Oration of Hon. O. P. Morton, Address of Major-General George G. Meade, and Dedication Ode, Vol. 3 For the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, July 1, 1869 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Oration of Hon. O. P. Morton, Address of Major-General George G. Meade, and Dedication Ode, Vol. 3: For the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, July 1, 1869 Hast inspired our citizens to frame wise laws and lay the foundation of intelligence and of virtue and of piety. We thank Thee that Thou hast or dained among us institutions for the benefit of all, and in all the history of their formation, and amidst all the struggles through which they have passed, Thou hast been on the side of liberty and knowl edge, and hast befriended the poor and needy. We thank Thee, O Lord our God, that when times of struggle came on; when evil rushed in upon us like a flood, Thou didst at last raise up opposition, and didst call from all places those that should as sert again the everlasting truths of human right and human liberty. And when aggression broke forth into battle, Thou, O Lord God of our fathers, didst. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.