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And I look away o'er the well tilled fields, Bright now with the springing grain, And the orchards, which glorious promise yields That fruitage will come again. And think of the time when oavgrandsires cut These homes from the forest wild. No labor, no hardship Too great, they thought, To win home for-wife and child. ’ They were strong and sturdy knights of toil, l They were men of brawn and brain, l s, they won their bread from the virgin soil, I . Each Was king in his own domain. i With the help of wives who cheerfully shared I Privation and strenuous toil, l ' Rude homes were built,-their lands were cleared, l p 'r'" And their families reared the while. I ‘i l Their habits were simple yet, healthful and good i _ ‘ As the homeSpun garb they wore, I I life moved but slow to the ox-teamLs plod i l T Bat progress was steady and Sire. § , They were founders of these goodly homes, l Upon which we rest our eyes, i , Sirley Lairer heritage have none, ‘ Under blue Cunadian skies, ' ' They were men and women who feared their God; I And each Saooath saw them low l, L In the log school house, near the very sod a , g Where the new Church rises now. i _ They came with their children,from far and near, t ( f Over rough unbroken ways; ‘ And out through the forest strong and clear: f Bang the good old hymns of praise. And they built the old Church where it Stands: - " Neighbors labored side by side; 'Twas the work of strong and willing hands, , ' And they viewed it with honest pride. l They served their day and age full well; One by one we laid thembby, While the old Church guards like a sentinel, The spot where their ashes lie. Yes the Church is old; it has had its day The archives are dim with age. But Sacredly cherished those names should be, Which are traced on each time-worn page. You will build the new one of brick and stone; Build it staunch and strong and fair, For you build it not for yourselves alone, But for those who your names shall bear. , _ God blessed the old, May He bless the new; May He still with His people dwell; 'rd. V In its courts may souls be born anew; “‘ And go forth His praise to tell. May itsyoutn he led In the good old way, Age be cheered and comforted, All it's members joined in unity, And all by His Spirit led, That in years to come, fond hearts and true, Both near and far away, I May hold as tender memories‘of the new, ' ( ", As of ours of the old to-dayo ‘ By M. can, A daughter of “Delmar. S wlmidjtril éym MAS. ch/ lilillia 22mm gamma/y Au/lee , fig/0g) C),r_riirsr,e. [I ,