ORDERS OF .SERVICE FOR

COMPILED BY

ANNA GARLIN SPENCER

Declica.tecl to a.ll who seek the Unity of the Spirit in the honcl of peace, - the peace of trust which passeth unclersfancling.

PUBLISHED RY

THE COMPILER

PROVIDENCE, R. !.

Copyright, 1896

by

ANNA GARLIN SPENCER

l"ttiHTERS AND BOOK•INOERS

PREFACE.

These Orders of Service were prepared for the use of the Religious Society of Bell

Street Chapel, Providence, Rhode Island. As used by the compiler they are a guide not

a master, a suggestion not a requirement; the only fixed elements being the Responsive

Readings by Minister and People and the Hymns and Musical Responses. The rest of the

Order is sometimes followed closely and sometimes widely varied; the extempore prayer

being often used instead of, or in addition to, the printed Invocation, and the selected read­

ings following the topic of the Sermon with the utmost flexibility. As such a guide and

suggestion these printed Orders have proved a useful and dignified foundation for the

devotional exercises which are such an important part of the Sunday Meeting.

The " Consecration Service" and numbers z, zS and 29 are longer than the other Orders

and are not. intended to be used as a whole at any one service, but to be selected from

according to the occasion. For example, the" Consecration Service" offers material espe­

cially suited to the Dedication of a Church-building, or the reception of new members or any

special church celebration, and it also offers a setting for discourses which treat of the uni­

versal and eternal elements in religion. Similarly the "Aspiration" Service, by giving so

many of the "Prayers of the Ages" in prose and verse, affords material from which may

be drawn for use at any one time, either those which illustrate the more intimate and per­

sonal side of religious experience, or those which show the world-wide fellowship of the

Spirit. The "Work" Service, with its large number of hymns, was compiled not only for

Sunday use but for week-day gatherings of "Lend-a-Hand" Clubs, Social Reform Meet­

ings, and the like; and the hymns of this Order have proved serviceable in Sunday-school

services. The" Jesus" Service contains also in its offered choice between two Responsive

Readings and two closing hymns the two suggestions of the life of Jesus,- the Christmas

celebration, and the Christ-spirit which brings God near. The other Orders are not too

long for complete following in the usual service when desired.

The compiler is well aware that this humble effort to provide worship-channels from

the aspiration and trust of many peoples and times, is not that noble Liturgy which shall yet

be born for use, in the Church Universal; but her work has been done with faith in that coming

World-Chorus and in the hope that these Religious Services may meet the need of other

liberal churches as they have served her own.

Sincere thanks are hereby tendered to Rev. J. Vila Blake and Rev. W. C. Gannett

and to the \Vestern Unitarian Sunday-school Society, for permission to use much valuable

material from" Unity Services and Songs" and "Unity Hymns and Chorals "; to Rev. H.

G. Spaulding and Mr. Arthur Foote, for permission to use music from their fine collections,

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iv PREFACE.

and to all publishers who have allowed the use of hymns or tunes : to Rev. Frederic L.

Hosmer for his suggestive" Scriptures Old and New" from which material has been taken,

and to other compilers of great thoughts whose labors have made this work easier; and

especially to the modern hymn-writers of the liberal faith who have given to the new phil­

osophy of religion its wings of worship.

Gratitude is also offered to the Trustees of Bell St. Chapel, without whose generous

co-operation the work couid not have been done at this time; and to the memory of James

Eddy whose benefaction made possible the Chapel movement, and of Rev. William J.

Potter ( Prt!sident of the Board of Trustees until his death) whose counsel aided in this

effort to give radical thought and moral endeavor an atmosphere of reverence and of

beauty.

CONTENTS.

Consecration Service. Our Church Life I-8

Order of Service No. r. The Father 9-IZ

" " " No.2. Aspiration 13-20

" " " No.3· Gratitude and Trust . 21-24

" " " No.4· Penitence, Sorrow and Trust 25-28

" " " No.5· Character in Religion 29-32

" " " No.6. Fellowship in Religion 33-36

" " " No.7· The Conduct of Life 37-4°

" " " No.8. Immortality 4 1-44

" " " No.9· The Golden Rule 45-48

,, " " No. ro. Kindness to Animals 49-5 2

" " " No. II. Thanksgiving 53-56

,, " " No. 12. The Social Ideal 57-60

" " " No. r3· vVisclom 61-64

" " " No. 14. Sympathy 65-68

" " " No. 15. Justice 69-72

" " " No. r6. Patriotism 73-76

" " " N9· I7· Saints, Sages and Seers 77-Bo

" " " No. r8. Freedom and Sincerity 81-84

" " " No. 19. Faith 85-88

" " " No. 20. Manhood and vVomanhood 89-92

" " " No. 21. Childhood 93-96

" " " No. 22. The Home Life 97-100

,, " " No. 23. Temperance 101-104

" " " No. 24. Education ros-xo8

" " " No. 25. Self-Control 109-112

" " " No. 26. Growth: Life's Discipline II3-II6

,, " " No. 27. Conscience : The Higher Law 117-120

" " " No. 28. Work 121-132

,, " " No. 29. Jesus r:n-140

" " " No. 30. Nature 141-144

" " " No. 31. The One in All 145-148

" " " No. 32. Common Blessings 149-152

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INDEX OF FIRST LINES OF HYMNS.

PAGE.

All ye nations praise the Lord 9 All beautiful and bright things 49 All hidden lie the future ways 96 All hail, God's angel truth I05

Angels holy, high and lowly . 56 Approach not the altar with gloom in thy

soul . . . . . . . . . • 8 As down in the sunless retreats of the ocean

Commit thou all thy griefs .

Day is breaking, earth is waking

Father, in thy mysterious presence kneeling Father Omnipotent, joyful and thankful Father. our prayer we offer Forward be our watchword

God of the earth, the sky, the sea Go forth to life, 0 child of earth .

Hail the Hero-Workers of the mighty past. Hast thou midst life's empty noises He liveth long who liveth well . . . He hides within the lily . . Heavenward swells our fervent song . He prayeth well who loveth well Heir of all the ages I Higher, higher will we climb Holy, IJolv, Holy Lord God Almighty Honored they who firmly stand How happy is he born or taught

I believe in human kindness . I heard the bells on Christmas clay In heavenly love abiding . . It singcth low in every heart

Jesus by thy simple beauty

Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom ...

Life of ages richly poured, Love of God unspent and free . .

Life of ages richly poured Soul of worlds unspent and free .

Lord, wl)at offering shall we bring

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Make channels for the streams of love 48 Mid pleasures and palaces though we may

roam . . . . 97 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming

of the Lord . . . . IJI

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JVI"y country I 'tis of thee • PAGE.

76 j\ly God I thank thee who hast made the

earth so bright . My heart is resting, 0 my God .

Nearer, my God, to thee . .

0 Eternal Life whose power 0 God the darkness roll away Oh blest is he to whom is given Oh worship the King all glorious above 0 Life that makest all things new. . One thought I have, my ample creed 0 Love Divine of all that is . . • One holy Church of God appears . • 0 sing and praise the Lord our strength 0 sometimes comes to soul and sense . Our Father in heaven, we hallow thy name Our God, our God, thou shin est here Out of the dark the circling sphere.

Prayer is the soul's sincere desire .

Shall things withered, fashions olden. Some joy of thin_e own seeking win Soul, struggle on I within the darkest night Stainless soldier on the walls

Teach me, my God and King Tender mercies on my way . The heavens thy praise are telling. The homeless winds that wander o'er the

land .•..•... The light of truth is breaking The Sunday is here . . The Lord is "in his holy place To thee, 0 Fatherland . . . Thirsting for a living spring . Thou Grace divine encircling all Thou One in all, Thou All in one • Thou whose name is blazoned forth

Up to us sweet childhood looketh

'Ve cannot kindle when we will \\' e cannot pay with money the million sons

of toil . . . . . . . . . . What is the law of thy beauty . . • . Whene'er the household board is spread Wherever in the world I am . • . Wherever through the age5 rise . With wider view come loftier goal

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INDEX OF· FIRST LINES OF MUSICAL RESPONSES.

All glory be to God most high

Be Thou exalted, 0 God, above the heavens

Bless'd are the undefiled

Blessed are they whose ways are pure

Father and Friend, Thy light, Thy love

Fear not, childlike heart

From all that dwell below the skies

Give praise, 0 give praise unto the mighty Lord

Glory be to the Father who is in heaven

Glory be to the Father, Almighty Lord

Guide us, Lord, by Thy spirit

Holy, Holy, Lord Almighty

I will praise Thee, 0 God .

Lead me, 0 Lord, in Thy truth .

Lead, kindly Light

0 Love is old and Love is new

Purer yet and purer .

The Lord bless us and keep us .

Then can I praise Thee with an unfeigned heart

Though faint yet pursuing we go on our way •

PAGE.

32, 52

8, 36

. 90

. 104

.146

27, 96, 137

64, 152

. 33

I 2, 24, 40, 72, So

• 120

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. 48

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86

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LIST OF TUNES. No. OF

SERVICE.

Old Hundred Our Church Life. Nicea

Rest-Day: German Air Bethany Edinburgh .

I Nuremburg Ba\erma

2 Pilgrims . St. Bede Portuguese Hymn Geer . Martyn

3 Boylston . Missionary Chant

4 Lux Benigna Old Christmas Carol Bemerton

5 Joy Pleyel

6 Azmon 7 Mann

Mornington S Russian Hymn

Lloyd 9 Simeon

Manoah IO Abdiel

Arlington II Lyons

Benneson 12 Sicilian Melody

Christmas 13 Watchman

Hendon 14 Credo

Spanish Hymn

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15 Old Hundred and Thirty-two Chatham or Seymour

16 Union: Bavarian America

17 Luther's Hymn. Noyes

1S Germany . 19 Duke Street

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13 14 IS IS 19 22 23 25 26 2S 29 31

35 3S 39 43 44 45 48 49 52 53 56 5S 6o 61 64 66 6S 69 72 74 76 77 So 83 85 8S

No. oF SERVICE.

20 Hursley ' Dundee

21 Love Divine: Bradbury Naomi

22 Home Sweet Home Brattle Street

23 Ward Hamburg .

24 Italian Hymn . Haydn's Creation

25 Posen Merrial Homeland

26 Hullah's t:reation Ellacombe

27 Ellers Milton

28 Dutch Air

LIST OF TUNES.

Sullivan's "Onward, Christian Soldiers" . Haydn's" Forward into Light"~ Welsh Air Danish Air Scotch Air Glory Hallelujah German Air Berthold

29 Jesus, by Thy Simple Beauty : German Air Metrical Version Lord's Prayer Evening Hymn Hebron

30 Melton Webb.

31 Federal Street Antwerp

32 Stephanos Telemann

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117 I20

125 !26

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127 128

129 130

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132

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137 J40 141

144

145 148

149 . 152

PARTIAL LIST OF SOURCES. FROM WHICH WERE DRAWN THE SELECTED READINGS AND CONGREGATIONAL

RESPONSES.

The Bible; Old and New Testa- Tennyson ment z, g-1r, 17, 21, 22,25,27,28, 29,30,33t34t38-39,42t46-47t 50-51, 53, 63, 67, 71, 75· 77-78, 81, 82,86-87, 9D-91 1 102-103, III, 114-115,· u8, r23, 134-135-136, 143, 146, I47• 151

Robert Browning . 38, 89

Elizabeth Barrett Browning . 92, 98, Io6

Channing 57, 82, Ioi, I07

Apocrapha and Talmud . . 45· 46, 62, 82. Theodore Parker ••• 2, 82

Hindoo Scriptures I 51 29-30, 46, 62, 71 1

82, 109, I47t ISO James Martineau 2, 37. 77. 84

Modern Hindoo . . • 5 Lucretia Mott ••• 2, 70

Buddhist Scriptures: (Indian and Chi- James Eddy · I3, 4I, 50, 54, 82, 93• 145 nese) 51 IS, 30, 46, 6I, 66, 791 82, 101

James Eddy (Invocations) I r, 23, 3I, 72, 83 Persian Scriptures. 16, 34. 46, 78, Ioi, 147

Herbert Spencer Chinese Scriptures ( Confucian) • . • 29,

34. 45• 46, 66, 78, I09 Felix Adler . .

Mohammedan and Arabian Maxims . I6, James Russell Lowell

47, 7r, 10 r Owen Meredith

Stoic Writings · 4r, 45, 58-59, 7r, 82, 1°9 Geo Eliot. (Marian Evans).

Socrates and other Greek Teachers . r6, William B. Rands 34· 4!' 46, 78

C. P. Cranch Shakespeare . 501 9! 1 110

John W. Chadwick Goethe I IO, I231 I so

Samuel Longfellow Carlyle . 30, 4I 1 I22

Mazzini I I8-I I9 Arthur Hugh Clough

Eliza Scudder . Emerson s-6, 29--30, 34, 42,

57, 70, 85, Io6, rro, II 4, 142, I46, I so Adelaide Proctor

Wordsworth .

Cowper

John Keble

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. so, 9I, IDS, I Io, I42-I43 Charles G. Ames

. 8t, Io6 David Wasson .

I2 Matthew Arnold

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73. 99

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SERVICE OF DEDICATION AND OF CONSECRATION.

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I was glad when my companions said unto me, Come, it is our holy day, let us go unto the House of Worship. There let us take sweet counsel together, there let our hearts and voices give praise unto God.

0 House of Praise and Trust, peace be to them that love thee! What though for Him who filleth heaven and earth, there can be no dwelling made with hands; what though His way is in the deep, and His knowledge too won­derful for us, and before Him we are as children that cannot speak :-

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Yet touched by devotion's living glow, we learn as infants to lisp His name, we try the wings that beat for His refuge, we flee upward in spirit as birds to the mountains, we feel as· flowers the sun and dew the one true Life our own renew.

Blessed be the Lord who draweth nigh and openeth the deep things of the Spirit to the asking soul!

We reach for Him in darkness and in sorrow, and from the secret place He speaketh,- Fear not, I am thy refuge. We cry unto Him from the deeps of our being, and He answereth from the silence,- Lo, I am with you alway.

Blessed be the Lord who bringeth the blind by ways they know not, and leadeth the feeble in paths they have not measured, and maketh all things to work together for good.

Let the Church op. earth praise Thee, 0 God, whose tabernacle is with men!

MUSIC.

Religion is the right attitude of the finite soul to the Infinite, the straining of the vision from within the shadows to the far-off Light, the devotion of good­ness still immature qnd precarious towards the Perfect and Eternal.

The sentiment of Duty is not the pure essence of the moral idea. itself but the consciousness of its administration to us from the Supreme Source. It appeals to us with the solemn persuasion belonging to a revelation of Right. It is not we that set the lights before us at which we aim; they gleam upon us from beyond, the gift of God; and our part is complete if we keep our eye in­tent to see them and our foot resolute to climb whither they show us the way.

The righteous Will of the Soul of souls lives thus in us to foster there the rudiments of His own perfection. (James Martineau.)

To speak truly there never has been in the world but one religion; which is the aspiration of man toward the Infinite and Perfect. This religion, varied and developed in innumerable ways, has often been perverted, but it always ex­tricates itself from what is foreign and resumes its march toward the ideal.

(A. Coquerel.)

The beautiful testimonies of pure and undefiled religion are clear,-Truth, Justice, Love. · (Lucretz'a Mott.)

Every man can build a chapel in his own breast, himself the priest, his life the sacrifice. (Jeremy Taylor.)

True religion, like sunshine, goes everywhere. Its temple is all space, its .shrine the good heart, its creed all truth, its ritual works of love and utility, its profession of faith a divine life. (Theodore Parker.)

From heart to heart, from creed to creed, the hidden river runs, It quickens all the ages down, it binds the sires to sons,-The stream of faith whose source is God, whose sound the sound of prayer, Whose meadows are the holy lives upspringing everywhere.

( W. C. Gannett.)

Translated b:( }. VILA BLAKE. (All sing:)

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ORDER OF SERVICE.

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~~~~~-~g-~~~~: ~rl.:*~ The winds that o'er ~ny ocean run, Reach through all heavens beyond the sun ; Through life and death, through fate, through time, Grand breaths of God, they sweep sublime. Eternal trades, they cannot veer, And, blowing, teach us how to steer; And well for him whose joy, whose care, Is but to keep before them fair.

0 thou God's mariner, heart of mine, Spread canvas to the airs divine ! Spread sail ! and let thy Fortune be Forgotten in thy Destiny ! Life loveth life and good ; then trust What most the spirit would, it must; Deep wishes in the heart that be, Are blossoms of Necessity.

A thread of Law runs through all prayer, Stronger than 'iron cables are; And Love and Longing toward her goal Are pilots sweet to guide the Soul. So Life must live, and Soul must sail, And Unseen over Seen.prevail, And all God's argosies come to shore, Let ocean smile, or rage and roar. (David A. Wasson.)

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MUSIC.

OUR SEEKING, OUR BELIEF, AND OUR CONSECRATION.

RESPONSIVE SERVICE,-Read by Miteister and People (seated).

(All Repeat.) "In this temple, dedicated to God, to Truth, and to all that dignifies and enobles Humanity," we here and now dedicate ourselves anew to "True Religion, the Religion of faith in an Infinite Righteousness and Love, and the working out of those principles of the Divine nature in human life."

llfinister.- We·seek to learn and follow Truth, to speak it in sincerity and in love; we seek the substance of Religion under its forms and symbols; the unity of Religion beneath all differences; we honor in this place all teach­ers, scriptures, lives, that in all ages have revealed the Truth to men.

People.- We believe in the Religion of truth; and we consecrate ourselves anew to that service of the Truth that maketh free and wise.

We seek to learn and follow Righteousness ; we desire to live the thankful, noble, loyal and helpful life; we strive for the mastery over sin and weak­ness; we desire above all things else, clean hearts and the beauty of holi­ness.

We believe in the Religion of Righteousness, and we consecrate our­selves anew to that inward purity which sees, and that outward usefulness which serves, the Good.

We seek to feel and show forth Love ; we aspire toward the ministries of a pure home-life, the blessings of an enlightened patriotism ; we yearn after that spirit of Universal Brotherhood which calleth no man alien, and seeketh everywhere and always to bear one another's burdens.

We believe in the Religion of Love, and we consecrate ourselves anew to the fellowship of hearts and the unselfish life.

We seek the assurance of Faith, of faith that no good thing is failure, no evil thing success; of faith in Justice at the heart of things, and in a righteous and loving Purpose increasingly revealed ip. human life; we yearn through sorrows and doubts and trials for a clear and joyful inward union, here and now, with things Eternal.

We believe in the Religion of Faith, and we consecrate ourselves anew to that spirit of Trust which testifieth of the life of God in the soul of man.

We seek to worship here together; we here together revere and praise the Supreme Presence, the Light, the Life, the One in All ; we dare here speak together the heart's name for the Eternal,- Our Heavenly Father.

We believe in the Religion of Reverence, Thanksgiving and Worship, and we consecrate ourselves anew to that upward look which lifts the soul nearer to God.

SILENT WORSHIP.

llfin£ster. -And now to Him, the Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the Soul of all that is, be praise and glory forever. AMEN.

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It is possible to find cities without walls, without letters, without kings, without wealth, without schools or theatres; but a city without a temple or that practiseth not worship, prayer and the like, no one ever saw. (Plutarch.)

'Tis certain 'that worship stands in some commanding relation to the health of man and to his highest powers. When there has been extraordinary human performance, when great national movements began, when arts appeared, when heroes existed, when poems were made, the soul·of man was in earnest and had fixed its thoughts with strict grasp on spiritual verities. (Emerson.)

Diversity of worship divides the human race,- from among all their dog-mas I select one, Divine Love. ( Omar Kheyam.)

The water falls on all creatures, on herb, bush and tree: and each draws up to its own leaf and blossom according to its special need.. So falls the ·rain of Law on the many-hearted world. (Buddha.)

Every religion has in it something which should be sacred to us, for there is in all religions a secret yearning after the true and unknown God.

(Max .#Iueller.)

The great religions of the world are but larger sects. Test each sect by its worst or its best as you will, by its high-water mark of virtue or its low-water mark of vice. But falsehood begins when you measure the ebb of any other religion against the flood tide of your own. · ( T. W: Higgt'nson.)

· Let us all unite to uprear the true Church. No nation, no sect, ought to be excluded, for through each God has spoken, and in each some form of truth is deposited in the flow of ages. Come, Nations of the West, with the riches of truth ye possess. Come, also, Nations of the East, clad in the golden robe of morning light, with your sublime devotion and fervent faith. Thus shall the scriptures of science and the scriptures of inspiration constitute together the Word of God. ( Keshub Chunder Sen.)

To build the Universal Church Lofty as is the love of God, And ample as the wants of man.

MAN'S UNIVERSAL WORSHIP.

Out from the heart of nature rolled The burden of the Bibles old ; The litanies of nations came, Like the volcano's tongue of flame, Up from the burning core below,­The canticles of love and woe; The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And grained the aisles of Christian Rome,

( Longfellow.)

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Wrought in a sad sincerity; Himself from God he could not free; He builded better than he knew;­The conscious stone to beauty grew.

Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest 0.£ leaves and feathers from her breast? Or how the fish outbuilt her shell Painting with morn each annual cell? Or how the sacred pine-tree adds To her old ·leaves new myriads? Such and so grew these holy piles, Whilst love and terror laid the tiles. Earth proudly wears the Parthenon, As the best gem upon her zone; And Morning opes with haste her lids, To gaze upon the Pyramids;

O'er England's abbeys bends the sky, As on its friends, with kindred eye ; For, out of Thought's interior sphere, Those wonders rose to upper air; And Nature gladly gave them place, Adopted them into her race, And gt;anted them an equal date With Andes and with Ararat.

These temples grew as grows the grass; Art might obey, but not surpass. The passive Master lent his hand To the vast soul that o'er him planned And the. same power that reared the shrine Bestrode the tribes that knelt within. Ever the f].ery Pentecost Girds with one flame the countless host, Trances the heart through chanting choirs And through the priest the mind inspires. The word unto the prophet spoken Was writ on tables still unbroken : The word by seers or sybils told In groves of oak or fanes of gold. Still floats upon the morning wind Still whispers to the willing mind. One accent of the Holy Ghost A heedless world hath never lost. (Emerson.)

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It is possible to find cities without walls, without letters, without kings, without wealth, without schools or theatres; but a city without a temple or that practiseth not worship, prayer and the like, no one ever saw. (Plutarch.)

'Tis certain that worship stands in some commanding relation to the health of man and to his highest powers. When there has been extraordinary human performance, when great national movements began, when arts appeared, when heroes existed, when poems were made, the soul of man was in earnest and had fixed its thoughts with strict grasp on spiritual verities. ( Emersrm.)

Diversity o£ worship divides· the human race,- from among all their dog-mas I select one, Divine Love. ( Omar Kheyam.)

The water falls on all creatures, on herb, bush and tree: and each draws up to its own leaf and blossom according to its special need.. So falls the ·rain of Law on the many-hearted world. (Buddha.)

Every religion has in it something which should be sacred to us, for there is in all religions a secret yearning after the true and unknown God.

(Max Mueller.)

The great religions of the world are but larger sects. Test each sect by its worst or its best as you will, by its high-water mark of virtue or its low-water mark of vice. But falsehood begins when you measure the ebb of any other religion against the flood tide of your own. · ( T. W. Higglnson.)

Let us all unite to uprear the true Church. No nation, no sect, ought to be excluded, for through each God has spoken, and in each some form of truth is deposited in the flow of ages. Come, Nations of the West, with the riches of truth ye possess. Come, also, Nations of the East, clad in the golden robe of morning light, with your sublime devotion and fervent faith. Thus shall the scriptures of science and the scriptures of inspiration constitute together the Word of God. ( Keshub Chunder Sen.)

To build the Universal Church Lofty as is the love of God, And ample as the wants of man.

MAN'S UNIVERSAL WORSHIP.

Out from the heart of nature rolled The burden o£ the Bibles old; The litanies of nations came, Like the volcano's tongue of flameUp from the burning core below,­The canticles of love and woe ; The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And grained the aisles of Christian Rome,

(Longfellow.)

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Wrought in a sad sincerity; Himself from God he could not free; He builded better than he knew;­The conscious stone to beauty grew.

Know'st thou what wove yon woodbird's nest Of leaves and feathers from her breast? Or how the fish outbuilt her shell Painting with morn each annual cell? Or how the sacred pine-tree adds To her old.leaves new myriads? Such and so grew these holy piles, Whilst love and terror laid the tiles. Earth proudly wears the Parthenon, As the best gem upon her zone; And Morning opes with haste her lids, To gaze upon the Pyramids;

O'er England's abbeys bends the sky, As on its friends, with kindred eye; For, out of Thought's interior sphere, Those wonders rose to upper air; And Nature gladly gave them place, Adopted them into her race, And g~;anted them an equal date With Andes and with Ararat.

These temples grew as grows the grass; Art might obey, but not surpass. The passive Master lent his hand To the vast f;Oul that o'er him planned And the same power that reared the shrine Bestrode the tribes that knelt within. Ever the fiery Pentecost Girds with one flame the countless host, Trances the heart through chanting choirs And through the priest the mind inspires. The word unto the prophet spoken Was writ on tables still unbroken: The word by seers or sybils told In groves of oak or fanes of gold. Still floats upon the morning wind Still whispers to the willing mind. One accent of the Holy Ghost A heedless world hath never lost . (Emerson.)

BETHANY.

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MUSIC.

May .this House built for Thy praise, All hallowed be,

May its service here upraise All hearts to Thee.

Here may Truth, and Right, and Love Find purest voice,

And the light from Thy Power above All souls rejoice.

DISCOURSE.

NEARER MY GOD, TO THEE.

I. Near · er, my God, to Thee, Near· er to Thee: down, sky,

2. Tho' like the wan -der · er, 3· Or if on joy · ful wing

be . a cross o - ver me,

stars for • got,

That rais • eth ~y rest a Up • wards I

The sun gone Cleav • ing the

me, stone, fly,

Still Yet Still

all in all

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E'en tho' it Dark • ness comes

Sun, moon, and

my song shall be, my dreams I 'd be my song shall be,

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BENEDICTION.

Behold, the Tabernacle of God is with men! (All si11g:)

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MUSiq .. "Holy, Holy, Holy."

Praise ye the Lord ! Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands I Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before His presence with singing.

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It is He that hath made us and not we ourselves: we are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Be thankful unto Him and bless His name! For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting: and His truth endureth to aU

generations.

NUREMB~RO.

All the people stand and sing:

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Past, and present, and to be, Like the years of His right hand

Like His own eternity.

3 Praise Him, ye who know His love I · Praise Him, from the depths beneath I

Praise Him in the heights above! Praise your Maker all that breathe.

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RESPONSIVE SERVICE,- Read by Minister and People (seated):

Minister.- Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, People. -And all that-is within me, ble~s His holy name!

Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, And forget not all His benefits!

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Wbo healeth all thy diseases:

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction : Who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies:

Who satisfieth thine old age witq good So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's:

The Lord executeth righteousness, And judgment for all- that are oppre

As the heaven is high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward~; all!

As far as the east is from the west, So far hath He removed our transgressions from us ;

Like as a father pitieth his children, So the Lord pitieth all His children.

Bless the Lord, all His works, In all the places of His dominion l

Bless the Lord, 0 my soul !

MUSICAL RESPONSE.

Thine is the kingdom, 0 Lord, And Thou art exalted as Ruler over .all • Lo, all our blessings come from Thee, And Thou dost care for all . In Thee is all power and might, And Thine it is to give strength unto all. Therefore, 0 Lord, do we thank Thee And bless T~y glorious name.

Minister.- As many as are led by the Spirit of God People.- They are the sons of God.

For ye have not received the spirit ofb.ondage again to fear, But ye have received the spirit whereby we cry, Heavenly Father r

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit That we are the children of God.

Ask and it shall be given you ; Seek and ye shall find ;

Knock and it shall be opened unto you ; For he that Seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father,

Will he give hm a stone?

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J.f ye then, earthly parents, know how to give good gifts unto your children How much more shall our heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them

that a.sk Him? God is a Spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.

MUSIC.

lnb.crmfi.crn:. Divine Father! \Ve recognize Thy existence by Thy countless manifestations

in nature and in ourselves. Thy wise and loving character is revealed by all we see around us. God of all nature! No human mind can conceive of the height and breadth of Thy power, of the vastness of Thy inteliigence, or of the depth of Thy great heart of goodness. Yet .are we well assured that all life is indebted to Thee for existence and well being; and that behind all objects of human affection we may fi~d Thee, the Fount of all tenderness arid the kind Author of human love. AMEN.

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

have, my am - pie creed, So deep it is and broad, 2. Each morn un - folds some fr~sh sur - prise, I feast at Life's full board;

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I drop my daily load, And every care is pillowed there

Upon the thought of God.

Be still the light upon my way, My pilgrim staff and rod,

My rest by night, my strength by day, 0 blessed thought of <?od!

F. L. HOSMER.

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BENEDICTiON.

Mi'nister.- The Lord be with you.

People.- The Lord bless thee.

Minz'ster.- His n.JI.me endureth forever and men are blessed in Him.

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The High and 'Ho Worlds with . out end.

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There are in this loud stunning tide Of human care and crime,

With whom the melodies abide Of the everlasting chime;

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~spindion. As an infant child, awakening in a dark night, with affectionate instinct·

extends its arms and gropes to find its mother, who is its all in all, so through the centuries has the human race groped to find its God; conscious that on some great power we each and all depend for life, and for all that makes life's value. All religions are born of this yearning after God, this desire to find the source of life and of all its happy experiences ; and to bring that source nearer to human consciousness.

What a consolation in all earthly trials to believe in and know this first, best and last friend, our Father and our God! To believe Him always with us, our counsellor and 011r guide !

Father of all, though Thy personality is invisible to man, yet Thy character of wisdom, beneficence and love is as visible as the sun! Thou art indeed to us the sun! Flooding our souls with rays of universal love!

(James Eddy.)

THE HEART'S YEARNING. (All stand and sing.) PILGRIMS. S. jOHNSON. SMART.

§~=ke=J-t~=f-i=~zFs rw~~ J--:c~~ J, Fa- ther,in Thy mys- t~rious presence kneeling, Fain would our souls feel all Thy kindling love; z. Lord, we ha\"e wander'd forth thro' doubt and sorrow, And Thou hast made each step an on-ward one; 3· In the heart's depths a peace serene and ho - ly A- bides,and when pain seems to have its will, 4• Now, Fa-ther, now, in Thy dear presence kneeling, Our spir-its yearn to feel Thy kindling love;

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-•-•--~-- -61 • ~ --ee--I ..... ~-For we are weak,and need some deep re-veal-ing Of trust,and strength,and calmness from a-bove.

And we will ev - er trust each unknown mor-row, Thou wilt sus-tain us till its work is done. Or wede-spair, 0, maythatpeaceriseslow-ly, Strongerthan ag-o -ny,and we be still!

Now make us strong I \Ve need Thy deep reveal- ing Of trust,and strength ,and calmness from above.

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THE UPREACH OF THE SOUL.

Holy Spirit, Truth divine! Dawn upon this soul of mine ; Word of God, and Inward Light! Wake my spirit, clear my sight.

H'lly Spirit, Love divine! Ghw within this heart of mine; Kindle every high desire; Perish self in Thy pure fire!

Holy Spirit, Power divine! Fill and nerve this will of mine; By Thee may I strongly live, Bravely bear and nobly strive.

Holy Spirit, Right divine 1 "King within my conscience reign; Be my Law, and I shall be Firmly bound, forever free.

Holy Spirit, Peace divine ! Still this restless hem·t of mine ; Speak to calm this tossing sea, Stayed by Thy tranquillity.

Holy Spirit, Joy divine! Gladden Thou this heart of mine; In the desert ways I sing 'Spring, 0 Well ! forever spring.'

(Samuel Longfellow.)

THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER. ST. BEDE.

MONTGOMERY. Rev. J. B. DYKES.

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{ Prayer is the soul's sin - cere de - sire, Ut - tered or un • ex • pressed,

1' The' rno - tion of a hid - den fire, That trern- bles in the breast.

{ Pmyer is the sirn- plest form of speech That in - fant lips can try;

z. Prayer the sub -lim - est strains that reach The Ma - jes • ty on high.

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bur- den spir-it

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a sigh, our God

The fall - ing of a Re - turn - ~ng whence it

tear, catne;

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The up - ward glancing of an eye, Love is the sa - cred fire with - in,

When none but God is near. And prayer the ris - ing flame. A- MEN.

PRAYERS OF THE AGES.

Hermes Trismegistus, an ancient Egyptian, thus prayed:-0 All ! receive homage from all things ! Thou art God. Thou art the

Mind that understandeth all things; Thou art the Good that doeth all things; Thou art the Father that makest all things; Thou art Thyself. What is truth, through me1 sings praises to the Truth. What is good, through me, sings praises to the Good.

One of the oldest of the Vedic hymns thus offers aspirat£on:-Let us adore. the supremacy o£ that Spiritual Sun, the godhead, who illu­

minates all, who re-creates all, from whom all proceed, to whom all must return; whom we invoke to direct our understandings aright, in· our progress toward His holy seat. May. our Father, Heaven, be favorable to us! May that Eternal One protect us evermore !

An ancient Buddht"st of Siam thus prayed:-0 thou Eternal One, thou Perfection of Time, thqu Truest Truth, thou

Changeless Essence of all change, thou.most excellent Radiance of Mercy, I take refuge in Thee.

In the Sabaean Litany, of great antiquity, we find tMs invocat£on :-0 thou Merciful One, ~ho art exalted above all imperfections, descend into

our minds and purge us from every ill. Turn our sorrows into joys. To Thee we cling. From Thee all things seek their light. Thou art the helper of man­kind, one and all. Thou art the hope of the worlds. Thou art the ordainer of all good things, who givest inspiration and guidance to all.

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From the great prayer of Zoroaster we repeat these words:-We worship the pur.e, the Lord of Purity. Thou .true, happy Being, we

try to speak and do only what may promote the two lives of body and of mind. We worship the promotion of all good.

.And a later Pe1·sian poet sings:-0 Thou who existeth from eternity and abidest forever! sight cannot bear

Thy light, praise cannot express Thy perfection. Thy glory baffies wisdom; to think of Thee bewilders reason; Thy essence confounds thought; human knowledge can spell but the first letter of Thy love!

Thou pure and p·erfect God! Thou art highest, Thou art deepest; Thou art the essence of all being. Of Thy divine poem the first word is Reason and the last is Man; and whoso shall trace the words from first to last shall find them the unbroken series of Thy favors, the varied names of Thy love !

Eurijlz"des, the Gredan, thus spake hz"s ·wish to Deity: Thou God of all, infuse light into the souls of men, whereby they may be

enabled to know what is the root whence all their evils spring, and by what means they may avoid them.

And the noble Socrates prayed:-Father of the gods, give us all good, whether we ask it of Thee or not;

and. avert from us all evil; though we do not pray Thee to do so. And 0, all ye gods, grant me to be beautiful in soul! Teach me to think wisdom the only riches; and give me only so much wealth as a good and holy man could manage and enjoy.

The Mohammedan bows Mmseif at the c~ll for p1·ayer and says:-In the name of God, gracious and merciful ! Thee we adore; from Thee

we implore help. Guide us in the right way and we shall not be misled.

The Dervish of the eastern desert prays:-0 God, show compassion on the wicked. The virtuous have already been

blessed by Thee, in being virtuous.

From the s#ll uncivz'Hzed tribes of Madagasca~· the cry oft arises to heaven :-0 Eternal, have mercy upon me, because I am passing away. 0 Infinite,

have mercy upon me, because I am weak. 0 All-bounteous, have m~rcy upon me, because I am poor.

And from the young Omaha Indian of America, as he prays for a sign from heaven to lead him in the relz"gious life, the tender, plaintive yearning breathes out upon the air:-God, here, poor and needy, I stand! God, here, poor and needy, I stand!

The Afrt'can, held in the prison-house of bo1tdage, sang in sorrow:-0 Lord, keep me from sinking down!

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And one, when freedom came, began his prayer of thanksgiving thus:-0 Lord, we come to Thee, holding up our souls. as empty pitchers'to be

filled with the fountains of Thy love.

MUSIC.

RESPONSIVE SERVICE.-Read by Mitzister atzd People (seated).

1V.Hnister.- Our religious heritage comes to us down the ages from many climes and races, but is most strongly tinctured with Jewish and Christiaq faith. Therefore we will say together the words made dear to us by use in ancient synagogue and modern temple, thi·ough the worship of our fathers and mothers, our brothers and sisters in the kinship of spirit::._

,JI/t"nister and People together.-Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as in heaven. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Minister.- We read that Jesus of Nazareth, praying in the garden of Geth­semane, spoke the universal prayer of the trusting and obedient spirit, and said,-

People.-Father, Thy. will, not mine, be done.

Mi"nister.-In that spirit Fenelon, the Christian disciple, offered this invocation:-

Minister and people together.-0 Lord, I know not what to ask of Thee! Thou alone knowest what I need. Thou lovest me better than I can love myself. Give to me what is proper. Deal with me according to Thy mercy. I adore Thy purposes without knowing them. My only desire is to accom· plish Thy will. Dwell Thou in me by Thy Holy Spirit. Amen.

SILENT WORSHIP.

Minister.- Thou-so far, we grope to grasp Thee! Thou-so near, we cannot clasp Thee! Thou-so wise, our prayers are heedless, Thou-so loving, they are needless! Soul of all and moving centre Of each moment's life we enter; Through benignant law connecting Best with best, and all perfecting! Though all human races claim Thee, Thought and language fail to name Thee I Mortal lips be dumb before Thee, Only silence may adore Thee. (C. P. Cranclt.)

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MUSICAL RESPONSE. (All sing-.) T. MooRE. PoRTUGUESE HYMN.

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r. As down in the sun ·less re. treats of the o-cean Sweet flow • ers are springing no 2. As still to the star of its worship, tho' clouded,The nee- dlepointsfaith-ful-ly

world,ris -es si-lent to Thee, My God I ris-es pure,warm,and si-lent to Thee. spirit turns,trembling,to Thee, My God! still turns trembling and trusting to Thee. A - MEN.

~~~~~-~~DISCOURSE.

ALL MY: SPRINGS ARE IN THEE, 0 GODI GEER.

A:-rNA L WARING. H. W. GREATOREX.

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BENEDICTION.

May the peace of trust, which passe~h understanding, be and abide with you forever.

THIRSTING FOR A LIVING SPRING.

{ Thirst - ing for a iiv - ing spring, Seek - ing for a high - er home, }

I. Rest • ing where our souls must cling, Trust - ing, hop - ing, Lord, we come. j Life's hard con • flict we would win, Read the mean- ing of life's frown; l

2' ) Change the thorn-bound wreath of sin For the spir- it's star - ry crown. f

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Glor-ious hopes our spir -its fill, Make us beau - ti - ful with · in

When we feel that Thou art By Thy spir - it's ho - ly

clear. might!

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MUSICAL RESPONSE.

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ev-er, And bless Thee ev'ry day I The Lord is ver -.y great And shall greatly be praised:

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Musz'cal } The Lord is good to all; over all His works is love; Response. All Thy works shall praise Thee, 0 Lord, Thy servants shall bless

Thee, They tell Thy glorious rule, and they talk of Thy might, To make known to the sons of m<en all Thy majesty of power. Thy kingdom is everlasting, Thy glory hath no end.

( Mittister:)

Musz'cal } Thou boldest all that fall, and dost raise up those bowed down. Response. The eyes of all wait upon Thee; Thou givest them their food.

Thou openest Thine hand, and dost satisfy all: For the Lord is nigh to all that do call on Him in truth. 0 let all men bless His holy nam<', now, and forevermore:

. (Mittist~r:)

Praise be to God anrl thanksgiving forever! Whose bounty never ends, who goodness never fails, Whose loving-kindness is our habitation.

Music.

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No. 3.

~ratitub.e anb ~r.ust.

I will praise Thee, 0 God, and forever bless Thy name! Thy name I will praise forever and bless Thee every day I The Lord is very great and shall greatly be praised ;

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All the angels shall praise Thy acts and declare Thy mighty deeds; I will talk of Thy great glory and of Thy wondrous works.

Minister. When ye glorify the Lord exalt Him as much as ye can, For even yet He will far exceed ;

Music.

And when ye exalt Him put forth all your strength, For ye can never go far enough ; There are yet hid greater things than these be, For we have seen but a few of His works.

The Lord is good to all; over all His works is love; All Thy works shall praise Thee, 0 Lord, Thy servants shall bless

Thee, They tell Thy glorious rule, and they talk of Thy might, To make known to the sons of men all Thy majesty of power. Thy kingdom is everlasting, Thy glory hath no end.

Minister. ·God giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry. He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds. He telleth the number of the stars, And calleth them all by name.

Music. Thou boldest all that fall, and dost raise up those bowed down. The eyes of all wait upon Thee ; Thou givest them their food. Thou openest Thine hand, and dost satisfy all: For the Lord is nigh to all that do call on Him in truth. 0 let all men bless His holy name, now, and forevermore:

Mi"nister. Praise be to God and thanksgiving forever! Whose bounty never ends, whose goodness never fails,

Whose loving-kindness is our habitation I

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BOYLSTON.

1 ~- ~ + 1~ n His sure love and ten • der care \Vho earth and heaven com-mands.

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Whom winds and seas obey ; He will direct thy wandering feet,

He will prepare thy way.

3· Then on the Lord rely, So safe shalt thou go on;

Fix on His work thy steadfast eye, So shall thy work be done.

RESPONSIVE SERVICE,- Read by MiniJ!er, and People (seated).

Jlfinz'ster.- Lift your eyes to the heavens, People. -And look upon the earth beneath !

For the heavens shall vanish away like ~moke, And the earth shall wax old like a garment.

And they that ·dwell therein shall die in like manner; But God's salvation shall be forever, and His righteousness shall not be

abolished.

Woe unto him that is faint-hearted, For he believeth not.

Woe unto you that have lost patience, For what will ye do when the Lord shall visit you?

They that trust in the Lord will not disobey His word,

And they that love Him will keep His ways,

My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, Prepare thy soul for temptation.

Set thy heart aright and constantly endure, And make not haste in time of trouble.

For gold is tried in the fire, And acceptable men in the furnace o~ adversity.

Believe in God, and He will help thee; Order thy way aright and trust in Him.

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The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord He delighteth himself in his way.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, For the Lord upholdeth him with His hand.

Mark. the perfect man and behold the upright, For the end of that man is peace.

MUSIC.

JJnir.cr.mihrn.

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Divine Father! Thou hast given us conscious life; the great gift in which is comprised all of well being and happiness we enjc.y from birth to death ! We thank Thee for all the joys we experience. To Thee we owe the love of our mothers, who are the favored representatives of Thy tender and considerate care for us. We thank Thee for the pure innocence of childhood, and for the family affection which testifies to Thy love for all mankind. We would consecrate to Thee our purest gratitude and love as to our first, last and best friend. AMEN.

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

. TRUST. M!SSIO~ARY CHANT. All stattd and smg.

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2 The low and dark horizon lifts, To light the scenic terror shifts; The breath of a diviner air Blows down the answer of a prayer.

3 Then all our sorrow, pain, and doubt A great compassion clasps about ; And law and goodness, love and force Are wedded fast beyond divorce.

4 Then duty leaves to love its task, The beggar Self forgets to ask; We feel, as flowers the sun and dew, The One True Life our own renew.

]. G. WHITTIER..

24 ORDER OF SERVICE.

BENEDICTION.

Minz'ster.- The Lord be with you. Go ye out with joy and be led forth with peace.

GLORIA. " All sittg.

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Glory be to the Father who is in heaven: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ev - er shall be:

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ALL'S WELL.

Ask and receive,-'t is sweetly said Yet what to plead for know I not;

For Wish is worsted, Hope o'ersped, And aye to thanks returns my thought,

If I would pray I've naught to say But this, that God may be God still,

For Him to live is still to give, And sweeter than my wish His will.

"All mine is thine," the sky-soul saith; "The wealth I am, must thou become;

Richer and richer, breath by breath,­Immortal gain, immortal room!"

And since all His mine also is Life's gift outruns my fancies far,

And drowns the dream in larger stream, As morning drinks the morning-star.

§ H One. men.

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(David Wasson.)

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8RDER 8f SERVICE. No.4.

~tnittntet ci.crrr.criu anb' <trust. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, 0 God ! I will lift up mine eyes unto the bills from whence cometh my help. By wonderful things in righteousness dost thou answer us, 0 God of our

salvation. Thy mercy, 0 Lord, endureth forever. Thou art my strength and my refuge, a very present help in trouble.

Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return unto the Lord. Then shall be have a song in the night, and gladness of heart, because of the loving-kindness of our God. As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so longeth my soul for thee, 0 God. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee.

thou Jov'd with

LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT.

my feet; the gar the mom

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The dis - tant scene,-one step e - no ugh for me. Pride ruled my will; re-mem-ber not past years. Which I have loved long since,and lost a - while l A - MEN.

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I cannot find Thee! Still on restless pinion My spirit beats the void where Thou dost dwell:

I wander lost through all Thy vast dominion And shrink beneath Thy light ineffable.

Yet high above the limits of my seeing, And folded far within the inmost heart,

And deep below the deeps of conscious being, Thy splendor shineth,- there, 0 God, Thou a•t!

I cannot lose Thee! Still in Thee abiding, The end is clear, how wide soe'er I roam:

The law that holds the worlds my steps is guiding,-And I must rest at last in Thee, my home! (Eliza Scudder.)

LIKE AS A FATHER, SO THE LORD PITIETH. (All sing.) OLD CHRISTMAS CAROL. JOHN W. CHADWICK. TRADITIONAL.

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Up- on Thy faithful breast. I pray Thee turn me not a- way, For, sin-ful tho' I be, But thankfulness and trust; And Thou wilt hear the thought I mean, And not the words I say; Art com-ing still to me. And, e - ven while it sighed, my heart Has sung itself to rest,

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0 ·Love Di- vine, for- ev - er near, Up- on Thy faith-ful breast. A - MEN.

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ORDER OF SERVICE.

JESUS' WORDS OF TRUST AND COMFORT.

RESPONSIVE SERVICE.- Read by Minister and People (seated) .

.Afinister.- Blessed are the poor in spirit: People.-For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are the meek : For they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they that mourn : For they shall be comforted.

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness : For they shall be filled ..

Blessed are the merciful : For they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in peart: For they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers : For they shall be called the children of God.

Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness sake: For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

MUSICAL RESPONSE. Allsing.

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JWi"nister.- Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; taey toil not, neither do they spin :

People._:_ Yet Solomon in all his glory was not arl'ayed like one of these

Wherefore if God so clothe the grass ~f the field, which to-day is and to-morrow is cast into the oven,

Will he not much more clothe you, 0 ye of little faith? Behold the birds of the air, they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into

barns: and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not of much more value than they?

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall to the ground without your Fa,ther's care.

The hairs of your heads are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore. Let not your heart be troubled;

Neither let it be afraid.

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Fear not, child-like heart, 'Tis your Father's good pleasure To give you the king-dom.

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28 ORDER OF SERVICE.

SILENT WORSHIP.

THE PSALM OF TRUST.

The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still

waters : he restoreth my soul : He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear

no evil : for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me, Thou preparest a table for me: thou anointest my head; my cup runneth

over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

DISCOURSE.

A SONG OF TRUST. BEMERTON.

ELIZA SCUDDER H. W. GREATOREX.

~tttdl~ I. Thou Grace Divine en - cir - cling all, A shore-less, sound- less sea, 2. When o- ver diz- zy heights we go, One soft hand blinds our eyes, 3· And tho' we turn us from Thy face, And wan-der wide and long, 4· The saddened heart,the rest- less soul, The toil-worn frame and mind, 5· And filled and quickened by Thy breath,Our souls are strong and free

Where-in at The oth- er

Thou hold'st us A- like con-To rise o'er

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BENEDICTION. Trust ye in the Lord forever.

(All .rhtg.}

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most free I most wise! most strong I most kind! to Thee. A MEN.

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8RDER OF SERVIGE. No.5.

Qtganuter in . ~digian. MUSIC.

He who does a good deed is instantly ennobled. The safety of God, the immor· tality of God, the majesty of God do enter into a man with justice.

(Emerson.) He whose heart is pure; who is without pride; who loves every soul as hiE

own; who behaves uniformly to every one with kindness; who wishes to do good; and has abandoned vanity,- in his heart resides the Lord of Life. ( I:lindtt Bible.)

Thou hast, 0 man, a double nature. Choose between the worse and the better that is within thee! Thou hast it in thy power to become the slave of pas­sion, the slave ofluxury, the slave ofsensual power. Thou hast it in thy power to become the free master of thyself, to become the everlasting bene­factor of thy country and the unfailing champion of God. (Dean Sta12ley.)

To dwell in the wide house of the world; to stand in true attitude therein ; in success to share one's principles with the people, in failure to live them out alone j to be incorruptible by riches, or honor, unchangeable by poverty, unmoved by perils or power,- these I call the qualities of a great man.

( .Llfencius.) By their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me Lord,

Lord, shall enter into the kingdom ; but he that doeth the will of my Father. (Jesus.)

TRUTH'S SERVICE. All sta1td and sing. ]oY.

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Early hath life's mighty question Thrilled within thy heart ofyonlh With a t!eep and strong beseeching, -What,and where, is Truth!

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2 Not to ease and aimless quiet Doth the inward answer tend;

But to works of love and duty, As our being's end:

Not to idle dreams and trances, Folded hands and solemn tone;

But to faith, in daily striving And performance shown :

3 Earnest toil and strong endeavor Of a spirit which, within,

·wrestles with familiar evil And beset tin!( sin;

And, without, with tireless vigor, Steady heart, and purpose strong,

In the power of Truth assailcth Every form of wrong.

J. G. "WHITTIER

30 ORDER OF SER V./CE.

RESPONSIVE SERVICE.- fifinister,and People (seated).

Jl/ft."nister.-Two things command my reverence ; the starry universe around me, People.-And the law of duty within me. ( ftant.)

Happiness is not the purpose or our being, But to deserve happines~. ( Ft."chte.)

He who lives a hundred year!', ignorant and unrestrained, A life of one day is better, if a man be wise and reflecting

}!e who lives a hundred years, idle and weak, A life of one day is better if a man has attained firm strength.

And he who lives a hundred years, not seeing the highest law, A life of one day is better, if a man sees the highest. law. ( Bztddha.)

Gather some profit to thy soul wheresoever thou art ; If thou seest or hem·est good examples stir thyself to imitation.

But if thou observe anything worthy of reproof Beware thou do not the same.

And if thou hast done it Labor quickly to amend thyself.

Thou wilt alwa)'S have joy at eventide If thou have spent the day well. (Thomas a ftempis.)

Though there were no heaven, nor any God to rule the world, Virtue would be none the less the binding law of life. (Ht"udu Bt."ble.)

I know but one way in which a man can come forth from the agony of doubt scathless; it is by holding fast to those things which are certain still,-

The grand, simple, landmarks of morality. In the darkest hour through which a human soul can pass

\Vhatever else is doubtful this at least is certain,-If there be no God, and no future state, yet even then it is better to be generous

than selfish ; Better to be chaste than licentious ;

Better to be true than false ; Better to be brave than to be a coward. (F. W. Robertson.)

Do the duty which lies nearest to thee; which thou knowest to be a duty ; The second duty will h:tve already become clearer. ( Cm·lyle.)

Let this clay's perform:mce ofthe meanest duty be thy religion. (ivlargaret Fuller.) Every man's task is his life-preserver. (Emerson.)

Glimpses into the inner regions of a great soul do us good Courage returns as we gaze.

At the sight of a malt, we too say to ourselves, Let us also be men.

So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man

When Duty whispers low, Thou must, The youth replies, I can !

Be not weary in well doing ; My Father workcth hitherto and I work.

I came not to do mine own will But the will of Him that sent me :

And he that doetb the will of God Shall know the truth of God.

( Amiel.)

(Emerson.)

(Jesus.)

ORDER OF SERVICE.

MUSIC.

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3:1

Divine Father! Thou hast given us the inestimable boon of freedom to walk in the paths of goodness or to follow the ways of evil. We gladly accept this freedom and the responsibility Thou hast linked with it. We live under Thy wise and beneficent laws, with power to make our social laws harmonize with them, to the end of human well-being. And we feel, judging from Thy character revealed to us by Thy manifested laws, that more acceptable to Thee than any recognition of Thy wis­dom and love would be our united efforts to make men good and happy. For by using our natural freedom and liberty, to the full extent of our power, to increase the sum of human happiness, we may become Thy co-workers in this beautiful world. AMEN.

MUSIC.

2 But to-day we sing of one Older, graver far than thou; With the seal of time begun Stamped upon her awful brow.

3 She is Duty : in her hand Is a scepter heaven-brought; Hers the accent of command, Hers the dreadful mystic Ought.

4 But her bondage is so sweet I And her burdens make us strong: Wings they seem to weary feet, Laughter to our lips and song.

5 Wheres'>ever she may lead, Freshly burdened every day, Freedom, make us free to speed In her ever brightening way I

J. W. CHADWICK.

32 OR.DER OF SERVICE.

BENEDICTION.

Minister: Think truly, and thy thought Shall the world's famine feed: Speak truly, and thy word Shall be a fruitful seed: Live truly, and thy life shall be A great and noble creed.

As it is now,

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A - MEN •

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8RDER Of SERVIGE. No.6.

Fellowship in Religion is to bring the brotherhood of man into Religion; so that the bond of humanity is put above that of creed, or church, or any other thing. This will teach us not to set bounds anywhere; as to say, we will receive all Christians but not a Jew, or, we will receive Jews and Christians but no others; but to say as Paul did, that we receive all, being of one blood, and walking under the common sky of the One Creator and Father.

MUSICAL RESPONSE.

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all there • in I Yea, of one blood he hath made all, To dwell to -

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- -~j-=~=ij;;l~~~ iE37J~==~==EFfl 77 " '-._..; f' ~~ ===r~ geth • er on the earth. 0 praise the Lord, A - men, A - men I

~~~~ There is one Church Universal; and many names, but one God whom all the

names mean; for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon Him. Therefore judge not thy brother nor set at naught thy brother; for every one shall give l<tccount of himself to God. (Paul.)

34 ORDER OF SERVICE

MUSICAL RESPONSE. All Sing.

There is one God and Father of all our hearts Above and through and in us all.

In Him we live and have our life, Of and through Him are all things good!

Give praise to Him. Amen, An)en!

There are differing gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are different kinds of service, but the same Lord; and there are different ways of working, but it is tl}e same God that worketh in all. (Paul.)

MUSICAL RESPONSE. All Sing.

Evermore blessed be the One Hoh' Lord ; Hallow-:.d His name which we adore,

His glory filleth all the earth, Mercy and majesty He is!

Sing praise. to God. Amen, Amen !

RESPONSIVE SERVlCE.-Minzs;er,aud People (seatd).

JJtfinister.- Difference of worship has divided men into many nations; People.- From all their doctrines I have chosen one- the Love of God.

(Persia1z.) Religions are many and different, but reason is one ;

We are all brethren. The Lord speaks in t~e ~ecret places of the·soul and says:

( Ch~nese Bible.)

Thou art a man; all men shall be thy neighbors and thy brothers. We are all members of one great body:

Remember that each was born for the good of all. Men are limbs of one another- all of one substance.

For the body is not one member but many; And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you;

Nor the head to the feet, I have no need of you ; And if one member suffers

All members suffer with it. When brothers are unkind, it is as if the two hands which

aid each other. Neglecting this duty, should hinder each other:

Or as if the feet, formed by God to act together, Should forsake this office and obstruct each other.

(Seneca.) (.Persian.)

(Paul.) God has formed to

Now God hath designed brothers to be of greater service to each other Than hands or feet or eyes or other members which He hath given

in pairs to men. (Socrates.) All are needed by each one ;

Nothing is fair or good alone. (Emerson.) Sav not I will love the wise and hate the unwise; ·

- Thou shalt love all mankind. (Talmud.) Let us not love in word, neither in tongue,

But in deed and in truth. God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God,

And God in him. This commandment we have, that he who loveth God

Love his brother also. Let us strive to be followers of God as dear children, and walk in love

And the God of Love and Peace will be with us. (New TeJtament.)

ORDER OF SE'RVICE.

MUSIC.

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0 Thou Infinite Spirit! Who art always and everywhere present! We than}t Thee for all the good there is in the churches called after Thy name. We bless Thee for all the great Religions which have been to many souls of such infinite worth. We bless Thee for all of truth we may have gathered from these: but most of all we thank Thee for what we have learned ~f Thyself, in the calm and still communing of our own hearts with Thee. We thank Thee that Thou im:pirest all 'l,'hy children who with open mind and obedient heart flee unto Thee, seeking for truth, for justice and for love. AMEN.

MUSIC_.

DISCOURSE.

ONE HOLY CHURCH.

2 From oldest time, on farthest shores, Beneath the pine or palm,

One Unseen Presence she adores With silence or with psa~m.

3 Her priests are all God's faithful sons, To serve the world raised up;

The pure in heart her baptized ones, Love, her communion-cup.

4 The Truth is her prophetic gift, The soul her sacred page ;

And feet on mercy's errand swift Do make her pilgrimage.

S. LONGFELLOW,

AZM0:-1.

36 ORDER OF SERVICE.

BENEDICTION.

Minister: Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God.

QLORIA.

· 1. Be Thou exalted 0 God a 2. All the ends of the earth shall

bove the wor - ship

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And Thy glory be 0 ver all the And glorify Thy ho ly name for

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THE LARGER LIFE.

0, may I join the choir invisible Of th~se immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence: live In pulses stirred to generosity, In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn For miserable ends which end with self, In thoughts sublime that pierce the night like stars, And with th~ir mild persis~ence urge men's search To vaster issues. May I reach That purest heaven,- be to oth.er souls The cup of strength in some great agony, Enkindle generous ardor, feed pure love, Beget the smiles that have no cruelty, Be the sweet presence of a good diffused And in diffusion ever more intense. So shall I join the choir invisible, Whose music is the gladness of the world.

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(ll!faria7t Evans, "George Eliot.")

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8R8ER 8F SERVIGE.

No.7.

Qtgt ~onhud of ~i:ft.

The mere lapse of years is not life: to eat and drink and sleep; to be exposed to the darkness and the light; to pace round in the mill of habit, and turn the wheel of wealth; to make reason our book keeper, and turn thought into an implement of trade,-this is not life. In all this, but a poor fraction of the consciousness of humanity is awakened ; and the sanctities still slumber which make it most worth while to be. Knowledge, truth, love, beauty, goodness, faith, alone give vitality to the mechanism of existence. The laugh of mirth that vibrates through the heart; the tears that freshen the dry wastes within ; the music that brings childhood back ; the prayer that calls the future near; the doubt which makes us meditate; the death which startle<; t.s with mystery; the hardship which forces us to struggle; the anxiety w·nich ends in trust,-these are the nourishment of our real being. (James Martt'neau.)

For the man who is such as no longer to delay being among the number of the best is like a priest and minister of the Gods, using too, the deity which is planted within him, that which makes the man uncontaminated by pleasure, unharmed by any pain, untouched by any insult, feeling no wrong, a fighter in the noblest fight, one who cannot be overpowered by any passion, one dyed deep with justice, accepting with all his soul everything which happens and is assigned to him as his portion; understanding that only what belongs to himself makes the J;Uatter for his activity, yet remember­ing also that every rational being is his kinsman and that to care for all men is accordmg to man's nature. (.kfarcus At;trelius.)

38 ORDER OF SERVICE.

All sta1td and sing. MANN.

~--r~~_ill He liv-eth long who liv - eth well; All else is life but thrown a - way;

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~~~~~B:tl He liv - eth long-est who can tell Of true things tru-ly done each day.

~:a:f=i=f=;=Ed-r-zar ~~~- -~-~~ s. -~---=E __ --=8 -t- --=~-= -=--=--~=r~ 1 r. II 2 Then fill each hour with what will last;

Buy up the moments as they go; The life above, when this is past,

Is the ripe fruit of life below.

3 Sow love, and taste its fruitage pure; Sow peace, and reap its harvest bright;

Sow sunbeams on the rock and moor, And find a harvest-home of light.

H. BoNAR.

RESPONSIVE SERVICE.-Minister and People (Seated).

Mt"niste1·.-Behold, light is sown for the righteous, People.-And gladness for the upright in heart.

The path of the just is as the dawning light That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

The stars in their courses uphold the righteous ; The stones of the field are in league with him.

Therefore walk thou in the path ofthe good, And keep the way of the righteous :

Then shall thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be steadfast and without fear.

Thy life shall be clearer than the noonday; Thou shalt shine as the morning light.

There grows within each heart, as in a shrine, The giant image of Perfection.

Keep but the model safe, New men will rise to study it.

God has conceded two sights to man One of man's whole work, time's completed plan,

The other of the minute's work, man's first Step to the plan's completeness.

(Hebrew Bible.)

ORDER OF SERVICE.

A man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a Heaven for?

'Tis not what man Does that exalts him But what man Would do.

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The only fault's with time. - All men become good creatures-but, so slow! Why stay we on the earth unless to grow?

A man may o'ertake God's own speed in the one way of love. Love leads the soul to its Perfection.

The glorious ones are truly great only in voluntary servitude. The Best impart the gift of seeing to the rest.

Go, wake the seeds of Good asleep throughout the world. From earth touch heaven. (Robert Browm"ng.)

MUSIC.

&fnha.ca:ti:an.

Our Father, Th.ou art giving us blessings all the time: help us to t>e a blessing.

Thou givest us these hands of <?Urs: we would use them in helpful ways.

Thou givest us these feet : we would use them for Thy errands.

Thou givest us our voices : we would Thou shouldst hear them speak only

gentleness and truth. Thou givest us this mind that thinks: we would

think only clean, kindly and noble thoughts. • Thou hast made our lives

pleasant every day with love : we would make other lives gladde1: every

day with our love. Instead of words we would learn good deeds with

which to thank Thee for all Thy goodness. AMEN.

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

LIFE'S MEANING.MoRNINGTON.

1. Teach me, my God and King, In to see;

40 O.R.DE.R OF SE.R VICE.

2 To scorr. •ne senses' sway, While still to Thee I tend;

In all I do be Thou the way, In all be Thou the end.

3 All may of Thee partake: Nothing can be so mean,

That with the tincture " For Thy sake" Will not grow bright and clean.

4 My heart, Jearn well this clause, And all thy work will shine;

To toil as for His holy laws Makes drudgery divine I

G. HERBERT.

BENEDICTION.

Mt'nt'ster : Beloved ; The life is the light of men. Let your light shine I

GLORIA.

12 All sing.

Glory be to the Father who is in heaven. The High and Ho - ly One.

Mltw~in<hob:nning,i,.~h<,;;;;·;< ~E~ iffu One lesson, Nature, let me learn of thee, One lesson which in every wind is blown, One lesson of two duties kept at one Though the loud world proclaim their enmity­Of toil unsevered from tranquillity I Of labor, that in lasting fruit outgrows Far noisier schemes, accomplished in repose, Too great for haste, too high for rivalry. (lVIattkew Arnold.)

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8RBER OF SERVIGE.

No.8.

MUSIC.

Let us never consider as an evil that which hath been appointed either by the immortal gods, or by nature, the parent of all. For not without fore­thought nor by chance have we been created ; but in truth there h'as been a certain Power that considered mankind; nor did that Power create and nour­ish us that when aU our labor~ were past we should then fall upon death as an evil without end. For how can that which is necessary to all be to any an evil? ( Cz'cero.)

He who gave us life gave us death! Coming from the same b~mefi-cent source, why, if we realize that life is good, should we imagine that death is bad? Trust that Power whom we designate as God! Fear no event that God ordains must happen. Fear not death! The same wise and beneficent Power that gave you birth presides equally at your death. · Trust in God ! (James Eddy.)

Know of a truth that only the Time-shadows have perished, or are per­ishable; that the real being of whatever was, and whatever is, and whatever will be, is, even now and forever. Believe it thou must; understand it thou canst not. (Carlyle.)

There is surely a piece of Divinity in us, something that was before the element~, and owes no homage to the sun. The earth is a point, not only in respect of the. heavens above us, but of that celestial part within us: that mass of flesh that circumscribes me, limits not my mind ; that surface that tells the heavens it hath an end, cannot persuade me I have any.

( Sz'r T~omas Browne.)

Wherefore, I say, let a man be of good cheer about his soul, who has cast aside all things hurtful in their effects, and has arrayed the soul in her. own proper jewels, which are temperance and justice and courage and nobil­ity and truth,- in these arrayed she is ready to go on her journey when her time comes. (Plato's Socrates.)

The ship may sink, and I may drink, A hasty death in the bitter sea ;

But all that I leave in thl! ocean-grave Can be slipped and spared, and no loss to me.

What care I, though falls the sky, And the shrivelling earth to a cinder turn?

No fires of doom can ever consume What never was made nor meant to burn.

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Let go the breath ! There is no do::ath To the living soul, nor loss, nor harm.

Not of the clod is the life of God: Let it mount as it will from form to form. (Charles G. Ames.)

Wilt thou not ope thy heart to know What rainbows teach and sunsets show? Verdict which accumulates From lengthening scroll of human fates, Voice of earth to earth returned, Prayers of saints that inly burned, Saying, What is excellent, As God lives is permanent; Hearts are dust, Heart's loves remain ;

Heart's love will meet thee again. (Emerson.)

MUSIC.

RESPONSIVE SERVICE,- Read by Minister, and People (seated.)

Minister.- The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,

People. -And there shall no evil touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die ;

Yet is their hope full of immortality. But fear not the· sentence of death: remember them that have been before thee

and that come after thee, For this is the sentence of the Lord upon all flesh.

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was, And the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Therefore, 0 Lord, my heart is glad ; For Thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave.

Thou wilt show me the path of life; in Thy presence is fullness of joy, At Thy right hand are pleasures forevermore.

And tho' I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me.

And we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle be dissolved We have a building of God ;

A house not made with hands, Eternal in the heavens.

And God will wipe away every tear, And death shall be no more :

Neither shall mourning nor crying be any more And there shall be no more pain.

And there will be no night there, And they need not light of lamp and light of snn,

For the Lord God giveth them light And they shall reign forever and ever.

Beloved, now are we the children of God, And it doth not yet appear what we shall be;

But we know that when it shall be made to appear, we shall be like Him, For we shall see Him as He is.

And every one that hath this hope in him purifieth himself Even as He is pure •

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2 Open to faithfulness, open to sorrow, Open to vision of saint and seer I

Death, where thy victory ? where thy great anguish? Hope cometh mighty, outcasting fear I

0 hope victorious I on us descending, Earth and heaven blending I

3 Glory and majesty break forth upon us, Like unto splendors of morning skies I

Light beatificall Life everlasting I With Thy great glory on us arise;

Lighten onr heaviness, shine on our sorrow, Life's eternal morrow I

J. V. BLAKE.

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We bless Thee, 0 God, for life, and all that makes life dear and sweet. We bless Thee for friends now near us, whose tender speech we still hear on earth. And we bless Thee for the loved ones who have passed from mortal sight, and for the deathless affection which binds them still to our hearts and so strengthens our hope of immortality. We bless Thee for the trust that in darkest hours of earth sings of the life which shall be. And yearning toward Thee, the Life of life, the Love of love, we would learn to say in darkness as in light, Thy Will be done. AMEN.

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MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

LOVE AND TRUST.

sing - eth low in ev - 'ery heart, We hear it each and all,-song of those who an - swer not, How - ev - er we may call;

~. -~ ~ =b'C:" .._ --*- I .

~===Ff-JJ±:~ D.c.- The kind, the brave, the true, the sweet, Who walk with us no more.

2 More home-like seems the vast unknown, Since they have entered there ;

To follow them were not so hard, Wherever they may fare.

They cannot be where God is not On any sea or shore ;

Whate'er betides, Thy Jove abides, Our God, for evermore.

J. W, CHADWICK.

BENEDICTION.

And may the peace of trust which passeth understanding be with us and abide in our hearts forever. AMEN.

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8R8ER 8f SERVIGE.

:z I ask Thee for a thoughtful love, Through constant watching 'wise

To meet the glad with joyful smiles, And wipe the weeping eyes;

A heart at leisure from itself, To soothe and sympathize.

No.9.

3 In service which Thy will appoints, There are no bonds for me:

My inmost heart is taught the truth That makes Thy children free,­

A life of self-renouncing love Is- a life of liberty.

ANNA L. WARING,

Confucius said: My doctrine is that of an all-pervading unity. Recompense kindness with kindness and injury with justice. · Tsze-K.ung asked : Is there one word which may serve as a rule for one's whole life? Confucius answered: Is not Reciprocity such a word ! What you do not wish done to yourselves do not to others.

Men were born for the sake of men; that each should assist others. Nature has inclined us to love men, and this is the foundation of the law. (Cicero.)

You are a citizen and part of the world. The duty of the citizen is in no thing to consider his own intere.st distinct from that of others. (Epictetus.)

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth; and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth. Thou shalt not say,"! will love the wise, but the foolish I will hate:" but thou shalt love all mankind. Imitate God in his goodness. Be toward thy fellow creatures as he is toward the whole creation. Clothe the naked; heal the sick; comfort the afflicted; be a brother to the children of thy Father. (Talmud.)

All of religion is in the doctrine "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." There is peace in it, international, civil, domestic, personal. There is endless co-operation in it ;-righting of wrongs, bearing of burdens, healing of wounds, comforting of sorrows, forgiving of injuries, and atoning of sins. Happy indus­try is in it; wise and humane laws; free states and united peoples.

( 0. B. Frothi1zgham.)

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MUSIC.

RESPONSIVE SERVICE,- Read by Minister and people (seated).

Mint"ster.- If thine enemy hunger, give him bread to eat; if he thirst, give him water to drink.

People.- Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. (Hebrew Laws.)

Do not that to a neighbor which you would take ill from him. (.Pittacus 6oa B. C.)

Do as you would be done by. ( Zendavesta.)

Let none of you treat his brother in a way which he himself would dislike. ( Sabolan B. C.)

One should seek for others the happiness one desires for one's self. (Buddhist.)

If a man foolishly does me wrong, I will return to him the protection of my ungrudging love.

The more evil comes from him ; the more good shall go from m~ :

Overcome anger by love ; overcome greed by liberality:

Overcome falsehood by truth ; overcome evil by good.

Hatred never ceases by hatred, but by love, this is an old rule. (Buddha.)

Return good for evil. (Laws of Manu.)

,If one strive to treat others as he would be treated by them,

He will not fail to come near the perfect life.

The doctrine of our master consists solely in integrity of heart,

(Mencius.)

And treating his neighbor as he himself wishes to be treated. (Dt"sciple of Confucius.)

Be a friend of peace, a friend of all men: do not unto another what thou would'st not have another to do unto thee ;

This is the whole law ; the rest is commentary. (Rabbi Hillel B. C.)

All things whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them;

For this is the law and the prophets.

Ye have heard that it hath been .said " thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy" :

But I say unto you love your enemies;

Bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you ;

That ye may become the children of your Father in heaven.

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For He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good

And sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

All the commandments are briefly comprehended in this saying,

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Love worketh no ill to his neighbor;

Therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

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(Jesus.)

See that none render evil for evil to any one; but ever follow that which is

good, both toward one another, and toward all;

For we are members one of another. (Paul.)

The prophet said, think only of what is good for each, and consider not the

wrong that has been done thee ;

Pardon others readily, and do good only unto all.

Fair is the dwelling place of those who have bridled anger and forgiven their

adversaries.

Return good for evil. (Mohammedan.)

All nations under heaven accept as a standard the maxim,

"Do unto others as ye would they should do unto you." (Augustine.)

MUSIC.

~nbn.mii.crn.

0 Lord, Thy charity never faileth, Thy love blesseth all. We thank Thee

for Thy justice which presides over the universe, and maketh all things work to~

gether for good, everywhere, for all Thy children. We thank Thee for Thine

unbounded love which speaketh in our hearts teaching us also to love all men.

We would that all, even those who now show only hatred, jealousy and greed

toward their fellowmen might learn justice and mercy and tenderest human sym­

pathy. We would be truly Thy children, in deed as in word; loving even those

who hate us, if such there be; and serving with self-forgetting helpfulness those

even who misunderstand and hurt us. We would have pity for those who show

no pity, faith for those who are faithless, patience with those who are harsh toward

others. As we covet earnestly all good for ourselves we would share with others

in love all that we have gained in life. So may Thy kingdom come and Thy will

be done on earth as it is done in heaven. AMEN.

iVIUSIC.

48 ORDER OF SERVICE.

DISCOURSE.

A/Ising. THE LAW OF LOVE. MANOAH.

fi~~=tf==:=j~==~~;A~L~--_±13-~

But if at any time we cease Such channels to provide,

The very founts of love for us Will soon be parched and dried.

For we musJ: share, if we would keep, That blessing from above ;

Ceasing to give, we cease to have;­Such is the law of love.

R. C. TRENCH.

BENEDICTION.

Behold, blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God.

Response : All .ring. OLD HUNDRED.

~~~=-=~---r£~HB 0 love is old, and love is · new, And love out -last- eth firm and true:

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And God, our Fa - ther, made it thus, In His great love, His love for us. --? I I

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lfi,inbn.css to ~nimals.

{ All beau- ti - ful and

1• All won-der - ful and

{ The pur - ple -head - ed

2" The morn-ing, and the

bright things, All wise things,-The . mount - ain, The sun - set That

{He gave us eyes to see them, And

3· How great is God AI - might - y, Who

creat- ures great and small, Lord God made them all. riv - er light - eth lips that do - eth

run-ning up the we might all things

by, sky. tell

well.

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lit - tie flower that tall trees in the

winds and waves o

o - pens, green-wood,

- bey Him,

Each lit - tle bird that sings,-The pleas- ant sum - mer By Him the birds are

sun, fed,

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made their glow-ing ripe fruits in the ev - er to His

col ors, gar den, chi! - dren

He made their ti - ny wings. He made them ev - 'ry one. He giv - eth dai - ly bread.

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The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven Upon the place beneath; it is twice blessed, It blesseth him that gives and him that takes; 'Tis mightiest in the mightiest, it becomes The throned monarch better than his crown.

Among the noblest in the land, Though he may count himself the least,

That man I honor and revere, Who, without favor, without fear,

In the great city dares to stand The friend of every friendless beast.

Shakespeare.)

(Longfellow.)

We should never blend our pleasure, or our pride, With sorrow of the meanest thing that feels. ( Wordsworth.)

Let us remember that the lower animals are especially under our protection as they are under our control. (James Eddy.)

See a countless multitude about us, Claiming sympathy, our humble kin:

Sadly have they learned to fear and doubt us, Driven from our side by human sin;

Yet though dumb, their hearts to ours are speaking, Help and kindness from us ever seeking,

Kindness hard to win!

Inarticulate voices, groans of anguish, Patient sighs, 'neath burdens hard to bear;

From lone places where dumb victims languish, Plaintive moans are floating on the air l

Soft eyes seeking ours with wistful pleading; Cim we turn away with hea"rts unheeding,

That unuttered prayer?

Innocent of wrong, our own transgression Lays on them a heavy load of pain,

Sharing all the misery and oppression Man has wrought beneath his iron reign.

Touch all hearts, oh, Thou Divine Compassion, Till they burn with generous love and passion,

To remove the stain !

They and we are in our Father's keeping, Whose compassion clasps both great and small;

Not one wrong eludes that eye unsleeping, Not one humblest life unseen shall fall

None can serve Him with a heart unheeding His dumb creatures' inarticulate pleading,

For He loveth all ! (Agnes Maule Machar.)

RESPONSIVE SERVICE,-Read by Mittister attd people (seated).

Ministf'r.- 0 Lord, how manifold are Thy works! In wisdom hast Thou made them all:

People.- Th.e earth is full of Thy riches.

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So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

These all wait upon Thee; that Thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

That Thou givest them they gather; Thou openest Thine hand, they are filled with good.

Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created : and Thou renewest the face of the earth.

Thou sehdest the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their

thirst.

By them shall the fowls of the air have their habitation, which sing among the branches of the trees.

The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Thy works.

Thou causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man. That Thou mayest bring forth food out of the earth, and bread which

strengtheneth man's heart.

The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which He hath planted ; where the birds make their nests.

0 Lord, how manifold are Thy works ! In wisdom hast Thou made them all.

The Lord is good to all and His tender mercies are over all His works. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Open thy mouth for the dumb, in the cause of all such as are appointed for de­struction.

The righteous man regardeth the life of his beast.

MUSIC,

~nl.rocatbm.

0 hidden Life of all that is! The shining star, the tender flower, beast and bird and tit~y winged thing,- these all reveal Thy wisdom and Thy love! And we, Thy children, whom Thou hast exalted and given dominion over the wide earth, we own our kinship with the living creatures who have not yet learned to speak and call Thee Father. And we acknowledge our duty of kindness and of mercy toward them. We seem to some of these, even as Thou to us,- a Provi­dence of care and protection. 0 fill us with tenderness like Thine that we may never abuse their trust! We would shun with an ever-deepening purpose, and with an ever-widening wisdom, all tl1at harms and hurts and makes afraid. We would be ever and always of those who save and heal and succor the timid and weak, not only in our human brotherhood, but among these humbler beings whom Thy impartial love doth bless. AMEN.

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

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BEST PRAYER. ARLINGTON. S. T. CoLERIDGE. ARNE 1744.

:E-· ~=-~-~===~ -~~--1 ~ . ~I ~~-:==~-;cg=f-~ ~~~Ff'-:1_-=:=CE~ I. He pray- eth well, who Jov - eth well Both man and bird and beast; 2. He pray - eth best, who lov- eth best All things both great and small ;

_q _,li!:.:._.JI!:_~_l-J . +L ,.:_)_-&~-.a. ~=r] ~3~- re~~ kF-F ~ =! ~§

:;tit=?J.==r=t-==t-~ -r~~-~=-= I rF~ ~ ~~=t~·-- f- . ;;-&.=E-~ -~ -~~For he hath of - fered to the Lord, Who giv-eth to His least. For the dear God who lov - eth us, He made and lov - eth all.

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BENEDICTION.

Behold, the Life of the greatest is in the least I May we look reverently upon the wonders of Its working !

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77 '-- I I All glo. ry be to God most high I The high and ho -ly Fa - ther;

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As it is now, Shall ev- er be . And was in the be -gin - ning.

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(tganksgihing. MUSIC.

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto Thy name, 0 Most High.

To show forth Thy loving-kindness in the morning, and Thy faithfulness evetv night.

·o worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: revere Him, all the earth. The Lord hath made known His salvation : His righteousness hath He

openly showed in the sight of the nations: He hath remembered His mercy toward all His children : all.the ends of the· earth have seen the glory of our God.

With righteousness shall He judge the worl?, and the people with equity.

PRAISE TO GOD. LYONS.

Sir RoBERT'GRANT, 1839. FRANCis JoSEPH HAYDN, 1770.

All statzd attd sitzg. ~~ 1--1 --==H= =1-::l- --~- -- =-R:::==:==~-~:t=a j ==t~di~ ~== =~~== J j=§:::=~~ f-= == .,. .... ..._... I 1. Oh, wor-ship the King,, all glo-rious a - bove I Oh, grate-ful - ly 2. Oh. tell of His might, oh, sing of His grace, Whose robe is the 3· Tl•y bonn - ti - fn\ care what tongue can re - cite? It breathes in the 4· Fraii l·hil-dr.::n of dust, and fee - ble as frail, In Thee do we

=Fcrf F ~=r~1=F-=r=~~~ t::=~=-F -P-- ~- ==r=~- =t==:5t::=,_:t:=3

~~§~-ld~~-f~-j_ n====r~- ~ =t=R :t==i==-=1 I~ _.. ::=i-.:-·- =:Jt.~-~=~:::=1=1~-~--~~-==~ sing His pow'r and His love I Our Shield and De - fend - er, the light, whost~ can - o - py space I His char - iots of wrath the deep air, it shines in the light, It streams from the hills, it de -trust, tind Thee to fail ; Thy mer - cies how ten - der, how

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An-cient of Days, Pa - vil-ioned in splen-dor, and gird - ed with praise. thun-der-clouds form, And dark is His path on the wings of the storm. scends to the plains, i\nd sweet-ly dis - tils in the dew and the rains. firm to the end, Our Mak-er, De - fend-er, Re - deem - er, and Friend I

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God has no need of the praise, homage, love or gratitude of man, but man has great need of exercising all these sentiments towards God. God's gift of life to us, with all the happiness which life may comprise, has been full, rich and free; therefore our relation to God should be one of gratitude, love and highest ven­eration. It i~ not necessary in order to cherish these sentiments that we should perceive in our minds a personality: but we may look up, each in his own way, to the Scurce of all things in trust and confidence.

Let us be voluntarily grateful to that Life-giving and which is revealed by nature and by human experience!

Life-sustaining Power (James Eddy.)

RESPONSIVE SERVICE,-Read by Minister and people (seated).

Ministl'r.- 0 God, our heavenly Father, we reverently bring Thee our thanks­giving and our worship. From work that wearies us; from cares that bur­den us, from mistakes and sins that afflict us,

People.-We seek Thy rest and quiet, we seek Thy perfect peace.

For life and all things sweet anp beautiful that it has brought us; for the chang­ing seasons, for Thy skies and seas, Thy fields and flowers, Thy splendors of day, Thy mysteries of night,

We thank Thee, our God, the mighty Giver.

For our homes and their joy and rest, for friends and their kindnesses, for the priceless treasures of love,

We praise Thee.

For ancient truths made new, for the world's sublime faith in Goodness, for jus­tice triumphing over violence, for freedom wrought out of oppression, for growing tolerance among all mankind,

We praise Thee~ 0 God, who ever turnest evil into good.

lfor Thy saints and martyrs and heroes, for the unceasing line of Thy prophets of righteousness·, for the poets and singers who have lifted men's hearts to Thee in all ages,

We praise Thee, 0 God, who hast revealed Thyself through Thy chil­dren.

For our dear Country, for its heritage of patriotism and faith, for its possibili­ties of just and wise government, for its prophecy of a higher ~ocial Ideal,

We praise Thee, 0 God of all nations. ·

For all man's costly lessons, for our own changing experiences and all that they teach us, for whatsoever in light or shadow reveals eternal verities, inspires our reverence, or deepens our trust,

We would always say, Thy will be done.

In the midst of these so great blessings, in view of these so sacred opportunities for growth and service,

We would live worthily, 0 God, from day to day.

For health and strength, for patience and love, to help each other; for ·conscience alive to our duties, for clear visions of the truth, and for lofty standards of character,

We would strive in humility and devotion of spirit, looking ever hope­fully toward the Perfect.

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We remember in our sympathies all who suffer and are in need, all in peril of body or in moral danger, all despairing and sinful souls.

Help us to reveal to such by our ministrations the light and salvation of Thy Presence ! .

With the praise of Obedience to Thy laws, with the prayer of Noble Living, with the worship of Unselfish Service,

We would offer perpetual Thanksgiving to Thee, 0 God, now and

forever. AMEN.

MUSIC.

titganlu1gibing. For the wealth of pathless forests

Whereon no axe may fall; For the winds that haunt the branches,

The young bird's timid call ; For the red leaves dropped like rubies

Upon the dark green sod; For the waving of the forests,

We thank Thee, 0 our God!

For the lifting up of mountains In brightness and in dread ;

For the peaks where snow and sunshirte Alone have dared to tread ;

For the dark of silent gorges Whence mighty cedars nod ;

For the majesty of mountains, We thank Thee, 0 our God !

For the rosebud's break of beauty Along the toiler's way;.

For the violet's eye that opens To bless the new-born day ;

For the bare twigs that in summer Bloom like the prophet's rod;

For the blossoming of flowers, We thank Thee, 0 our God l

For the hidden scroll o'erwritten With one dear Name adored;

For the heavenly in the human ; The Spirit in the Word ;

For the tokens of Thy presence, Within, above, abroad ;

For Thine own great gift of Being, We thank Thee, 0 our God!

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MUSIC.

~ia.coura.e. SING PRAISES. BEl'\NESON.

]. S. BLACKIE. 1784.

;:;;~~~~~I. An- gels ho - ly, high and low - ly, Sing the prais- es 2. 0- cean hoar - y, tell His glo - ry: Cliffs, where tumb-ling

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3 Rock and highland, wood and island, Crag where eagle's pride hath soared,

Mighty mountains, purple-breasted, Peaks cloud-cleaving, snowy-crested,

Praise ye, praise ye. God the Lord I

4 Bond and free man, land and sea man, Earth, with peoples widely st-ored,

Wanderer lone o'er prairies ample, Full-voiced choir, in costly temple,

Praise ye, praise ye God the Lord I

5 Praise Him ever, Bounteous Giver I Praise Him, Father, Friend and Lord I

Each glad soul its free course winging, Each glad voice its free song singing,

Praise the great and mighty Lord I

BENEDICTION. Go ye out with joy, and be ye led forth with peace!

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0RBER 8f SERVICE ..

No. 12.

Statesmen work in the dark until the idea of right towers above expediency

or wealth.

The Spirit of Society, not an outward institution. is the mighty power by

which the hard lot of man is to be meliorated. ( Chanuing.)

The present age will be marked by its harvest of projects for the reform of

domestic, civil, literary and ecclesiastical institutions.

Whilst each of these aspirations and attempts of the people for the Better is

magnified by the natural exaggeration of its advocates until it excludes the

others from sight, and repels discreet persons by the unfairness of its plea,

these movements are in reality all parts of one movement. And all must be

seen in order to do justice to any one. Seen in their natural co.nnection, they are

sublime. The conscience of the Age demonstrates itself in this effort to raise

the life of man everywhere by putting it in harmony with an Ideal Justice and

Beauty.

The boldness of the hope for the future which is now entertained transcends

all former experience, and calms and cheers us with the picture of a simple and

equal life of truth and goodness for all mankind. And truly every line of his­

tory inspires a confidence that things mend. This is the moral of all we learn;

it warrants Hope, the prolific Mother of all reforms. Our part is plainly not to

block improvement, or to sit till we are stone, but to watch the uprise of suc­

cessive mornings, and to conspire with the new works of new days.

If only men will employ themselves in conspiring with the Spirit who led us

hither, and is leading us still, we shall quickly advance out of regrets over our

own into a new and more excellent social state. (Emerson.)

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THOMAS H. GlLL, 1869. ONWARD! SICILIAN MELODY.

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Waits for us the prom. ise gold. en, Waits each new di • vin • er thing. } On • ward, on-ward! On - ward,on. ward I Why this faith -Jess tar · ry • ing?

I By each i • dol yet un- bro • ken; By Thy will, yet poor-ly done; } ) Hear us, hear us, Hear us, hear. us, Thou Al • migh ·ty I help us on. ! Up • on life di • vin - er en . ter, In - to day more glo-rious break, t l To the a· ges, To the a • ges, -Fair be • quests and cost -ly make. I

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111'inister.- Thou art a man, set at thy post for the benefit of the state. · People.- Whatever I can do ought to be directed to this end alone,­

usefulness to the community.

Man is created to live in society, and for the common good . And this it is that binds society together.

How could we be safe if we did not help each other and interchange kindnesses? Nature commands me to do good to all men, whether they be bond or

free.

It is society that has given man dominion over the earth, and bade him rule the sea; it arms him against disease, supports him in old age, and consoles him \n sorrow.

Take away society, and you destroy that unity of the race which is the basis of life.

Think of that great republic whose boundary is the course of the sun, and whose citizens are all the men and gods !

I shall take the world as my country.

We will continue active until the end of life, and not cease to labor for the com­mon good, but aid each individual;

And succor even our enemies with our aged hands.

Guard religiously that soc~al tie which binds man to man, and establishes the rights common to the human race.

This is the rule of duty.

Knowledge seems isolated and barren, unless accompanied by love of all men and trust in our common brotherhood.

Love is the god who gives safety to the city.

ORDER OF SER VCE. 59

No one does more for the state than. he who instructs the young, forms their minds to virtue, and shows them how great is the value of a good con­science;

Nature bids us consider the welfare of those who come after us.

Obey that law of nature which makes your interest the universal, and the uni-versal your own. · f

Let private interests yield to public, tl mortal to the eternal. (Stoic Teachings.)

MUSIC.

Have you heard the Golden City mentioned in the legends old? Everlasting light shines o'er it, wondrous tales of it are told. -Only righteous men and women dwell within its gleaming wall; Wrong is banished from its borders, Justice reigns supreme o'er all. Do you ask, where is that City, where the perfect Right doth reign? I must answer, I must tell you, that you seek its site in vain. You may roam o'er hill and valley, you may pass o'er land and sea, You may search the wide earth over, 'tis a City yet to be!

We are builders of that City, all our joys and all our groans, Help to rear its shining ramparts; all our lives are building-stones. What its plan may be we know not. How the seat of Justice high, How the City of our vision will appear to mortal eye, That no mortal eye can picture, that no mortal tongue can tell ; We can barely dream the glories of the Future's citadel. But for it we still must labor, for its sake bear pain and grief, In it find the end of living and the anchor of belief.

But a few brief years we labor, soon our earthly day is o'er; Other builders take our places and " our place knows us no more," But the work that we have builded, oft with bleeding hands and tears, And in error and in anguish, will not perish with our years. It will be at last made perfect in the universal plan ; It will help to crown the labors of the toiling hosts of man. It will last and shine transfigured in the final reign of Right; It will merge into the splendors of the City of the Light.

(Felix A dlor.)

0 Thou Infinite Purpose, which worketh ever toward the Better in human life·! We bless Thee for the uneasy discontent with all that is low and sordid and unworthy, for the haunting dissatisfaction with our present life, which wit­ness to the kinship of our spirits with Thee. We bless Thee that we are made on so large a pattern that nothing but the Perfect and the Eternal will satisfy us! We thank Thee that there is no rest for our energies, no peace for our minds, no lasting comfort for our hearts, save in seeking and striving for something better and grander than we have known. We bless Thee for the visions of a higher Social Order which do more and more haughtily demand of us Justice and Love toward all the brotherhood of man. And we seek light, that we may see more clearly the way of Right, and strength that we may reveal it to others in word and deed. AMEN.

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

60 ORDER OF SERVICE.

THY KINGDOM COME. CHRISTMAS.

GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL, (All Sing.)

I. 0 God, the dark· ness roll a • way, Which clouds the hu • man soul: z. Let ev • 'ry hate · ful pas • sion die, Which makes of ):>reth. ren foes;

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Let faith and hope and charity Go forth through all the earth ;

And man, in heavenly bearing, be True to his heavenly birth.

Yea, Jet Thy glorious kingdom come, Of holiness and love;

And make this world a portal meet For Thy bright courts above.

WILLIAM GASKELL.

BENEDICTION.

Beloved, let us be of those who help the life of the future !

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The Lord bless us and keep us : The Lord make"His face to }

shine upon us:

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ORBER 8f SERVIGE. No. 13.

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The sage ·asked the Spirit of Wisdom thus: " Is wisdom good, or skill?" The Spirit of ·wisdom answered: " ·wisdom that has not ·goodness with it is not to be considered as wisdom; and skill that has no wisdom in it, is not to be considered as skill." (Buddhist.)

UNFOLDING LIFE. WATCHMAN. J. V. BLAKE. LOWELL MASON, 1830.

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62 ORDER OF SERVICE.

Whoso undertaketh to instruct mankind without the necessar1 qualifica­

tions, of him it is said : " Many are the victims he has slain ; " but he, who,

though fully qualified, abstains from promoting knowledge and instructing man­

kind, of him it is likewise said: "Many are also his victims." (Talmud.)

The man of great knowledge,. who desires the good of the world, is as the

full waters of a city tank. The wise will know how to be benevolent even

when they are without wealth. (Hindoo.)

The manifestation of the Spirit is given to ~ach one for the good of oth

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another, the word of

knowledge; to a~other,· faith; to another, the gifts of healing; all these worketh

from the one and self-same Spirit. (Christian.)

RESPONSIVE SERVICE,-Read by Minister and People (seated).

l'Yii"nister.- Whoso seeketh wisdom shall have no great travail,

People.- For he shall find her sitting at his doo

She goeth about seeking such as are worthy. of her, showing herself favorably

to them in the highways,

And meeteth them i!l every thought.

Wisdom is the worker of all things ; for in her is an understanding spirit; one only, yet manifold:

Having all power, steadfast, overseeing all things.

The multitude of the wise is the welfare of the world; and even vice shall not

prevail against wisdom.

Love is the keeping of her laws.

For she is a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty; the. bright­

ness of the everlasting. light;

The unspotted . mirror of the power of God, and the image of His

goodness.

And being but one, she can do all things ; and remaining in herself, she maketh all things new.

And in all ages entering into holy souls, maketh them friends of God

and prophets.

ORDER OF SER VCE. 63

Happy t~e.man who findeth wisdom,

And the man who obtaineth understanding.

For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain

of it than fine gold.

And all thou canst desire is not equal to it.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness,

And all her paths are peace.

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul :

The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart·:

The commandment ~f the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Moreover by them is Thy servant warned ; And in keeping of them there is great reward. (Hebrew.)

MUSIC.

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0 Infinite Wisdom! of which our subtlest knowledge and our highest

thought are but blurred and changing pictures ! Vve would be pure in heart

and earnest of spirit, humble and diligent, as learners in Thy school of life;

ever ready to heed all teachers of truth ; ever ready to welcome the new mes­

sages of Thy fresh revealings; ever ready to obey the voice of the soul which

leadeth onward. And w~ would be patient and tender as teache1:s of those,

Thy children, even less wise than we, who stumble and fall in their perilous

way for want of light upon the path. Behold, we know not anything but this:·

-that Thou· art, and that' Thou art the rewarder of all them that diligently

seek Thee! Help us that we outgrow the little and selfish things of life in that

seeking for the Noble and the True.. AMEN.

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

64 ORDER OF SERVICE.

LIFE'S BEQUEST OF WISDOM. HENDON.

}ULIA C. R. DORR. . c. H. A. MALAN, I8JO.

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BENEDICTION.

If any of you lack wisdom let him ask of God, who giveth to all men lib· erally and upbraideth not!

OLD HUNDRED. (All si11g.) · ~

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The outward, wayward life we see, the hidden springs we may not know; Nor is it given us to discern what threads the fatal sisters spun, Through what ancestral years has run the sorrow with the infant born. What forged some cruel chain of moods, what set some feet in solitudes

And holds the love within one mute: What mingled madness in the blood in life-long discord and. annoy. It is not ours to s~parate the tangled skein of will and fate,

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To show what metes and bounds should stand upon the soul's debatable land. But He who knows our frame is just, merciful and compassionate, And full of sweet assurances, and hope for all the language is,

That He remembereth we ary dust! ( Whz'tticr.)

Then gently scan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman ;

Tho' they may gang a kennie wrang, To step aside is human;

One point must still be greatly dark, The moving why they do it;

And just as lamely can ye mark How far perhaps they rue it!

Who made the heart, 'tis He alone Decidedly can try us,

He knows each chord, its various tone, Each spring its various bi::~s;

Then a·t the balance let's be mute, We never can adjust it;

What's done we partly may compute But know not what's resisted.

The good Lord Buddha, in his youth, seated him Under a jambu tree, and first began To meditate this deep disease of life, What its far source and whence its remedy.

(Bur?ts.)

So vast a pity filled him, such wide love for Jiving things, Such passion to heal pain, that by their stress his princely spirit passed To ecstasy, purged free from mortal taint of sense and self.

(Edwitt Arnold)

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Never will I seek or receive private individual salvation- never enter into final peace alone; but forever, and everywhere, will I live and strive for the universal redemption of every creature throughout all worlds. Until all are delivered, never will I leave the world of sin, sorrow, and struggle, but will remain where I am. (Kwan-yi11, a Chinese-Buddhist .Divinity.)

The sage is ever the good saviour of men ; he rejects none. He is ever the good saviour of things; he rejects nothing. His I call the comprehensive intelligence. For the good men are the instructors of other good men; and the bad men are the material for the good men to work upon. The good I would meet wiHi goodness. The not good I would meet with goodness also. The faithful I would meet with faith. The not faithful I would meet with faith also.

(Lao-Tsze, B. C. 604.)

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{ I be - lieve in dreams of Du - ty, Warn-ing us to self- con - trol, }

2' Foregleams of the glo - rio us beau - ty That shall yet trans- form the soul ;

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I believe in Love renewing All that sin hath swept. away,

Leaven-like its work pursuing Night by night and day bv day :

In the power of its remould[ng, In the grace of its reprieve,

In the glory of behold in~ Its perfection,- I believe.

I belie,•e in Love Eternal, Fixed in God's unchanging will,

That, beneath the deep infernal, Hath a depth that's deeper still!

In its patience, its endurance To forbear and to retrieve-,

In the large and full assurance ?fits triumph,- I believe.

u Gooo \VoRos."

ORDER OF SERVICE. 67

RESPONSIVE SERVICE,-Rcad by Mitzister and People (seated).

Minister.- A certain lawyer, to try Jesus, said, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit everlasting life?

People.- Jesus said, How readest thou in the law?

And he answe1·ed, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Jesus said to him, Thou has answered rightly; do this and thou shalt live.

But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

Jesus answering said, A certain man was going down· from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbe1:s ;

These, after stripping him of his raiment and wounding him, departed, leaving him half dead.

And by chance a certain priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.

And in like manner also, a Levite, having arrived at the place, came and saw, and passed by on the other side.

But a certain Samaritan, as he was journeying, came where he was,

And when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, and set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn ;

And took care of him.

Which of these three, asked Jesus, dost thou think was .neighbor to him that fell among the robbers?

And the lawyer answered, He that took pity on him.

Then said Jesus to him, Go thou and do likewise.

For love is the fulfilling of the law.

And the Scribes and Pharisees brought unto Jesus a woman taken in sin; and when they had set her in the midst, they said, Master, Moses commanded us that such should be stoned, but what sayest Thou?

And Jesus said, He that is without sin among you, let him cast thefirst stone.

And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out oneby one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last.

And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

And when Jesus saw none but the woma~ he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee?

She said, No man, Lord.

And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condez;nn thee,

Go, and sin no more. MUSIC

68 ORDER OF SERVICE.

;j nl:r.crcathm. Father, we know that we are all wanderers from Thy vvay, that we all

forget Thy laws, that oft times we become slaves to passion and to every sense. Yea, we are all sinners in the sight of the All-perfect; and we remember, therefore, with pitying sympathy, all those who, with unashamed countenance and boldness of heart, tread down Thy holy law of righteousness. Teach us, 0 Lord, our hardest task, to love even these, our neighbors, and bless them with tenderest, wisest helping. Stir up the souls of noble men that they overcome the evil in the world by their own goodness. We would guide to safety the wandering, hide and shelter the outcast, be as a wall of ·protection about those who flee to us for succor, looking ever eagerly toward that time when the whole world of mankind shall become as a band of brothers, folding their arms about the needy and uplifting those that are faint and ready to perish. AMEN.

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

THE ACCEPTED OFFERING. JOHN TAYLOR, 1895. SPANISH HYMN.

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j Wil - ling hands to lead the blind, Bind the wound-ed, feed the poor; } 2

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BENEDICTION.

\Vhatsoever, therefore, ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them. ·

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OLD HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO. F. W. FABER.

All stand and sing:

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I. Oh, blest is he to whom is given The in - stinct that can tell 2. He a!- ways wins who sides with God, To him no chance is lost;

on His jus - tice, down- cast soull Muse, and take bet - ter heart;

70 ORDER OF SERVICE.

The word of the Lord by night to the watching Pilgrims came, As they sat by the seaside, and filled their hearts with flame. God said, I am tired of kings, I sufler them no more; Up to my ear the morning brings the outrage of the poor. Think ye I made this ball a field of havoc and war, Where tryants great and tyrants small might harry the weak and poor?

'1 will divide my goods, call in the wretch and slave; None shall rule but the humble, and none but toil shall have.

I cause frDLn every creature his proper good to flow, As much as he is and doeth, so much shall he bestow; But, laying hands on another, to coin his labor and sweat, He goes in pawn to his victim for eternal years in debt. And ye shall succor men ; 'tis nobleness to serve ; Help them who cannot help again, beware from right to swerve.Come East and West and North, by races as snow-flakes, And carry my purpose forth, which neither halts nor shakes.

(Emerson.)

I began when I was quite young to plead the cause of the enslaved in this country. I knew oniy one thing- all that I wanted to know- that they were a grievously oppressed people, and that on every consideration of justice, humanity and right, they were entitled to immediate and unconditional freedom. It was not on account o.f their complexion or their race that I espoused their cause, but because they were the children of a common Father, crented in the same divine image, having the same inalienable rights, and as much entitled to liberty as the proudest slaveholder that ever walked the. earth. I endeavored to remember those in bonds as bound with them, yes, to make their cause my cause, my wife and children their wives and children, subjected to the same outrage and degradation, myself on the same auction block to be sold to the highest bidder. ( Wt"lliam Lloyd Garrison.)

Seek out, publisl~, and as fast as possible, bring society into harmony with the laws of justice. This is Social Science. All Labor asks is justice, not charity; all Woman asks is justice, not pity; all the Negro asks is justice, not humanity; all Crime asks is justice, not sympathy. Who shall teach us the full meaning of the wordfi-tstice.? "Owe no man anything." When that com­mand is obeyed, social science will be dazzled out of sight by the millenium. If there is any strength, God gave it in ordet· that it might hold up weakness, supplement weakness. If there is any knowledge, God gave it that it might sit down side by side with ignorance, and put its arm around its neck and divide. If there is any wealth it is only a trust, and the poorest man in. your neighbor­hood is your co-trustee. That man is a Christian whose life aml ethics respect the sacredness of the individual. That man is an infidel who is not with his whole heart willing to bear his brother's burden. (Wendell Phillips.)

The apostolic in every age, the sent-of-the-Father, a1:e ever calling for a higher righteousness, a better development of the human race, a more earnest eflort to equalize the condition of men. The more we are disposed to enter this reforming theatre of the world, the greater will be the promise of improvement in the social system, and the nearer the approach for all to the true ends of human existence. (Lucretia Jlfott.)

MUSIC.

ORDER OF SERVICE. 7i

RESPONSIVE SERVICE,-.Read by Minister and People (seated).

Mi'nister.- Mandhata said to Narada, I see persons of every color in all orders, and we are all subject to love, anger, fear, thought, grief, hunger and labor,

People.- Where then is the difference of castes?

Narada replied, ':!:'here is no difference of castes; all the universe is pervaded by the Supreme Being;

The creatures of God have passed into classes by their actions. (Hindoo.)

Our universe is our common parent. Do not despise any one because he is named vulgar names or unfavored by fortune.

Wilt thou despise a man for circumstances which may become thine own? (Seneca.)

Will you not remember that your servants are by nature your brothers, the children of God?

And what you would not suffer yourself, take care not to impose on others.

Give no judgment from any other tribunal

Before you have yourself been judged at that of justice.

As the touchstone tries gold, but is not itself tried by it,

So is he that has the power of judging justly.

Every place is safe for him that dwells with justice. (.Ept"ctetus.)

Prudence is all contained in justice.

I have formed the ideal of a state in which there is the same law for all, and equal rights and equal liberty of speech are established.

A state where nothing is honored so much as the .freedom of the citizens. · (Marcus Aurelius.)

The Arabs say, "There is no better ruler than judgment, no safer guardian than justice, no stropger sword than right, no surer ally than truth."

. "Then desire not," said Abdallah, "unjustly, or even by your seeming right, to grasp that which belongs to another." (ICoran.)

To every period its men: and the rise of every leader is according to his watching for opportunity; and the chief quality of leadership is the jewel of equity by which alone the obedience of men is justified.

The exercise of equity for one day is equal to sixty years_ spent in prayer. (Arab.)

Thus saith God: Observe ye justice and do righteousness.

Blessed is the man that keepeth his hand from doing evil,

For behold, I have given charge unto my appointed ones

To lay low the haughtiness of the oppressor;

And I will make a man more precious than fine gold.

Even a man than the gold of Ophir.

The way of the just is straight,

Fot: God, the most Upright, maketh his path plain. (Hebrew.)

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:N tthllta±hm:. Divine Father! we thank Thee for the gift of that sense of justice by which

we are enabled to perceive Thy character and le~rn our true relations with our fellow creatures. V.l e know that our happiness and well-being in this world depend upon our obedience to Tpy laws; we know that our lives should be governed by the divine principles Thou hast instituted for our guidance; that we should be just, kind and fraternal toward all our fellow-men. We thank Thee for the kindly reformatory consequences which Thou hast annexed to error, care­less-ness and crime, as well as for the good consequences Thou hast annexed to virtuous conduct, for these lead us ever to a closer observance of Thy laws. And we thank Thee for memory which garners our e-xperiences, for our instruction as time advances. And we would grow ever toward perfection. AMEN.

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE. JUSTICE, THE CONQUEROR.

R. W. :"MERSON. Adapted. CHATHAM OR SEYMOUR.

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quietness and peace forever.

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IJ afrinfism. THE FATHERLAND.

Where is the true man's fatherland? Is it where he by chance is born? Doth not the yearning spirit scorn In such scant borders to be spanned? 0 yes! his fatherland must be As the blue heaven wide and fn::e! Is it alone where freedom is, Where God is God and man is man? Doth he not claim a broader span For the soul's love of home than this? 0 yes ! his fatherland must be As the blue heaven wide and free ! Where'er a human heart doth wear Joy's myrtle-wreath or sorrow's gyves, Where'er a human spirit strives After a life more true and fair, There is the true man's birthplace grand, His is a world-wide fatherland! Vlhere'er a single slave doth pine, Where'<!( one man can help another,­Thank God for such a birthright, brotber,­That spot of earth is thine and mine! There is the true man's birthplace grand, His is a world-wide fatherland !

OUR COUNTRY. All nations have their message from on high, Each the. messiah of wme central thought, For the fulfilment and delight of Man: One has to teach that labor is divine; Another Freedom; and another Mind; And all that God is open-eyed and just, The happy centre and calm heart of all. Our country hath a gospel of her own To preach and practise before all the world,­The freedom and divinity of man, The glorious claims of human brotherhood,­Which to pay nobly as a freeman should, Proves the soul's fealty to God. 0 Beautiful ! My Country! What words divine of lover and of poet Could tell our love and make thee know it, Among the nations bright beyond compare? What were our lives without thee? What all our lives to save thee? We reck not what we gave thee: We will not dare to doubt thee, But ask whatever else and we will dare!

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(J. Russell Lowell.)

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OUR COUNTRY.

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RESPONSIVE SERVICE.- Read by Minister' and People {seated).

Minister: Blessed is every nation that keepeth the Truth and establisheth Justice!

People: Blessed is the Land where every yoke is broken and the op­pressed go free i

Where each one despiseth the gain of oppression, And shaketh his hand from the holding of bribes:

Where each one keepeth fast his innocence, And removeth not his integrity from him :

vVhere the rulers slight not the pqor, nor bow low unto the mighty, But serve, in faithfulness, all the people!

For righteousness exalteth a Nation, And by justice is the State established!

Our portion hath fallen to us in pleasant places : Yea, we have a goodly heritage.

The Lord our God be with us As He was with our fathers:

That He may incline our hearts unto Him, To keep His commandments and to walk in His ways.

Go through the gates, ye faithful ones, ye servants of the Most High, And prepare the way for the people :

Cast ye up an highway for the humble, Lift up a standard for the nations:

For in righteousness hath the Lord called thee, To be a light to the kingdoms of the world I

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INVOCATION.

Lord, Thou art the judge of all the nations, and Thou dost rule in all kingdoms! May. all know Thee, from the least to the greatest of them, that they may be of one heart and one way, the way of truth and goodness, and serve Thee con­tinually. Bless Thou our own dear Land ! May her officers be Peace and her rulers Righteousness! May violence no more be heard in her streets, nor wasting and destruction be known within her borders: may her walls be called Salvation, and her gates Praise! 0 hasten the time when men shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning-hooks; when nation shall not rise in anger against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. Then, when all men love each other, shall the glory of Thy law of righteousness be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. Then shall the desert and solitary place be glad, and the wilderness shall blossom as the rose. Then shall the wild beast and the lamb feed together, and a little child shall lead them ! Then shall the earth be full of the knowledge of Thy truth, as the wat&s cover the depths of the sea! Amen!

MUS! C.

DISCOURSE.

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SAMUEL F. SMITH. ENGLISH HYMN.

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Thy kingdom, 0 Lord, is an everlasting kingdom, and Thy dominion endureth throughout all generations!

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8RBER 8F SERVIGE. No. 17.

Saints, £rrges anh £eers. The influence of countless forgotten benefactors, organs in their day of

God's Spirit, and centres of a ·healing love and trust, mingles insensibly with our present life and makes it, unawares, from first to last, an All Saints' Day.

(James Mart£neau.)

Let us call to remembrance the great and good, Who in times past have· wrought righteousness. The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance, Yea, blessed is the memory of the just.

for - tr~ss : } mer - cy: Praise Him with psalm, and joy - ful song, With sound of

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RESPONSIVE SERVICE.-Minister, and People (seated).

l.V.Hniste1·- Let us hear the wise and the good, the saints and the seers of the world, whose sacred words teach us truth, and whose holy lives give us strength.

The good Zoroaster, in central Asia, called God Ahuramazda, The Living One Who is Creator of All. He taught the people and said: Give me, 0 God, these two desires,

People. -To see and 'to question myself. Adore God by means of sincere actions :

Let us be such as help the life of the future. Him whom I exalt with my praise, I now see with my eye,

Knowing Him to be God, the reality of the good mind, the good deed, the good word. (Zoroaster.)

The good Moses delivered the Israelites an~ taught tpem good commandments. He said : Y e shall be holy,

For the Lord our God is holy. Thou shalt not kill, nor bear false 'witness, nor covet, nor steal, nor profane the

name of God. Thou shalt not oppress any one ; but love thy neighbor as thyself.

Thou shalt honor thy father and thy mother. Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head. (Moses.)

Thanks be to God for His holy saints; thanks be to Him who giveth wisdom, which in all ages entering into holy souls, maketh them friends of God and prophets.

MUSICAL RESPONSE.

Minister.- The good Confucious taught in China, during many years of pov­erty, hunger and exile, teaching right-living. He said: To see what is right and not to do it

People.- Is the part of a cowardly mind. If one cannot improve himself, or serve men,

How can he improve others, or serve God? He who requires much from himself and little from others

Will save himself from anger. Only he who has the most complete sincerity

Can transform and inspire others. Treat not others as you would not wish them to treat you ;

Love to speak of the good in others. Make happy those who are near,

And those who are far will come. ( Confucious.} The good Socrates taught in the streets and market places of Athens, choosing,

to be poor that he might teach men; talking with young and old, showing them piety, self-control and justice. He said: To want as little as possible

Is to make the-nearest approach to God. Let any man be of good cheer about his soul who has ruled his body,

And followed knowledge and goodness in this life.

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RESPONSIVE SERVICE.-Minz'ster, and People (seated).

For if death be the journey to another place and there all the dead are, What good can be greater than this ?

Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth,

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That no evil can happen to a good man either in life or after death. (Socrates.)

Thanks be to God for His holy saints: thanks be to Him who giveth wisdom, which in all ages entering into holy souls maketh them friends of God and prophets.

MUSICAL RESPONSE.

Minister.- The good Buddha wandered and preached for forty years in India, with labor, and in poverty, to help his fellow men. He taught them: Overcome anger with love,

People. -Evil with good. For wrath is not stilled by wrath at any time ;

Anger ceases by love- this is an everlasting law. Not in the sky, nor in the midst of the sea, nor in the clefts of mountains is any

place known· Where a man can escape from his evil deed.

For the evil-doer burns by his own deeds, Yea, as if burnt by fire.

But there is no evil For one who knows no evil. (Buddha.)

The good Jesus taught in Palestine, bearing poverty, persecution and death with patience, to show men a spiritual religion and a pure life. He said: Watch and pray,

That ye enter not into temptation . . Blessed are the pure in heart, .

For they shall see God; Blessed are the peacemakers,

For they shall be called the children of God. By this shall all men know. that ye are my disciples

If ye have love to one another. Be ye perfect, as your Father in heaven is perfect.

Let your ljght shine before men. (Jesus.) Thanks be to God for His holy saints; thanks be to Him that giveth wisdom,

which in all ages entering into holy souls, maketh them friends of God and prophets.

MUSICAL RESPONSE.

~nbDmthm. Infinite life, power and beauty ! Eternal voice speaking in our souls! Thine is

the wisdom of the saint and the seer, Thine the light shining in the eyes of holy prophets, and Thine the love that answereth and filleth every trustful heart. We bless Thee for all the holy souls that reveal Thee; for all un­known and lowly people whose daily lives are offerings heroic, sweet and beautiful to Thee; and for the light within which ever leadeth us. AMEN.

MUSIC.

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DISCOURSE.

LIFE OF AGES.

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3 Life of Ages, richly poured, Love of God, unspent and free, Flow still in the Prophet's word And the People's liberty l

BENEDICTION.

Mt'nt'ster.- The Lord doth bless us and keep us; the Lord maketh His face to shine upon us ; the Lord lifteth up the light of hit? countenance upon us and giveth us peace.

GLORIA. ~AII#ng.

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No. 18.

Jfn.ehmn anir .iinr.eritJJ.

Let the counsel of thine own heart stand; For a man's mind is sometimes wont to tell him more Than seven watchmen that sit above in a high tower : And above all seek ye earnestly the Most High, That ye may be directed in the way of truth. (Eccles£asticus.)

Listen to the holy seers who speak of God, but acquaint thine own self with Him

if thou would'st know His works. Then shall thine eye be instructed and thy

heart made pure. Then shall liberty, like day, break on the soul, and by a

flash from heaven fire all the faculties with glorious joy. (Cowper.) All sing. We shall know the truth

And the truth shall make us free.

Jesus said: For this cause came I into the world and to this end was I born,- that

I should bear witness to the truth and work the works of Him that sent me.

And Paul, His disciple, said: The law of the Spirit of life hath made me

free ; for the Spirit teacheth all things, even the deep things of God.

All sing. Even the deep things of God

And His truth shall make us free.

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RESPONSIVE SERVICE.- Minister, and People (seated).

Minister.: Lord who shall abide in Thy tabernacle? People: He that speaketh the truth in his heart.

Our trust is in the Lord our God, Who keepeth truth forever.

Thou shalt abstain from deceiving others by word or deed. Thou shalt speak no word that is false.

Let nothing be more precious to thee than truth. The love of truth is the piety of the intellect.

(-Hebrew Psalms.)

(Buddhist Bible.)

( Ejz'ctetus.) (Parker.)

To act a part, or say or do anything insincere or untrue, pollutes the soul. I seek after truth by which no man was ever yet injured.

If any man is able to show me that I do not think or act rightly I will gladly change;

For to follow him wh_o corrects thy error

Is as consistent with freedom as to presist in thy error. Reverence that which is best in the universe;

And in the same manner also reverence that which is best in thyself For this is of the same kind as that. (iVIarcus Aurelius.)

The Lord of Life should not be worshiped with flowers that have faded; And those that grow in thine own garden are better than any other.

( Hindu Bible.)

Let falsehood and truth grapple; For whoever knew truth put to the w~rse in a fair and open encounter?

For who knows not that truth is strong With the power of the Almighty? (Milton.)

Truth is the strength, kingdom and majesty of all ages, Above all things truth beareth away the victory.

God, in giving us reason and intelligence Intended we should use those powers fearlessly.

(Esdras.)

The honest statement and earnest exercise of the highest known principles of a given age,

Is the way to bring about natural growth toward a better state. (James Eddy.)

The man who has faith in the unfolding of the human spirit as the great purpose of God,

Possesses the secret of the universe. ( Channing.)

Because God who inhabits eternity is the same from everlasting to everlasting Each moment bringeth from Him its own divine message;

On the faithful He will pour out His spirit now As on the holy men of old.

It is God that leadeth us and speaketh in the still places .of the heart. Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. (Paul.)

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MUSIC.

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Heavenly Father! We thank Thee for the liberty of thought and action with which Thou hast endowed us. We thank Thee that while in all ages peculiar joys have been given to the discoverers of truth, yet Thy smile of approval has not been withheld from any who,. even though cherishing error, have sincerely believed and acted in accordance with the best they knew. We acknowledge that it is our duty to try to search out truth, that we may grow ever toward perfection. AMEN.

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

FOLLOWERS OF TRUTH.

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BENEDICTION.

Mz'nister: The Word of the Lord is not hidden from us ; neither is it afar off; behold, the Word is nigh unto us, even in our hearts, that we may do it.

The Lord bless us and keep us : The Lord make His face to }

shine upon us :

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{ The Lord lift up the light of } His countenance upon us,And give us peace. A- MEN.

THE FAITH WE CHERISH.

The architects of science have raised over us a nobler temple and the hiero­phants of Nature introduced us to a sublimer worship. But it is not tl~rough any physical aspect of things, if that were all, but through the human expe­riences of the conscience and affections that the living God comes to apprehen­sion and communion with us. The last and most refined generalization of science justifies our faith in the Divine Intellect and Will which is eternally transmuting itself into cosmical order and assuming phases of natural force as modes of manifestation and paths of progression to ends of beauty and of good. Yet is the Eternal more than all that he has done! The universe, with all its vastness, is the assumption of a patient silence by the Fountain-head of bound­less thought. The silence is first broken in the moral phenomena of human life, where at last spirit speaks with Spirit and the passage is made from the measured steps of material usage to the free flight of spiritual affection. The causality of the world is at the disposal of the All-Holy Will, and whether within or without us, in the distant stellar spaces or in the self-conscious life of the tempted or aspiring mind, we are in one divine embrace,- God over all, blessed forever l (James 11/fartz'neau.)

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8RDER 0F SERVIGE. No. 19.

"\\7hat takes place around us every day should show us that a higher law

than that of our will regulates events, and that by contenting ourselves with obedience we become divine. Belief and love,- a believing love, will relieve us of a vast load of care.

0, my brothers, God exists! There is a Soul at the centre of nature, and reigning over the will of man. The whole course of things goes to teach us faith. There is a guidance for each of us, and by lowly listening we shall hear the right WQrd of command. ( Emersotz.)

OUT OF THE DARK. All stand and sing. DUKE STREET.

S; LoNGFELLOW. JOHN HATTON.

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I. Out of the dark the cir - cling sphere Is rounding on - ward to the light; 2. And hope, that lights her fade-less fires, And Faith, that shines,a heaven-ly will, 3· Look backtyard,how much has been won I Look round, how much is yet to win I 4· 0 Thou, whose mighty pa - tience holds The night and day a - like in view,

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And Love,that cour-age re - in -spires,-These stars have been a-bove us still. The watches of the night are done ; The watches of the day be - gin. Thy will our dear - est hope en - folds: 0 keep us stead - fast, pa - tient, true I

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-~oc~ LIFE'S MEANING.

We enter here and all the deepest fates Of all the universe upon us lie,-W e enter here to test in our own souls The destinies that keep the universe Alive and sweet,.!_ that work deliverance Perpetual, for all. The hope, the fear, The scope and purpose of the whole, will now, Committed to our bosoms, come in us to new solution. God's burden lies upon us, brothers, let lt fall on shoulders worthy of the charge !

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And let the greatness of our destiny Assure us! For the universe will ne'er Go backward; never fail of victory! And we, the present symbols of its force, Ride onward in its conquering car, and reach With its arrival sure, the wondrous goal. Life within us, Love within us, Love and Life and Truth divine, Serenely march through deep and darkness, march and reach th.eir high

design. Best of worst works out a Better, Light of darkness makes a sun, Life by Death is made immortal, Victory in defeat begun.

( David A. Wasson.)

Hope evermore and believe, 0 man, for e'en as thy thought So are the things that thou sees, e'en as thy hope and belief. Cowardly art thou and timid? They rise to provoke thee against them. Hast thou courage? Enough,- see them exulting to yield. Go from the east to the west, as the sun and the stars direct thee : Go with the girdle of man, go and encompass the earth. Not for the gain of the gold, for the getting, the hoarding, the having, But for the joy of the deed; but for the Duty to do. Go with the spiritual life, the higher volition and action, With the great girdle of God, go and encompass the earth.

(Arthur Hugh Clough.)

RESPONSIVE SERVICE.-Minister and People (seated).

JVIinister.-Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The things which are seen are temporal ; the things which are not seen are eternal.

People.- By faith are we saved. By faith we understand that the worlds were formed by the word of God.

That from Him and to Him proceed all things. He that cometh unto God must believe that He is, and that He is the rewarder

of them that seek Him. He is the author and the finisher of our faith.

Through faith the prophets subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtainthe promises,

In weakness were made strong: In trials of mockings and scourgings, destitute, afflicted, evil-entreated, wan­

dering homeless, of whom the world was not worthy,- these prophets pro­claimed the judgments of God.

These all had witness home to them throuJh their faith.

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~w-~¥t~lm¥mr~~gg~ Though suff'ring and sorrow and trial be near, The Lord is our ref-uge,and whom can we fear?

•"t·~~~ Afinister.-Manifold are Thy witnesses, 0 God, and the angels of Thine invis­

ible presence, People.- Else had we never known Thee.

Lo, Thou goest by us and we see Thee not: but the righteous read Thy law in their hearts ; the patient find Thee in the places of sorrow;

The loving make songs of melody to Thee. , Blessed be the Lord who daily loadeth us with benefits and writeth His name

in our hearts ! Strengthen, 0 God, that which Thou hast wrought in us.

MUSICAL RESPONSE. He raiseth the fallen, He cheereth the faint; The weak and oppressed, He will hear their complaint. The way may be weary and thorny the road; But how can we falter ?-our help is in God!

Mi'nister.- Therefore, even when troubled on every side, People.-We are not distressed:

Though perplexed, we do not despair: Though persecuted, we cannot feel forsaken :

Though oft cast down, we are not destroyed: for our light afflictions, which are but for a moment,

Work for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. Blessed be the Lord God of Ages, whose voice in the morning of the world

was heard from afar; He never ceases to draw more nigh:

In the evening He speaketh at the door; And entereth in to abide with .us forever.

MUSICAL RESPONSE. Though clouds may surround us, our God is our light; Though storms rage around us, our God is our might: So faint, yet pursuing, still onward.we go; The Lord is our Leader, no fear can we know.

SILENT WORSHIP.

We believe; help Thou our unbelief. AMEN.

WE LIVE BY FAITH.

Oh yet we trust that somehow good shall be the final goal of ill, To pangs of nature, sins of will, Defects of doubt, and taints of blood. That nothing walks with aimless feet: That not one life shall be destroyed Or cast as rubbish to the void When God ~ath made the pile complete;

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All stand and sin~.

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That not a worm is cloven in vain, That not a moth with vain desire Is shrivell'd in a fruitless fire Or but subserves another's gain. Behold we know not anything; We can but trust that good shall fall At last-far off-at last to all, And every winter end in spring,

DISCOURSE.

IN HEAVENLY LOVE ABIDING.

( Tennyson.)

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The storm may roar with - out me, His wis-dom ev - er wak - eth, My hope I can- not meas-ure,

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~~ 1lllti l t~My heart may low be laid; But God is round a- bout me, And can I be dismayed? His sight is nev-er dim ; He knows the way He tak - eth,And I will walk with Him. My path in life is free: My Fa-ther has my treas - ure, And He will walk with me;

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Go ye out with joy and be ye led forth with peace !

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glo - ry be to Thee, 0 Lordl

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God dwells in all! From life's minute beginnings, up at last To :Man,- whose attributes had here and there Been scattered o'er the visible world before, Asking to be combined, dim fragments meant To be united in some wondrous whole; Imperfect qualities throughout creation Suggesting some one creature yet to make,-Some point where all those scattered rays should meet Convergent in the faculties of man.

So in man's self arise august anticipations, symbol-types, Of a dim splendor ever on before, in that eternal circle run by life!

The faith that life on earth is being shaped To glorious ends: that order, justice, love, :Nfean man's completeness, mean eAect as sure As roundness in the dew-drop:- that great faith Is but the rushing and expanding stream Of thought, of feeling, fed by all the past. (Robert Browni11g.)

GOD THROUGH ALL AND IN ALL.

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3 But higher far, and far more clear, Thee in man's spirit we behold; Thine image and thyself are there,­The indwelling God, proclaimed of old.

SAMUEL LONGFELLOW,

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RESPONSIVE SERVICE,-R<arff:J' Jl.fiuistcraurl P,·op!c, seati"d:

illhzister.-Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners,

People.-Nor sitteth in the seats of the scornful. Blessed is he that consiclereth the pool;: in whose heart arc the ways of them who

passing through the valley of weeping make it a well. l-Ie shall be blessed upon the earth.

Blessed is the man who regardeth Thy way, 0 Lord, that delighteth greatly in Thy commandments; ·

Ble%ed is the man whose strength is in Thee. Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness;

The good man is gr<:cious and full of compassion and righteous. A good man showeth fa,·or <lnd lendeth;

IIe will guide his atiairs with discretion. Though afflicted he shall not be mo,·cd foreyer;

The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance, He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixell, trusting in the Lord.

His heart is established, he shall not be afraid. \Vho shall ascend unto the hill of the Lord? 0 who shall stand in His holy

place? He that hath clean hands and a pure heart.

vVho hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity nor sworn deceitfully: \Vho changeth not, though he sweareth to his own hurt.

He that walketh uprightly and worketh righteousness and speaketh the truth in his heart;

He that backbiteth not with his tongue nor clocth evil to his neighbor nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor.

Lord, he shall abide in thy tabernacle, he shall dwell in Thy holy hill. He shall receive the blessing of the Lord and righteousness from the God

of aH salvation.

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People.- She doeth him good all the days of her life. She girdeth her loins with strength and maketh strong her arms;

She gi,·eth her household meat, and setteth their task to her maidens,

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With the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard; She considereth a field and buyeth it.

She looketh well to the ways of her household : Strength and dignity are her clothing.

Her husband is known in the gates, Where he sitteth with the elders of the land.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom ; The law of kindness is on her to

She spreadeth out her hand to the poor Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

Her children t·ise up and call her blessed ; Her husband also and he·praiseth her:

Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates!

MUSICAL RESPONSE. (All sing.)

Bless'd are the pure in heart, for ti1ey shall see Thee, Lord, And in Thy love their lives shall move with beauty's sweet accord. Thy light and truth shall lead all those that do Thy will Unto Thy secret temple pure, unto Thy holy hill!

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What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties! in form and movement, how express and admirable l in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the paragon of animals, and the beauty of the world l · Sure He that made man with such large discourse, Looking before and. after, gave him not That capability and god-like reason To rust unl.lsed. (Shakespeare.)

A spirit, yet a woman too ! Her household motions light and free, and steps of virgin liberty. A creature not too bright or good for human nature's daily food ; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, praise, blame, love, kisses, tears and smiles. A being breathing thoughtful breath, a traveler between life and death, A perfect woman, nobly planned, to warn, to comfort, to command ; And yet a spirit still, and bright with something of an angel light. (Wordsworth.)

The woman's cause is man's; they risk or s'ink Together, dwarf'd or god-like, bond or free: For she that out of Lethe scales with man The shining steps of nature, shares with man His nights, his days, moves with him to one goal. Woman is not undeveloped man But diverse; could we make her as the man Sweet Love were slain: his dearest bond is this, Not like to like, but like in difference, Yet in the long years liker must they grow ; The man be more of woman, she of man; He gain in sweetness and in moral height, Nor lose the wrestling thews that throw the world; She mental breadth, nor fail in childward care, Nor lose the childlike in the larger mind; Till at the last she set herself to man Like perfect music unto noble words : And so these twain, upon the skirts of Time Sit side by side, full-summed in all their powers,

Distinct in indiviuualities, But like each other even as those who love. Then comes the statelier Eden back to men ; Then reign the world's great bridals, chaste and calm: Then springs the crowning race of humankind.

Through love to light ! Oh wonderful the way That leads from darkness to the perfect day! From darkness and the sorrows of the night To morning that comes singing o'er the sea. Through love to light! Through light, 0 God, to Thee, Who art the love of love, the eternal light of light!

su~nt ~.Ort;;gtp·.

(Tennyson.)

(R. W. Gilder.)

To the God and Father of us all be praise and blessing forever!

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE. THE LIVING GOD.

All stmzd and sing: DuNDEE.

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Thou sheddest down of yore: On us Thou streamest strong and bright;

Thy comings are not o'er. 3 The fathers had not all of Thee;

New births are in Thy grace: All open to our souls shall be

Thy glory's hiding-place. 4 On us Thy spirit hast Thou poured,

To us Thy word has come: We feel, we thank Thy quickening, Lord I

Thou shalt not find us dumb. T. H. GILL.

BENEDICTION. Behold the Sons and the Daughters of God shall prophecy, and all shall know

Him from the least unto the greatest! AMEN. ·

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vVhere did you come from, baby dear? Out of the everywhere into he:-e. How did it all just come to be you? God thought about me and so I grew. But how did you come to us, you dear? God thought of you, and so I am here.

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( George 1lfacdouald.)

LEAD, THAT WE MAY LEAD. LovE DIVI:-<E, All stand and si11g. :S: W. B. BRADBURY.

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t.Up to us sweet childhood looketh Heart and mind and soul awake; Teach us of Thy ways,O Father, 2. Give to us a cheerful spir-it, That these little ones may see It is good and pleasant ser-vice, 3· Let Thy wisest counsels lead us ;Let Thy light before us shine,That they may not stumble over

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Till of Thecwelcanz Life's lesso1zs,

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For that ten-der childhood's sake. In theiryounghcartssoft and fruitfui,Guidcourhandsgoodsecd to sow, To be always taught of Thee. Father, or - der all our foot-steps; So di-rect our clai -ly way,

Tho'ts of ours un-like to Thine.Draw us, hand in hand to-gether, 'We who have sweet childhood's care,

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Wiu•·eso -ev-er they may,fio. JV!ay 1wt ev - er go a -stray.

And with them Lift's blessings share.

Under the holy bonds of matrimony we invite our children to exist; and we should never forget that the conditions of f'Very child's life are fixed by his parents and more remote ancestry. And this thought should lead us to exercise reason and obey the law of right in all things, and especially to study and follow the laws of Heredity, so that it may become e:)sier for all to meet the obligations of life.

Every child bas a natural right to be born under happy conditions; and in some way people should be taught that it is wrong to bring children into the world badly conditioned in mind and body, and whom they cannot support or care for, since it is an injustice to the children themselves and to society at large.

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All children have a right, not only to be well born, but to be well brought up; to be .kept abreast of the best development of their time in all things. And how Leautiful are the ordainments of our Heavenly Father in respect to family life; from the lowest oi·ders of existence up to man and woman, who are the master spirits of this earth, the divine law of love of oftspring prevails! God has thus made the performance of their duties toward their children the greatest happiness to parents. (James Eddy.)

GOD'S GIFTS.

God gave a gift to Earth :-a child, vVeak, innocent, and undefiled, Opened its ignorant eyes aud smiled. It lay so helpless and forlorn, Earth took it coldly and in scorn, Cursing the clay when it was born. She gnve it first a tarnished name, For heritage, a tainted fame, Then cradled it in want and shame. All influence of Good and Right, All ray of God's most holy light, She curtained closely from its 5ight, The11 turned her heart, her eyes away, Ready to look again the day Its little feet began to stray.

In dens of guilt the haby played, vVhere sin, and sin alone, was made The law that all around obeved. With ready and obedient ca;·e, He learned the tasks they taught him there; Black sin for lesson, oaths for prayer. Then Earth arose, and in her might, To vindicate her injured right, Thrust him in deeper depths of night, Branding him with a deeper brand Of shame, he could not understand, The felon outcast of the land.

God gave a gift to Earth:-- a child, vV eak, innocent, and undefiled, Opened its ignorant eyes and smiled. AIH! Earth received the gift, and cried Her joy and triumph far and witle, Till echo answered tQ her pride. She blest the hour when first he came To take the crown of pride and fame, vVreathecl thwugh long nges for hi" name. Then bent her utmost art and skill To train the supple mind and will, And guard it from a breath of ill.

She strewed his morning path with flowers, And LoYe, in tender dropping showers, Nourished the blue and dawning hours. She shed, in rainbow hues of light, A halo round the Good and Right, To tempt and charm the baby's sight.

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And every step of work or play Was lit by some such dazzling ray, Till morning brightened into day. And then the World arose and said, Let added honors now be shed On such a noble heart and head.

0 World, both gifts were pure and bright, Holy an'd sacred in God's sight; God will judge them and thee aright.

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(Adelaide Proctor.)MuSIC.

RESPONSIVE SERVICE,-Read by Minister and People (seated).· Minister.- He is happy who comes with healthy body into the world ;

People. -Much more he who goes with healthy spirit out of it. Nature has implanted within us the seeds of learning, of virtue and of piety;

To bring these to m~turity is the object of education. All men require education,

And God bas made children unfit for other employments that they may have leisure to learn. ( Comem"us.)

The most critical interval of human nature is that between the hour of birth and twelve years of age. ·

This is the time wherein vice and error may take root without our being possessed of any instrument to destroy them.

The first art of education, then, consists neither in teaching virtue nor truth, But in guarding the heart from vice and the mind from error.

An ounce of Mother is worth a pound of Clergy. Come, let us live with our children.

The Mother is qualified by the Creator Himself to become in the development of her child ;

And what is demanded of her is a thinking love.

(Rousseau.) (Old Proverb.)

(Froebel.) the principal agent

But every human being has a claim to a judicious development of his faculties By whoever has the care of his infancy.

A ladder leading to heaven is let down to every child, But he must be taught to climb it.

Education for every child should not only decide what is to be made of its life, But should seek an answer to the question what was it intended that

child should become. (Pestalozzi.) Central point of life, individual destiny of man, thou art the book of Nature!

In thee lieth the power and plan of that wise teacher. The happy infant learns by this road what his mother is to him; and thus grows

within him the actual sentiments of love and gratitude, Before he can understand the words Duty ·or Thanks.

The general elevation of these inward powers of the human mind and heart Is the universal purpose of education even of the lowest n1an.

Faith in those who give loving care to one's infancy Is a training for one's faith in God.

Freedom rests on justice, justice on love ; Therefore even freedom re&ts on love :

And justice and all blessing for the world, love and brotherly feeling among men, Rest on and teach the great thought of religion that we are the children

of God. (" The Hermit.")

MUSIC.

~nlJ.crta:fi.crn. 0 Source of all Being, how dread yet sweet, the trust Thou hast imposed

on us! To cherish each new bud on Life's old tree, to nourish it aright, to shield

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it from frost of cruelty and selfishness, to strengthen it for earth's storms, to set it in right soil and congenial climate, to watch it constantly as it grows, nor shirk love's ministry until it blooms a perfect flower even as in Thy own creative thought! How shall even parents, led by their own heart's deepest love, learn and achieve this mightiest and most difficult task of life? Still more how shall we all learn to care as we should for those little ones whom no true home blesses, and who must be mothered, if at all, by the universal love of the human heart? Oh, what shall move all those who stand in strength and power upon this earth, stand thus because of the ministry of those who have gone before them, to pay the debt of tendernes.s and wisdom they owe to all those who shall come after. Now here, 0 Lord of Life, learn we of Thy heart of Love as at the cradle-nest where stirs in happy rest our best treasure, the child of our heart's love. Oh, help us to show forth that Love, that wherever else in all the wide world there may·be selfishness, and neglect, and greed, 11nd grinding care, and hopeless poverty, it shall not be near any young child's life! Oh,· help us that the trust of infancy, so fearless, bright, and confident of expected good, may never be abused. Above all, make us pure and holy enough to rightly lead these little ones to Thee. AMEN.

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

NAOMI. THE LITTLE ONES,

Dr. L. MASON.

All sing.

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But ho- ly thoughts with- in us stir And rise on lips of prayer. How beau- ti - ful · their robes of white, The fresh-ness of their morn I The si -lent wells of mem-ory start And flow in hap • py tears. Nor why, as on throughlife we go, The lit- tie child doth lead . .......

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BENEDICTION.

Behold, our truest worship is but the lisping of children, breathed into the ear of the Infinite Fatherhood and Motherhood!

All sing.

~ ~~-~-~l=g~~~~p~ r not, childlike heart,'t is your Father's good pleasure: To give you the king-dom. AMEN.

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ORBER 8f SERVIGE. No. 22.

HOME, SWEET HOME. JOHN HOWARD PAYNE.

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We must be here to work; and men who work can only work for men; And not to work in vain must comprehend human.ity, and so work humanly. Fewer programs, we who have no prescience: Fewer systems, we who are held, and do not hold. Less mapping out of masses, to be saved by nations or by sexes. Subsists no law of life outside of life, No perfect manners without perfect souls. The man most man, works best for men ; and if most man indeed He gets his manhood plainest from his soul: While obviously this stringent soul itself obeys our old law of development. The Spirit ever witnessing in ours ; And Love, the soul of soul, within the soul, Evolving it sublimely. First God's love, And next the love of wedded souls, whose calyx holds a multitude of leaves ;­Loves filial, loves fraternal, neighbor-loves, And civic ;-all fair petals, all good scents, All reddened, sweetened, from one central Heart!

(Elizabeth Barrett Brownz"ng.)

MUSIC.

RESPONSIVE SERVICE,-Read by Minister and People (seated).

Mini"ster. -Probably nothing has so much to do with shaping a human being as the Home he is reared in: therefore to watch lest this sacred centre of influence receive detriment at his hands should be every man's prime duty;

People. -And his aim be to leave it better than he finds it.

A Home is not the accidental or natural coming together of human souls under the same roof in certain definite relationships:

It is a work of art, to be builded upon fixed principles of life and action.

Wedded love, true home-life, are impossible without much loving compromise of tastes and wishes :

The house which is ruled by the tyranny or selfishness of any one inmate cannot be a Home.

But there must be no compromise of principles of right: and that home-life is the most thoroughly united

Which has one religious faith binding all together.

Running through all the family there should be the broadest princtple of justice; And let no parent fail to ask pardon, if in passion or error he wrongs

his child.

Another law of true home-life is courtesy: Unreasonable, exacting and imperious manners ruin a Horr.e.

In the true home-life, all members must actively co-operate: no man has a right to delegate his share of home-making and child-care,

Even to the most wise and devoted wife and mother. The Home has been slowly builded through the ages by the needs of child-life

and the response of parental affection ; And no household is complete until there are children in it.

Great and wise are we in many things:- the world is our field, the elements are our slaves, and the hoar sea bows its crested head at our coming,-

But if we neglect the little sacred heart of Home we are undone! God ordained the Home in Nature: bui: He gave it to us to shape;

It is a thing of glory or of shame as we make it. (Adapted from Henry Ware's" Home Life.")

ORDER OF SERVICE.

LOVE. True Love is but a humble, low-born thing, And hath its food served up in earthen ware; It is a thing to walk with, hand in hand, Through the every dayness of this work-day world, Baring its tender. feet to every roughtiess, Yet letting not one heart-beat go astray From Beauty's law of plainness and content; A simple fireside thing, whose quiet smile Can warm earth's poorest hovel to a home; Wbich, when our autumn cometh, as it must, And life in the chill wind shivers bare and leafless, Shall still be blest with Indian-summer youth In bleak November, and, with thankful heart Smile on its ample stores of garnered fruit, As full of sunshine to our aged eyes As when it nursed the blossoms of our spring. Such is true Love, which steals into the heart With feet as silent as the lightsome dawn That kisses smooth the rough brows of the dark, And hath its will through blissful gentleness. The Love that gives and takes, that seeth faults, Not with flaw-seeking eyes like needle-points, But patient, kindly, ever looks them down With the o'ercoming faith of meek forgiveness; The Love that gloweth new and fl-esh each hour Like to the golden mystery of sunset, Or the sweet coming.of the evening star.

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(James Russell Lowell.)

MUSIC.

~nb.omti.on. 0 Thou Eternal Purpose, that ever leadeth us onward ! Thou dost teach

us, not by a voice from heaven, but by the deep experiences of life. And deep­est of all mysteries of being, save that of life itself, is that subtile sense of attraction that calls together the divided halves of each kind, from flower to bird and from animal to man! Instinct that binds us, from beneath, to all the lowest forms of life :-instinct that links us, from above, to the Creative Power Itself! Well may awe chasten our joy when over two hearts sweeps the magic of that exclusive and passionate affection which makes the twain one and separate from all the world beside! And well may these two add to their sweet posession of each other a solemn consecration of their wedded lives to Thee, Who art Wis­dom and Right, as Thou art Love itself. And well may each Home be dedi­cated to Thee in earnest worship, for out of the Home are the issues of life and death. We bless Thee that family life has been our nursery of virtue, and our school of co-operation, that so Thou hast made it easier for us to trust and love one another, and to look up to Thee as to a parent. 0 help us that we may hold marriage sacredly above all selfish passion, and keep it pure and holy with the truest love. Help us that we may build the Home upon justice, and make it warm and sweet with tenderness and patience. · And may we see more and m:>re clearly that even as the Home was at first man's only Church and State, the place wherein he first learned to worship and to govern,- so is it now in its perfection, the type of a true Social Order. And so seeing, may we have strength to hasten the day when all the world sha 11 be as one family who love and serve each other in all high and beautiful living. Amen.

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MUSIC. DISCOURSE.

THANKSGIVING FOR HOME. BRA TTLE STREET. {IGNACE PLEYEL. 1791. } J. W. CHADWICK. (Adapted.) Arr. by NAHUM MITCHELL. 1812.

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Temperance is a tree which has contentment for its root and peace for its fruit. (Arab 1Yfaxims.)

They tell a story of a certain religious map, who in one night would eat ten pounds of food, and who, before the morning, would have completely finished the Koran in his devotions. A holy man hearing this said: " If he had eaten half a loaf and slept, it would have been much more meritorious."

(Persian.)

A law of the wise Pittacus of ancient Greece read thus: " He who com­mits a crime when drunk shall receive a double punishment, one for the crime· itself, and one for putting himself in a condition in which he knows men are liable to commit crimes."

Practising no evil way, advancing in the exercise of virtue, purifying both mind and will, guarding the mouth with virtuous motives, permitting the body to engage in nothing wrong; this is the triple purification.

(Chinese Buddhist.) . How great the crime that prevents the body from becoming the powerful

minister and expression of the mind, that dims the brightnebs of the eye so that it ceases to pierce men's souls, that takes away the vigor of thought by indul­gence!

Man's selfishness is more withering than drought, his passions more deso-lating than floods, his excesses more deadly than disease. ( Chan11ing.)

In all God's diadem no star shines brighter than the kingly man, \vho nobly earns whatever crown he wears,

Who grandly conquers or as grandly dies, And the white banner of his manhood bears

Through all the years uplifted to the skies. (Julia C. R. Dorr.)

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WARD. A FREE AND HAPPY LIFE. Sir HENRY WO'l'TON.

(All stand t11td sing.) SCOTCH MELODY. Arr. by Dr. MASON, 1830.

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day to day, As with a broth - er and a friend. ' not of lands, And hav - in~ noth - ing yet, hath all.

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jJ£inister.- Know ye not that your bodies are temples of the living God? I beseech you, therefore, present them. a living ofrering unto Him, holy and acceptable,

People.- Which is a reasonable service.

And be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap.

Therefore keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and wheth.er it be right. ·

Cleanse your hands, therefore, and purify your hearts.

Flee also youthful lusts, neither be partakers in other men's sins.

'Walk in the spirit, and ye shall not fulfill any lust of the flesh.

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Many have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet through strong drink have erred in vision and stumbled in judgment.

Because wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Abstain from every form of evil.

And woe unto him that giveth his neighbor strong drink, and maketh him drunken.

For no man liveth unto himself and no man dieth unto himself.

All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth or dririketh with offence.

We have been called unto liberty, but must not use liberty for an occasion to the flesh.

Take heed also, lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to them that are weak.

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor drink wine, nor anything whereby our brother is offended or made weak.

Though one be freest of all men, yet would he be greatest, he must be servant of all, that hy all means he may save some from evil.

Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of love.

And if a brother be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritually strong restore such an one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself lest thou also be tempted.

And let us not be weary in well-doing; for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.

MUSIC.

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(Hebrew and Chr£sHan.)

Infinite Father, as children we would be obedient to Thy laws, and as brothers, kindly affectioned one to another. We all meet dangers and tempta­tions in life ; and often do we fall from our inmost purposes of right and leaye the path of duty for some harmful pleasure that cheats of real happiness. Often are we guilty of the sins of anger, evil-speaking, untruthftilness, mischief­making and selfish indulgences of the flesh which .mar the purity and beauty of our souls. 0 help us that we may be strong to resist when tempted. Make us more faithful to our high resolves. And as we learn more fully the power of sin in the world, as we know more of tl1e ensnaring of innocence in the toils of vice, as we realize more justly the mighty power of habit that enchains the noblest-minded when once a weak indulgence has heen oft-repeated, as we learn more and more of these hard lessons, we would gain more and more a high courage, a holy faith in goodness, a more heroic resolution to fight for ourselves the brave fight for virtue, and to do our part in saving the world. Thus would we walk in the spirit, keeping the body under subjection, and subduing the lower to the higher in our natures, that we may live worthily of our high call­ing ~s priests and ministers unto Thee, the All-Righteous.

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MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

SAMUEL LONGFELLOW. LIFE'S MISSION. HAMBURG. (All sing.)

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BENEDICTION.

Behold, greater is he that ruleth his own spirit than he that taketh a city l (All sing.)

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OUR GUIDES.W. NEWELL. ITALIAN HYMN,

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For all whose life doth prove The rntght of Faith,Hope,Love, Thousands of hearts to move, A power to-day l And may the work they wrought, The truth of God they taught, The good for men they sought,Spread evermore

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Of Truth, of Grandeur, Beauty, Love and HopeAnd melancholy fear subdued by Faith; Of blessed consolations in distress; Of moral strength and intellectual power ; Of joy in widest commonalty spread; And of the individual Mind that keeps her own Inviolate retirement, subject there To conscience only, and the law supreme Of that Intelligence which governs all,- I sing: Descend, prophetic spirit! that inspir'st The human Soul of universal earth, Dreaming on things to come ; and dost possess A world-wide temple in the hearts Of mighty Poets : upon me bestow A gift of genuine insight ; that my Song With star-like virtue in its place may shine! Dread Power, whose gracious favor is the primal Source Of all illumination, may my life

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Express the image of a better time, More wise desires, and simpler manners; nurse My Heart in genuine freedom ; all pure thoughts Be with me ; so s:1all Thy unfailing i,we Guide and support and cheer me to the end.

THE FREEMAN.

He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves beside. His freedom is the same in every state ; And no condition of this changeful life So manifold in cares, whose every day Brings its own evil with it, makes it less. For he has wings that neither sickness, pain, N()r penury, can cripple or confine; No nook so narrow but he spreads them there

(Wordsworth.)

With ease, and is at large. Though oppressors hold His body bound, they know not what a range His spirit takes, unconscious of a chain; And that to bind him is a vain attempt, Whom God delights in, and in whom truth dwells. (Cowper.)

MUSIC.

RESPONSIVE SERVICE,-Read by Minister and PeQple (seattd). Minister.- We must not think" I have a pattern on my nail, and I will carve

the world new after it," thinking to solve so these hard social questions; People.- Whose roots strike deep in Evil's own existence· here.

We cannot deal out virtue like the rest, gratuitously with the soup at six, To whoso does not seek it!

We, being used to face our evils in statistics, are inclined to cap them with unreal remedies

Drawn out in haste on the other side of the slate. In all our social work we want more knowledge of the bounds in which we

work; more knowledge that each individual man must keep his personal state's condition honestly,

Or vain all thoughts of his to help the world. Which still must be developed from its one

If bettered in its many. Genuine government is but the expression of a nation,­

Good or less good,-Even as all society is but the expression of men's single lives,

The loud sum of the silent units. The quickening of new hearts in individual growth alone can give

New churches, new economies and new laws. (Elt'zabeth Barrett Browning.)

The age of the quadruped is to go out, The age of the brain and of the heart is to come in !

Man's culture can spare nothing, it wants all the material; He is to convert all impediments into instruments, all enemies into

power.

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The unbeliever says, "You can never construct a true society out of foolish, sick, selfish men and women as we know them to be." But the believer sees already a better state beginning to exist,

In men, transfigured by the power of education.

And there is nothing that man will not overcome, amend, and convert, Until at last culture shall absorb chaos itself! (Emerson.)

To prepare us for complete living is the function which education has to dis­charge;

And we judge the value of any training solely by reference to this end.

For complete living we must know in what way to treat the body; And in what way to treat the mind;

In what way to manage our affairs; in what way to bring up a family; And in what way to behave as a citizen ;

In what way to utilize those sources of happiness which Nature supplies; How to use all our faculties to the greatest advantage of ourselves and

others. (Herbert Spencer.)

Wisdom, and all noble success in practical life, depend less upon what a man does, than upon the sort of mind he brings to his work;

Upon what kind of intelligence and of conscience his education has developed in him. (J. Stuart Mill.)

Our own development of powers should only awaken a livelier concern towards those in whom the Divine ray slumbers.

Every soul is great, unspeakably so.

And every human being has a right to all the means of improvement which society can afford.

Our only aim should be to lift up one another. (Channing.)

MUSIC.

~nh.crtathm. 0 Infinite Spirit, who hast made of life itself a School! Hard to learn are

many of its lessons. But this we seem to know, that each one must work out his own salvation, must climb, himself alone, toward truth and right. And that, therefore, the gates of opportunity should be thrown open wide and gen­erously to each child of earth. Help us to see more clearly that each soul, even the least and lowest, is worthy of respect, and in justice can demand full culture of all its faculties. Behold, we are very foolish; we try all cheap and easy ways of making society better and happier without changing the inner life of man himself! We seek to cover horrible rents in the social fabric, rents of ignor­ance, vice and misery, with some poor patch-work of our own contriving; try to ·change life in the mass while leaving individual lives untouched, neglected, and untrained. But Thou, 0 Stern Law-giver, dost teach us, by the terror and shame of our failures, that only from better and wiser men and women can we grow a better and happier Social State. And so in humility we would receive the lesson; in patience we would plant our tiny footprints in Nature's mighty pathway of advance, the way of individual education for each and for all. And so we would keep steadfast to our supreme duty, to Jive outward and upward toward our own highest possibilities, and to help those about us to realize, each for· himself, his best. AMEN.

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

i08 ORDER OF SERVICE.

UPWARD AND ONWARD.

S. LONGFELLOW. HAYDN'S "CREATION."

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I. { 0 Life that makest all things new,- The bloom-ing earth, the tho'ts of men I Our pil-grim feet, wet with Thy dew, In glad -ness hith-er turn a - gain:

2• { One in the free-dom of the Truth, One in the paths of joy un - trod,

One in the soul's per-en • nial youth, One in the larg- er tho't of God;

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BENEDICTION.

Beloved, let u's look upward and climb onward, giving a hand of help to all we meet on Life's pathway!

(All sing:)

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The true primeval law is eternal, immutable, universal! It calls us to duty by its co'mmandments and turns us away from wrong-doing by its prohibitions. There exists not any man in any nation who may not improve in virtue if he adopts his own true nature as his guide. ( Ct"cero.)

Every man hath within himself a witness and judge of all he does. (Seneca.)

Let no man do what his sense of right forbids him to do. ( Ch£nese.)

Offend not thy conscious soul. It is easy to display learning in instructing others : it is the part of a great mind to form thyself by the rules of justice. Not the failures or sins of others, but his own misdeeds and negligencies will a wise man take note of. ( Hindoo.)

The disease of men is neglecting to weed their own fields, and busying themselves with weeding the fields of other people. ( Chz"nese.)

Sel£-tormentings have their source in the region of shadows. The true penance of the body is to be chaste : of the mouth, to speak always with truth and kindness: of the mind, to control self, to purify thought and to be benevo­lent. · ( Hi"ndoo.)

PosEN. BULFINCH. GEORG CHRISTOPH STRATTNER.

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Ev - ery ill that we can cure; Ev • ery crime we can con - trol ;-Ev - ery e • vii of our land; Ev - ery er . ror of our age.

God him - self shall be our shield, He shall bless and crown the brave.

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By one's self is evil done, and by one's self one suffers: By one's self is evil left undone, ami by one's self one is purified.

Buddha said, vVho is the good man? The religious man only is good. And what is goodness? It is the agreement of the will with conscience. Who is the great man? He who is strongest in the exercise of patience, and who maintains a blameless life. (Buddhist Scriptures.)

All nature is a discipline: the education of man's will is the flowering and result of her process. Nature replies to the purpose of the actor,- beneficently to the good, penally to the bad. Let us dare to uncover these simple, terrible laws which, seen or unseen, pervade and govern the universe.

The last lesson of life, the choral sGmg which rises from all elements and all angels is a voluntary obedience, a necessitated freedom. When man's mind is illuminated, when his will is educated, he throws himself joyfully into the divine order, and is made equal to every event. (Emerson.)

MUSIC.

This above all:- To thine own self be true, And it must follow as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any m.an. True dignity abides with him alone,

( Shakespeare.)

Who in the silent hours of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself,

In lowliness of heart. ( Wordsworth.) Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control, These three alone lead life to sovereign power. (Tennyson.) By consecration only is our culture wrought: Vainly unreined spirits hasten toward the goal,­Vainly strive to conquer you far-seeing height. He who wills the Great must serve the stringent Ought; Only such obedience proves the Master-soul. Law alone assures us Freedom's conquering might. (Goethe.)

A GREAT MAN.

That man is great, and he alone, Who serves a greatness not

own, For neither praise nor pelf:

his

Content to know, and be unknown, Whole in himself.

Strong is that man, he only strong, To whose well-ordered will belong, For service and delight, All powers that in the face of Wrong

Establish Right. And free is he, and only he, Who from his tyrant passions free, By Fortune undismayed, Hath power upon himself to be By himself obeyed. If such a man there be, where'er Beneath the sun and moon he fare, He cannot fare arniss. Great Nature hath him in her care; Her cause is his.

Who holds by everlasting law Which neither chance nor change can

flaw; Whose steadfast course is one With whatsoever forces draw the ages

on; Who hath not bowed his honest head To base occasion, nor in dread Of Duty shunned her eye; Nor truckled to loud times; nor wed His heart to a lie ; Nor feared to follow, in the offense Of false opinion, his own sense Of justice unsubdued; Nor shrunk from any consequence Of doing good ; He looks his Angel in the face Without a blush, nor heeds disgrace Whom naught disgraceful done Disgraces. Who knows nothing base Fears nothing k::wwn.

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Nor morseled out from day to day In feverish wishes, nor the prey Of hours that have no plan,

He goeth girt with cohorts, powers, The monarch of his manful hours, Whose mind's his throne.

His life is whole, to give away To God and man. If such a man there be, where'er B"eneath the stm and moon he

He owes no homage to the sun, There's nothing he need seek or shun All things are his by right. He is his own posterity;

fare, He doth not fare alone :-

His future in himself doth lie; His soul's his light.

(Owen Meredith.)

RESPONSIVE SERVICE.- Read by Minister and People (seated).

Minister.- He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty: People.-And he that ruleth his own spirit than he who taketh a city.

Whoso keepeth his mouth with wisdom Saveth his soul much trouble.

Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the wicked ; But whose delight is in the law of righteousness.

Blessed ate they whose ways are pure, And in whose spirit there is no guile.

Blessed are they who regard justice, And who hunger and thirst after righteousness.

Let us not be overcome of evil, But let us overcome evil with good.

He hath declared unto thee, 0 man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly, and love mercy,

And walk humbly. with thy God.

SILENT WORSHIP. Guide us, 0 Lord, by thy Spirit, and incline our hearts to keep thy laws.

MUSICAL RESPONSE. All sing. MERRIAL.

ANONYMOUS. JOSEPH BARNBY.

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DISCOURSE.

THE NOBLER LIFE. HOMELAND.

T. H. GILL From BuRGM.ULLER.

~OO·~I¥D:~PJ.~ I -"t. - - -. .... -• -- . - -o-1. Some joy of thine own seeking win; To thine own strength repair Breathe, breathe the awful 2. The si-lence thronged,how gloriously, With business how divine l God's glo - ry pass-ing 3· The rap-ture mighty, meas-ureless, In each e-ter-nal thing; The ming-ling with All-4· Thus deep-ly live, thus great-ly watch, Soul, be thus in · ly bright, All out-er things must

life within ; Feel all the glo - ry there, in - to thee, All heaven be-com-mg thine,

might-i-ness, The dwelling by life's Spring l smile,must catch Thy strong transcendant light,

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Feel all the glo - ry there. All heaven be-com-in? thine.

The dwell-ing by life s Spring I Thy strong transcendant light. A • MEN.

BEN.EDICTION.

Work out your own salvation:- God worketh in you!

Guide us, Lord, by Thy Spir • it, and in· cline our hearts to keep Thy laws.

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EVOLUTION. S. JOHNSON. CREATION.

(Ali stand and sing.) JoHN liULLAH.

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r. Life of A - ges, rich • ly poured, Soul of Worlds, un-spent and free, 2. Roll · ing plan - et, flam- ing sun, Stand in no • bier Man com-plete; 3· In the touch of earth it thrilled I Down from mys • tic skies it burned I

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Right o • beyed and pas - sian stilled Its e - ter - nal glad -ness earned I

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Where th' unerr-ing Spir. it leads, A-ges won· der and as - pire. A .'MEN.

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Our Mother Nature, cold and warm, and moist and dry, devising long, Through many agents making strong, matures the individual form. Meet is it changes should control our being, lest we rust in ease. We are all changed by still degrees, all but the basis of the soul. Ev'n now we hear with inward strife a Motion toiling in the gloom. The Spirit of the years to come yearning to mix Itself with life: A slow-developed strength awaits completion in a painful school. Yet we doubt not through the ages one increasing Purpose runs And the thoughts of men are widen'd, with the process of the suns. Not in vain the distance beacons. Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of change.

( Tennyson.) The future of mankind is hinted in the organic effort of Nature to mount and

meliorate, and in the correspomling impulse toward the Better in the human being. And I am primarily engaged to myself to be a servant of all the gods, to demonstrate to all men that there is Intelligence and Good-will at the heart of things, and ever higher and yet higher leadings!

Very few of our race can be said to be finished men. Half-engaged in the soil, pawing to get free, man needs all the music that can be brought to disengage him. If Love, red Love, with tears and joy; if Want with his scourge; if War with his cannonade; if Christianity with its chm·ity; if Art with its port­folios; if Science with her telegraphs through the deeps of time and space; if these can set his dull nerves throbbing, and break the walls of man's chrysalis, letting the new creature emerge, erect and free,- make way and sing paean! (Emerson.)

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy. That which the best human nature is capable of is within the range of human na­turt! at large. (Herbert Spencer.)

The art of living is like all arts; the capacity only is born with us; it mu&t be learned and practiced with incessant care. Live resolutely in the Whole, the Good and the Beautiful ! · (Goethe.)

MUSIC. RESPONSJ VE SERVICE.-Read and sung by Mitzister and People (seated).· .A-finister: Behold, saith the Lord, as the heavens are higher than the earth, so

are my ways than your ways, People: And my thoughts than your thoughts.

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven and return not thither Until the earth is watered that it may give increase,

So shall the Word be that I declare in the hearts of men: it shall not return un­to me void:

It shall accomplish that which I ordain. . MUSICAL RESPONSE.- A// si~tg.

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Mi'nister: Let us utter the sayings of old, which our fathers have told us : People: Nor will we hide them from our children:

Yea we will show unto the generations to come, the wonderful things the Lord. hath wrought in us !

For he hath established a Testimony ; And he hath appointed a Law; that all might set their hope in him,

And remember his Word to do it!

MUSICAL RESPONSE.- All si11g: Hitherto the Lord hath brought us, Hitherto his grace hath led : God hath taught us from our youth ; We will trust him to the end!

llfin£ster: The Lord gave the Wore! : great is the company of those that pub­lish it!

People: The Spirit of Truth is richly shed abroad. More and more brightly shines the lamp of Reason,

Which gives light upon the path of life. Science also hath lifted a torch which shows forth the wonders of creation,

And declares the ways of the Infinite. In the book of Nature, as in a sacred scripture, man reads the eternal laws.

0 God, we think Thy thoughts after Thee ! God setteth the the solitary in families, and out of the yearnings of babes hath

He ordained strength. Love is the I ife which is the light of men !

The sacred Ought binds men more and more to Justice and to each other: Behold, Righteousness alone keepeth the City!

MUSICAL RESPONSE.- All si11g: Life of All! Our being's Secret! Ever working, glad and free! Thought doth seek Thee, love reveal, Right doth tef!ch Thy way to know !

l'Yiinister: The whole creation groaneth and travaileth together until now, Waiting for the r~vealing of the sons of God.

And God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness hath shined in our hearts also,

To give the knowledge of the glory of God. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels,

And the excellency of the power is of God and not of us. Behold, therefore, saith the Lord, I will pour out my Spirit upon all that live!

Let us go on our way in the strength of the Lord and hope continually in Him.

For all things work together for good to those that love God : -even tribulation worketh patience ;

And patience worketh experience ; And experience worketh hope ;

And hope maketh not ashamed; Because of the love of God which is shed abroad.

MUSICAL RESPONSE.-Ail sing: 'With Thee is life's flowing fountain, Through Thy light do we see light : Blessed be Thy name, 0 God, Holy, holy, holy Lord!

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SILENT WORSHIP. And now to the Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, be praise and gl6ry forever!

Amen. DISCOURSE. EI.LACOMBE.

W. C. GANNETT. "CONSIDER THE LILIES." S~. GALl.. (All sittg.) Hyii\ns Anc1ent and Modern.

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In the moral nature of man we discover a divine element. In the voice of con­science we hear the voice of the present divinity within us, and we learn to regard this mortal state of ours as a channel through which the currents of Eternity ebb and flow ceaselessly. The divine nature is not far ofi~ nor beyond the sea; in our own hearts, on our own lips! (Felix Adler.)

I find ample ground for my religious philosophy in the assertion of Divine Power as immanent in human life ; of the moral sense as the perception of an absolute distinction between right and wrong; and of mind as the dominant element in the evolution of the world-forces. The mighty Power sweeps in and through us, itself the light by which we see, itself the law of righteousness which commands our service, itself the truth and beauty which impels our admation and lifts our lives to noble purpose : only, in the exquisite structure of this organism by which we live, we are, in a measure, free to ignore and resist this vital influx of the Eternal Energy; or, on the other hand, we may keep open and even increase in capacity, the channels through which it flows, and thus help to fulfil the Divine Purpose ! ( William J. Potter.)

THE EVERLASTING YEA. All stand and sing. ELLERS.

S. P. PUTNAM. E. J. HOPKINS.

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RESPONSIVE SERVICE.-(Reaa by Mil•ister and Peopte, seated.)

111inz"ster.- This is the covenant which I will make with men, ~aith the Lord; People.- I will put my laws into their mind, and write them upon their

heart. They shall all learn to know me from the least unto the greatest;

I will dwell with them and they shall be my people. It is written, The righteous Lord loveth righteousness;

And His voice within us ever saith, Be ye holy. What offering shall we bring to God, the high and holy One?

He desireth r:ot sacrifice, but truth in the heart. The inspiration of the Almighty giveth understanding.

He hath shown thee, 0 man, what is good. Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit;

But a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. Not every one that saith, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;

But he that doeth the will of the Father. Great peace have they who love God's law,

Behold, he that doeth the will shall know the doctrine. The light of the body is the eye,

See that its light be not darkness ! Let us not love in word only but in deed and in truth.

Lead us, 0 God, in the way of life !

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Speak Thou, 0 still, small Voice within the soul! Speak; for we listen, and would obey!

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faculties and forces. The end is assured by Providential design, but time and space arc ours wherein to achieve it, and these furnish a field of liberty and responsibility for each am! all of us. Our choice, therefore, foreYer lies between evil and good, between selfishness and service. EYery epoch of human history reveals one fragment of the Ideal,- one line of the divine Idea. A philosophy prepares the way for the discovery; a religion then sanctifies the new idea by making it a duty; a political science then trans­lates it slowly into facts, or the practical manifestation of life; and last of all an art symbolizes it for us. Our world, however, is not a spectacle! \\" e are here not to admire earth's contrasts, not to contemplate but to transform hurtful and incomplete things, to build here and now the Kingdom of God!

This earth represents a line in the vast poem of the Uni\·erse: a note in the E­ternal harmony of the di\·ine. Ideal On the tuning of each and every soul in accord with this harmony depends the elevation of the individual and the progress of the race !

Every man has in his own heart an altar, upon which, if he invoke it in earnest­ness, purity and love, the spirit of God will descend._ Conscience is sacred; it is free. But Truth is one, and faith may anticipate the time, when, from the free conscience of enlightened men and women, beneath the breath of God, shall be given forth a religious harmony on this earth, more mighty, more potent in love and life, than any to which Humanity has yet listened!

MUSIC. The Highest speaks through all the people's voice, Custom, tradition and old sanctities:

( Jliazzt"n£.)

But yet reveals Himself by new decrees of inward certitude,­And still the higher law must be the voice of God. Two angels guide the path of man,- both aged and yet young, As angels are, ripening through endless years. On one he leans; some call her Memory, And some Tradition, and her voice is sweet \Vith deep mysterious accords: the other Floating above, holds down a lamp, which streams A light, divine and searching, on the earth, Compelling eyes and footsteps. Memory yields, Yet clings with loving cheek, and shines anew, Reflecting all the rays of that bright lamp Our angel Reason holds. vV c had not walked But for Tradition; we walk evermore To higher paths by brightening Reason's lamp. But still the light is measured by the eye, And oft that organ fails. vVe may see ill, But over all belief is faithfulness, vVhich fulfils vision with obedience. No good is certain but the steadfast mind, The undivided will to seek the good; 'T is that compels the elements, and wrings A human music from the indifferent air. The greatest gift a hero leaves his race is to h:we been a hero! 'Tis faithfulness that makes the life we choose Breathe high, and sec a full-arched firmament; That makes our deeds to speak like rock-hewn messages, Teaching great Purpose to the distant time!

MUSIC. MARIAN EVANS. ("George Eliot."j

DISCOURSE.

i20 ORDER OF SERVICE.

MORALITY. All si11g. MILTON,

M. ARNOLD. HAYDN.

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"Ah,child I" she cries,"that strife di • vine, It was the life of God in thine!".... -61· ... •· -"9- -1 ... , ____ ,

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Seck ye first the good and be thine!

true, and the strength and glory of the Infinite shall

~ Glory He 1s

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be to the Father, Al eternal Righteousness, the

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migh - ty Lord, Ho - ly One I

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To whom all praise To every good thing he giveth strength, and keep - eth truth

be for

longs! ever.

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ORDER ,8F SERVICE. No~ 28.

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THE BRAVE PIONEER.

What was his name? I do not know his name. I only know he heard God's voice and came, Brought all he loved across the sea, To live and work for God and· me ; Felled the ungracious oak; Dragged from the soil with hardest toil The thrice-gnarled roots and stubborn rock, With plenty piled the haggard mountain side,And at the end without memorial died. No blaring trumpet sounded out his fame. He lived, -he died, -I do not know his name.

No form of bronze and no memorial stones Show me the place where lie his mouldering bones. Only a theerful city stands, Builded by his hardened hands Only ten thousand homes, Where every day the cheerful play Of love and hope and courage comes. These are his monument and these alone. There is no form of bronze and no memorial stone.

And I? Is there some desert or some p!!thless sea Where Thou, good God of angels, wilt send me ! Some oak for me to rend ; some sod, Some rock for me to break ; Some handful of His corn to take And scatter far a-field, Till it in turn shall yield Its hundred fold of grains of gold, To feed the waiting children of my God. Show me the desert, Father, or the sea. Is it Thine enterprise? Great God, send me. And though this body lie where ocean rolls, Count me among all Faithful Souls !

(Edward Everett Ha_le.)

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122 ORDER OF SERVICE.

Work is great, and there is no other greatness! To make some nook of God's creation a little fruitfuller, to make some human lives a little wiser, happier, tbis is Work: and fit for a God l It is all work and forgotten work, this peopled, clothed, articulate-speaking, high-towered, wide-acred world. For the thistle, a blade of grass, later a drop of nourishing milk, later a nobler man ! Destiny has no other way of cultivati"ng us save through work. Genuine work is alone what thou workest faithfully as in the•eye of the great Task-master. All else brings wrong and unhappiness for thee and for all. All true work of hand­labor or of head is s·acred, is divine,- sweat of the brow, sweat of the bntin, sweat of the heart, all sciences, all spoken epics, all acted heroisms and martyr­doms,- these are Eternal as the Almighty World-Builder Himself! Man perfects himself as well as the world by working. Doubt, Desire, Sorrow, Remorse, Indignation, Despair itself, all these beleager the soul of every man; but if he bends l.imself with free valor against his task all these are stilled and shrink murmuring into their caves. Blessed is he who has found his own work,- let him ask no other blessedness!

Whatever of morality and intelligence, what of patience, perseverance, faith­fulness, of method, insight, ingenuity, energy, what of openness to light, of readi-. ness to own himself mista.ken and to do better next time,- in a word whatsoever of Strength the man hath will lie written in the work he does. Every noblest work is at first " Impossible." For this the possibilities must long lie diffused through Tr~1mensity, inarticulate, undiscoverable except to faith. Patiently must thou wait, 0 Prophet-Worker, valiantly, with swift decision, must thou strike in when the favoring Eastwind of the Possible springs up!

Giant Labor, which is yet to be king of this world and sit in the highest throne, staggers often like a blind irrational giant;- it must become a rational, seeing one, with a soul in its body, leaving mammonism and much else behind. But Labor, of all, from Chief Master down to lowest Overseer and Operative, Labor is not a Devil even when encased in Mammon: it is ever an imprisoned god, writhing consciously or unconsciously to escape out of Mammon. By very working all shall learn that all workers are brothers and must be joined in veri­table bonds by quite other ties than day's wage! Unstained. by wasteful deform­ities, by wasted tears or heartsblood of men, by any defacement of the Pit, fruitful Labor growing ever nobler will yet come forth the grand miracle of man, whereby he has risen from the low places of earth! A chivalry of Labor, mar­shaled by the New Nobility, the Captains of Industry; a Humanity and Divine­ness of Labor, revealed by the new Priests of "the Realities, shall yet be seen on this earth. Thou who believest, begin thou today to fulfil!

Older than any preached gospel is the unpreached gospel "Work, and there­in have Well-being." One Liturgy forever remains, "Pray by Working." This is the last evangel which includes all the others. Its cathedral, the dome of Immensity, its altar, the star-throne of the Eternal! Its Litany, the heroic labor and suffering, the true heart-utterance of all the earnest sons of men; Its Choir­music the deep-toned voices of Destiny supernal as of old ! Its one grand Host,

ORDER OF SERVICE. :123

ever marching forward since the beginning of the world, every noble, faithful · soul ! Ploughers, Spinners, Builders, Prophets, Poets, Kings; all Martyrs, Saviours, Heroes, grand and sacred !

RESPONSES,- Read by Ministe•·and Peop!e (seated).

Mint'ster.- The Future hides in it

People.- Gladness and sorrow;

We press still thorow, Nought that abides in it Daunting us,­Onward.

And solemn before us, Veiled, the dark Portal, Goal of all mortal : -

Stars silent rest o'er us, Graves under us silent!

While earnest thou gazest comes boding of terror, Comes phantasm and error,

Perplexes the bravest with doubt and misgiving. But heard are the Voices, -

Heard are the sages, the Worlds and the Ages: " ChooSI! well : your choice is Brief and yet endless:

Here eyes do regard you, In Eternity's stillness;

Here is all fulness, Ye brave, to reward you ; Work and despair not."

OR THIS:

(Carlyle.)

(Goethe.)

Mt'nt'ster .-Walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye are called,

P;ople.- Each according to the measure of his gift from God:

Being diligent in business, fervent in spirit, Serving the Good.

Take thy part in suffering hardship as a brave helper: He that endureth to the end shall be blessed.

Gird thy loins with truth; Put on the breastplate of righteousness ;

Take the shield of faith, and the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit, Lay hold on the eternal life here and now.

Let us lay aside every weight, every sin that doth easily beset us, Let us run with patience the race that is set before us.

Knowing that our Father worketh hitherto, And all His faithful ones work :

That the Kingdom of God may come on the earth,­Peace and goodwill among men.

i24 ORDER OF SERVICE.

~nirotati.cn.

0 Thou who hast made the universe one vast and sacred VvT orkplace ! If any word of Thine has been spoken to our minds, if any ray of Thy heavenly light of love has shone upon our hearts, if any holy desire and righteous purpose have arisen within our consciences, may we be faithful to that which we have received ! May our thoughts and words and deeds be in harmony with Thy per­fect will ! Amen.

MUSICAL RESPONSE.

(All sing.)

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DISCOURSE.

BENEDICTION.

Work out your own salvation, rejoicing that God worketh in you to will and to do!

(All sing.)

A men, A men, A men.

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SONGS OF THE WORKERS

.No. 28. No. 1.

THE PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL.

Adapted from" Hymhs of the Spirit," by J. VILA BLAKE.

(All sing.)

DUTCH.

.Andantino.

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• ¥ -·-= i'-"-:J.-i - . - - - -1. Fa-ther, our prayer we offer; Not ease we ask of Thee, But strength that we may z. Not al-ways in green pastures We ask our way to be, But steep and rug-ged 3· Not al-ways by still waters We would in qui-et stay, But smite the liv- ing 4· Give strength in hours of weakness, In wan-der-ing be our Guide; In tri - al, fail-ure,

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126 SONGS OF THE WORKERS.

No.2. THE MARCHING SONG OF THE WORKERS.

ANNA GARLlN SPENCER. SIR ARTHUR S. SULLIVAN.

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~J=&~W I. Hail the He- ro - work-ers Of the migh-ty Past I They whose labor build- ed 2. Hail ye, He - ro - work - ers, Who to-day do. hear Du-ty's 1nyriad voi - ces 3· Hail ye, He- ro - work-ers, Ye who yet shall come,vVhen to· this world's call-ing

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Sound-ing high and clear, Ye who quick re - spond- ing, Haste ye to your task, All our lips are dumb I Ye shall build more no - bly If our work be . true

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Pa - tient toil in weak - ness ; Bat -ties in the night: Hail,then,noble Cork - (s, Be it grand or sim - pie, Ye for-get to ask !Hail ye, no-ble wo!lk - ers, As we pass Life's treas - ure On from Old to New.Hail ye,thet~, all wG>rk - ers,

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Builders of the Past !All whose lives have blest us With the gains that last. Builders of To - day, Who life's treasure gath -er, That shall last al - way I

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No.3. FORWARD INTO LIGHT.

ST. ALBANS. HENRY ALFORD. (Adapted.) . HAYDN.

(All sta11d a11d smg.)

p:<i -- ==~~=:ld ~~==l=:j=:;ts J::::l==l==l lEl - =~-·==== -ry:'~___::d= ~~1=~ ?= ~l~=-=· r.Forward I be our watchword, Steps and voices joined; Seek the things before us,N ot a look behind. 2. Far o'er yon ho- ri- zon Rise the ci-ty tow'rs Where the Truth abideth That fair home is ours.

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SONGS OF THE WORKERS. i27

No.4. GOD IS NEAR THEE.

Up to Then to

Ia • bor, friend and neigh-bor I Hop • ing, work. ing with thy might; Ia · bor, friend and neigh· bor I Hop • ing, work . ing with thy might;

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Heaven is near thee, God doth hear thee, ~e 1will ev - er bless the right.

Nev · er fear thee, God is near thee, He will ev . er bless the right.

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i28 SONGS OF THE WORKERS.

No.5. ALL SERVICE IS HALLOWED.

From Collection of J. VILA BLAKE. DANISH.

(All stand and sing.)

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We can - not pay with mon • ey, The 1" The sail - or on the o - cean, The

2 J The work-shop must be crowd • ed To

· ~ If plough-men did not Ia - bor, The

{ Ye men of tho't and know- ledge, Rise

3· And po - ets, Jet your vers - es With

mil - lion sons of toil, - } peas -ant on the soil, fill the home with lig?t; t po • et could not wnte; f

like a band in· spired; } hope for man be fired;

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Ia - borer in the quar - ry, The hew - er of the coal; let all work be hal - lowed, That man per ·forms for man,

be- comes a tern • pie, And ev - 'ry hu • man heart

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~~PP The mon - ey pays the hand; It can • not pay the soul! And hon - est toil re - vered, As part of one great plan; Shall join in one glad song, Each hap - py in his part;

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pays toil one

the hand; It re - vered, As

glad song, Each

can - not part of hap - py

SONGS OF THE WORKERS. :129

No. 6. THE SUMMONS.

CHARLES T. BROOKS. ScoTCH AIR.

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-4 : -Fk-:1--=±t=: t =~===±=-i+==tL.~~: ~ r. Heaven- ward swells out· fer-vent song; Heav'n- ly voi.- ces, clear and strong, 2. Sons of free- men I will ye be Sons of free-dom, tru - ly free 3· Pa - tient -ly your souls pos - sess, Tem·p'rance, pa- tie nee, god - li - ness,

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as we march a - long, spir - it's lib - er - ty?

give you good sue- cess

Sol - diers of the day I Each base lure tread down I In your heav'n·ward way.

Pil - grim·sol - diers here be low, In the strength of God we go; On - ward, up - ward, dai - ly press I Free - dom's price is watch - ful- ness: Then, what-e'er ybur lot be - low - Storm or sun - shine, weal or woe-

faith This Lord Hope, like morn

ful sons of Heav'n ing light,

the shin - ing way. shall bless And with tri - umph crown. will show All

shall grow To the per - feet day.

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No.7.

SONGS OF THE WORKERS.

THE LIGHT OF TRUTH IS BREAKING.

From C. W. WENDTE's "Carol."

~~~:=1-=GQ=i~~e==~dJ I. The light of truth is break - ing; On 2. With pur- pose strong and stead- y, In 3· From morn-ing's ear - ly watch - es Till

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the moun-tain tops 'it gleams; Let it the great E - ter - nal's name, We the set - ting of the sun, We will

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flash a - long our val-leys,Let it glit - ter on our streams, Till all our land a­rise to snatch our kin-dred From the depths of sin and shame; And the ju - bi -lee of nev-er flag nor fal-ter In the work we have be-gun, Till thefoeshaveall sur-

v.ak- ens, In its flush of gold -en beams.Our God free - dom To the slaves of sin pro-claim: Our God ren-dered And the vic - to - ry is won. Our God

is march-ing on. is march-ing on. is march-ing on.

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-u -,;- . -,;- -,J-march-mg on.

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Glo - ry, glo -. ry, hal - le - lu - jah I Glo - ry, glo - ry, hal- Je - Ju - jah I

~=t=t=-=r=tffl=1 ~ Ni¥11 Glo - ry, glo - ry, hal- Je - lu ·• jah I Our God is march ing on I

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No.8.

SONGS OF THE WORKERS.

BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC. jULIA WARD HOWE.

I Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored: He hath loosed the fateful lightnings of his terrible swift sword;

His truth is marching on.

2 I have seen him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps : They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read his righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps;

His day is marching on.

3 I have read a fiery gospel, writ in burnish~d rows of steel : "As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal : Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel,

Since God is marching on."

4 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat: He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat; 0, be swift, my soul, to answer him I be jubilant, my feet I

Our God is marching on.

5 In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me; As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free,

While God is marchmg on.

ASPIRATIONS OF YOUTH.

i31

JAME~ MONTGOMERY. GERMAN Am

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I ! High - er, high- er will we climb, Up the mount of glo - ry,} · l :fhat our deeds may live thro' time, In our coun-try's sto - ry:

==-d --== ==t= -6

2 Deeper, deeper let us toil In the mines of knowledge;

Nature's wealth, and learning's spoil, \Vin from school and college;

Delve we there for richer gems Than the stars of diadems.

Deeper, deeper Jet us toil In the mines of knowledge.

3 Onward, onward may we press Through the path of duty;

Virtue is true happiness; Excellence, true beauty.:

Minds are of celestial birth, Make we then a heaven of earth.

Onward, onward may we press, Through the path of duty.

132 SONGS OF THE WORKERS.

No.9.

LAW OF BEAUTY.

"From H. G. SPAULDING's Service-Book,

1. "What is :2. "What is 3· "What is

the law of thy beau the Jaw of thy beau the law of thy beau

ty ?" I ask'd of the op'n • ing ty ?" I ask'd of the drop of ty ?" I ask'd of tlie lich - en

J. BRRTHOLD.

rose,­dew pale

The queen of the flow'rs of the gar • den, The copse, the field, the close: That hung in the plume of the dai • sy That leaned o'er vio -Jets blue: That grew like a dream of the spring' time Through winter's storm and hail:

And in o - dors sweet it said to me, "Do thy du - ty, and thou shalt see I" And in crys· tal tho'ts it said to me, " Do thy du - ty, and thou shalt see I" And its ti • ny shields re ·plied to me, "Do thy du · ty, and thou shalt see I"

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ORBER 8f SERVIGE. No. 29.

(All stand and sing.)

by Thy sim - pie read the thrill - ing

1. Je - sus, 2. \Vhen we 3· Faith and Hope and Love shine

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be:iu - ty, pag - es, o'er us,

133

GERMAN.

By Thy Of that

Make our

of love un - known, We are drawn to ear - nest so pure and true, Stars of Hope a - cross the

dai · ly . lives di - vine ! Friend; and Broth - er gone be -

f ~ ~ f= f @=~=--*-'=' i=='=='===f-=' g __ , __ , __ ,_,_, T !1-!1 ~--t"- --!1-

=-~~~---===~ +-E==1 ~j ==l===t= --~;1 ·-~--~- ,--_j:-E--::1::~--:~:--:--~---~~-E:: l;t--:::11 du ty We come near the Fa - ther's throne. a ges, Rise in glo ry on our view. fore us, Be our thoughts and deeds like Thine.

I I -·- I I\ . I I I

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How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good ti­dings, that publisheth peace, that proclaimeth salvation, that saith to the peo­ple, Your God reigneth !

Holy and joyful is the Festival, wherein we call to mind Jesus of Nazareth, to rejoice in his birth, and to give thanks for his goodne!>s !

MUSIC.

134 ORDER OF SERVICE.

RESPONSIVE SERVICE,- Read by Minister mzd PeoPle (seated) .

.:.l1inistcr.- Jesus taught that goodness is not in words or forms or names, but in the purpose of the heart:

People.- His trust was in God, and in the unseen things vvhich are eternal.

We hallow in our thought, to-clay, his law of Religion,

That we love God with all our hearts and minds and strength.

\Ve hallow in our thought, to-day, his law of Justice,

That we love our neighbors as oursdYes.

vVe hallow in our t:1ought, to-day, his law of Love,

That we love even our enemies, bless them that curse us, and do good to them thut hate us.

Jesus was m1ointecl to preach glad tidings to the poor,

To heal the broken-hearted;

To comfort those that mourn,

To proclaim freedom for the oppressed.

He came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to show us that he who would be greatest

Jviust serve e,·en the least.

He said, For this cause came I into the world, to bear witness to the truth,

And work the works of Him that sent me.

And if any would truly follow after me

He must deny himself, and take up his cross.

Jesus was mocked, whipped, and crowned with thorns,

He was put to death upon the cross.

But he was faithful unto the end, and victorious even in death,

Bearing all things, hoping all things, and rejoicing in the truth.

Thanks be to God for His saints, the priests of His righteousness, and the min­isters of His grace !

MUSIC.

Jesus rebuked those who prayed to be seen of men; and he proclaimed woe unto them who made long prayers, yet devoured wiclo\vs' houses; and who paid tithes of mint, anise and cum min, yet neglected the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy and faith; and he said,- Not he that crieth Lord, Lord, but he that doeth the will of the Father shall enter into the holy kingdom: yet often, it is recorded, he went apart to pray, on the mountain top alone drawing near to the Infinite Spirit; and he spake often in the Temple, anti bade his disciples pray together.

And we, as we celebrate the memory of Jesus, our Friend and our Brother, would lift up our hearts together in worshipful song, in the spirit of the prayer which has come down the age.s as from his lips:-

ORDER OF SERVICE. 135

( A II stmzd a11d sing. ) Moderato.

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-11- -6'-- -fl- -fl- -tl-- I "'If) -til-- T ho - ly On earth be the same! Thou giv'st to us dai-ly Our ~- tion of pas- sion That par-dons each foe; Give strength 'gainst temptation, De- liv - er from

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bread, It is from Thy boun- ty That all must be fed. sin, And Thine be the glo - ry For - ev - er, A - men.

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RESPONSIVE SERVICE,-- Read by .l-fiuister mzd People( seated\.

1l£inistcr.- Of old when a holy prophet appeared upon the earth, working righteousness, and renewing the hope and faith of men in that which is true and beautiful,

People.- Then the people adored him with hymns of praise.

vVith simplicity they uttered their soul's devotion, glorifying his birth, deeds and life with wonders and signs and with heavenly songs;

'~'hich arc like the golden clouds of morning upon a hill.

It is written that Joseph and Mary went together to Bethlehem, where it came to pass that the days of the birth-time were fulfilled; but there was no room for them in the inn, and they sought shelter in the stable; and there 1Iary brought forth her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling-clothes and laid him in a manger. And it is written that on the birth-night of Jesus there were shepherds abiding in the r.~Jd, keeping watch over their flocks, and that suddenly an angel stood beside them,

And a light shone round about them.

And when they were afraid, the angel bade them " Fear not, for I bring good tidings,

'Vhich shall be to all people ;

For he that is born to-night,

Shall be a king and a prophet and a saviour!"

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And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, prais­

ing God, and saying,-

" Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will to men!"

And then the shepherds hastened and found Mary and Joseph and the Babe, and told all which had happened. And every one wondered,

But the mother pondered these things in her heart.

Again it is written that when Jesus was born there appeared a bright star in the East; and when some wise men saw it they knew- a great prophet was born, and they followed the star, which went before them until it stood over where the young Child lay. And when they entered and beheld the Child and his mother,

They fell on their knees adoring;

And they oflcred him gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh:

And went away again to their own country.

These songs did the human heart make, to glorify the birth of this child, when he had become a great and holy prophet,

A teacher and a redeemer to many.

But the voice of our God is not only from afar,

He speaketh at our door and abicleth with us forever.

'Behold the dwelling of the Lord is with those that love Him,

The tabernacle of God is with men!

Praise be to God for His saints, who reveal the glory of humanity,

And testify of the Life Divine!

Thanks be to Him who poureth out His spirit upon all His children,

And hath written His law in our hearts!

MUSIC.

J tr!Joc:xticrtt.

Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever Thou ~1adst formed the earth or the worlds, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God. 'V'e will sing o{

Thy mercies forever, and make kno\vn Thy faithfulness which Thou hast estab­lished in the very heavens. For Thou hast not left Thyself without a witness; yea, Thou hast revealed Thyself to such as are of clean hands and a pure heart, to those that keep Thy law and remember Thy commandments to do them. So help us to purify our hearts that we, too, may see Thee as Thou art! Amen.

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

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A CHRISTMAS HYMN.

H. ·w. LoNGFELLow. Evening Hymn. (All stalld alld siug.) THOMAS TALLIS. r 567.

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Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all things shall be added unto you.

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He that loseth his life shall find it.

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IN NAZARETH TOWN.

As to the rose's petals pure, the rose's heart of gold,

Was Nazareth to the encircling hills in the brave days of old.

The narrow street, a straggling vine, against the hillside clung;

And from its stem the village homes in meagre clusters hung.

And down the street, with eager feet, the village mothers came :

Let fancy follow without fear and listen without blame.

A simple tale they have to tell, the bubbling spring beside:

The like doth come a thousand times by every time and tide.

No more than this,- enough of bliss for Mary, mother mild,­

Upon her breast there lies at rest a little new-born Child.

0 happy women at the well, for J\.fary's sake so glad,

Be tender with the tiny babe and with the growing lad !

Make sweet and pleasant to His feet the path while yet you may;

For steep and rough it yet shall be for many a weary day.

The women climb the rugged street, and two there are that come

vVith pleasant chatter to the door of good-man Joseph's home.

vVith them unseen, we enter in: we see the humble state;

The gentle mother, innocent of all the impending fate.

How soft she sleeps, the blessed child upon her bencled ann !

How far away they seem to-day from all.the things that harm!

0 mother Mary, closer press your baby to your heart!

There comes a day when nothing may allay its cruel smart.

Those little feet have errands long for God and man to go ;

Those little hands must break the chains of many a grinding woe.

That little piping voice shall wax so terrih:e and strong,

That it shall shatter down the walls of many an ancient wrong.

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0 happy mother, were it thine to see, as we can see,

All the fierce pain of heart and brain that waits for him and thee,­

The wrath of men, the hate, the scorn, the tried and ~empted will,

The friends that falter and betray, the enemies that kill,-

vVould strength be thine to bear the load, to choose the fateful way

For him for whom thy life l:as gone in pledge this happy day?

We may not guess; nor yet conceive would joy or pain be thine,

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If th'ou with prescient heart couldst all the coming years divine,­

Couldst see beyond the scourge and cross, beyond the curse and shame,

Millenniums of Godhead wait to crown his glorious name.

Doth even now some vision come of all the things to be,

That troubled looks across thy face like conscious shadows flee?

Till thou dost start, and seem to cry: "Oh, less and less of this!

Your God is not the man I bore, whose lips I dared to kiss!"

Dear mother of the holy Child, thy plea is not in vain:

Behold the God of centuries long, becomes a man again!

Fade out the sophist's tangled schemes as visions of the night,

Breaks in the dawn of better things as breaks the morning light.

0 Brother of the righteous will, 0 Brother full of grace !

Once more the human glory bathes thy grave and earnest face.

But all of this to thee is strange, as, safe from every harm,

Thou liest soft and warm and sweet upon thy mother's ann.

And little dream the village folk, upon the hillside brown,

vVhat wondrous fame their Jesus' name shall bring to Nazareth town.

(John White Chadwick.)

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"CHRISTMAS."

Still the angels sing on high, Still the bearded men draw nigh, Bringing worship with the morn, "When a little Child is born : Baby-glory in the place, Star-look in the mother's face, Psalm within the mother's heart,­Christmas all in counterpart! Q}.taintest wight that e\·er stirred, vVith thy ears that never heard, Eyes that eye a brand-new world, Tiny limbs but half uncurled, 'vVee- bit Adam! \Vee- bit Christ! Earth, by thee new-paradised, Blooms to miracles again, Echoes God's "Good will to men!"

( W. C. Gannett.)

"Christ," some one says, "was human as we are." " vV ell, then, for Christ," thou answercst, " who can care?" So answerest thou; but why not rather say, '' \Vas Christ a man like us?- Ah ! let us try If we then, too, can be such men as He ! "

( Jiatthew Arnold.) THE REVEALING OF THE SONS OF GOD.

J. G. WHITTIER. HEBRON.

(All stand and sing.) Dr. L. MASON.

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And in all lands be - neath the sun The heart a£· firm - eth," Love is one." And to His cross and pas-sion bring Their fel-low- ship of suf -fer · in g.

Each, in His meas - ure, but a part Of Thy un-meas - ured 0- ver· Heart!

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CREATION'S ANTHEM. ALBERT LAIGHTON. MELTON.

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Flower in the crannied wall, I pluck you out of the crannies; Hold you here, root and all, in my hand, Little flower- but if I could understand What you are, root and all, and •all in all, I should know what God and man is.

(Tennyson. ) Beneath my feet the groundpine curled its pretty wreath, Running over the club-moss burrs; I inhaled the violet's breath; Around me stood the oaks and firs; Pine-cones and acorns lay on the ground; Over me soared the eternal sky, full of light and of Deity; I saw, I heard, the rolling river, the morning bird; -Beauty through my sens~s stole; I yielded myself to the perfect whole.

· (Emerson.)

All alone on the hill-top ! nothing but God and me, And the springtime's resurrection, far shinings ot the sea, The river's laugh in the valley, hills dreaming of their past; And all things silently opening, opening into the Vast!

Eternities past and future seem clinging to all I see, And things immortal cluster around my bended knee. That pebble is older than Adam; secrets it hath to tell ; These rocks, they cry out history, could I but listen well.

That pool knows the ocean-feeling of storm and moon-led tide; The sun finds its east and west therein, and the stars find room to glide; That lichen's crinkled circle still creeps with the Life Divine, Where the Holy Spirit loitered on its way to this face of mine,-

On its way to the shinitig faces where at~gel-Iives are led; And I am the lichen's circle· that creeps with tiny tread. I can hear these violets', chorus to the sky's benediction above, And we all are together lying on the bosom of Infinite Love !

(" On the Hill-top," W. C. Gannett.)

How do the rivulets find their way? How do the flowers know the day And open their cups to catch the ray? I see the germ to the sunlight reach, And the nestlings know the old bird's speech; I do not see who is there to teach ; I see the hare from ·the .danger hide, And the stars through the pathles.s spaces ride ; I do not see that they have a guide. He is Eyes for All who is eyes for the mole ; All motion goes to the rightful goal ; 0 God ! I can trust for the human soul.

MUSIC.

(C. G. Ames.)

RESPONSIVE SERVICE.- Read by llfim'ster aud People (seated).

Minister. -I am a lover of the meadows and the woods and mountains, People. -And of all that we behold from this green earth.

I recognize in Nature, and the language of the sense, The anchor of my purest thoughts,

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The nurse, the guide, the guardian of my heart, The soul of all my moral being.

Nature ne,·er did betray the heart that loved her; 'Tis her privilege to lead from joy to joy;

She can so inform the mind that is \vithin us, So impress with quietness and beauty,

And so feed with lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, rash judgments, Nor the sneers of selfish men,

Kor greetings where no kindness is, Shall e'er prevail against us,

Or disturb our simple faith that all which we behold Is full of blessings.

Therefore let the moon !>hine on thee in thy solitary walk, And winds be free to blow against thee ;

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That so thy memory may be a dwelling place for all sweet sounds and harmonies;

Thy mind a mansion for all lovely forms.

I have learned to look on Xature, not as in the hour of thoughtless youth, But hearing oftentimes the still, sad, music of humanity;

Not harsh, nor grating, though of ample power to chasten and subdue. And I have felt a Presence

That disturbs me with the joy of elevated thoughts; A sense sublime of Something far more deeply interfused,

Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns, and the round ocean, And the living air,

And the blue sky, And in the mind of man;

A motion and a spirit that impels all thinking things, all objects of all thought, And rolls through all things ! ( Wordsworth.)

MUSIC.

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0 God! Thy loving-kindness is mirrored in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth through the clouds; Thy righteousness is as the lofty mountains; Thy judgments are a great deep; man and beast are in Thy care; how precious is Thy loving-kindness, 0 God ! Therefore the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Thy wings; they are satisfied with the plenteousness of Thy house; of the river of Thy pleasures Thou givest them to drink. vVith Thee is the fountain of life, and in Thy light we see light. AMEN.

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

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THE HEART OF NATURE. WEBB.

ANON. G. J. WEBB.

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BENEDICTION.

And now to God, the Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the Soul of all that is, be praise and glory forever.

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~gt ®nt in ~II. I believe in the existence of a Power within the vastness of space in Whom is

combined tl}e highest intelligence and the best sentiments of the heart. I .believe that in the mind of this Power originates all love, all wisdom, and all justice. I believe that lfe expresses Himself in all the harmonies and beauties of nature, which are so wonderfully adapted by His fatherly care to man's needs and delight. I believe He is the Author of all our precious family relations in life, and the Author also of fraternity in its widest sense, as between individuals, families, communities, states and nations. I believe the character of God is faintly shadowed forth in the character of a good and intelligent man. And hence, as our human race advances in wisdom and in goodness, so will our knowledge of God and appreciation of His char­acter be developed. Let your imagination assemble in one individual man or woman all the finest mental qualities, all the virtues, all the purest affections, and all the best-trained reason, and you Will have the lowest point of departure upward in imagining the wisdom and goodness and love of God! (James Eddy.)

S.C. BEACH. FEDERAL STREET. (All .rtatld and .ring.) H. K. OLIVER.

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THE SOUL OF ALL.

I. Thou One in all, Thou All in one I Source of the 2. We bless Thee for the life that flows A pulse in 3· For life that Thou hast made a joy, For strength to 4· Be Thine to give and ours to own The truth that

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grace that crowns our days I For all Thy gifts 'neath ev - 'ry grain of sand, A beau - ty in the

make our lives like Thine, For du - ties that our ~s. ~p chi! - dren free, The ~~~~~s ~-

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cloud or sun, We lift. to Thee our grat.e - ful praise. blush ing rose, A thought and deed in bram and hand. hands ern ploy,- We bring our off - 'rings to Thy shrine. to Thy throne, The love that makes us one with Thee. J "1

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The journeying atoms, primordial wholes, Firmly draw, firmly drive, by their animate poles. Sea, earth, air, sound, silence, plant, quadruped, bird, By one music enchanted, one Deity stirred,-Each the other adorning, accompany still; Night veileth the morning, the vapor, the hill. Out of sleeping a waking, out of waking a sleep: Life death overtaking; deep underneath deep ! Profounder, profounder, man's spirit must dive; To his aye-rolling orbit no goal will arrive; The heavens that now draw him with sweetness untold, Once found,- for new heavens, he spurneth the old. Love works at the centre, heart-heaving alway ; Forth speed the strong pulses to the borders of day. Deep Love lieth under these pictures of time ; They fade in the light of their meaning sublime !

(Emerson. "The Sphinx.") I saw the beauty of the world before me like a flag unfurled: The splendor of the morning sky, and all the stars in company: I thought, How beautiful it is ! -my soul said, There is more than this. I saw the pomps of death and birth, the generations of the earth : I looked on saints and heroes crowned, and love as wide as heaven is round: I thought, How wonderful it is ! -my c;oul said, There is more than this. Sometimes I have an awful thought that bids me do the thing I ought: It comes like wind, it burns like flame, how shall I give that thought a name? It draws me like a loving kiss,- my soul says There is more than this. I dreamed an angel of the Lord, with purple wings and golden sword, And such a splendor in his face as made a glory in the place; I thought, How beautiful he is ! -my soul said, There is more than this. That angel's Lord I cannot see or hear, but He is Lord to me; And in the heavens, and earth, and skies,- the good which lives till evil dies,­The love which I cannot withstand,-God writes His name with His own hand!

(William B. Rands.) ZV.li"nister: There is one God and Father of all, above all and through all, and

in us all : in Him we live and move and have our being: of Him and ,through Him and to Him are all things.

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=i==f=b±d~ ~ t 0 ~===~ People: All sing: Father and Friend, Thy I light, thy love,

· Through all Thy works we see : Thy glory gilds the l heavens above

The earth is full of Thee ! Minister: The heavens declare the glory of God ; the firmament showeth His

handiwork: day unto day uttereth wisdom, night unto night showeth knowledge.

People : All sing: We know not in what I hallow'd part Of heaven Thy throne may be ;

But this we know,- that I where Thou art, Perfection dwells with Thee.

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Minister: If I ascend into the heavens, 0 God, Thou art there. If I make my bed in the depths, Thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea :, even there shall Thy hand lead me and Thy right hand shall hold me !

People: All sing: Thy children shall not I faint nor fear Sustain-ed by this thought,-

Since Thou, their God, art I everywhere, None are where Thou art not.

Minister: They that wait upon the Lord shall re.new their strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. For God..is the strength of our life and our glad­ness forever !

People: All sing: Then from our lips shall I ever ring Glad strains of praise to Thee,

Our lives as offerings J now we bring,

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-6>- . "77 A - MEN.

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RESPONSIVE SERVICE.- Read by Minister and People (seated). Minister: We worship the universe of the true Spirit, visible, invisible, all

that sustains the welfare of the good creation. People: We worship the pure, the Lord of purity.

We praise all good thoughts, all good words, all good deeds, which are and will be,

We praise that which keeps pure all that is good. We worship the Wise One who formed and preserved the earth.

We worship Him with our bodies and our souls. We worship Him as being united with the spirits of pure men and women.

We worship the promotion of all good; All that is very beautifi1l, shining, immortal, bright;

Everything that is good. (Persian. Zendavesta.) May that soul of mine which mounts aloft in my waking and my sleepi~g hours,

an ethereal spark from the Light of lights, be united by devout meditation with the Spirit,- ·

The Spirit supremely blest and supremely intelligent! May that soul of min,e, the guide by which the lowly perform their work and

the wise learn science, worship that Soul which is within all creatures, And be united with the Spirit supremely blest and supremely

intelligent ! May that soul of mine, which is a ray of perfect wisdom, pure intellect, and

permanent existence, be united by devout meditation with the Spirit, The Spirit supremely blest and supremely intelligent.

May that soul of mine, in whose essence is the Source of all sacred scriptures, and into which the essence of all things past and to come is interwoven, be united with the Eternal Spirit,

The Spirit supremely blest and supremely intelligent.

SILENT WORSHIP. (The Hindoo Vedas.)

And now to Him Whom the heavens cannot contain, and Who is above every name, may our true devotion of heart and of life ascend forever ! Amen.

MUSIC. DISCOURSE.

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THE SECRET PLACE OF THE MOST HIGH.

W. C. GANNETT.

( All sing.) ANTWERP.

HoLJ.ANDisH Am.

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BENEDICTION.

Behold, he.t):mt dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty !

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~ Glo - ry, glo - ry, glo - ry be to Thee, 0 Lord I

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ORBER Of SERVJGE.

No. 32.

ADELAIDE A. PROCTER. STEPHANOS.

(d/1 stand and sin,!{.)

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So full of splen-dor and of joy, Beau ty and light; So ma - ny gen - tle thoughts and deeds Cir - cling us round, \Ve h:we e-nough, yet not too much To long for more,-

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That in the dark. est spot of earth Some love is A yearn-ing for a deep· er peace, Not known be

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150 ORDER OF SERVICE.

For the distant still thou yem·nest, and behold the good so near! If to use the good thou !earnest, thou wilt surely find it here.

0 wise it is to welcome and make ours vVhate 'er of good, though small, the Present brings, Kind greetings, sunshine, song of birds and flowers, vVith a child's pure delight in little things.

(Goethe.)

( R. C. Tre1zch. )

The church says in her service : " vVe bless Thee for creation, preserYa­tion, and all the blessings of life." Yet is this scant prai1;e for the sunshine and the moonlight, for summer's stores and winter's healthful snow, for the radiant earth and solemn sea, for fruits and flowers, and brutes am! birds, for our own wondrous frames of flesh, for sight and hearing, taste and smell and feeling, for sleep, for language, for human loYe, for intellect and memory, for all the wondrous powers which permit the child of yesterday to converse with the dead of all ages, and to soar in thought through the realms of boundless spaces,- for these blessings, what liturgy fitly pours its strains of thanksgi\·ing before the merciful Benefactor? (F. P. Cobbe. )

Into all our lives, in many simple, f.'lmiliar, homely ways, God infuses joy from the surprises of life, to brighten our days and fill our eyes with light. The success '>VC were not counting on, the blessing we were not trying after, the strain of music in the midst of drudgery, the beautiful morning picture or sun­set glory thrown in as we pass to or from our daily business, the unsought word of encouragement or expression of sympathy, the sentence that meant for us more than the writer or speaker thought, these, and a hundred others, are instances of what I mean. You may call it accident or chance, it often is; you may call it human goodness, it often is; but always, always call it God's love, for that is always in it. ( S. Lo11gfcllow. )

That which befits us, embosomed in beauty and wonder as we arc, is cheerfulness and courage and the endeavor to realize our aspirations. Shall not the heart which has received so much, trust the Power by which it Jiyes? l\1ay it not quit other leadings, and listen to the Soul that has guided it so gently, and taught it so much, secure that the future will be worthy of the past?

( R. W. Emerson. )

RESPONSIVE SERVICE.- Read by Minister and Pe()p/e (seated).

il:finistc1·.- EYen from poison may nectar be taken; even from an impure substance, gold.

People.- Even from a foe, prudent conduct.

From every quarter, therefore, must be selected kn:>wledge, And virtue and purity may be gained from all things.

( Hindoo.}

ORDER OF SERVICE.

\Vhatsoever things, therefore, are true, \Vhatsqever things are honest,

\Vhatsoever things arc just, \Vhatsocver things are pure,

vVhatsoeYer things are lovely, \Vhatsoever things arc of good repor~,

\Vhatevcr virtue the;·:! is, and whatever pr::tise, Let us think on these things.

vVhoso is wise and shall obsciTe these things, Even he shall understand the lm·ing-kinclness of God.

Because Thy loving-kindness is better than life, 0 Lord, Therefore my lips shall praise Thee.

\Vhat channel needs our faith, except the eyes? God leaves no spot of earth unglorificd i

Profuse and wasteful, lovelinesscs rise i );'ew beauties dawn before the old :.ave died.

Trust thou thy joys in keeping of the Power \Vho holds these changing seasons in His hand i

Believe and live, and know that hour by hour vVill ripple newer beauty to thy strand.

MUSIC.

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( Christian.)

( Hcbreu•.)

vVe thank Thee, 0 God, for the return of each morning and evening. and for the renewal of each daily blessing. \Ve loYc to fed that these arc all Thy gifts. \Vc love to feel that Thou art coming to us in the morning air and sun­shine, in the evening's calm, in the uplift of the stars and in the tender bene­diction of the Rowers, in the lm·c of ~>ur lovc(l ones, in our work and in ou; play, and in all things that make us happy and strong. :\[ay all that is beauti­ful remind us of Thee. the infinite B.:auty. :\Ia.\· all that is good remin(l us of Thee, the perfect Goodness. :\fay all that is true lead us to Thee. the source of all tr<tth. And so may we the better take up the burden of our daily duty and go on our way rejoicin.~ en·rmorc in Thee, who art the Strength of our liYcs and

our Gladness forcYc•·, • \~1 E:-;.

MUSIC.

DISCOURSE.

1 -.-, o,. ORDER OF SERVICE.

DAILY BLESSINGS.

ANNA L. \\'AkiNr.. TELEMANN. ZEXU~R.

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Sent me fresh-ly ev - 'ry ~ay, I will bless the Lord for you. Ev - 'ry pres -cnt gift of good, To E - ter - nal Love I owe. Let the song I sing to Thee, Be an ev • er - last - ing song.

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BENEDICTION.

Blessed are the true seers, for they shall be hole! goodness and beauty:

OLD HUNDRED. .. (All sin,(.) 1

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