Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-06-02

No ain can tempt them from their highest
For they have seen the face Of Him. their
Judge and know
What bliss it Is to meet that earnest gaze.
And hear that voice in soul enthrillins
accents low,
Ssy, 'Enter thou, the mansions Of thy Lord. ;
From bliss 4, higher bliss, they ever move,
In strength and purity grow mOre and more
and dwell within the Light OF the Eternal
Love-"
The altar inscription is graphically
illustrated in the following touching
lines by the same fair speaker:
"Hail, precious Altar Of our Heavenly Kingl
To thee glad lights and flowers we bring.
Our hearts go out 10 thee with ~throbbinE joy.
We love the words thou spOakestto our Soul.
'Osanna! be our Jesul Round his throne,
Alleluia, Qsanna, AlleluiA, rolll
lie teedeth 'mOng the lilies'-Then we read
The names Of these four virgins, true to
death,
Who thirsied here for Hin, but thirst no more.
Are ireshened with the Spirits living
quiskning breath.
May W. cry; 'GcD, 0saana!' in our dying
hourl
May we sing: 'Alleluia, on that shore!
May we be mOng tho lilies when he feeds,
And part from our Eternal LoyH no more,
no morel'
The inscription, or closing poetical
@stanza, was as appropriate and beauti-
full as the rest, and as follows:
And now to GoD the Father, GoD the Son,
And GOD the Holy Spirit, Three in One,
All honor, laud and alteration be!
All power, dominion, glory, might and
praise,
Doth all the earth and silent depth of seas
Unto thy glorious throne Of Might in
heaven raise.
We join our voices with those ceaseless ehoirp
Which round Thy Throne in light s~upernal
And lift our hearts and souls to Thee from
The Altar Of our GoD, Of our Eternal Lows.
The ceremonies from their inaugu
raj to the closing hymn attracted the
closet interest aud were marked for
their peculiarly eloquent and touch
ing character. The altar and the
windows are appropriate tributes to
the memory Of those who, when
living, c~onsecrated their lives in the
alienation Of their suffering fellow
people.
THE sUNDAY-sCHOOLs
of St. Mary's held their festival at
night, beginning at eight O'Clock. The
classes, fourteen innumber, headed by
their respective teachers, marched in
procession, during the singing of an
appropriate hymn, and each class
carried a large square Of fragrant
flowers, bearing their chosen motto.
From these a high cross was erected
near the, center Of the church, and
the whole, when completed, proved q
beautiful Christian emblem. As the
several blocks or squares Of flowers
were laid before the foot Of the altar,
and while DR.. Collins busted himself
putting it in its proper position, a
member of the class delivered a
few words of appropriate explana-
ton. Thus the St. Peters class,
DR.. Harris, tcacher-motto: Faith,
that clear vision of the soul that
binds itself to nothing saw God, was
suitably expressed by young Spence
Finley. st. Paul's class, Mr.. Lamb,
teacher, found an expressive inter
prefer in Chas. Bell. Their motto
was Hope "The anchor of the soul,
thSrcst, the stay of weary souls, temp
est tossed aud blown hither aud thith
er by contrary winds" St. John's
class, Miss Dixon, teacher, Mary
Mhoon, speaker-motto, Charity" il
love, and love is God therefore, God
has given himself to us aud for us.
Sc. Gecelia's class, teacher, Miss Rich
ardson-motto; The Harp" ex-
planned by Eloise James I'VE have
gathered sweet flowers in eolors typi.
cal Of purity and glowing love, and
wreathcd them into forms.p Upon
the harp will we give thanks unto
"Thee, our God" St. Andrews class
teacher, Mr.. Faxon-motto "The
Mitre;' explained by Willie Barnes
In its form that part Of the insignia
of a bishop, to be worn on the head,
represents to us the cloven tongue o.
fame which descended upon the head.
of the apostles at the first Whit-Sun
day. the birthday Of Christ's Church
st. Stephens class, teacher, Mrs
Grove speaker, Harry Yerger-mot
to; The Pelican one Of the earliest
symbols of our redemption through
Christ is the pelican herself, tearing
her flesh and feeding her life blood to
her brood. St. Hilda's class, teacher
Miss Moffatt-motto THE Book"
speaker, Lizzie Yates-''G Gods Holy
Word the gift of Mother Church
wherein she bids her children search
with eager eyes that the treasure may
not be hidden from them. St. Luke'i
class, teacher Mrs. Green; Weakly
Logwood, speaker-motto, "Triangl,
and Circle" The triangle within the
circle is plain to all the symbol of the
trinity In unity and hoth Atnrnal