The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-08-04
Per lie J.spsr Courier
The Centennial.
FROM OUR ows cokREsP orDEST.
lccEfsrEse fron osr las, issae
PHILADELPBrA. July 4,h, 1875.


One Of the finest musical selections in
the programme, followed the reading OF
the Declaration, entitled, hymn for
the nrst Centennial Of American Inde-
pendence. composed BY A. Carlos
lGomes, OF Brazil. ct the request of his
Majesty. Dom Pedro"
Bsysrd Taylor, Of Pennsylvania was
Inext announced as the author Of the
= I ne National Ode" which he read la
a clear manly voice. The hearers OF
thi. poem strive 10 Outdo each other in
words OF praise One critic goes 80 far
q. to- say. that n il had been " ritten and
spoken by Wm. Shakespeare thrre GEN.
lturies ago, 10 would have been en>hrined
among the choicest memorials of Eng.
:, lish literature. A proper appreciation
OF this great poem eau only be had after
lcsreful reading aud stgdy (; tie poet
seems 10 touch every point and closes
with the following beautiful words:
Look up. look forth and on.
I There's iighi In the dswning sky:
!, TIE clouds are ps rting, the night is gone
\ Prepare tor the work of the day
fsllOw thy PASTURES lie
And Tar III, Shepherds stray,
And lhe fields cf tLy vast domain
Are waiting for purer seed
II OF knowledge. desire and deed.
lFor keener sunshine and mellower rain
But keep thy garments pure,
lPlrck them back, with the old disdsin
From touch of the hands thst stsini
- shall thy strength endure.
lTTansmufv into good tie gold OF Gsin
'Compe; TO beautify thy TuGer powers,
Till The country OF roIuing hours
Shall p.snt Oh ii.y fields apart
" iih the oak Of Toil. the rcse OF Artl
BE waIchiul aud keep u so:
Be strong. and fear 10 fee:
Be iust, snd tho world shall know,
|, With the same love love us. as We give
And the day shall never come,
| That fEds os weak or dumb
To Join and rmit- and cry
In tile great trsk, for thee TO die,
And tie greater task, for .hec To live
!, After the reading of the poem. tn
iorche.tra and chorus performed H.
|. grand triumphai march. with chorus
+ Our National Banner The word
" ere written by Dexter Smith. cf Mass
land the music BY Sir j 'rs Benedict, q
England. The words sra - follows:
IO'er the high and DER the lowly
Floats that banner bright aud holy
In the rays Of freedoms sun;
In the Nations heart imbedded,
@iO'er our Union newly welded,
One in all, and al in Que.
r. Let that banner wave forever.
" Nav its lus'rous stars fade never
.s Till the stars shall pale on high;
s-lwhile there's right the wrong defeatin
lWhile there's hope In true heart beatin
Truth and freedom shall not die.
las Il foated long before us,
BE II ever floating Ger us,
Ger our land from shore TO shore;
There are freemen vet 10 wave IL,
millions who would die TO save IL,
Wave il, save il evermore.
Ot As these strains died away on {
heated air, Hon. Wm. NJ. Evarts was !
ltroduced ss the orator of the occasic
a. He delivered a most mastery cratic
20 not a spread eagle fourth OF July spee'
=. but q real solid sno logical CRATIC
ss. which ought to be read and studied a.
model by every American. We quo
the closing paragraph;
aTime makes no psuses IN bis mar'
Even while 1 speak, the last hour OF