Excerpt from Souvenir of the Dedicatory Ceremonies of the Indiana State Building, at Jackson Park, Chicago, Illinois, June 15, A. D. 1893 We thank Thee for the position which our State occupies in the American Republic. We thank Thee for her achievements in war and in peace, and for the prosperity with which we are now favored in all the various industries and enterprises of our Commonwealth. We rejoice and give thanks to Thee for all Thy mercies and blessings to us as a Nation. While we acknowledge our debt Of gratitude to our statesmen and military leaders, we Will not forget that Thou didst inspire them with the patriotism, courage and wisdom which enabled them to become the heroes Of their country and the benefactors of nations. 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.