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[upper left corner, in pencil]
Sac. [Sacramento] City
April '50. [1850]
April .21.

[upper right corner]
No. 57.

[written in ink]
Isaiah 55:10-11 ~ [centered]

“For as t. [the] rain cometh"
"down and the snow from heaven, & returneth not thither, but
watereth the earth, & maketh it bring forth & bud, that it may so shall may
word be that give seed to the sower & bread to the eater;
So shall my word be, that goeth forth out of my mouth
– it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish
that which I please, & it shall prosper in the thing"
"whereto I sent it" ~

~ [centered]

[written in pencil]
Here from a land settled by
pious men. On the Bible they
laid the foundations of their faith,
their – character, their church, & their
State. On that foundation all have
Stood & prospered – Stood immovable.
The world has witnessed nothing
greater in modern times ~

They began an Era. They were
worthy to open it. They opened it
well bec. [because] they began it with God
– his word being their guide ~