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The Seaforth News, 1927-06-23, Page 7July 3rd, 1.9 27 KSCTVTING pi' Sunday, July 3, at the hour of 2.30;in the afternoon, tfirror the coasts of the Atlantic ocean tofisc coasts of the Pacific ocean, . the llkOrraih on. of Canada are invited XD���D�e ®� t�ka2... �, to 'assemble and •participate en an exppres, ,son of 'Thanksgiving which will be enation -wide. - The selectionsbrelow",have been made and issued, by the National Cont- reitteerfor,the Celebratioiibr the Diamond Jubilee of Couledotatiou; with a very{ to providiug an. order of proceedings which' may be, renewed in all is of the Do pinion and whiclt•tviil permit of partici/jet'lon in the National. tiksgivin ebY Lho'peoile as a whole. ' will be for provincial and loctl committees es to make the arranpom n ts neee sai'y to the assembling of.• the people in their respective communities; vend to the ensuring of due precision in the time and order of the proceed. les. AT OTTAWA • At the capital of the Dominion, Their Excellencies the Governor cenerae and Viscountess Willingdon, the L'rimo.Minister and Meti:Omen of the Cabinet, Members Of the Privy Council, tbe;local Members of ParIia- morit and of the °uteric LegislLturce, the Mayor and Mombere of the Coun- cli of the City of Ottawa, and other pnbitc, liereonage,, together with the heads of all religious denominations, will be asked to take a central position immedlately in front of the entrance to the Houses et Parliament. Ate nouncentent of the several solecttons will be male by His Excellency The Clovernor General, and participation In the singing or reoitgl thereof will be aided by such facilities as the Local Celebration Committee may decide, e At the dentals of the several Provinces it is proposed that gatherings siitt!lar in character Lake place immediately in front of their respective Legislative Buildings, Lhe Lieutenant Governors to 'be responsible tor the order of proceedings. LOCAL THANKSGIVING In Canada the municipal systemlies at the very basis of its paella.' mentary institutions, It is therefore proposed that in cities, towns acid vil- lagos .other titan capitals elle National Thankrglving proceedings sheulci be accorded a relationship to the Municipality similar to that given it- at the several Capitals. No settlement or hamlet in the Dominion is too small or too remote to participate °f!tcially in the National Thanksgiving. THE PROGRAMME Whilst the order of proceedings hero sot forth ie one which it is hoped may bo followed in all parts of the Dominion, it Is recognized that•additions thereto, or subtractions therefrom may bo deemed advisable by, local Com- mittees; also that substitution of other numbers' lor'those printed may be necessary, especially where translations are required. it ie therefore under- stood that alteration of this kind may be made wbenever local Committees so decide. .The person presiding shall announce the several numbers in the order oe proceedings and road aloud the explanatory passages, With tete exception of the .fleet and Iast numbers, the singing should, where possible, bo. proceeded by the playing of the air ey accompanying, musical i,netrn- ments as arranged -for by the- local Committees. To facilitate unisonein the • rasseges to be read aloud, sada ntethodS shall be followed. as local Commit- tees may arrange for in advance. Order of Proceedings Precisely at 2,10 in the afternoon, (local Lime) the proceedings shall tommenee., All present shall sing.. TUNE -pine HUNDREDTH. L.M. Key of G. Praise God from whom all blessings flew; Praise Tilos, nil rreatut'ss hero below; Praise Him ;cbove, pe'heaviouly host;. 4 Prail:e Father, Son and IIoly 0:08. Amon. COMMEMORATIVE OF THE PIONEERS AND 'SETTLERS WHO LAID OUR. COUNTRY'S FOUNDATIONS. • To be road by the person presiding. It is appropriate that tb0-firet note of. Thanksgiving should also bo commemorative of the early pioneers and settlers who by their labors laid the foundations of our nation: Thewoi'ds of the following hymn have been Bung through - many, generattuns and in many lands. They acquire a new sigulflcanca•-as-they e1Nl to -mine the trials and privations oe those heroic men ant! women Who, in deep forest or lonely clearing, Made the "Mat Cate than homes. Leas'btg behind meet' of :.heir owe kin audefx•teuds. end alto lieeurities and comforts of civilization, they brought with thoma highcnui•- u:gtkritrm endurance, and an abiding faith in the God tlteir't°athori. Then obeli be sung by all present. , TUNE—MARTYRDOM. C:fl. • Five Time. :-No. '2. 0 God of'Bethel! by whor) hand ' Thy people still aro !'ed;. Who through tilts weary Pilgrimage Hast' all our fathers loci: Our vows,' aur prayers, we now present Before Thy throne -of grace: " God .01 our fathers! be the God Of their succeeding nice, Through each perplexing path of lite Our wandering ;footsteps guide; .Give us each day, our daily, broad, And raiment itt provide. 0 spread, Thy covering wiegs around, Tin all our wanderings cease. And at our Father's loved aboJe Our 80019 "arrive - in peace. Amen. Ther. -shall he read 'aloud 'b'y all presetit. PSALM C. No o. O be" jn; fnl to the . orcl all ye lands;'. • Serve :the. Lord. with gladuoso and' conic b: forci.1^.Iis presence we k a; -song, Be yea suee teat..the Lora He is God; . it is Ho that hetee eriede ne,-anci ,not" we our ielyes; 'We are Iee people, -aud . the sheep of Hie pasture, O go jeour way into His gates evltit thanksgiving and into Iris .Courts with Pralsot Be thankful unto Hem and speak good of.Slis name: For the. Loid Is 'gracious, His Mercy :is everlasting 'And )lis" truth'-ouduretli from generation etc geneeation. ,To be read by the person presiding. The text of the Lords Prayer as here sot f011.11 15 as used at the open- ing of each day's proosedings in the Parliament of Canada by tIte Speaker of the Commons and the speaker a• the Senate. Then shall be said by all present. No. 4. Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed ho Thy name. Thy King- dom come. Thywill be cion in Flartb, me it is in heaven. Give us this clay ,our. daily, bored.- And forgive - us our trespasses, no we forgive themthat trespass against os. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil, --Amen, COMMEMORATIVE OF THE FATHERS OF: CONFEDERATION. To be read by the person presiding. Tho value and interest of history are derived ihtoflyfrom the lives and services of the :nen whom it commemorates. Without these the progress of the nation would be little worth recording. - Upon this day of Nationrel Thauitsgiving it is fitting to recall' the entiuent services of the fathers of Confederation, through whose efforts the scattered Provinces of Canada have been united under one constitution, Our appreciation of their great- ness increases with the, passing years. To follow in thoir-L'ootsteps in de- voted service to oer country is the highest tribute we owl pay to their Memory. Expression is -given to this tribute in the words o1 the following hymn, No. G. Then stall bocung by all present. TUNE -T, ANNE. C.M. Third Tune, Lord. while for all- mankind we pray Of every clime and coast, 0 hear us for our native land, Tho Iand we love the most: Our fathers' sepulchres are hero, And here our kindred dwelt, Our children too;—how should we love Another land so well? O guard our shores from every foe; With peace our borders bless, With-preapeI'nus times our cities crown, Our leads with. plenteousness. Unite us in the sacred love ct1 knowledge, ,truth,. and Thee; .r .! Ie1 our hills andvalleys shout The songs of liberty. Lord of the nations, thus to Thee Our country we commend; Be Thou our refuge and our trust, Our everlasting Friend. :Amen. Then shall be read aloud by all present. No, 6. r f Therefore tlsou shalt keep the Commandments of the Lord thy God, to walk in His ways and to fear. atm. For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land; a land of brooks of water, of fountains, and depths that spring out of the valleys and . Lille; A land or wheat, and barley and vines, and lig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil, olive and honey; A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything iu it; a laird whose stones are re.,,aud out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass; When thou hast eaten and; alt tell, thou thou shalt bless the Lord thy Cod tor the good -.land which He hath given thee. Beware that thou forgot tot the Lord tby God, in notkeepingHie 'Commandments, and Hie Judgment; and Ills Statutes.—Deet. viii. 6-11. -' B. Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be My people; and ',walleye In all Lhe ways that have commandsd'you, that it may be web unto you,—,lora vii„ 23. lit honour thy rather anti thy mother, as the Lord thy God Bath command- ed thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and •that it may go well with . .. thee, in the laud When' the Lord thy God givoth thee,—Dent, v., 16. iv. - And what cloth the L,orcl require o1 thee, .but to do justly and to love • mercy, and to,walk humbly with thy God. -Micah v -t., 8. v, if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy Llght,iiee in obscurity, and thy darkness bo as noon day; and the Lord Khali guide thea •continually.--lsa. lviii•, 10=11. vl. Those are the Statutes and Judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the Lord God o1 thy fathers giveth thee lo possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. -Dont. xii,, 1. 111. COMMEMORATIVE OF THOSE WHOSE LIVES 'HAVE' ,BEEN GIVEN .iN THE COUNTY'S SERVICE. To be read by the person presiding. ' Ali this day of National Thanksgiving it ie especially appropriate that wo should peep: in remembrance those brave men and women who have made the Supreme Sacrifice Meth°,service of our country. ice cannot more worthily commemorate -their memory than in prayer that we, the living, may: derive strength and courage to hold fast the principles or service and freedom for which they died. Here shall bo,eounded THE LAST POST To be followed by.' a minute of complete silence, .a.t4 the conclusion of tho minute of eilertce "—Sean Shall: be sung by alt present ELDERS. 10.10.10.10, Second Tune, No. 7-. Tb.rough dust of conflict and through battle -flame; Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved, Your memory hallowed in the Land you loved." Proudly you gathered, rank on rank to war, As ti -ho had heard God's message from afar; All you had hoped for; all you had, you gave To save Mankind—yourselvee you scorned to :Ave. Splendid you passed, tho groat surrender made, Into the light that nevermoreshall fade; Deep your contentment in that blest abode, Who wait the last clear trumpet -call of God. Amon. 1V, A PRAYER FOR DIVINE GUIDANCE IN THE GOVERNMENT OF OUR LAND. To be read by the person presleing. On February 11, 1027, a Select Committee of the Canadian house of Commons reported "that it ie desirable' that the business of the House be opened, each clay, by prayer to Almighty God to invoke His blessings upon its deliberations," Save as to the italicized parts, rendered necessary through its adaptation to the present occasion, the text of the. following prayer is that of a portion of the prayer as since road by the Honourable the Speaker of the House of Commoots. Then shall be sald by all present.; No. 8. "lelost Gracious God, we humbly beseech Thee especially for. this Dominion, and herein more particularly for the Governor General, the Senate, and the House of Commons, in their legislative capacity, as also toe alt legislatlye and municipal bodies in the discharge of their public duties; that Thou wouldst be pleased to 'direct and prosper all their consultations, to the advancement of Thy: glory,' the safety, honour and welfare of our Sovereign' and Elis Dominions, that all things may be eo ordered and settled by their endeavors, upon the best and surest founda- tions, that peace and happiness, truth, a••9 justice, religion and piety, may beestablished among us for all general s a Amen. Then -shall be read aloud by all present. No, 9. No. 10. No. 11. No. 12. PSALM LXVII. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; Andecause His face to shine upon us; That Tlty way may be known upon earth, Thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise Thee, 0 God; Let all the people praise Thee. 0 let the nations be glad and sing for joy: For Thou shalt judgethe people righteously, And govern the 'nations upon earth. Lot the people praise Thee, 0 God; Let all the people praise Thee. Then shall the earth yield tier increase; And God, even our own God,'shail bless us. God shall bless us; And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. Then shall be sung by all present. MORNING LIGHT. 7.6.7.6.D. G. J. Webb, 1803.37, From ocean unto ocean Our land shall;own Thee Lord, And Tilled 'With -tree d'ev'otion, Obey Thy sovereign word^ Our prairies and our .mountains, Forest• and fertile doll, Our rivers, lakes and fountains, To Thee shall tribute yield. Amen. v. NATIONAL ANTHEMS Then shall be sung by; all present. 0 CANADA O Canada! Our. Home and Native Lanai True patriot.love- in all thy sons eommaud. WIth.;:glnwiug.huarts wa:!sste thete'rise, The'., True 'North, strong '•aiitr tree, And stand ele guard, 0 Canada, We: stand on guard for thee, G Canada, glorious and tree! • Wo stand on guard, we stand on guard for thee! 0 Canada, we stand on guard fol` thee! Then shall bo sung by all present. GOD SAVE THE KING God save our gracious King, Long live our . noble King, Gocceave the King: - - Send: .Hint victorious, Happy and: glorious, Long to reign' over us; God save the King. THE END. NE CELE'RATE Let -Nothing Intefere With Your Arrangements for Joining hi Canada's Birthday Party Festivities. FROM SYDNEY TO DAWSON A NATIONAL JUBILEE e On Friday, July lot, Canada cele- In the 'smaller centres lacrosse, les iter sixtieth Birthday. Every' baseball and competitive sports have 'eand loyal banal i,an should trove, been arranged,,,while many prominent sons aro v :shin; he scenes of their and Ito clonb has, plane for participa- chilabeed to plant trees and to par ing in that glad event. From Sidney, i pe Breton, to Dawson," Yukon, true Canadians are entering inti the spirit of theday aed aro either• actively en- gaged in promoting the celebration through workon one or mooe of the. many entertainment committees , or else planning to participate' us n cheering onlooker. PLANS DIVERSIFIED, Pageants, . unveiling of commemor- ative ;tablets and memorials, public speeches, folk dances, old -onto re- unions will be the order of ;the day. Every band in thecountry will'. be, doing its utmost to stir the patriotic sentiment of our people.In the large centres, well organized' parades with floats representative of :present pro- gress or rominieeent of bygone days aro all ready to make their appear- ance.' ticiptite in aha celebration ceremonies. OLD CUSTOM, REVIVED. Don fires and fireworks ace allready for the night of July let and granted good weather it is anticipated' that beacon fires' will flash from headland to headland across our country from, coast to coast. The revival of this odd time custom of flashing news by bee, coil is expected to add 7uite a':spec- tacular appearance to ,the night . of July 1st, THE COUNTRY ORGANIZED. Duo to the efforts of..tho committee in charge of the Diamond Jubilee Celebration, the suggestions they have Made and the whole -hearted support they, have received,.froin all quarters, we feel surto that the commemoration of July 1st, -1927, will go down in history as'ateinspiretion to the patrl otism of our people, espeolally the Let the ihiidren Color Canada's Einblem, young, so that they will .appreciate a consciousness of. healthy Can adianisnr, ;and while joining in a na- tional celebration may they join in a spirit of uatiorual' unity arising, above and ; beyond party affilia- tion and the narow confines of race or creed, making our country's birth- day the symbol of a closer -knit, kind- lier Canadian people rejoicing in: the heritage of, Ganadlaniem and all for which it stands. r, /• r. , ! CANADA'S DIAMON s; JW;ILEE RESOLUTION (Passed Unanimously by the House otE; Commons and the Senate, Ottawa, April 14, 1927.) "Resolved, that as Canada is approaching the sixtieth anniversary of her founding as a Dominion, the Parliament of "Canada place on 'record its deep appreciation of the achievements of the Fathers of Confederation, and with united voice express its faith and confidence in the future of this our country, and its development as a member of the British Commonwealth of. Nations, owing allegiande to His Majesty the King. "It is the earnest wish of Parliament that the Diamond Jubilee Celebration for which plans are now being rapidly :natured shall commemorate appropriately and enthusiastic- ally the accomplishment' of Confederation and the ,subsequ- ent progress of the Dominion. We trust that this cotnmem- Oration will lend added inspiration to the patriotic fervsar of our people, and afford a clearer vision of our aspirations and .icleals; to the end that from sea to sea there may be developed a robust Canadian spirit, and -in all things Cana- dian profounder national unity." -r Port Chalnbly, Quebec Fort Chansbly, twenty miles south- west of Montreal 011 a conepicuou1, headland of the Richelieu river, is a most picturesque and inteiesting ruin. ' The first Feet .Chambly was erected by the French in 1666 and thp. building of the:prosant structure wag begun in 1709. In 1881 the fort was I abandoned as a military post and in p 1921 was placed under v tierthec are of the Canadiaan. National Parks Branch of the. Department of the Interior to be preserved as a valuable memorial of 1 the early nijlitary history of Canada. It, is near^'some 'f Quebec's main high- ways; and is vis! ed by many motorists every year. '. WarSCar+e Resting Europe Breathes Again. A Boiling Pot Cools Down NEWS IN BREIF Relations between Poland and Rus - ria appear from despatches. to have 1 been, temporal•ily at least, patched up by Poland's acceptance of Russia's three demands. .Jugo-Siavia and Al- bania still leek "at ..each .other askance while Italy and. France watch the situation with interest: Europe does not seem even yet to have learned its lesson: that it is impossible to carry lighted matches into powder magazines: ' Pseudo statesmen will "monkey with the buzz -saw" of na- tional dignities, and sooner or later drastic action , will be taken by the came hotheads that may cause an- other Armageddon. On the League of Nations rests the, hope of,•a peaceful 1 future. Mussolini talks of:building a future Italian war machine, hie 1 authority having apparently •gooseto his:. head when hepicturesItaly bak-/ ing a foremost place in the Europeani arena by the strength of her arnta-•I ments. IRELAND. Ireland is rapidly' assuming norm -1 alcy as Cosgravc's (Government) ma-. JoritY gradually y becomes stronger as the intricate election return; are inter- preted. RUSSIA. Still more rnurders are reportoi 1 (or "executions" as they are called in that land•of liberty). Some 46 have. been done to death 'as enemies of the. Soviets. .. ENGLAND. Canada's Minister of Trade, Hon. Jas. Malcolm, made an excellent ins- pression in his recent address in Lon- , don. Unemploymteutcontinues to lin- 1 prove. The Anglo-Egyptian crisis , has apparently been averted. ' THE UNITED STATES. Lindebergh, while having passel , from the headlines, will livelong in ; the memory of this generation as a sterling national character, Even the ` great ovation accorded him failed• to dispel his inherent modesty. Hio fu - 'cure 'will be watched with great in- ' terest by all. It is hoped he will accept an invitation to visit Ottawa during our July 1st celebrations. Washington.—U.S. Treasurer Mel- lon is reported to have had .a rather busy . day Thursday - last when the treasury turn -over was about $1,138,- 000,000. 1,138;000,000." About $378,000,000 was paid out on matured certificates of itidebt- edness and $70,000,000 interest dis- bursed. More than balancing these outputs were receipts of approximate- ly pproximat -ly $100,000,000 of tax payments, $200,- 000,000 subscriptions to the new bond issue announced early this moth. and $89,000,000 due from ford:re govern- ments on account of debts, The Treasury's b-alanoe will an - proximate 240,000;040. Did Mr. Mal- lon work overtime, wo wonder? CANADA. Winnipeg, ,A maniac supposed sed t'. have left a trail of brutally murdered wotnen across the United States. did two iancoent victims to death 111 W ia- nipeg. After a four-day hunt, he is behind the 'bars, The question now naterapy arises what to ;do-wiah;lum: If hopolossly'mentally deranged should he be exwuted or iuoarcerated for life, and if the latter, should Canada or. the United States (his native coun- try)' shoulder the .expellee of his fu- ture. Eighteen victims aro credited his mania in the States., extendiit✓; from the,"Cpast to Detroit over a per- iod of two years.' ' THE MISSING FLIERS. Rumor still holds out hope that Nungesser and Coli'mny still be alive in North.Quebee. Searcbl,perties are scouring the section from whence the rumor eminated. 'Everyone hopes against hope these French heroes may be found alive and unharmed. Miss SSin'lense Cartier; only surviv lug daughter of Sir George lOtiet ne Cari-let, cue of the Fathers ' -of Gonted- eiraltion, n'ht came to Canada 'a few dstys ago as tate &nea.t of the White Star Line to attend the ceremonies in Ganda in commotion with the jubilee of Confederation, "7Dleotrieit," Would have :been tie• taunted a'.bls.ck are In tho Middle Ages," says a writer, In other wocrde, awl lchoral t, The Bore—"And what ate your Views on suicide?" itis VicUra "foo danOrous."