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 PADRE "JfNIPEKO SERRA. 
 
STEPHCI 
 

 JUIMIPERO SERRA 
 
THE PLANTING OF THE CROSS 
 
 A SKETCH 
 
 BY 
 
 FRANCIS DE S^LtiS GLlfcBE, 0. F. M. 
 
 >**> 
 
 WRITTEN 
 
 FOR THE BICENTENARY 
 OF THE BIRTH OF 
 
 JUNIPERO SERRA, 0. F. M. 
 
 Founder of the California Missions 
 CELEBRATED AT 
 
 SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA 
 
 November 24th, 1913 
 
THE PLANTING OF THE CROSS 
 
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PADRE JUNIPERO SERRA, President of 
 
 the California Missions. 
 DON FELIPE NEVE, Governor of California. 
 
 Officers and Soldiers who comprised 
 Father Serra s bodyguard on the 2\st day 
 of April, 1782, when first he raised the 
 standard of the cross in Santa Barbara. 
 
 JOSE FRANCISCO ORTEGA, Captain. 
 
 PABLO COTA, First Lieutenant. 
 
 DARIO ARGUELLO, Second Lieutenant. 
 
 JOSE CARILLO, First Sergeant. 
 
 JOSE MARIA ORTEGA, Second Sergeant. 
 
 IGNACIO OLIVERA, Third Sergeant. 
 
 PEDRO AMADOR, Fvrst Corporal. 
 
 JOSE IGNACIO RODRIGUEZ, Second Corporal. 
 
PRIVATE SOLDIERS (Soldados de Cuera). 
 
 Juan Franco Soto, 
 Anastasio Felix, 
 Rosaline Fernandez, 
 Eugenio Valdez, 
 Juan Jose Lobo, 
 Guillermo Soto, 
 Juan Dominguez, 
 Luis Lugo, 
 Vincente Villa, 
 Juan Leyva, 
 Francisco Garcia, 
 Juan Romero, 
 
 Felipe Gonzales, 
 Salvador Cervantes, 
 Juan Villa, 
 Ignacio Rochin, 
 Eugenio Ruiz, 
 Tomas Gonzales, 
 Jose Lugo, 
 Isidro German, 
 Joaquin Rodriguez, 
 Jose Flores, 
 Luis Pena, 
 Manuel Machado, 
 
 Manuel Valenzuela, 
 Jose Ruiz, 
 Juan Valencia, 
 Tadeo Sanchez, 
 Mariano Cota, 
 Martin Reyes, 
 Jose Ayala, 
 Vincente Suijada, 
 Jose Valenzuela, 
 Jose Martinez, 
 Juan Ballesteres, 
 Jose Valdez. 
 
 Jose Callixto, 
 Hilario Carlon, 
 Rafael Gerardo, 
 
 INDIAN SOLDIERS. 
 
 Jose Loreto, 
 Marcos Varela, 
 Manuel Orcha, 
 
 Pedro Ramon, 
 Jose Salazar, 
 Luis Yaquis 
 
PLANTING THE CROSS 
 
The Planting of The Cross. 
 
 SCENE 1. 
 
 Procession; Stttlera, Soldiers, Officers, last, vested in 
 alb and stole, Junipero Serra, who proceeds to bless the 
 new land. 
 
 V. ^UE help is in the name of the Lord. 
 
 R. ^s Who made heaven and earth. 
 
 V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 
 
 & And let my cry come unto Thee. 
 
 V. The Lord be with you. 
 
 R* And with thy spirit. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 Bless ff4 O Lord, Almighty God, this place; 
 that in it may be health, chastity, victory, 
 strength, humility, goodness and meekness, the 
 fulness of the law, and thanksgiving to God 
 the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ; and let Thy 
 blessing remain upon this place, and upon them 
 that dwell therein now and for ever. Amen. 
 
 The settlers raise and firm set the new cross which Padre 
 Junipero proceeds to bless. 
 
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THE CROSS 
 
 V. Our help is in the name of the Lord. 
 
 R. Who made heaven and earth. 
 
 V. O Lord, hear my prayer. 
 
 R. And let my cry come unto Thee. 
 
 V. The Lord be with you. 
 
 R. And with thy spirit. 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 We beseech Thee, O holy Lord, Father Al 
 mighty, Eternal God, that Thou wouldst vouch 
 safe to bless ijl this sign of the cross; that it 
 may be a remedy for the human race, a bulwark 
 of faith, increase of good works and salvation 
 of souls; be it a solace and a protection, and 
 a shield against the cruel shafts of the enemy. 
 Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen. 
 
 Bless, dB O Lord Jesus Christ, this cross, by 
 which Thou didst wrest the world from the 
 power of the evil spirits and by Thy Passion 
 didst overcome the author of sin who rejoiced 
 in the prevarication and the fall of the first 
 man through the eating of the forbidden tree; 
 may this sign of the cross be sanctified in the 
 name of the Father, >J and of the Son, ^ and 
 of the Holy J< Ghost; that those who for God s 
 sake pray and bow before it may enjoy health 
 of body and soul. Through Christ our Lord. 
 R. Amen. 
 
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* 
 
 AT 
 
 SANTA 
 
 BARBARA 
 
 !<# 
 
 SERRA S SERMON. 
 
 Ecce crucem Domini, 
 
 Fugite, partes adversae; 
 
 Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, 
 
 Radix David. Alleluja, 
 Behold the cross of Christ, flee, counter 
 
 powers ; 
 
 The Lion overcame of Juda s tribe, 
 The Root of David. Praise the Lord. 
 
 My honored countrymen and most dear 
 
 children, 
 
 Blessed are we today to witness here 
 And celebrate the newest victory 
 Of our great King and Leader, Christ the Lord. 
 Behold the cross, the banner of God s might ! 
 Tis lifted high in triumph to the skies, 
 Unfolding glorious conquests made of souls 
 Gained by that Blood which flowed from veins 
 
 divine, 
 
 And ruddied o er and o er the banner s furls. 
 The saving wood is raised to extend its arms 
 In blessing and in loving invitation : 
 
PLANTING THE CROSS 
 
 Calling to rest poor aimless wanderers, 
 Shedding sweet light upon a groping race, 
 And giving life to famished souls who ne er 
 Have tasted of the tree of life. 
 Flee, adverse powers ! a stronger power has 
 
 come. 
 
 Be ye dispelled, dark shades of death ! a light 
 Rises unto the nations. A budding morn 
 Now blows to open day. Soon, soon shall shine 
 The Sun of Justice, and reign above in heaven, 
 The Brightness of Eternal Light. Hail, Life ! 
 Now, death, where is thy victory ! O death, 
 Where is thy sting ! Praise God who through 
 
 His Son 
 
 Gave us to fight and win, through Jesus Christ, 
 Our Saviour God.- 
 
 The Lion strong of Juda s tribe hath conquered : 
 Depart then, hellish wolf, to thy grim lair, 
 Thou shalt not snatch the lambs from out the 
 
 fold. 
 
 Good Shepherd, they are Thine. Oh let no more 
 The enemy wrench from Thy grasp the prize 
 Which Thou didst win in that great bitter fight. 
 Thou art the Lion that hath overcome, 
 The promised Great One of great Juda s tribe, 
 Thou art the Root of David, David s son, 
 
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AT SANTA BARBARA 
 
 Whilom foretold the Bringer of Salvation, 
 The Holy One, the Anointed of the Lord, 
 The Saviour of Thy people, the Light and Life 
 Of all the world. 
 
 Bend we our knees, O brethren, and adore 
 This sign of faith, and anchor of our hope, 
 And pledge of charity. Pray we our God 
 To prosper this new land, and send His grace 
 In fulness on our work. Combine we then 
 To give our strength to what we ve here begun. 
 Let s labor wholly for religion s cause : 
 Seek we no glory but our God s, no gain 
 But souls, immortal souls. And even so 
 We ll work most honor to our gracious king, 
 Do filial service to our country s name 
 And stretch the sway of our illustrious Spain. 
 In this sign shall we conquer : Then hold we 
 
 fast 
 
 The cross of Christ. In it alone is light, 
 In it alone salvation. The cross alone 
 Will keep us safe on th Highway of the King, 
 Lift up the eternal mansion s golden gates, 
 Escort us to the Lamb that is the light 
 Thereof, and set us fore the throne of Him 
 Who reigns the King of Ages and the Lord 
 
 of all. 
 
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PLANTING THE CROSS 
 
 Brave cavaliers, knights of the cross, brethren, 
 Oft have I prayed to do what now is done : 
 Long years my soul hath yearned here on this 
 
 ground, 
 
 In Santa Barbara s honor named, to plant 
 The cross of Christ, and build a Mission burgh, 
 To make men citizens with Saints, and God s 
 Domestics, built on Apostolic base, 
 Whose corner-stone is Jesus Christ, the Lord. 
 Praise God with me, my children, my cry is 
 
 heard, 
 
 Fill full your hearts with jubilee, and raise 
 Your hands in thankful prayer. Come, let s 
 
 adore, 
 And prostrate kneel, and hymn a song of praise. 
 
 ALABADO 
 
 Ala.ba.do, y ensa.lza.do, Yet Bendito San Joseph, 
 
 Sea. el Divino Sacramento, Electo por Dlos inmenso 
 
 En quien Dios octtlio asiste, Para. Padre Esiimativo 
 
 De tag Almas el sastento. De sa Hijo el Divtno Verbo. 
 
 Y la. limpla Conception, Esto es por todos los siglos, 
 
 De la Reyna de los Cielos, Y de los siglos Amen. 
 
 Oue quedando Virgen Para, Amen Jesus y Maria, 
 
 Es Madre del Verbo Eterno. Je*us, Maria, y Joseph. 
 
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AT SANTA BARBARA J& 
 J __ ! 
 
 Adorote Santa Cruz, 
 Puesta en el Monte Cakva.no, 
 En ti mttrfo mi Jesus. 
 Para darme eterna luz, 
 Ylibrarme del Contrario. 
 
 dulcisimo Jesusl 
 Yo te doy mi corazon, 
 Para que estampes en el 
 Tu santisima Pasion. 
 
 Madre llena de dolor, 
 Hazed, que quando espiremos 
 
 Nuestras Almas entreguemos, 
 En las manos del Senor. 
 
 Quien a Dios quiere seguir, 
 Y en su gloria, quiere entrar, 
 Una cosa ha de asentar, 
 Y de corazon decir, 
 Ante* morir, que pecar; 
 Antes que pecar morir.. 
 
 V. Ave Maria. 
 
 R. En gracia concebida. 
 
 IT 
 
I PLANTING THE CROSS 
 
 SCENE 2. 
 
 The Presidio site. Settlers and Soldiers lounging. 
 1 SOLDIER 
 
 QLO W work, neighbors, slow work ! 
 
 2 SOLDIER 
 
 And bad work too ! 
 
 3 SOLDIER 
 
 Do look at it ! The Captain cannot praise 
 Such bungling work. 
 
 1 SETTLER 
 
 We look not for his praise, 
 As you do, self appointed critic. 
 
 2 SOLDIER 
 
 Call you 
 This botching work? 
 
 3 SOLDIER 
 
 So ill matched with the site ! 
 
 2 SOLDIER 
 
 But well matched with their efforts : both mere 
 spurts. 
 
 3 SOLDIER 
 
 They need a sharp rebuke to prick them on. 
 
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AT SANTA BARBARA 
 
 3 SETTLER 
 
 Spare your flings, stupid censor, they re aimed 
 amiss. 
 
 2 SETTLER 
 
 There were no need of reprimand did not 
 The soldiers fear to soil their hands. 
 
 1 SETTLER 
 
 Indeed, 
 
 Twere better you fell to with pick and axe 
 In place of flinging taunts and grinning sneers. 
 
 2 SETTLER 
 
 Or fondling your dull swords and trimming fine 
 Your gaudy uniforms. 
 
 2 SOLDIER 
 
 Forbid your tongue, 
 Churl, or I ll stop it with my fist. 
 
 2 SETTLER 
 
 Away, 
 You upstart, put your fist to useful work. 
 
 2 SOLDIER 
 
 Insult more, I ll soil my hands with your blood. 
 
 2 SETTLER 
 
 Go vent your threats on cowards, I fear you not. 
 
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PLANTING THE CROSS 
 
 2 SOLDIER 
 
 You challenge so my wrath? Then stand and 
 
 fight, 
 You vulgar peasant. 
 
 Serra enters. 
 SERRA 
 
 Forbear, my children, forbear ; what is between 
 you? 
 
 2 SOLDIER 
 
 This bumpkin has insulted our profession, 
 And he must pay for it. 
 
 2 SETTLER 
 
 And he must pay 
 For rating and insulting me. 
 SERRA 
 
 Be calm. 
 
 2 SETTLER 
 
 What right have these to give rebukes? 
 
 1 SETTLER 
 
 Let them reproach themselves, who all the day 
 Sit idly by whilst we must work. 
 
 2 SETTLER 
 
 Who play 
 And drink and sleep away the time. 
 
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AT SANTA BARBARA 
 
 2 SOLDIER 
 
 Coward ! 
 
 And liar ! Are we not his Majesty s men? 
 And soldiers of his Excellency Felipe Neve? 
 
 SERRA 
 Allay your anger. I pray you, children, break 
 
 not 
 Sweet charity s law. Remember we left our 
 
 home 
 
 To bring the peace of God to those who still 
 In darkness sit and shades of death, our poor 
 Unfortunate brethren, no less than we redeemed 
 By Christ s atoning death. How then shall we 
 Make good our noble purpose if thus we break 
 The peace among ourselves? Brother, forgive 
 The insult. Forget the assault, brother, for love 
 Of Him who dying prayed for deicides. 
 Be reconciled for love of Him whose Gospel 
 Of kind forgiveness we have come to announce 
 By word and deed. Here comes our honorable 
 
 Captain. 
 
 Ortega enters. 
 ORTEGA 
 
 The trouble, Father Presidente? 
 
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I PLANTING THE CROSS 
 
 SERRA 
 
 AlFs well again ; a few ill tempered words 
 Which cooled as fast as they grew hot. 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 Tis well. 
 
 SERRA 
 
 The work progresses. How good ! The field 
 
 is fair, 
 Is t not, Senor, to start the Mission now? 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 That, Padre, his Excellency will judge; 
 No word from him has yet come to the men. 
 
 SERRA 
 
 I will remind the Governor ; there seems 
 No cause for more delay. Heaven prospers well 
 The present work ; may t bless as well 
 
 what s yet 
 
 To do. Fair Santa Barbara s soil will sprout 
 The flower of all the fairest in the wreath 
 Of Missions that with glory and honor crowns 
 Our lovely California s sunny brow. 
 
 Serra goes out 
 ORTEGA 
 
 Well, companions, how far is work advanced? 
 
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AT SANTA BARBARA 
 
 1 SETTLER 
 
 See, Captain for yourself. 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 Done well enough. 
 
 1 SOLDIER 
 
 Enough to merit rest awhile ; yet now 
 The further task doth press the Mission 
 
 buildings. 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 That urges not : the Governor s not inclined, 
 Though nothing hinders him to set the task. 
 
 2 SOLDIER 
 
 I thank the Governor. 
 
 3 SOLDIER 
 
 So do we all. 
 
 2 SOLDIER 
 
 The Padre is much too careful for the redskins. 
 Look we to our comfort first, then to the needs 
 Of th heathen savage. 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 However it be, await 
 
 His Excellency s command. Meanwhile to work ! 
 Tis past the hour of rest. Complete your task, 
 And earn the Governor s praise who ll soon 
 
 be here 
 To view and plaud your faithful service. 
 
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PLANTING THE CROSS 
 
 SCENE 3. 
 
 Serra enters. 
 3ERRA 
 
 O much is done, thank God. The cross 
 
 stands firm 
 
 On new blest ground ; the garrison builds fast. 
 It now remains the fortress strong to raise 
 Where God His tabernacle rears with men, 
 Where Angel spirits hold a sleepless guard, 
 And weary souls find rest and strength and life. 
 This little chapel serves a present need, 
 But better room and larger space must soon 
 Be had to gather souls into the Fold. 
 What a favored site ! More charming yet 
 Than San Buenaventura by the sea. 
 May Santa Barbara s Mission rise to excel 
 In size and beauty the first of Channel 
 
 Missions, 
 
 And grow to flowering health beyond the rest. 
 The chain is strengthened by another link, 
 The line will soon be full. O how great thanks 
 Are due to God ! The harvest ripens more 
 And more; if but the Lord send laborers now 
 To reap and earner home the store. 
 
 He kneilt. 
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AT SANTA BARBARA 
 
 Indians enter; they come to Serra and show him beads; th 
 Padre caresses them and dismisses them with his bless 
 ing. 
 
 The children cry for bread. Speed God our 
 
 work 
 That soon these babes may sate their hungering 
 
 souls. 
 
 Master, lover Thou of little ones, 
 
 Hasten the time : give them the faith that makes 
 them Thine and forms them heirs of endless 
 
 life. 
 
 My years on earth cannot be many more, 
 Yet what is left to me, O God, of life 
 
 1 dedicate, each moment I devote 
 
 To Thee, my Lord, to labor in Thy vineyard, 
 
 Heavenly Husbandman, till th evening comes 
 
 When Thou wilt call the laborer to his rest 
 
 And mete to him a just reward. 
 
 I must go press the Governor to start 
 
 The Mission buildings and the church. He ll 
 
 not 
 
 Defer the task beyond the need, I trust. 
 Yet, though I find rebuke, I shall not flag : 
 Heaven s designs will not be foiled : no work 
 Is born but in travail, none reared and wrought 
 
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PLANTING THE CROSS 
 
 To end but in the crucible of pain. 
 Tis true, O God, heavy may lie the cross 
 Upon Thine own ; yet strong art Thou who first 
 The cross didst bear and on its wood expire 
 To give us might to bear the weight, yea die 
 As Thou, if so it please Thy blessed Will. 
 
 He kneel*. 
 
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AT SANTA BARBARA | 
 
 SCENE 4. 
 
 Ortega ait reading. Neve enters. 
 ORTEGA 
 
 T? ESPECTFUL greetings, Gobernador. 
 
 NEVE 
 
 And mine 
 
 To you. What read you, Commandante? 
 ORTEGA 
 
 The first 
 Record of our new colony. 
 
 NEVE 
 
 By whom? 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 The Father Presidente. 
 
 NEVE 
 
 And tells? 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 Of Santa Barbara s spiritual birth. 
 NEVE 
 
 You mean 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 The planting of the cross. 
 
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PLANTING THE CROSS 
 
 NEVE 
 
 Bead it, Senor. 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 So 7 t please your Excellency. Reads 
 
 LIVE JESUS MARY JOSEPH. 
 
 Book I of Baptisms, wherein are recorded the 
 names of those who were Christianized in this 
 new and royal Presidio of Santa Barbara, Virgin 
 and Martyr. Under the administration of the 
 Rev. Fathers Missionaries Apostolic of the Col 
 lege of the Propagation of the Faith, of San 
 Fernando, Mexico, of the Order of our Father 
 Saint Francis of the Observance. 
 
 FOUNDED 
 
 By the request and command of the Catholic 
 King of Spain and the Indies, His Majesty, 
 Charles III, (whom may God ever prosper), 
 Santa Barbara Channel, in the new and su 
 perior California situate in the same mainland 
 and coast, our actual Guardian being, for the 
 second time, the Rev. Fr. Lector, Francis 
 Pangua. 
 
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AT SANTA BARBARA 
 
 AND COMMENCED 
 
 on the third Sunday after Easter, the feast of 
 the Patronage of St. Joseph, Patriarch, spouse 
 of Holy Mary, April 21st, 
 
 IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1782 
 
 on which day, I, the undersigned Fr. Junipero 
 Serra, President of these Missions among infi 
 dels, of said and by said College Apostolic, 
 having arranged all necessary preliminaries in 
 a chapel made of brush and decorated as best 
 the circumstances permitted, blessed water and 
 with it dedicated the land to God our Lord. 
 We then raised a large and high cross, which 
 we venerated, and I thereupon celebrated the 
 Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for the first time 
 in these lands and preached a sermon appro 
 priate to the occasion. Owing to the absence 
 of an assistant, it was necessarily a low Mass, 
 and, for the same reason, the service was con 
 cluded with the Alabado instead of the Te 
 Deum. 
 
 May it be for the glory of God, the propaga 
 tion of the faith, and the welfare of souls. 
 
 GJTjU^C^ 
 
PLANTING THE CROSS 
 
 NEVE 
 
 Reads true enough. 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 His first entry. 
 
 NEVE 
 
 Perhaps 
 
 HIS laSt ORTEGA 
 
 His last! why say you so, Senor? 
 Will he not stay to found and launch the 
 
 Mission? 
 
 NEVE 
 
 I think he 11 not abide my time and order. 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 You mean then to put off the work? 
 
 NEVE 
 
 I do. 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 But he 11 insist. 
 
 NEVE 
 
 Insist ! he 11 fret in vain. 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 A heavy trial for his zealous soul. 
 
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AT SANTA BARBARA | ^ \ 
 
 NEVE 
 
 I ll teach him prudent zeal and patience. 
 Tis time the Friars learned who s Governor 
 Of California. I grow aweary 
 Of pert demands and hence shall grudge to 
 
 yield 
 To boring mendicants. 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 But, Governor, 
 The Colorado Massacra 
 
 NEVE 
 
 I catch 
 
 The shaft, but break its point. No, no, Captain, 
 Think not that one defeat discomfits me. 
 It takes far more to unnerve Felipe Neve. 
 
 Srra enters. 
 SERRA 
 
 My greetings, Gobernador; Commandante. 
 Your Excellency will guess my suit before 
 I speak it. Is t not full time to break the 
 
 ground? 
 
 The rest is all in progress, what hinders then 
 The most important work of all the Mission? 
 
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PLANTING THE CROSS 
 
 NEVE 
 
 That, Padre, belongs to me to know, and say. 
 Know then, no Mission shall be founded here 
 Till the Presidio is completed. 
 
 8ERRA 
 
 Then am I needless here. There s much to do, 
 And little time to do it. I will pass 
 To Monterey, and spend what yet remains 
 Of strength to me in tilling tenderer soil. 
 To work the new less yielding ground requires 
 New hands and vigorous strength, the which, 
 I pray, may God in time provide. Myself 
 Shall leave, but Father Dumet shall come to 
 
 serve 
 Your souls. The love of Christ doth press 
 
 me on. 
 
 He goes out, 
 ORTEGA 
 
 Teach that man patience? How calmly he bore 
 the trial! 
 
 NEVE 
 
 Bear t as he may, t is good he s gone, the 
 
 remnant, 
 
 The last, I hope, of a decrepid system 
 That has survived too long. 
 
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AT SANTA BARBARA 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 Say what you will, 
 
 God knows he is a tried and saintly soul ; 
 And if a better system will supplant 
 His own is doubtful yet, that, time must show. 
 
 NEVE 
 
 Right, and time will show it very soon. 
 Captain, I will review the work tomorrow : 
 Have all in readiness. Till then, adios! 
 
 ORTEGA 
 
 Adios, Gobernador, adios ! 
 
PLANTING THE CROSS 
 
 SCENE 5. 
 
 Serra kneeling at the Cross. 
 8ERRA 
 
 WE adore Thee, O Christ, and praise Thee, 
 Because by Thy Cross thou hast redeemed 
 
 the world. 
 
 Yes, faithful cross, by Thee the world is saved, 
 By Thee too every soul is shaped unto 
 Its Saviour a vessel of His grace 
 And clean abode of His enduring love, 
 O Master Crucified ! how shall I thank 
 For this Thy newest token? I am not worthy 
 To suffer so for Thee; yet do I beg 
 Most humbly, Lord, accept my worthless gift 
 In reparation for my sins, and turn 
 My disappointment into joy for Thee 
 By calling worthier workers to this field, 
 Who ll slake Thy burning thirst, my dying 
 
 Lord, 
 For souls redeemed by Thy most Precious 
 
 Blood. 
 
 T is true, I merit not to see my hope 
 And ardent wish fulfilled. Enough for me 
 That I have sown the seed ; another hand 
 
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AT SANTA BARBARA 
 
 Will water the plant when it shall please 
 Sweet Providence to let it sprout, and God 
 Will give Himself th increase and cull the 
 
 fruit- 
 Enough for me, indeed, more than enough. 
 Yet toil I will, yet labor hard I must, 
 For woe is me if I preach not the Gospel : 
 To preach Christ Crucified is my one claim 
 To live, if claim can be where all is grace 
 And nothing is desert, To Carlos Mission, 
 The loved of my heart, I will return, 
 And there work on until the final call. 
 Unworthy I to see, or say, what yet 
 This Virgin Martyr s ground will grow in time. 
 Why may not Santa Barbara s Mission be 
 A nursery of godly men who ll bring 
 To glorious spread and prosperous state the 
 
 Church 
 
 Of God and Kingdom of His Son? For me, 
 My life s sun hastens to its setting; soon 
 The still small voice will speak. O may I then 
 Be alert to hear its faintest tones, and answer 
 The summons of my Judge. And may I find 
 Repose in my dear California s soil, 
 
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PLANTING THE CROSS 
 
 And Rest Eternal in the arms of God. 
 
 If I am needful for Thy people s good, 
 
 Lord, I refuse not yet to work, albeit 
 
 My soul thirsts for Thee, strong and living God, 
 
 I long to be dissolved and live with Christ. 
 
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 Santa Barbara, California 
 
 November. 1913 
 
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