The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-18
AFTERNOON

Organ Voluntary.
Anthem. -. --sEsE. .-....4. Ff.sa ---.
Responses read by Pastor and Congregation.
Reading Of the Sculptures, Rev. G. W. Buck.
Prayer, Rev. j. G. Snow.
Hymn. "Let children hear the mighty Deeds"
Historical address by the pastor, Rev. w. e. Gibbs
Occasional Hymn, BY Mrs. e. NJ. Barstow:
lis many years since Bethlehem's star
Dawned DER our eastern cline, --I- -
u That Star of Hope for all our race,
The Star of Love divine; ,-. .
That Star that rose on doubling hearts
With rays of Light divine,
That shone through gloomy errors cloud
In days of ''Auid Lang Syne."
Then willing hands their Offering brought
To rear o haliowed shrine, I5
Now earnest lives and joyous souls -la
. In Christian work combine. Lt.t 500
That Star that told Saviours love
Shall shine throughout all time; 20
We worship meath its CHEERING beams,
Like those of "Auld Lang Syne." ~.
IT'S fifty years since first they met
To consecrate that shrine: 81 ar -l......
oh! where are now those earnest souls
The True Of "Auld Lang Syne."
The Star that blest their steadtast lives. i.
- That Star OF Grace divine,
Has led their trusting spirits up r
Where Stars immortal shine. ..H.-.
And some "beside the silent sea
Now wait the muff1ed oar"
With joyous Hopes to join the blest
Who crossed the stream before;
The Star that cheers these waiting souls
With Hopes of life divine,
shall stu their taltering footsteps lead
In paths OF "Auld Lang Syno."
And Memory lifts the magic veil s-- 4.
And Pastors true restore, -1.4.f
Who long have trod the Golden Streets
And ranged the blisstul shore.
Their blessed words of peace and trust
Their memories shall enshrine,
And fill our hearts with grateful praise
For those Of "Auld Lang Syne." 90
Though fifty years their sands have run
And "Old is blent with New"
Redeeming Love ID still the theme tfrs.
To which our Faith Is true;
While other hands and hearts have iJiped
10 rear this g0odly shrine:
Yet Gods free Grace is ever new.
Though sang in "Auld Lang Syne."
Historical address, Sunday School, G. s. Fobes.
Doxclogy. -s 49,
Benedctlon. --..,
In the evening, beginning at 7.aO O'Clock,
he following will be the ..
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
Organ Voluntary.
ADDRESS, Rev. c. R. Moor.
Addresses.
Hymn.
Address, Rev. c. R. Bellies. 10 ''
Occasional Hymn, by Rev. H. c. Leonard:
In April days of sun and cloud,
OF lingering lee and snow,
+When bravest flowers by wood and run
Upsprang like hope from woe,
In April days of chill and cheer,
In April days lang syne, 20
Upgrew DER falsehood, doubt and fear,
This plant, goodiy vine.
Omeet it is to sing the days, s.T
Ere come with iervid glow ta -t..
Our summers gain of joy and praise,
The days of long ago;
The days when youthful Streeter fought,
The April days-iang Syne;
The early days, when Bis0ee wrought
To train this goodly vine li-. .s
And while the White Hills skyward tower,
Overlooking land and sea, ~ -
And Casco's isles resist the power = "a
Of storms INCREASINGLY,
We would in grateful memory sing
The days OF toil-lang syne, ....r-. .s
When Reese and Rayner, worshipping
In deeds, did bless this vine. -r =.
God keeps the fame of good men bright
In lives that follow theirs;
Sadler and Churchill walk in light;
Though climbed the altar stairs
The minister OF truth and grace,
The hearer sat below, 7'
Now side by side they have one place
In love, as long ago.
So sing the days, the early days,
Tue April days, lang syne, 49, b.
When brave men toiled with faith and praise
. To train this g0odly vine;
And sing the men OF every day
Since those spring days, lang syne,
Who, helped OF God to work and pray,
, Have trained this g00dly vine.
Rena<1icfion -.as-..