No 0 Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen Through a gracious Providence we are now permitted to meet once more for consultation in reference to the important enterprise which has been confided to your care. I desire to be deeply thankful to the Giver & Preserver of life that in the enjoyment of tolerable bodily health & strength and in the possession of my mental powers not materially impaired, I am allowed to extend to you a cordial welcome to the honors and responsibilities of this occasion,