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CEKEMONY OF BAPTISM. 569
W. M. With this oil of anointment, emblem of fniitfulnesa and
plenty, I set upon thy forehead the Delta, the symbol of the wisdom,
might, and love of the Deity. May he be pleased to make
thee fruitful of all good works.
When he has thus anointed all, he replaces the vessel of oil on the
table or pedestal, and then, standing iu front of it and facing the chil-
dren, stretches out his hands toward them, and says :
W. M. May the blessing of our Father in heaven rest upon
you, my children. May you never know the bitterness of want,
or the remorse that follows crime ; the loneliness of a life without
love ; the midnight agonies of bruised and suffering hearts ; the
miser's dream of gold ; ambition's hungering for greatness ; the
quenched light of a broken spirit ; the sense of deadly and unde-
served wrong; affection trusting and betrayed; or the abiding
curse of weariness of life. And may our heavenly Father comfort,
encourage, and uphold you amid the disappointments,
the sufferings, and the trials of life; amid its fevered cares
and sad diseases ; in all losses of friends by death or unworthi-
ness ; in all dangers and temptations. And may he in his great
love and mercy pardon and forgive all your frailties or errors,
temper the wind to the shorn lamb, and gather you into his fold
of heaven. Amen.
AU. 80 mote it be.
W. if. Brother Master of Ceremonies, reconduct these chil-
dren, with their parents, to their seats.
The children are reconducted, with their parents, to their seats on
the platform ; the godfathers and godmothers take their seats among
the audience. As soon as they are seated, the following ode is sung:
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