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The Portland daily press., 1886-07-05
TAILS EVE HYMN SERVICE.
BY GEORGE F. ROOT.

He that dwelleth in the secret places of the most
high, shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty.
will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my
Fortress, my God. in Him will trust
He will cover thee with his feathers, and under
His wings shalt thou rest.
When the singing of the above hymn was
concluded Mr.. Burgess said:
Henry X. Oliver, born at Mansfield, Mass, in
1892, and who has recently died, was an ardent
lover of music for its own sake. He was an active
member and promoter of musical societies from
his boyhood to the end of long life. He says of
himself, mot musician by education, 1 have
acquired my limited knowledge of the art by per-
sona study, reading and practice, unaided by pro-
fessional instruction. An earnest lover Of sa-
cred music, / have made that department spec
ialty, and hope that my small contributions may
aid in the praise service of God, both at churcF
and at home. "A
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SENTENCE.


LBy EDWARD HOWE, JR. (OrganiSt New YORK
city. Born in Portland, lozo.J
The Lord is in his holy temple, The Lord is in his
holy temple let all the earth, let all the earth
Keep silence before him.
Let all the earth, let all the earth keep silence,
keep silence before him, let all the eartn, let
all the earth keep silence keep silence pefore
him.
Mr.. Burgess spoke of the last composer on
the programme, thus:
Mr.. Chadwick is among our youngest American
composers. His works, consisting OF quartetts an
thems and symphonies, are full of genuine 1eenne
and expressed in the highest style OF art, ana snow
the great progress and upward tendency OF pres
ent musical thought.
The tune was the following:
ANTHEM-BenedIc AnIna Mea.
[BY GEO. W. CHADwIcK.1
Praise the Lord, 9 my soul;
Praise the Lord. o my soul;
And forget not all his benefits.
Who forgiveth all thy sin;
And hea1eth all thine infirmities.
Who saveth thy life from destruction;
And crowneth thee with mercy and loving kind
ness.
praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that exec
in strength;
Ye that fulfill his commandment, and hearken un
to the voice of his word.
o praise the Lord all We his hosts;
Ye servants of his that do his pleasure.
o speak good of the Lord;
All We works of his, in all places of his dominion
Praise thou the Lord;
Praise thou the Lerd-O my SOUL
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son;
And to the Holy Ghost.
AS it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall
be;
World without end, Amen Amen.
The benediction was pronounced and the
audience dismissed by Rev. Thomas Hill, D.
d.
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BY JOHN E. GOULD, 1916.

Jehovah's praise, in high immortal strains,
Resound ye heavens thro' all your blSSful plains.
His glorious power o radiant sun display
Far as thy vital beams diffuse the day.
Thou silver moon arrayed in softer light,
Recount his wonders to the listening night
Let all thy glittering train attendant watt
And every star his Makers name repeat.
Ye glorious angels, tune the raptured lay,
Through the fair mansions of eternal day.
His praise let all their shining ranks proclaim,
And teach the distant worlds your Makers name
Bright with the splendor of his dazzling rays.
Exalted realms of joy reflect his praise.
Mr.. Burgess then referred to another COM
poser, as follows:
George F. Root, born at Sheffield, Mass, in
1920 has been for many years composer OF
hymn tunes, anthems, cantataS, etc. His works
have met the popular taste, and his collec-
tiens both of sacred and secular music are widely
known. His style shows the growing influence OF
foreign composers.
rAIIIC EVE LXMN CEpNIHE
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MAJ ESTY.
(Tune by WILLIAM BILLINGs.)

(Tune by WILLIAM BILLINGs.)
The Lord descended from above,
And bowed the heavens most high,
And underneath his feet he cast
The darkness of the sky.
On cherubim and Seraphim
Full royalty he rode,
And on the wings of mighty winds
Camo flying all abroad.
He sat serene upon the floods,
Their fury to sustain;
And he as Sovereign lerd and KING
Forevermore shall roign
(Sstng By Choir.)
Mr.. Burgess then said:
The name of "Jenks' is found attached to many
hymn tunes of the earlier period. His style OF
harmony characteristic of the time, is well exem-
plifed in the selection made for today.
The choir sung the tune referred to:
MOUNT VERNON.
Composed on the death of Gen. Washington
1799-By JENKs)
What solemn sound the air invadeS?
From heav'n the awful mandate flies.
Where shall our country turn her eye?
Our Friend, Protector, Strength and Trust?
Lies low and mouldering in the dust.
(Steag By Ctoir.)
Rev. A. K. P. Small, d. d offered prayer,
and Mr.. Burgess continued, speaking as fol
lows:
At the middle of our century, about 1885,. so
great reaction against the Billings school had
set in, and so great was the opposition that in
some of the collections, all American tunes were
excluded.
The Bridgewater collection so called, endorse d
by the Handel and HAYDN Association, was made
up entirely of tunes and anthems, taken from En-
glish publications In some localities, the feeling
run SO high, as almost to exclude music from the
churches altogether.
Among the last representative psalm-trne writ
ers and teachers was Lowell Mason, born
at Mansfield, Mass, in 1772, and who STANDS
a central figure of musical cultivation from 1926
to 1860 His style of composition, smooth, flow
ing and highly religious, was largely influenced
by his study of European composers. To him,
more than to any one is due the introduction of
music as branch of common school education.
He published large number Of collections of ju-
venlle music as well as of church and sacred mu-
sic.
The choir then sung the tune referred to !:
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While shepherds watched their 1ocks by night,
All seated on the ground,
The Angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around
All glory be to God on high,
And to the earth be peacel
Good Will henceforth from heaven to men,
Begin and never cease.
(Sang By Choir)
The Goth Psalm was read by Rev. Henry
Blanchard; at the conclusion of the reading
another song, composed by Billings, entitled
.sMaiesty" was sung,
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of that time, he was great power in forming
9e, the growing taste for better music. The choir
NH ,iI sing The Easter Anthem" by William Bill
The choir then sung the anthem:
EASTER ANTHEM.
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PEABODY.
BY H. X. OLIVER. 1875.

BY II. X OLIVER, 1875.
My Godi the spring of all nv lows
The life of my delights,
The glory of my brightest days.
And comfort of my nightsl
In darkest shades if He appear,
My dawning is begun;
He is my souls sweet morning star,
And He my rising sun,
The Op'ning heavens around me shine,
With beams OF sacred bliss,
While Jesus shows His heart is mine,
And whisperS-I am His
My soul would leave this heavy clay,
At that transporting word;
Run up with joy the shining way,
T. embrace my dearest Lord
After this selection was sung the beautiful
hymn by George F. Root, entitled ''The
Beauteous Day" was given with much ex-
preston by the choir:
THE BEAUTEoUS DAY.
BY GEORGE F. ROOT.
We are watching, we are waiting,
For the bright prophetic day,
When the shadows weary shadows
From the world shall roll away
Refrain.
We are waiting for the morning,
When the beauteous day is dawning;
We are waiting for the morning,
For the golden spires OF day;
Loi He comes! see the King draw near,
Zion, shout, the Lord is here.
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shERRuRNE.

(Tune by DANIEL READ, 1771.)
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III. FL Burgess,
B. Thurston, Esq.,,
Rev. J. M. Lowden,
Rev. j. G. Wilson,
Rev. S. X. Perkins,
Rev. C. j. Clark.
Rev. J. B. Laphanl,
Rev. Thos. Hill,
Rev. S. f. Pearson,
Rev. j. C. Holloway,
Samuel Leavitt,
Ed A. Noyes,
S. T. Corser,
d. f. Appleton,
Joseph Brooks,
Hon. III. L. Gregg,
Rev. Samuel Longfellow
John Ell. McDonough,
Rev. j. T. G. Nichols,
Hon. Isaac I'll. Jack,
A. M. Richardson,
John w. Deering,
Rev, H, p, Winter,
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The choir sung the tune referred to:
MOUNT VERNON.

Composed on the death of Gen. Washington
1799-By JENKs)
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To William Billings is due the honor of leading
IN Boston in 174e, and died there in 1900. OF
an unprepossessing personal appearance, he was
eccestrlc, smart, active, patriotic, and withal,
sleal education were very few, but he made the
most mos OF these and favored by the fact that his
nesre IasI GeompoSltons mp being purely American ap
though he was deficient in harmony he had taste
IN melody that caught the popular ear and SO his
troops were quartered, and became the folk-songs
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
Begin at Home.

The Crescent City Gazette is an advo-
cate of ''home training" as we infer,
against political prohibition. The editor
reasons with excellent good sense on the
subject. But, he will also concede that
restraints, such as the law can provide.
are wholesome things. The liquor traf-
fic must be regulated" at least; we
doubt if it can be entirely suppressed.
The Prohibition party cannot win.
High license and local option seem to us
to be the only pratical means of regu-
lating the traffic. The Gazette says:
1t is our creed, too. that the home cir
Gle is the only true temperance society,
and the place where the seeds of every
virtue should be sOwn in the minds and
hearts of the young. We regret being
compelled to say that parents are be-
coming too slack in their duty of train
ing their children at home TO emulate
virtue and eschew vice. Correct home
training is absolutely necessary 10 a
healthy tone in society. Some of the
vices of the day are so revolving to their
natures that parents shrink from speak
ing of them to their children. This is
almost a criminal wrong. The child is
sure, sooner or later, to come in cont act
with every shade of vice, and should be
prepared to resist it: if not, however,
the result is obvious-they fall. Parents
need not roll it as a ''sweet morsel under
their tongues" that their children will
never come in contact with a bar-room,
gambling den, and other abodes of vice,
for it is inevitable as long az they exist,
and they will exist so long as there is a
demand for them. Destroy the demand
for the saloon and you destroy the sa-
loon. This can best be accomplished by
home training.
In our judgment no system of train
ing can answer for home training.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
OPENING THE CAMPAIGN.


Mr.. Dougherty's appointments
Hon. Charles Dougherty, the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in the
Second District, and other we'll known
speakers. will address the people on the
issues of the campaign at the following
times and places:
OcaIa, Marion county, Tuesday. Octo-
Der 8.
South Lake Weir. Marion county.
Tuesday, October ), at night.
Leesburg, Sumter county, Wednes-
day, October 6.
Wildwood, Sumter county, Thursday,
October :.
Sumterville, Sumter county, Thurs
day, October Z, ut night.
lnterlachen, Putnam county, Friday,
October 8.
Palatka, Putnam County, Saturday,
October 9.
Pomona, Putnam county, Monday,
October IL.
The citizens generally are invited to
attend.
Ry order of the committee.
j. +. WELBoRNE, Chairman.
G. III. JONES, Secretary.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
communicated.

Editor of the PALATKA NEWS:
We have in our city an organization
that fully answers our appreciation and
favorable criticism.
The Gem City Guards is n military
company composed of some of the best
young men in our city, and company
of which any city should be proud.
We are proud to consider this COM
pany as social organization for the
benefit and leasure of its members, but
such is not the ease. This company was
organized, and is here for the protection
of the lives of the citizens of this COM
munity, and for the protection of their
families and property.
In the event of an insurrection or re-
sistance to the properly constituted au-
thoIities of this State, this company is
liable to be called out at any time, the
members taken from their business, and
maybe ordered to any point of the State,
and when called out must obey the call.
That the gentlemen composing this
company are willing to do their duty
was demonstrated fully on the 25th of
September, when, in response TO the call
OF the Sheriff of this county, eighteen
members out of twenty In the city, were
In the ranks within half an hour after
the call was made, ready TO obey orders,
and remained under arms and on duty
from 10 a. M. of the 2lst of September
until 6 a. m. of the 22d.
This company is as necessary 10 the
protection OF the lives and property Of
the citizens of this community as the
best organized and equipped fire COM
pany can be- 10 the protection of our prop
erty, and the people owe it to themselves
and their families to do all in their power
to assist, foster and encourage this com
pany.
Now to the point. This company as at
present organized has only a member
ship of twenty-one.
Each member is compelled TO have his
uniform and equipments, and heretofore
they have been compelled TO furnish
their uniforms at their own expense.
Now there are large number of de-
serving young men in our community
who would willingly and cheerfully Join
this company and make good and eff
cient soldiers, and pay their annual dues,
were il not for the expense of obtaining
an uniform. and the writer is reliably
informed that if uniforms Were provided
there are at least twenty young men in
this city who would Join the company,
which should be composed of at least
sixty men in place of twenty-one,
We therefore suggest that the citizens
take the matter in hand and raise and
present to this company a fund to be
known and called the " Uniform Fund,
so that when q young man desires to
join the company, they can furnish him
with an uniform, charging him mode
rate price for the use of it, the uniform
10 remain the property of the company.
If fund say of $500 could be raised we
have no doubt that in a very short time
we would have the best military COM
pany in the State, and one upon which
we could always rely for protection.
What say you: CITIZEN.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05

inspiration of the same desire to perform
conscientiously duty to their State,
their party and themselves, which we
claim for our own part, yet we see no
good reason yet offered by them to make
us prefer the old law to the new. 1t is
not question of whether the new con-
stitution is or is not the best law possible.
The practical question to be considered
is can we find better just now? Shall
we repudiate the work of our friends IN
favor of an instrument admittedly still
further from perfection? The true states
man is often best seen in his good use OF
bad materials; his highest powers are al
ways employed in building up. not in
pulling down. After the new constitu-
ton is adopted we shall have more leis-
ure to hear objections, because these may
then be utilized to correct abuses, per-
feet the work only as yet begun, and
bear fruit in practical benefit to the
State. At present we see as little use
for argument on this subject with the
Florida Herald as hope for Mr.. Cheney's
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05
CRESCENT CITY ITEMS.

Special Correspondence aIatka NEWS.
Your correspondent Scriptor is mis-
taken when he says no Democratic club
has yet been organized in this precinct.
There is such, and Mr.. Hutchinson is
one of its chief officers. Its next meet
ing will be held October :, at p. m
The books u~e yet oren for Scriptor and
others to join.
a dry town we have, once more.
Douglass ~ Sackett closed their saloon
on the Both ult. Our imbibers, how
ever, Will not have 10 wait long, if Mr..
1. II, Rraddock's petition will hold
water before the next meeting of the
Commissioners. There are many citi-
2ens here who hope they will not sue
coed.
The Gazette editor refuses TO publish
any more temperance correspondence
He says 1t was getting too personal. The
prerogative of an editor to run his paper
TO suit himself none can deny. But a
man up a tree thinks that paper will
hest succeed which allows discussion
within proper bounds of such living
questions as that OF the morality of SELL
ing AMI drinking ardent spirits.
Beach * Miller are turning their re
cent store building, corner of Lake
street AMI Central avenue, so as to front
on the latter. Ii IS said they will move
their stock of merchandise into it when
IL Il httod up. OLD FELLOW.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05

The British ship Dunollton Castle was
wrecked recently on Ocean Island, 1 200
miles distant from Honolulu. All on
board reached shore in safetv, but the
island being barren, and furnishing no
means Of subsistence, seven of the crew
left in an open boat for the Sandwich
Islands to procure assistants for their
comrades and passengers on the desert
island. After a dangerous voyage of
.fffy-t,rO days. these seven voyagers ar
rived at their destination and reported
the fate Of their cOn rades. a steamer
was at once sent from Honolulu for the
relief Of those remaining on the island,
twenty-five persons in all, and they
were expected to arrive on the 1st
inst. 1t this bold voyage of the brave
crew of seven is not a specimen Of true
bravery, we know not what is, and
doubt if the annals of history can afford
any parallel cases.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05

The Florida Southern railroad proposes
making some important changes in their
passenger service. We have been relia-
bly, informed that the Florida Southern
will run no less than six passenger trains
out of Palatka day this winter. They
will run two trains through To Charlotte
HarbOr without change, making the trip
from Palatka inside of ten hours. 1t is
rumored that they will also put on n
''shoo fly" train to run between Brooks
vile and Peml ertOn's Ferry exclusively,
connecting with every train leaving the
Ferry. This Will be "A great convenience
TO people liz ing at Brooksville. and also
increase the amount of travel to this
place, and we hope TO see this train shortly
put on this end of the line.-HeiHuHdO
N,gFS
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05

Hon. Geo. w. Lyle, of San Mateo, re-
turned to his home on Saturday night
last. from an extended trip through the
northern and middle States. On his re-
turn home he stopped at Atlanta and
gave a few hours to the investigation of
the workings Of the Agricultural State
Bureau. He is in some doubt about the
value to farmers of the bureau. The in
spection OF fertilizers is doubtless care
less. There il much talk of establishing
a bureau in this State and appointing an
inspector, but it would be well to investi-
gate ne one in Georgia before doing so.
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Communicated
In MeInnrInnn

Addie L. Bailey, eldest daughter of
| Elisha Bailey, died at San Mateo, Sep
TENDER 27th-Monday afternoon at 5
o'clock.
She had been i'll since June, but no
immediate danger was apprehended by
her family until Saturday, and Monday
afternoon she quietly fell asleep. There
was no struggle-only gentle, gradual
giving way of all the WALKING forces.
During her last day she could not bear
for any member of the family TO be
away from her; and she seemed to know
that she must 20. AS u girl she had al
ways been timid, but she had no fear of
death. 1t was to her blessed release
from pain. Her suiTerings had been
very great, and her constant refrain was.
Il am so tired-Oh, so tired-' At the
last size wanted TO rest her head upon
her fathers shoulder, and with one hand
gently clasped in his, she murmured.
Hold me close, father, for | am so
tired" As they watched, she seemed to
breathe more easily, and gently, sweetly,
without even q twitching of the tiny fin
gers, she went home. Once she looked
up at her sister, and called her by name,
saying, 'Grace, am going home"
II seems as = u bright ray of sunshine
had departed, and left only darkness in
u.
never gave TO any one n truer, more un-
selfish friend, sister and daughter than
Addie Bailey. Only those who have
loved her for years can comprehend the
depth and intensity of her feelings. and
the great love and self-sacrifice of which
she was capable. No one realized. until
she was gone, that it was possible she
could go. Bright, sunshiny Addie,
whom We have loved SO well.
When asked if she would not like to
send tCrher most intimate friend she
answered, "Oh, no, do not startle her:
she will be here III u few DAYS. and |
shall be well then. Yes, she was well and
free from pain when those few days
had passed. That was only one instance
in hundred Of her unselfish love for
all who We're dear 10 her. Many hearts
have acEed ut this sad news. and the
days rs they pass only seem TO intensity
the pain.
y true, sweet and conscientious girl,
she has always been. \ little more
than a year ago she united with the
Presbyterian church of this place. and
her pure, simple faith in Gods wisdom
and trust in His guidance were some
thing remarkable. Few persons here
ever knew what was in her heart.
hut the writer has many sweet memories
of her loving faith even in tine midst of
trials. She was n rare true hearted girl.
and she can never bC forgotten hy those
who love her truly. NJ. s. Il.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05

Our Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton assures as that he knows our mo-
tives for publishing his official acts and
criticising them. II 80, he is welcome
to that knowledge. and We are glad to
find that he has added to the stock on
hand. But as to the correctness of the
report, which has been impugned by
him, the public, If ever in doubt, will
now be satisfied by the corroborative
testimony OF Messrs. Cook, Barker. Har-
vey and Forward, given in its proper
place among the proceedings of the
Board Of County Commissioners. For
the differences drawn from the facts, of
course. we alone are responsible.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-05

The Florida Herald differs with us as
to the mental powers of those who will
ratify the new constitution. We spoke
OF classes and parties in the mass which
would vote as such on this question pro
and con: We respectfully submit that our
esteemed contemporary has not weakened
our ease when he goes into PERSONAL
tiles and informs US that . learned law
yer. less Of an ''ignoramus than some
editors" will not accept the work of a
constitution composed largely Of DEM
Ocrats. We might even strengthen the
attack by admitting that we recognize
In the opposing force another con-
sisrent Democrat. whose principles we
respect, whose kindness we have often
experienced. and whose usefulness in
the party we have never failed to ap-
preciate. We might even become per.
sonal and admit that We become doubt
full when we find opposed to us this ster-
ling Democrat who il also an editor, and
whose name is John Temple Graves.
But one swallow does not make q sum-
mer, nor does two, and We are yet in ia
vor Of the new constitution, even against
Mr.. Graves and his Learned lawyer"
And though We readily accord them the