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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
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Henry M. Field
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"Overrule,
we
pray
thee,
every
obstacle,
and
remove
every
difficulty
which
would
prevent
us
from
succeeding
in
this
important
undertaking.
Control
the
winds
and
the
sea
by
thy
Almighty
power,
and
grant
us
such
favorable
weather
that
we
may
be
enabled
to
lay
the
Cable
safely
and
effectually.
And
may
thy
hand
of
power
and
mercy
be
so
acknowledged
by
all,
that
the
language
of
every
heart
may
be,
'Not
unto
us,
O
Lord,
not
unto
us,
but
unto
thy
name
give
glory,'
that
so
thy
name
may
be
hallowed
and
magnified
in
us
and
by
us.
"Finally,
we
beseech
thee
to
implant
within
us
a
spirit
of
humility
and
childlike
dependence
upon
thee;
and
teach
us
to
feel
as
well
as
to
say,
'If
the
Lord
will,
we
shall
do
this
or
that.'
"Hear
us,
O
Lord,
and
answer
us
in
these
our
petitions,
according
to
thy
precious
promise,
for
Jesus
Christ's
sake.
Amen."
The
Lord
Lieutenant
then
spoke
once
more--words
that
amid
such
a
scene
and
at
such
an
hour,
sank
into
all
hearts:
"My
American,
English,
and
Irish
friends,
I
feel
at
such
a
moment
as
this
that
no
language
of
mine
can
be
becoming
except
that
of
prayer
and
praise.
However,
it
is
allowable
to
any
human
lips,
though
they
have
not
been
specially
qualified
for
the
office,
to
raise
the
ascription
of
'Glory
to
God
in
the
highest;
on
earth
peace,
good-will
to
men.'
That,
I
believe,
is
the
spirit
in
which
this
great
work
has
been
undertaken;
and
it
is
this
reflection
that
encourages
me
to
feel
confident
hopes
in
its
final
success.
I
believe
that
the
great
work
now
so
happily
begun
will
accomplish
many
great
and
noble
purposes
of
trade,
of
national
policy,
and
of
empire.
But
there
is
only
one
view
in
which
I
will
present
it
to
those
whom
I
have
the
pleasure
to
address.
You
are
aware--you
must
know,
some
of
you,
from
your
own
experience--that
many
of
your
dear
friends
and
near
relatives
have
left
their
native
land
to
receive
hospitable
shelter
in
America.
Well,
then,
I
do
not
expect
that
all
of
you
can
understand
the
wondrous
mechanism
by
which
this
great
undertaking
is
to
be
carried
on.
But
this,
I
think,
you
all
of
you
understand.
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