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S^ P.^; e. ^^ •^t OLD FRAME CHU^" .'♦'ffil^UDfi or YOKE^ cb-£ 3 c) 3- FIRST METHODIST CHURCH, ST. OATHAEINES. IS 2 4. \ 1&90. \ '2v^'^'^^z^5~2^HJ?^^^^^p7^r^^5^^ V. ^ eX.:^-&^^(P. ^_At »^»»^» » » ♦ ♦ » ♦ ♦♦»♦»♦♦■< ►♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦< r- Insnribed as a tribute of affecitioTb, to the ineinbers of 8t. (Paul Street J^ethodist Churoh, by a near friend. \^Z.^^S^.^r. ^_5^..!:^_.t^ZJS^-i^/JS^Z_S^. This story, simply told, Lo ! orphan-like, it goes To find a place where flows Pure friendships, new or old. It claims not poet's seat ; It feigns no mystic dream ; It comes with local theme ; It dons no brilliant wit. The profits from its rhymes To coffers good will turn ; It will not scorn to earn A hundred tinkling dimes. Arrayed in simple dress, It craves not plaudits high ; Its part is but to try The hearts of some to bless. "z^it^ i^sr-i^i^^-2^7^-2^ T^s-z^i^s-^sr-j^TT^ ;^iLi^ v:/ \^7-A^A^/ v;L\^JK^21-A^iA-.V-i:Z.S^-\^Z.\^ THE OLD FSAME OHUROH AND THE FRIENDS OF YORE Some time ago my feet wer*? found Standing on sacred, solemn ground ; 'Twaa where stood nee tho time-worn frame — The dear old church of honored name. Timbers of every rank nd kind, Lay littered 'round, swept by the wind ; Old sleepers, sills and worn-out floors, And rafters, posts and hingeless doors. And near at hand an old man stood — His gaze revealed a thoughtful mood — To him I spoke, and begged him trace Some facts related to this place. For I would know the links once cast That bound him to the olden past ; His looks betrayed remembrance clear Of deeds and days we ought revere. At this he said: " While here my thought Has taken wings, and I have sought Effects to hide ; but you will see jj Mine eyes e'erflow with sympathy. V 8 " The long-gone past, its smiles and tears, Comes back to me ; the early years Are fresh e'en yet — 'tis but a day Since youth was mine, with song and play. " To this old church oft then I strayed, In simple homespun dress arrayed, I went, but not to hear the Word — My heart was like some swift- winged bird, " Pray, chide me not. May motives less Than those akin to holiness Not guide young feet ? Is it a wrong Tf love-dreams haunt when we are young ? " Those whispers sweet ! I hear them still : • Come through the wold, come past the mill ; The pathway take through clover fields, And meet me when the Day King gilds " • The western sky with golden hue. Yes, come ; and then we shall renew Our pledges to each other given. And enter church to learn of heaven.' " I found in her a true helpmeet ; She led me to the Saviour's feet ; She taught me read the Book that tells Of life that springs trom living wells. -z^-i!^3rz^s-z^v-/^3r-/^-z^-z^ ■ I '< " That angel-form has passed away; And I am old. Around me play Grandchildren now ; yet more and more I dream of her gone on before. " How time has flown ! Some five decades Have added been (the rich green blades Of fifty years have come and gone) Since first I claimed her as my own. • What joy we had in worship then ! The choir was led, you doubtless ken, By Senior Gilleland, who yet Can sing the hymns to notes well set. " Were you not here the other night ? To me it was a touching sight To see the eld man on the stand With remnant of his singing band. " And sang, with trembling voice and frame, ' All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name !' My hearl leaped up— forgive these tears ; Again I lived the long-gone years. " Bright faces, forms and friends of yore I saw and knew, and heard them pour Loud songs of praise, till my whole soul Was moved almost beyond control. 10 i '• The rich-toned voice I seemed to hear Of Henry Burgoyne. full and clear ; And quivering thro* the ambient air Came^Richard Collier's words of prayer. " The tend rest memories awoke Of Brothers Brownlee, Gardiner. Cook ; And not the least among the blest Was Lyman Parsons, long at rest. " And then the Heralds of the Cross ! A company great — we felt the loss, As, one by one. they left this field. For other spheres new joys to yield. " My mind recalls some of their names — McCullough, Warner, Douse and Ames, Taylor, Carroll, Howard. Brock. Ryerson, Bevitt. Price and Clarke. " Messmore, Cooney and James Musgrove. R. W. Ferrier, crowned in love ; Belton, Barber, Evans and Young, Cladius Byrne, with silvery tongue ; Rattray, Creighton and Sam'l Rose, And others who sleep in sweet repose ; We loved them then, and love them still ; They taught us do the Father's will. 7.^5r7,^/^^^J^-Z^5-Z^S-Z^S-Z^ -T^STZ^-Z^-Z^ f^ ^ " In talents, ^ifts and pulpit fame ; In manners, looks and christen'd name, As varied they a^ gleaming stars. Or as the flowers that Nature wears. " Yet what of manner, voice or form ! 'Tis truth men need in calm or storm — A gift of heaven, a potent ray, Dissolving darkness into day. " Those men revered the sacred page ; They told of bard, and saint, and sage. Who, sailing, saw, o'er life's deep sea, Bright shores of immortality. " They told of gates that stood ajar, Through which there swept the chariot car. On which the King Celestial rode — The lowly, lofty Son of God. " They told of purpled streams that flowed ; Of bright orbs that through storm-clouds glowed ; Of uplands, where the ancient seers Now breathe the holier atmospheres. " They told of waters crystal-clear ; Of pastures green afar and near ; Of pathways up through mountains hig^h, To thrones eternal in the sky. -i^-z^'^^n'^ i^^i^-i^T^sr-i^s-j^T^s^s^ 12 ^ " Your looks, my friend, reveal mistrust ; You think this story surely must Be rosy-hued — that paler shades Would better suit the past decades. •' These spectacles, you seem to say, Prismatic are. The olden day Looks gorgeous ; all its mists and dews Seem tinged with mellow rainbow hues. " It may seem thus ; but living still Are friends far down life's shadow'd hill. To them give heed ; they'll tell you more Than I, of ancient sacred lore." This chance I seized, not that a shade Of doubt I knew. I rather laid. My heart wide open to believe It irue ; and so I pray'd him give The names of them who lived those years (Ladies elect and aged seers) Who still survive. I longed to know The heroes of the long ago. The list of names the old man gave, Then turned, as if he meant to leave ; I thanked him much, but begged him wait. Some thoughts of future to relate. ^ T-,^5rz^A^s-z^ -z^x-z^sr:?^-^^ :z^s-z^-^z^-z^ " Old age," said he, '* joys in old ties. The past is golden in our eyes ; Yet hear, and know, the present seems Replete with more than splendid dreams. " On pinions swift fair Progress flies From her pavilion in the skies ; Her mission pure, to teach all friends The highway on to noblest ends. " Her looks, great ardent hopes express ; Her eye, aflame with earnestness ; Her spirit, a resistless force ; Her path, an ever onward course. *' Her touch makes oaks from pcorns grow ; Her breath lets loose the mountain snow I Her smile subdues the cruel sleet ; Her hand waves back old winter's fleet ; " Her word turns brass to finest gold ; Her cities thrive where grew the wold ; Her steamers ply where crept the sails O'er waters swept by angry gales. .s^z-s^ " She loves all Christian lands the most ; Her arts in pagan worlds are lost ; She walks with Freedom hand4n-hand ; And truth is her great magic wand. ;j5-z^5rz^s~z^5-7.«A-z^-:a^-z^ z^:z^ ^ " Her laws are crystallized in domes, In churches and benevolent homes. The mart, the shop, the needed school, Imbreathe the spirit of her rule. " Divine ir form, this angel fair Has come on vings of mountain air To bless ' St. Paul's* with ardent hope, Of growth majestic as the oak. " An era new has reached its dawn. To build is wise ; then misty morn To cloudless noon shall grow apace, And ' trains of glory ' fill the place. " • But times are dull,' the people cry. To this the prophet gives reply : Has not the Lord a promise given, The doors to ope of yonder heaven, •• And blessings pour like floods of rain, Till room be wanting to contain, The rich supply ? Remember this : The silver and the goid are His. " But one condition we must prize, Into the storehouse bring the tithes ; Bring all the tithes, and breathe such pray- Lers As shall ascend God's altar stairs. " Then God will bless the church ; and more, He'll bless the factory, f^eld and store, The school and home, the tree and vine — Heaven's light on all shall brightly shine. " My friend," the old man said, " good-bye 1 The chilled air tells me night is nigh." " Farewell !" I said ; " my heart beats warm To meet again when comes the morn." " Farewell !" he once again replied ; ' ' If not at morn, beyond the tide, Let's strive to meet. My sight is dim— My sun sets soon ; its upper rim " Is scarcely seen. To-morrow I May be beyond the vaulted sky. The end draws near ; my work is o'er ; My hopes reacii ont to yon brig^ht shore." I watched those white locks pass the gate; Then sat me down to meditate : Our days at best are but a span — A hand-b-eadth here for mortal man. And yet life built of worthy deeds Deep meaning has. Men sow good seeds To-day ; to-morrow's yield shall be M Ripe sheaves of immortality. ^ ^g^^"'^^' Though Time's strong hand works changes great ; Though shadows deep our steps await, Let Valor lead, and Truth illume. And Hope her tireless pinions plume. Nor let Faith droop ; for One all-wise Dominion wields in earth and skies ; And men should see in all that's wrought I'he wisdom of Eternal thought. 5 i 3 5 t/ ' ty' ^x-2^ it^sTT^ii^srT^-z^srz^srii^srz^srii^^^ t^i^s-j^