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the Ages, the God of the
Oceans, the God of the Continents, the God of the Genius of man and
the God of every Exposition of human achievement and progress - the
Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, be
upon you and remain with you always.
Amen.

The 148th Psalm
Read by Rabbi Meyer of San Francisco at the Opening of the
Exposition

Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in
the Heights. Praise ye Him, all His Angels; praise ye, all His hosts.
Praise ye Him, sun and moon; praise Him all ye stars of light. Praise
Him, ye heaven of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.
Let them praise the name of the Lord; for He commanded and they
were created. He hath also established them for ever and ever; He hath
made a decree which shall not pass. Praise the Lord from the earth, ye
dragons, and all deeps. Fire and hail, snow and vapors; stormy wind
fulfilling His word; Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars;
Beasts and all cattle; creeping things and flying fowl; Kings of the earth
and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth. Both young men,
and maidens; old men, and children. Let them praise the name of the
Lord; for His name alone is excellent; His glory is above the earth and
heaven. He also exalteth the horn of His people, the praise of all His
saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto Him. Praise ye
the Lord.

The Prayer of Bishop E. J. Hanna
of the Catholic Diocese
Given at the Opening of the Exposition

O God of our Fathers, in Whose power are the destinies of men, in
Whose hands are the ends of the world, look down with
loving-kindness on Thy children here gathered in Thy Name. From the
uttermost bounds of the earth have we come to commemorate one of
man's greatest achievements adown the ages. Make us, Thy children,
realize that Thou art the source of light and of inspiration; make us
realize that great things are wrought through Thee alone.
To the city of St. Francis, enthroned in beauty by the western sea, give
the grace of kindly hospitality, the blessing of an ever-widening vision
of true greatness, a faith and a hope that know not failure. To our
glorious California give abundance of harvest, a bounteous plenty of
Thy treasures and a valiant race of men blessed in the knowledge and
sanctified in the observance of Thy law. To our favored land, which is
from sea to sea, vouchsafe strength and unity and that peace which the
world cannot give. Make us feel that the mighty City of God rises
sublime through the centuries only when built on the foundations of
justice and of truth; and, finally, to all the nations here represented,
grant a vision of the highest things of life - of the things that make for
true progress, for real brotherhood, for lasting union, for unfailing love,
for mighty achievement in time, and for that glory which is everlasting.
Amen.

The Chief's of Departments

Architects - Mr. George Kelham of San Francisco. Sculptors - Mr. Karl
Bitter of New York and his able manager, Mr. A. Stirling Calder of
New York. Painters - Mr. Jules Guerin of New York. Illuminators - Mr.
W. D'Arcy Ryan of San Francisco and Mr. Guy Bailey of Berkeley, Cal.
Landscape Gardening - Mr. John McLaren of San Francisco and his
son, Donald McLaren. Inscriptions - Selected by Mr. Porter Garnett of
Berkeley, Cal. Material for Buildings was originated by Mr. Paul E.
Deneville of New York.

Architecture and Architects

Manager-in-Chief - Geo. Kelham of San Francisco. Court of the
Universe - McKim, Meade and White of New York. Tower of Jewels -

Thomas Hastings of New York. Court of the Ages - Louis Christian
Mullgardt of San Francisco. Court of the Four Seasons - Henry Bacon
of New York. Court of Flowers - Geo. Kelham of San Francisco. Court
of Palms - " " The Italian Towers - " " Column of Progress - Symmes
Richardson of New York. Machinery Palace - Ward and Blohme of San
Francisco. Palace of Varied Industries - W. B. Faville of San Francisco.
Palace of Mines - " " Palace of Manufactures - " " Palace of
Transportation - " " Palace of Liberal Arts - " " Palace of Education - "
" Palace of Agriculture - " " Palace of Food Products - " " Also all
portals and aisles - " " Palace of Fine Arts - Bernard R. Maybeck of San
Francisco. Palace of Horticulture - Bakewell