besto
. Dedicatory and opening ceremonies of the World's Columbian exposition : historical and descriptive . oken, who. desirous of finding a road by which thelight and truth, and all the adornments of civil culture might be carried to the most dis-tant parts of the world, could neither be deterred by dangers nor wearied by labors,until, having in a certain manner renewed the bonds between two parts of the humanrace, so long separated, he bestowed upon both such great benefits that he. in justice,must be said to have few equals, and no superior among benefactors of mankind. While,therefore, we bestow on the citizens of the great republic well-merited praise, we expressthe fervent hope that their noble undertaking, other nations uniting with them and lend-ing them aid, may have a most prosperous issue, that will prove of great use in stimulat-ing the ingenuity of man in promoting the development of nature, and in advancing theculture of all the fine arts. Given at St. Peters. Rome. February 27, A. U., 1893. and the fifteenth of ourpontificate. Leo p. p. XIII. To the Honorable Thomas B.
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