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 in, and one selected, printed on a neat sheet, and circulated through the vast audience who were present. The following is the piece:—

A PARTING HYMN.

When Winter's royal robes of white From hill and vale are gone, And the glad voices of the spring Upon the air are borne, Friends, who have met with us before, Within these walls shall meet no more.

Forth to a noble work they go: O, may their hearts keep pure, And hopeful zeal and strength be theirs To labor and endure, That they an earnest faith may prove By words of truth and deeds of love.

May those, whose holy task it is To guide impulsive youth, Fail not to cherish in their souls A reverence for truth; For teachings which the lips impart Must have their source within the heart.

May all who suffer share their love love— The poor and the oppressed; So shall the blessing of our God Upon their labors rest. And may we meet again where all Are blest and freed from every thrall.