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SEVEXTEENTII ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



Twenty-Seventh Annual Session 



OF THE 



Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association 



November 14 and 15, 1917 

 Leland Hotel, Springfield, Illinois. 



JAS. A. STONE, Secretary. 



The twenty-seventh Annual Meeting of 

 the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Association 

 was held in the Sun Parlor of the Leland 

 Hotel, November 14 and 15, 1917. 



The meeting was called to order by the 

 President, Mr. Emil J. Baxter, at 10:00 

 a. m. November 14. 



President Baxter — The first number on 

 the program will be the invocation by 

 Jlev. C. Warber, of Alhambra, Jllinois. 



PRAYER BY REV. C. WARBER. 



Father, Thou Giver of all good and 

 perfect gifts, we come before Thee with 

 thanksgiving, acknowledging in gratitude 

 the manifold blessings th.>it Thou hast 

 bestowed upon us in love and mercy. 

 Thou hast given unto us and provided us 

 with the fruits <>f the earth and the sweet- 

 ness of the flower. Thou hast been our 

 guide and our strength during the past 

 year. Thou hast led us aright, Thou hast 

 been with us present with Thy Holy 

 Spirit. Thou hast not only provided for 

 us things necessary for our bodily welfare, 

 but Thou hast above all, in Christ Jesus 

 our Saviour, provided an eternal salvation 

 by sending Thine only begotten Son, for 

 Thou hast so loved the world that Thou to 

 us in the fullness of time hast sent Thine 

 only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ 

 into this world to redeem the world of all 

 mankind from sin and the powers of satan. 



We are gathered here this morning and 

 will be during these two days to studj" one 

 of the wonders of creation and through it 

 many a lesson Thou wilt teach unto us. 

 Teach us, oh, Lord, not only to gather in 

 store as does the bee those things which 

 are necessary for our earthly welfare, but 

 also lay up treasures in heaven where the 



