The Junior Pastor then read the twenty-third. Psalm. Prayer was offered by the Junior Pastor; after which, the following original hymn, written by Miss Horatia S. Ware, was sung : —

Behold, the years, the conquering years,

Run out man’s little life!
Furrows and frosts and pains and tears

Proclaim the unequal strife.

Behold the soul, serene and strong,

Beneath its patriarch day !
Its morning beauty plays along

Its evening’s glorious way.

So shines the day of him who wrought,

O church of Christ! for you ;
Your homes and graves and hearts have taught

How faithful and how true.

His way of duty girdled round

Your every varied lot;
To God’s deep providences bound,

And to himself forgot.

Time’s shadows fall; he rests him now:

O grace of God! descend;
Infold his heart, and bless his brow,

And own him as thy friend.

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