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 ASSEMBLING AND WELCOMING. I09 dence of God and the power of the religion of Jesus Christ, have been liberated from slavery. There is not a slave among us to-day, and we are glad you did not come while we were in chains, because, in that case, we could not have got here ourselves. Mr. President, we thank you for this honor. God had you born just at the right time. We come last on the program, but I want everybody to know that although last we are not least in this grand assembly where the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man is the watchword of us all ; and may the motto of the church which I represent be the motto of the com- ing civilization : " God our Father, Christ our Redeemer, and Mankind our Brother."