Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-10

iouan, who it will be remembered. wa;
he poet of the occasion when the cen.
ennial of Fort Western was observed:
Aususta-Her Century.
CITY beloved! for thee,
In peals of jubilee,
The joy-bells ring.
Gathered from near and far.
Led by Loves guiding-star,
Thy children, here we are,
Loves gifts TO bring.
Gifts, not of gems and gold.
Rich. with wealth untold.
oart-offerings. meet
For faithful ones to pay,
Thy sons and daughters lay
In these dear hands today,
OF memories sweet.
Recalling early days
Lit with LIES morning rays.
Revisiting
Scenes bright in childhood eyes.
All robed in fairy Suisc.
Backward remembrance flies,
on joyous wing.
With what maternal pride
She sits them at her side
Her wanderers,
That. with glad footsteps come.
And us. untaught to roam
From the dear mother-home;
For all are hers.
All. not by birth or blood,
Yet, with the right made good
Proudly to stand
Hers. their adoption tried
Hers. all by love allied;
Lea Wlstlsue er betidc-
AT her right hand.
So 10 her breast, she fam
Would fold them, yet again.
lIunored and dear.
Who sleep. a greater throng,
The fair the wise. the strong,
These hillside graves among,
They, too, are here!
Hearts. all with cheer clate,
Here. to commemorate
Her Hundred Years,
What her fair Past has been.
God keep the memory grecni
What lies beyond-unseen--
Who doubts or fears?
For, when we here, today.
Silent. have passed away.
For her defence
Her best. her brightest veal
Shall be, the filial zeal,
Tender and brave and leai-
y century hence
Augusta, It's to thee.
With songs of jubilee.
The loved ones come.
Jocund our hills of green,
Glad river-toucs between,
Each dear familiar scene,
Give Welcome Home.
june . 1874
Rev G. Nv Dobertv tho .oastor of ST
NJ. .,,. ,..t.,1.,..,,
"'is oi'uIVh' WIS heAt iiitio'1"oeu a.i'
spoke as follows on the subject Iht
Early Church
10 say that ! am profoundly impresse,
with the grandeur Of this solemnity, Il
10 express but fecbly the deep and con
ilctlng emotions /. at this moment, teei
In the presence of this vast assembling
If distinguished percentages, what more
an be expected from one of my humbl'
position and capacity tlsan merely to rls'
m invitation 10 sneak. and then givt
place to those who are to follow and wh'
VIII continue 10 sustain the high ordel
u excellence which, till now, mas maihe'
these very appropriate centennial cXer
clseS. Aud wlthaL am frank TO c"p
TESS, 1t would be most difficult for me t.
lisabuse myself Of the conviction tina
the subject, "Fhe Early Church, who's
history. III this immediate vicinity, an
expected, AT least very briefly 10 sketch
IS not without It's import amid these JOY
Gus festivities
Pluiarch, u heather historian, has IONS
since said; Travel over the world Wner
ever you may, you will find cities with
out walls, without science, without kings
without money and riches, but, no on
haS Yet seen IA city that had no gods am
formed an, n,,;sf ,,tl,o, without a foun
uation than community without faitl
in a Deity" The Deity, however. L
whom orr fair city of Augusta pays
divine homage. and TO whose honor an
glory she has reared sacred temples, AM
under whose benCficent providence sh
mas grown and flourshed IS not as tn
pagan detics, but the supreme Lord an
creator of the universe. God says 81
Paul. 'Who at sundry times, and in di
vers manners. spoke in times past to tn
fathers by the prophets: Last of all j
these days, hath spoken to us by Hi
Through the church which that dlvin
son established on earth. and with whic
ne promised to be until the end of time
God continues 10 speak to man. Tina
church has sent her missionarie
throughout the world, diffusing the ligh
OF divine truth and dispelling the dark
ness of lntidelity and error Two hun
dred and fifty years ago. one of thos
heaven sent messengers appeared like a
angel OF mercy. along the beautiful va