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The security of the godly.

work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. [handwritten][illegible][/handwritten]

PSALM XCI.

1 The state of the godly. 3 Their safety. 9 Their habitation. 11 Their servants. 14 Their friend; with the effects of them all.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say to the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

3 Surely he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation;

10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep in all thy ways.

12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

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PSALM XCII.

1 The prophet exhorteth to praise God, 4 for his great works, 6 for his judgments on the wicked, 10 and for his goodness to the godly.

A Psalm or Song for the Sabbath day.

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Exhortation to praise God. PSALMS

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:

2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,

3 Upon an instrument of ten strings and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.

4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.

5 O Lord, how great are thy works and thy thoughts are very deep.

6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

7 When the wicked spring as the grass and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:

8 But thou, Lord, art most high forevermore.

9 For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of a unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

11 Mine eye also shall see my desire of mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me.

12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13 Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the court of our God.

14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing.

15 To shew that the Lord is upright he is my rock, and there is not unrighteousness in him.

PSALM XCIII

The majesty, power, and holiness of Christ's kingdom

The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

2 Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting.

3 The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves

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$30,000,000 IN ENDOWMENTS

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MRS. STANFORD'S PRINCELY GIFTS TO THE CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY.

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"OUT-CARNEGIES" CARNEGIE BY MANY MILLIONS IN REARING OF A GREAT MEMORIAL

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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. - The deeds of gift executed by Mrs. Jane L. Stanford, conveying $28,000,000 to $30,000,000 to the Leland Stanford, Jr., university, do not affect the control of that institution during her life time. The total of her endowment is said to be three times greater than what was ever before given by one individual to educational purposes in the history of the world. The properties given to the university include interest bearing

[image, sketch, woman's head in profile. Mrs. Stanford] MRS. LELAND STANFORD. Who has just given $30,000,000 to the Leland Stanford university, of California.

stocks and bonds of the highest class, conservatively appraised at $18,000,000, and worth probably $20,720,000; real estate in 26 countries, aggregating about 100,000 acres of land, valued at $12,000,000.

Since the university first opened its doors, Oct. 1, 1891, after being legally founded in May, 1887, it has received about 4,000 matriculated students from all parts of the world and has conferred degrees upon 1,200. Instruction at the university is free.

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Ardmore Ind. Ter.

Dec 16th 1901

Mrs Jane L Stanford

San Francisco Cal.

Honord [sic] Madam

I trust you will not look at this Letter with contempt, but will read it carely [sic], and consider my circumstances. I am a colord [sic] woman and am trying to live a christain [sic] and are here in the Ind Ter with out a place to worship my Maker in, and have red [sic]of your charitables caused me to apepal [sic] to you for help. I am a member

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of the Christain [sic] church and we want to build a church to worship in and are financily [sic] unable.

I have lived here about 10 years, and there is a bout 15 member of my faith, and they are all poor and you know it will take us a long time to build a church with out help from some where. The members of the White Christain [sic] Church say they will help us some, I am well known here by the white people, after reading my lette[r]