LINES WRITTEY

Otago Witness, Issue 2735, 15 August 1906, Page 62

LINES WRITTEY

FOR MR DUNCAN] WRIGHT'S FAREWELL TO RUSSELL STREET MISSION HALL, AUGUST, 1906. My dear friends, I thiak you'll agree that tonight It is right That we hold a small social both cheerful and bright, As a slight Expression of love for our friend Duncan Wright. So if when we're- •wishing our dear friend "good-bye," Just one sigh Escapes from the heart, or a t«ar dims the eye. -

We will try To rememberf his work, in the days long gone by; And bo thankful to think that his story and song For so long Has cheer' i weary souls as they journeyed along, Making strong Th» weak and the timid to fight against

wrong. Ten years he has labour'd amongst us, you know, Just to sow The "seed of the word" in th I hope it would grow Here below, Producing rich sheaves for the reapi»g to show. How the young folks delighted to sit at his feet And repeat Some portion of Scripture, so tender and sweet, In tones meet, And then hare a story by way of a treat. And if any were sick, or in trouble, he'd find

OU, such kind, Loving counsel to ease or to succour tlio miud, And would bind Up the hearts that were breaking or feeling unkind. So, although he is leaving, we, will not complain, For 'tis plain That such loving labours can ne'er be in vain, But remain A precious remembrance, his fame to main-

tain. Tho' Russell Street Mission Hall know 3 him 110 more, We implore The blessing of God to abide on him more Than before la the aew field of labour he goes to exploit.

His labours of love we can never requite, So it's right That we pray that his years which remain may be bright With the hght That streams from the Cross on Mount Calvary's height. And if on earth we should meet him no more : On the shore Of the heavenly land where all partings are o'er, We'll adore The love that restores us to those gone before. — D. Gaik. Dunedin. August, 1906.