Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-04-23

.55 fortress and defence to me.
Thou my deliverer art. my God;
NV trust is in thy mighty power;
Thou art my shield from foes abroad,
At home my safeguard and my tower
To thee viii address my prayer,
To whom all praise wc Justly owe;
So shall |, by watchinl care
BE guarded safe from every toe.
Contribution S2.25.
BrsHop JOINS CLASS.
Design-A Fountain.
Motto--.In that day there shall be FOUNTAIN
opened to the house of David, and TO the lnh"bi.
tants OF Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.
-Zech. l3.l.
There is a fountain filed with blood,
Drawn from ImmanuePS VEINS,
And sinners plunged beneath that hoed'
Loose all their guilty stains
Dear diving Lamb, thy precious blood,
Shall never loose its power,
Till all the ransomed Church of God,
Be saved TO sin no more.
Amount contributed 81.
REV. PHILIP SLAUGHTER CLASS.
Desirn-TKe banner Of the Cross.
Motto-"His banner over us was love" ''God
commendeth his love toward us i'll that, while we
were vet sinners Christ died for us. Romans %.
Forbid it Lord, that should boast,
Save in the Cross of Christ, my God,
All the vain things that charm me most,
sacrifice them to thy blood.
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were tribute far too small;
Love 50 amazing. so divine,
Demands my life, my soul my ALL
Offering 81.
The BANNER CLASS.
Motto-P S. 6O.3 ''rhou hast given banner
to them that fear thee
Raise the banner, high above you,
Tread the path that saints have trod
Let thy purpose be firm one.
Looking for thy strength to God.
Raise the banner, high above you,
Bear the Gross and persovere,
Brighter CLOVIS the dawning future,
As the prize is drawing near.
Raise the banner, high above you,
Tread the path that leads TO God,
Win anew those fadeless laurelS,
Meekly bow and bear the rod.
Raise the banner, high above you,
o! let not your courage iall,
Brightly CLEANS the distant glory,
AS the son of God your hail
Amount of contribution S2.56.
REV. J. L. JOHNSTON CLASS.
Desien-.i 6ioid Cross.
Motto-"rho Love of Christ conStraineth US
No more on the Gross, where his enemies nailed
him,
Hangs the Saviour we love, for our sins to atone,
For Cherubim hosts with Hosannas have hailed
him,
And strike their glad harps at the foot Of the
throne.
CHRIST CHuRca SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS.
Motto--"Remember the Sabbath Day, and keep
it holy"
The Sabbath is Gods Holy Day,
The day no chooses for his own,
And we must neither work nor play,
Because il is Gods Holy Day.
'ris well to have one day in seven,
That we may learn the way to Heaven,
Then let us spend itas we should,
In serving God, and doing good.
Amount contributed Sl.G5.
CHRIST CHURCH. CLASS.
Design-Fajth, Hope end Charity
Motto-"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart and with all thy soul, ana with
all thy mind, and thy neigbbor as thyselt
"And now abideth Faith, Hope. Charity, these
three but the greatest of these is Charity
ave ask not lord! thy cloyen flame,
Or tongues of various tone;
But long thy praises to proclaim
With fcrvor in our own.
"When tongues shall cease and power decay
And knowledge empty prove,
Do thou thy trembling servants stay,
With Faith, with Hope, with Love"
Amount contributed $3.50.
CHIPPEWA MISSION CLASS.
Design-A Bible laid upon Iomoho"k and
Arro,pS. -,
Motto-"Thus saith the Lord OF hosts, behold
wilt save my people from the west country; ana
I will bring them, and they shall dwell III Tue
midst Of Jerusalem. and thoy shall bc my people
and will be their God, in truth ana III rish'e'
business" -Zech 81 and s.
"Oh Lord, our Lord, how spreads that little seed
Which was, at first, of every seed the least.
The birds of air shall scarce its growth oulspeed'
Its world wide branches knit the West and East.
Rude rs tho Saviour's birth place are its halls,
Der which, like Betheheln'S star, the cross ap-
pears
And oft tho Waterman of those outpost walls,
In tented fields his wakeful voice uprears.
Oft. on their summer mission, as they fare,
They seek the wildwood settlers tar retreat,
And rear their curtained chapel-while 10 prayer,
The forest jewellers haste with ready feet.
And where, mt dawn, tho prairie ioX did bark,
Are heard, by night, sweet canticle and chaunt;
Where sung before choirist but the lark,
Ring out the Church's anthems jubilant!
Then. in the wilderness, is heard the voice,
OF one that like the Baptist, bids repent;
While tho rude savages tremblingiy reJolce,
And hearts, long hardened soften ana relen'.
Amount contributed $500.
BISHOP IEBEg CLASS.
Device-An haage Of our Soriour.
Motto--'I am the good Shepherd, and know my
Sheep, and am known of mine. And other
Sheep l have, which are not of this fold them
also must bring; and there shall he one fold ana
| one Shepherd. John \, IL.
The Lord his pasture shall prepare,
And feed his sheep with loving care,
To fertile wales and dewy meads,
Their weary wandering steps he leads,
Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow,
Amid the vcrdant landscape dow.
But not for Isracl's dock alone
Our Sayour'S care and love are shown;
The GENTLE nations, far and near,
His gracious invitation hear.
| And all, rs his own lips foreLOld,
Shall, with one shepherd, make one fold.
The total amount contributed by the yarl-
Gus classes was about Sl25.
The Rev. DIR. Butler, of Trinity Church,
Washington, who was expected to address
the children, not having arrived, Rev. Mr..
Norton, of St. Paups Church, at the request
of the Rector, addressed the school. HIS re-
marks were admirably suited to the occasion
and to the tender minds of the children, and