The Press., 1888-07-19

Their lives have been priceless dover, Which lent our lives immortal power, Blent earth and heaven in each hour. The fire of love hath constant glowed, For every need God hath bestowed, His grace and mercy he hath showed. His star of love hath been our guide, His promise hath been true and tried; We've found our refuge at his side. The banner of his cross we've borne, Some times with wearied hand and torn, But never of its glory shorn. For all our mutual love hath shared, For precious children kindly spared, For all Gods bounty hath prepared; For all home's sunshine by the way, For friendships hand, our strength and stay, For peace in native land to-day, For all our portion in life's throes, To win redemption from its woes, For all Gods wondrous ways disclose, Our humble praise to him be given, Who gives the perfect home in Heaven, When all our earthly ties are riven,
 And time has fled.
 Rev. Henry Hoisington's address, so happy in it's description of true home, that silver weddings twenty-five years hence may be the result.
 Reading by Miss Leila Quick. THE SILVER wEDDING.-M1ss ABBY H. BENNETT. A precious silver circlet-
 Made up of gliding years
 Cleans brightly in the sunshine,
 Undimmed by stains or tears. AS backward through times vista
 We look with eager eyes
 Full many 8 lovely picture
 Seems fairy-like to rise,
 And prismal tints of beauty
 Ger all cast richest dyes. Not often time thus lavish
 Filings largess from his hands; Not often from his hour-glass,
 Flow forth such silver sands. Not often, softly falling, ,
 To mark life's passing hours,
 Do the dropping sands so gently fall
 Der paths so heaped with flowers. Iris true slight clouds have gathered
 Now and then in by-gone years, Yet they only formed background
 For the rainbow seen through tears, While the glorious arch of promise
 Soon banished transient fears;
 And rich and rare the harvest,
 Brought forth by such brief showers, And ever mid the ripening grain
 Up sprung the sweetest flowers.
 Through all these years the mothers love
 Has shielded you from i'll
 His watchful, loving kindness
 Is the safeguard round you still. r Your ''olive plants" so cherished,
 Have unfolded day by day;
 Each bud has come to flower
 None perished by the way.
 Now garland-like they're round you,
 At once your pride and stay;
 And spiritual children
 Our God to you has given;
 You've pointed many upward,
 And led the way to Heaven.
 The star gems are not numbered yet That will deck your heavenly coronet. Dear friends, in the years before you
 May the vintage prove the rarest, And the wine of life be richly poured
 Till your last days seem the fairest. And when fifty years of welded life
 Fill the circlets golden round,
 With the purest joys and deepest peace
 May heart and life be crowned,
 And the halo of Heaven's diadem
 Upon your brow be found.
 Rochester, N. Y.
 Remarks by Rev. A. J. Quick.
 HYMN BY MRS. FRANCES M. QUICK. We render thanks to God, whose love
 Our earthly life doth plan and guide, Who seals our marriage bond and gives ~ Those human joys to his allied. We praise him who doth kindly place
 In families his lonely ones; Who gives them children as flock,
 For olive plants and corner stones He grants us goodly heritage,
 He poureth bounty from his store; He knoweth our infrmities,
 Yet runs our cup with blessings OCT. There is no solace here below,
 Where joys will fade and sorrow stay, Except the Christ-love rule the home, And feed it's altar day by day.
 Prayer by Rev. Henry Hoisington.
 There were presented black silk dres pattern, trimming and $1O for making white cashmere shawl, pair kid gloves and other articles for Mrs. Quick by tn, ladies of the congregation, also $65 in sil yer and a silver card receiver from th gentlemen; $25 in silver and large GOV cred silver vegetable dish from member of former parish in Rochester, N. H. large engraved silver salver from member of former parish in Amboy, N. J. check of $20 from Geo. A. Goodwin an, wife, Massachusetts silver wolf rug, N P. Wharton, New Orleans; silver cak basket, B. R. Owens and wife, Cannons villes, N. Y.; set silver fruit knives, Mis- Eddy, Southbridge, Mass. pair sterling silver sugar tongs, W. D. Knapp and wife Great Falls, N. r.; phototype copy o painting by Bridgman of Paris, E. A. Jen nings, Bntialo; hand painted plush violin Hon. J. F. Miller and wife, N. Y. City useful gifts, MT. and Mrs. N. F. Pishop D. Avery and family, Norwick; Mrs. D H. Clark, South Coventry.
 Refreshments were served, and pleas ant social time was the order until abou twelve, when the visitors went to thei homes.
 The Trunk Line passenger agents have ike special rates of one fare for round trip all clubs of twenty persons or over who go t New York to welcome James G. Blaine on hi return to America August z. A great demon stration is looked for.