us to be Thy
fellow-workers and dost inspire us with courage and faith.

This wonderful achievement of human effort and skill which we
dedicate this day is possible only by Thy help and as we have
imitated Thy example. Thou art the great Architect and Builder.
Thou art the great Mathematician and Engineer. Thou art the
great Chemist and Electrician. Thou art the great Thinker and
Artist. Our works are but pale and feeble copies of Thine, and
are possible only because Thou workest until now and dost bless
our works. The uniformity of Thy laws bids us work in
confidence, and the unity of nature bids us work intelligently,
because we work with Thee. We praise Thee for thy growing
confidence in man, as Thou dost place in his hand the keys of
every laboratory and dost trust him with the secrets of nature
that have been hid from the foundation of the world. Again Thou
dost give man dominion, whether in science, or art, or
government, nor wilt Thou remove his scepter if he wield it for
the betterment of his kind and for Thy glory. As the high priest
and interpreter of nature may he prove worthy of his great
trust.

We thank Thee for this great exposition, whose stately and noble
exterior gives promise of being the home of a mighty spirit of
worldwide fellowship of the nations. It is not only another
milestone of progress, it is a timekeeper of civilization. We
thank Thee for the pioneers and the prophets, the statesmen and
the patriots who secured for us this great inheritance, and for
their sons who have cultivated and developed it. Help us that we
may realize the high ideals of our fathers who sought to
establish and maintain good and righteous government, and to
reap the harvests of patient industry. May no evil occurrence
mar the happiness and good will which we invoke for the council
of nations which shall here be held. May the commerce of ideas
no less than of products be borne by favoring tides around the
globe. To this end we implore Thy blessings upon the rulers of
the nations of the earth which may be presented here. Grant
peace in our time, O Lord, and may the victories of peace
abound.

And now, O Lord, our God, we dedicate to Thee and to the welfare
of our common humanity these buildings and grounds which Thy
providence has made possible. Bless with Thy p