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When the time came for the celebration it was found that all the necessary preliminary work had been well done, and the programme was carried out smoothly and without con- fusion.
The decoration of the church was in keeping with the occasion. The ropes of green and the dates 1812-1912, touched here and there by the flowers in red and white, were most effective. In the center was a great mass of white lilies in loving memory of Mrs. D. R. Frazer, whose sudden death was the one sad note of the celebration. All had looked forward to seeing both Dr. and Mrs. Frazer, and this change of plans was a great disappointment and sorrow to every one.
While it was bright and cheery within, without the weather was severely cold and much of the time stormy, as if to remind us of the wintry day a century ago when the Church was organized.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2D.
The opening meeting, on Friday evening, February 2d, was probably one of the most remarkable ever held in the First Church and was called the "Fellowship Meeting." It was an inspiring sight to see the ministers of twelve dif- ferent denominations seated in the chancel. Their con- gratulations were brought, in especially happy five minute
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speeches. The clergymen of each denomination had been chosen for some particular reason, and all seemed inspired to make this occasion unique in the annals of Buffalo church life.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3D.
Saturday was the "Social Day" and well it deserved its name. Early in the afternoon the people began to gather in the Sunday School room of the church. This room contained the old pulpit furniture of the various periods of the church's history-the sofa from the old high pulpit of the old church, the curved communion table that sat just below it; the desk, sofa and chairs from the pulpit after 1870; the font, collection boxes of various periods, and even the bell which for fifty years had called the children of the Sunday School to order. The pictures in this room were those pertaining to the Sunday School, from the photograph of its first Superintendent, Jasper Corning, who so ably assisted the young ladies who started the Sunday School in 1816 that he won the heart of one of them and carried her off as his bride when he returned to New York, to the present Superintendent, William M. Wheeler. The face of the Rev. P. G. Cook as a young man before entering the ministry was familiar only to the oldest of the visitors, while those of middle age looked with affection and admiration upon the excellent likeness of Mr. S. S. Guthrie. Perhaps the exhibit that attracted the most attention in this room was a chart of the Sunday School room in 1865, giving the names of pupils and teachers, and many a mother and father in Israel recognized the childhood names and thought lovingly of teacher or classmate long forgotten. About the gallery were hung portraits of early members of the church. of whom to speak would be to tell the story not only of leaders in the church but also in the city's social and business life- Mr. Henry R. Seymour, Mr. and Mrs. George Coit, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Farnham, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Austin, and Miss Lavinia Austin, General Lucius Storrs and Mr. Richard J. Sherman.
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HISTORICAL EXHIBIT.
In the Kindergarten Room adjoining was the real histor- ical exhibit-the Session records since the day of organiza- tion to the present time, many of the treasurers' records, open here and there to subscription lists for the pastor's salary or the deficit which seems to have been with us from the beginning; the seal of the church (a dove bearing the olive branch of peace), which has been in use since 1820; the pillars which supported the old high pulpit, the gilded ball from the pinnacle of the old church, the dial and pen- dulum of the clock on the Brick Church, which for sixty years was consulted by every one as an authority superior even to old Sol himself in the matter of correct time; the foot stoves which warmed the feet of the more delicate members of the congregation when the fierce wood fires could not remove even the chill from that great high square Audience Room; a seat from the Choir Room over the vesti- bule, that place with its great high windows whence issued many strange sounds from the instruments to be found in the adjoining case, that were in use in the Choir Gallery up to 1860, and whose disuse came near being the cause of serious disruption in the church, as the organ which sup- planted them was regarded by many as an ungodly instru- ment. The gem of the collection of instruments was the "Serpent," a weird looking affair well deserving its name.
The faces of many of the early members of the church were found on the walls, men and women whose influence is with us today. We found here also the pictures of the three churches, the plain wooden structures whose four walls soon proved to be too small for the rapidly growing congregation, and which, without any chimney, speaks loudly of the chill that must have greeted our mothers when they entered its walls on a winter's day and brought their little ones for bap- tism; the stately red brick church with its white trimmings, most ornate with pinnacles, balls and balustrades, which was for so many years the pride of the village; once again this same church, subdued in color to a warm gray and shorn of its many ornaments; and the stately pile in which we now
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worship, both interior and exterior. Here were also the dia- grams of the seating of the church. These were eagerly scanned by many an eye to discover where some honored ancestor sat. Below all these was a church pew, preserved by the family that for seventy-five years had sat on its cushions from childhood to old age. Above all these were grouped the pictures of the nine pastors of this church, and as we looked at them the thought came, "Are we worthy de- scendants of those to whom they ministered?" Near the ministers were the pictures of the first Clerk of the Session, Amos Callender, that man of whom it was said, "He could lead in singing and in prayer, preach a sermon, bury the dead and comfort the living," and the present incumbent of that office, Horace Briggs, who, in spite of his ninety-four years, renders efficient service.
In the glass cases were the original deed of the land for the church from the Holland Land Company, and deeds of pews when church pews were property to be bought and sold and which deeds were recorded on the city's records; also hymn books whose dates took us back to our natal year, 1812; the tuning fork which pitched the tune for many years; and pictures in quaint, old-time dress. Probably the most curious of the pictures was that of General Elijah Holt with his queue, the first President of the first Board of Trustees, side by side with that of our present President, Marcus M. Darr. This interesting collection was brought together through the efforts of Dr. Briggs and his daughter, Mrs. Charles J. North, and the members of the committee.
RECEPTION.
When three o'clock came, Dr. Raymond and Miss Ray- mond, Mr. and Mrs. Boocock, Dr. and Mrs. McLennan re- ceived the guests, greeting each with a pleasant word. A large committee of ladies, with Mrs. William A. Rogers as Chairman, made it their duty to see that everyone was happy
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and that each descendant of an old member of the church wore the white badge bearing this inscription in blue:
1812 FIRST CHURCH OF BUFFALO 1912.
Many an old acquaintance met for the first time in years, but this was their mother church and all had come in an- swer to the invitation. Among those who came to join in the Celebration, special mention should be made of the Rev. Henry R. Hoisington, of Moores, Pa., a descendant of Sarah Hoisington, one of the founders of the church; Mrs. Lucie Hopkins Fish, or of our own Church, the only person still in our Communion who is a descendant of Esther Pratt whom we think of as the mother of the First Church; Mrs. John Otto, of Buffalo, a descendant of Jasper Corning, Mrs. Wil- liam A. Boyce, who came from Santa Barbara, Cal., for the celebration, and many others whose fathers and grandfathers have worshipped within our walls.
After the informal exchange of greetings and the histor- ical exhibit had been viewed and commented upon, Dr. Ray- mond called the people to order with a few words of wel- come, read letters from Dr. Frazer, Rev. Samuel T. Clarke, and others detained from being with us. He then intro- duced Rev. Henry B. Master, formerly an Assistant Pastor, whom all were glad to see. He spoke briefly of the changes not alone in the City, but in the church during these past years. He was followed by Rev. Dr. Cullen, of the Reserve Presbytery, supported by this church; and Miss Franz, of the Station in China, also supported by the church. Dr. Briggs spoke of the church records and the fact that the first records are in existence, together with the certificate of the founding of the church by Thaddeus Osgood on February 2d, 1812, and that when Buffalo was burned this little vol- ume was carried away to Batavia by Deacon Amos Callender.
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He was followed by Mrs. Charles J. North, who gave an account of some of the curious church trials and also some stories of early life in the church.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH.
The Sunday Service began with the Session of the Sun- day School at 10 o'clock, when the Director of Religious Education, the Rev. William H. Boocock, gave a short sketch of the Sunday School from the date of its organization in December, 1816, by two young women, to the present time. This was followed by brief remarks by Mr. S. S. Kingsley and Mr. C. T. Wilson, former superintendents.
The Morning Service in the church was one long to be remembered, with its beautiful music, devotional service and historical sermon touching upon the important facts in the life of the church and emphasizing the principles that have guided the church through the century and made it the lead- ing church in the community.
The Afternoon Service of Song was probably the most impressive feature of the whole Celebration. Hymns well known in the early part of the Nineteenth Century, with their vivid realism, were sung by selected voices from the choirs of our own and other churches, accompanied by the flute, bass viol and 'cello. The Rev. Dr. William Waith gave a most interesting talk on the early music of the First Church, pausing at one place for the singing of two hymns that were sung by the first choir at the installation of the first minis- ter. The picture of the venerable Dr. Waith in the pulpit while his son, Dr. Waith, the Choir Master, led the old-time music is one not soon to be forgotten. Many eyes of the older generation were wet with tears as the choir rolled forth sonorously the quaint music which brought back memories of those long gone.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH.
Monday afternoon was emphatically the Women's Day. The Woman's Circle invited all the women of the Presbytery to be its guests and about five hundred accepted the invita-
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tion. The details had been carefully worked out by the Presi- dent, Miss Buck, who presided at this meeting, giving a word of greeting which was responded to by Miss Kate E. Put- nam on behalf of the Presbyterial Society. This was fol- lowed by a most interesting account of the formation and growth of the Presbyterial Society by Mrs. Henry B. Stim- son, whose mother, Mrs. Henry Childs, was its first presi- dent. Mrs. George Wadsworth, in her own inimitable style, gave the story of Woman's Work in the First Church, giving honor to the workers who have long since "passed on," and speaking with full appreciation of the work now being done. Miss Frances E. Beecher told of the organization of the Dis- trict Nursing Work in the city, under Miss Elizabeth Mar- shall, which has grown beyond the fondest dreams of its founder. Our own Nursing Work, in connection with Wel- come Hall, was once a part of this general work and its story was especially interesting to the audience. Mrs. James B. Parke, who, while the member of another Communion, was once one of our members, gave us many of her personal remembrances of the women who were the leaders when she was a young girl here at school. After prayer and benedic- tion by Dr. Raymond, the guests adjourned to the Sunday School Room where a reception by the officers was held, and where they were served from a dainty table.
On Monday evening the men of the Presbyterian churches were the guests of the Men's Association of the First Church. Plans for future work by the Presbyterian men of the city were presented and discussed, after which Dr. George Alex- ander, of New York City, delivered an inspiring address.
From first to last the Celebration was worthy of the im- portant event which it commemorated. By reviving the story of the past, it served to perpetuate the influences that in all generations make for man's good and God's glory. The record of the first century of the life of this church is now closed. May the record of the new century upon which we have entered bear like witness to the power of Christian faith to inspire, guide and bless.
DORA BRIGGS NORTH.
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Program of the Centennial Celebration.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY THE SECOND. 8 P. M.
Fellowship Service commemorating the growth of religious interests in Buffalo since the organization of the First Church in 1812.
GREETINGS.
THE REV. FRANK S. FITCH, D. D., Pastor of the First Congrega- tional Church.
THE REV. JACOB A. REGESTER, D. D., Rector of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church.
THE REV. J. L. SOOY, D. D., District Superintendent of the Buffalo District of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
THE REV. CHARLES COLMAN, D. D., Pastor of the First Baptist Church.
THE REV. LEON O. WILLIAMS, Pastor of the Church of the Messiah. THE REV. RICHARD W. BOYNTON, Pastor of the First Unitarian Church.
THE REV. THOMAS F. BODE, Pastor of St. Peter's German Evan- gelical Church.
THE REV. JAMES R. LOGUE, D. D., Pastor of the First United Pres- byterian Church.
THE REV. ISRAEL AARON, D. D., Rabbi of the Temple Beth Zion.
THE REV. RAPHAEL H. MILLER, Pastor of the Richmond Avenue Church of Christ (Disciples).
THE REV. FREDERICK A. KAHLER, D. D., Pastor of the English Luth- eran Church.
THE REV. SAMUEL V. V. HOLMES, D. D., Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY THE THIRD .. 3 TO 6 P. M.
Reception for present and former members of the First Church Congregation.
Historical Exhibit.
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PROMPTLY AT 3.30, GREETINGS
THE REV. DAVID R. FRAZER, D. D., Pastor from 1872 to 1880.
THE REV. HENRY B. MASTER, Assistant Pastor 1898 to 1904.
THE REV. HENRY CULLEN, D. D., representing the Home Missionary work of the First Church in Reserve Presbytery, South Dakota. MISS MARGARETA FRANZ and MR. RALPH H. COONRADT, representing the Foreign Missionary work of the First Church in Yi H'sien Station, China.
Some Interesting Personalities of the Past, by MRS. CHARLES J. NORTH.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY THE FOURTH.
Morning Worship, Eleven O'clock.
ORGAN :
Grand Chorus :
CHANT: Benedictus:
APOSTLES' CREED :
Guilmant Waith
INVOCATION CLOSING WITH THE LORD'S PRAYER:
CHANT : "Make a joyful noise": Gregorian
PSALM OF THANKSGIVING: (Responses by the Choir : )
PRAYER OF CONFESSION :
CHORUS : (a) "In heaven O Jehovah is fixed thy throne": Spohr
(b) "Thy love is every morning new"': From the "Christian's Prayer."
RESPONSIVE READING OF THE PSALTER: LXXXIV :)
(Lesson 22, Psalm
GLORIA PATRI:
SCRIPTURE LESSON, DEUT. VI: 3-16.
HYMN 531:
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND SUPPLICATION:
OFFERTORY : "Recessional"' (Kipling) Gower
HYMN 556:
HISTORICAL SERMON BY THE PASTOR:
HYMN 693:
PRAYER : BENEDICTION :
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Centennial Vesper Service, 4.15 P. M.
First Church Choir assisted by members of the choirs of the First Unitarian Church, Trinity Church, St. Paul's Church and Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, with other singers.
ORGAN : "A. D. 1620": "The swaying galleon, That towards a land of promise Lunges hugely on."
MacDowell
HYMN: "My Soul thy great Creator praise." Tune, Bridgewater My soul, thy great Creator praise; When clothed in his celestial rays He in full majesty appears, And like a robe his glory wears.
The world's foundations by his hand Are pois'd, and shall forever stand. He binds the ocean in his chain Lest it should drown the earth again.
Vast are Thy works, Almighty Lord, All nature rests upon thy word. Eagles, and bears, and whales, and worms, Rejoice and praise in different forms.
SCRIPTURE SENTENCES : (Congregation Rising : )
TWENTY-THIRD PSALM : (Repeated in unison : )
GLORIA PATRI: (Congregational : )
HYMN : "The Lord descended from above." Tune, Majesty
The Lord descended from above, And bow'd the heavens most high, And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky!
On cherub and on cherubim Full royally he rode, And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad.
He sat serene upon the floods, Their fury to restrain; And he, as sovereign Lord and King, Forever more shall reign. On cherub and on, etc.,
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SCRIPTURE LESSON :
HYMN 377: (Congregational: )
PRAYER :
HYMN 363: "Come Holy Spirit.": Tune, Turner
ADDRESS BY REV. DR. WAITH: "Reminiscences of the First Church music." (With hymns 123 and 492: Tunes, "St. Asaph's" and "Pleyel 's"' Hymn.)
ANTHEM : "Strike the Cymbal":
Strike the cymbal, Roll the timbrel, Let the trump of triumph sound; Powerful slinging, Headlong bringing Proud Goliath to the ground.
From the river, Rejecting quiver Judah's hero takes the stone Spread your banners, Shout Hosannas Battle is the Lord's alone.
See advances, With songs and dances All the band of Israel's daughters Catch the sound, ye hills and waters, Spread your banners, Shout Hosannas Battle is the Lord 's alone,
God of thunder, Rend asunder All the power Philistia boasts What are nations. What are stations ? Israel's God is Lord alone.
HYMN 496:
(Congregational : )
HYMN:
"The New Jerusalem":
From the third heaven where God resides,
That holy happy place,
The New Jerusalem comes down,
Adorn'd with shining grace.
HYMN 320:
(Congregational :)
ORGAN: Fantasia in E minor: (The Storm: )
HYMN 667:
(Choir :)
Lemmens
PRAYER AND BENEDICTION :
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Sopranos : MISS GRACE DYER,
MISS LEONA COLLINS,
MISS LUCILE JAMES, MRS. CHARLES A. STORCK,
MRS. WM. HART BOUGHTON, MRS. HENRY H. CHASE,
MRS. WILLIAM S. ALLEN,
MRS. WILLIAM S. WAITH,
MISS ROWENA DE LA BARRE
MISS GERTRUDE MILLER.
Altos :
MRS. CLARA BARNES HOLMES,
MISS ADA GATES,
MISS ALEXANDRA GUILD,
MISS ALETHEA GULLIAN,
MISS MARION B. MANN,
MRS. WILLIAM DOYLE.
Bassos: MR. GEORGE C. SWEET,
MR. LYNN GEARHART,
MR. ROBERT COOPER,
DR. F. C. BUSCH,
MR. CHARLES MCCREARY,
MR. D. H. ROBERTS,
MR. PERCY G. LAPEY,
MR. R. STANLEY RUTHVEN.
MR. WILLIAM J. GOMPH, Organist. MR. HERMAN E. SCHULTZ, Violincellist.
MR. PAUL SENNO, Flutist. MR. EMIL RAHMSDORF, Double-bass. DR. WILLIAM S. WAITH, Organist and Director of Music.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY THE FIFTH.
3 P. M.
Meeting of the Women's Missionary Society of the Pres- bytery of Buffalo, upon invitation of the Woman's Circle of the First Church.
MISS HARRIET M. BUCK, Presiding.
HYMN 651: "How firm a foundation, ye Saints of the Lord": TWENTY-THIRD PSALM :
C PRAYER : Mrs. William H. Boocock
GREETING FROM THE WOMAN'S CIRCLE : Miss Harriet M. Buck RESPONSE FROM THE PRESBYTERIAL SOCIETY: Miss Kate E. Putnam HYMN 692: "Glorious things of Thee are spoken":
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE PRESBYTERIAL SOCIETY : Mrs. Henry B. Stimson
THE STORY OF WOMAN'S WORK IN THE FIRST CHURCH:
Mrs. George Wadsworth
ORGANIZATION OF THE DISTRICT NURSING WORK IN BUFFALO: Miss Frances E. Beecher
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Tenors : MR. HOMER M. CLARK, MR. ALVA L. DUTTON, MR. CHARLES C. YATES.
REMINISCENCES :
Mrs. James B. Parke
DOXOLOGY :
PRAYER AND BENEDICTION :
Rev. A. V. V. Raymond, D. D.
RECEPTION AND HISTORICAL EXHIBIT :
8 P. M.
Meeting of the Presbyterian Union of Buffalo and the Men of the Presbytery of Buffalo, upon invitation of the Men's Association of the First Church-Commemorating the Growth of Presbyterian Interests during the past One Hundred Years.
ORGAN VOLUNTARY :
HYMN 776: "The Church's One Foundation"':
SCRIPTURE : The Rev. Andrew J. Purdy, Pastor of the West Avenue Presbyterian Church.
PRAYER: The Rev. Henry Ward, D. D., Pastor of the East Pres- byterian Church.
A WORD OF WELCOME: Allen N. MacNabb, President of the Men's Association.
RESPONSE : G. Barrett Rich, Jr., President of the Presbyterian Union.
Some Presbyterian Interests, presented by the Executive Commis- sion of Presbytery.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH : The Rev. A. V. V. Raymond, D. D. HYMN 562:
ADDRESS : The Rev. George Alexander, D. D., Pastor of the University Place Presbyterian Church, New York City.
PRAYER AND BENEDICTION : The Rev. Edwin H. Dickinson, D. D., Pastor of the North Presbyterian Church.
RECEPTION AND HISTORICAL EXHIBIT :
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION COMMITTEES.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
REV. ANDREW V. V. RAYMOND, Chairman,
WALTER J. SHEPARD, JOHN A. MANN,
WM. A. ROGERS,
ROBERT W. POMEROY,
C. TOWNSEND WILSON,
FRANKLIN D. LOCKE,
E. G. FELTHOUSEN.
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INVITATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE. WALTER J. SHEPARD, Chairman,
TRUEMAN G. AVERY,
HENRY W. WATSON, PHILOS G. COOK.
LADIES' AUXILIARY COMMITTEE.
MISS HARRIET M. BUCK, MISS MARION B. MANN,
MRS. CHARLES J. NORTH, MISS ALICE P. SEARS,
MISS EMMA G. DUNBAR, MRS. H. COWLES WADSWORTH.
PRINTING-PROGRAMMES AND PRESS.
GEORGE S. BUCK, Chairman,
GUILFORD W. FRANCIS,
RAYMOND K. ALBRIGHT,
A. BURT ARMSTRONG,
GEORGE B. WESTON.
HISTORICAL EXHIBIT. DR. HORACE BRIGGS, Chairman,
S. S. KINGSLEY,
JOSIAH LETCHWORTH,
· EDWIN P. SEARS,
CONWAY W. BALL,
ALBERT T. BROWN,
CHARLES P. NORTON.
LADIES' AUXILIARY COMMITTEE.
MRS. CHARLES J. NORTH, MISS GRACE E. MERRILL,
MISS FRANCES E. BEECHER, MRS. WILLIAM F. OSBORNE,
MRS. HARRIET C. MACNEIL,
MRS. GEORGE R. POTTER,
MISS ELIZABETH MAYHEW,
MISS RUTH M. ALLEN.
RECEPTION. JOHN A. MANN, Chairman,
WALTER ASPINWALL, W. MORSE WILSON.
LADIES' AUXILIARY COMMITTEE.
MRS. WILLIAM A. ROGERS, MRS. WILLIAM D. OLMSTED,
MRS. WILLIAM C. WARREN, MRS. ROBERT POMEROY,
MRS. JOHN J. ALBRIGHT, MRS. FRANK A. PIERCE,
MRS. TRUEMAN G. AVERY,
MRS. CHARLES ROHLFS,
6 MRS. AMBROSE S. BIXBY,
MISS MIRIAM H. RAYMOND,
MRS. WILLIAM H. BOOCOCK,
MRS. RICHARD J. SHERMAN,
MRS. JOSEPH DART,
MRS. FREDERICK A. SLEE,
MRS. EDWARD G. FELTHOUSEN,
MISS CORA TOWNSEND,
MRS. WILLIAM B. HOYT,
MRS. THEO. H. WICKWIRE, JR.
MRS. OGDEN P. LETCHWORTH,
MRS. CLINTON R. WYCKOFF.
CHURCH ARRANGEMENTS AND DECORATIONS. JAMES L. CRANE, Chairman.
GEORGE W. FARNHAM,
DANIEL UPTON,
CLARENCE L. POTTER, MARCUS M. DARR.
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WM. M. WHEELER,
LADIES' AUXILIARY COMMITTEE.
MRS. VAN LOAN WHITEHEAD, MRS. CARLTON C. FREDERICK,
MRS. HENRY H. BOSWELL, MRS. FRANK S. MCGRAW, MRS. EDMUND P. FISH, MRS. CLARENCE L. POTTER, MRS. HENRY D. WATERS. COMMEMORATION GIFTS. ROBERT W. POMEROY, Chairman,
C. TOWNSEND WILSON, J. MCC. MITCHELL. LADIES' AUXILIARY COMMITTEE.
MRS. FRANK H. GOODYEAR, MRS. BRONSON C. RUMSEY,
MRS. JAMES McC. MITCHELL, MRS. CONRAD E. WETTLAUFER.
HOSPITALITY.
MRS. WILLIAM L. MARCY, MRS. WILLIAM C. FRANCIS,
MRS. ALBERT B. YOUNG, MRS. ALEXANDER W. GUILD, MISS JENNIE COTTLE.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION COMMITTEES. PRESBYTERIAN UNION. A. N. MACNABB, Chairman, CLINTON R. WYCKOFF, GEORGE W. FARNHAM, JAMES L. CRANE. FINANCE.
E. G. FELTHOUSEN, Chairman,
R. B. ADAM,
GEORGE B. MATHEWS,
J. J. ALBRIGHT,
WM. L. MARCY,
TRUEMAN G. AVERY,
GEORGE A. MITCHELL,
GEORGE K. BIRGE,
FRANK S. MCGRAW,
HERBERT E. CROUCH,
ALLEN N. MACNABB,
MARCUS M. DARR,
GEORGE W. OLMSTED,
GEORGE K. FRALEY,
STEPHEN M. RATCLIFFE,
WM. H. GRATWICK,
WM. A. ROGERS,
WM. H. GLENNY,
PHILIP W. ROTH,
DR. PLINY H. HAYES,
FREDERICK H. STEVENS,
WM. M. HAMILTON,
A. K. SILVERTHORNE,
WM. H. HOTCHKISS,
RICHARD H. THOMPSON,
LAWRENCE E. HARMON,
SHIRLEY G. TAYLOR, HENRY D. WATERS,
WM. B. HOYT, FRANK R. JONES,
T. H. WICKWIRE, JR., DR. CONRAD E. WETTLAUFER,
EDWARD P. LUPFER,
CLINTON R. WYCKOFF,
THOMAS B. LOCKWOOD,
GEORGE P. WARNER,
CHARLES P. MACARTHUR, JOHN A. MANN,
VAN LOAN WHITEHEAD, C. TOWNSEND WILSON,
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H. SHUMWAY LEE,
GEORGE C. RICE,
FRANK H. GOODYEAR,
A Century hymn.
Eternal God, whose gracious will, Directing all, doth all uphold, Thy word the centuries fulfill, And show Thy faithfulness of old.
Our fathers' God! to Thee we raise Adoring song, with saints above, And celebrate, in grateful praise, Thy changeless, everlasting love.
Where others sowed, we reap, today, Rich fruitage of their toils and tears,
And on Thine altar humbly lay The harvest of a hundred years.
On us and all Thy Church below, Dear Christ, enthroned o'er death and sin,
The fulness of Thy grace bestow, And bring Thy blessed kingdom in.
Thy will our joy, with hearts aflame May we Thy boundless mercy tell, Till all the world shall own Thy name, O love divine, Immanuel!
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