File:Centennial of the Bulfinch State House. Exercises before the Massachusetts legislature, January 11, 1898 (1898) (14766407214).jpg

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Title: Centennial of the Bulfinch State House. Exercises before the Massachusetts legislature, January 11, 1898
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Massachusetts. General Court
Subjects: Massachusetts -- Capital and capitol
Publisher: Boston, Wright & Potter Printing Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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believe injDrayerV said the Governor. Certainly, wasthe answer. Then let us pray, said John A.Andrew, and kneeling there, in that chamber, hepoured out his soul to God. To quote the mer-chant, I was never so near the throne of God,except when my mother died, as I was then.His errand was to try to prevail on those inauthority in Washington to free the slaves, as aneeded war measure. After telling his story toPresident Lincoln, the latter said, When wehave the Governor of Massachusetts to send ustroops in the way he has, and when we have himutter such prayers for us I have no doubt thatwe shall succeed. The Emancipation Proclama-tion came in September, and again the merchantwas sent for. The scene Avas changed. It wasno longer praying, for prayer had been answered,and they were notes of thanksgiving and praisethat ascended from that Council Chamber, — ascene that should hallow it forever. TogetherGovernor and merchant lifted up their voices in Coronation and Praise God, from whom all
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ADDRESS BY ALFRED SEELYE ROE. 39 blessings flow, and closed with a march aroundthe room to the words of John Browns bodylies a mouldering in the grave, but his soul ismarching on. If many thousands of visitorsannually climb the stairs of a hall in LincolnCollege, Oxford, to see and stand where met theHoly Club of the Wesleys and Whitfield, maywe not expect, in the years to come, that tour-ists, black and white, shall ask of the keepershere, Where is the place in which the greatwar Governor prayed and sang on account ofthe enslaved African ? All but three of the governors of the Com-monwealth under the Constitution have Avroughtwithin yonder chamber. Not including thoseAvho served as acting Governors, the number isthirty-two. Hancock, Bowdoiu and Adams hadjjassed out of office or life before this day, a cen-tury since; but could we recall all that the sub-sequent Executives have done in their chamber,we should have the stor)^ of the political historyof Massachusetts well in hand. Sumne

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