Excerpt from Proceedings of the First Annual Convention: Chicago, February 10 12, 1903 We thank thee, our Father, that thou art not hard to be found, that thy life is not far to seek, and that we may have it in our spirit from this hour on. And now, Father, thou who hast helped us thus far to Offer thee with one accord our common supplication, help us, as we join together, in that prayer, which has come down to us from our Master. 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.