U^7S F 159 .L2 S73 Copy 1 ^.45 192D of % iloramatt QIl|urrl| at IGanraalpr, J^a. ®ljc ®lb Btont Cljurrlj. ir4B-lS2D mitbag, SfCPtttbrr 5% to (IIl)urabag, i^rrmbrr 0th Plrasr pttettve ll|iB firagram for uar at all of our anttiurrsari} arruirrs ICatPr you tnat| ker;i it aa a aouurnir *= =* 13 THE CORNER-STONE OF THE OLD STONE CHURCH THE PRESENT CHURCH. 1879-1920 ifWemorial ^erbice ^unJiag mormnrj at I)alf paot Un n'rlork. l^rBttBBianui "The Church's One Foundation" QIIlP 2Jttang All standing, the Minister shall say and the congregation respond: Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, hear us. -^ O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth. Unto Thee do we give thanks; for Thou art good: for Thy mercy endureth forever. / will offer to Thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. // we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness . Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our maker. Then shall all kneel and say: Most Hoty and Almighty God, our Saviour, We acknowledge our transgressions. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his owii way. We have sinned and have committed iniquity, and hofve done wickedly. The good that we knew to do we have not done: And in all our luorks ive have been unprofitable servants, and have come short of Thy glory. Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of Thy name; cuid deliver us, and purge away our sins, for Thy names sake. Amen. Thus saith the Lord: I, even I, am He that blotteth out thy trans- gressions for Mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Go, and sin no more. Then the congregation shall sing, all standing: Tune Te Deum. O Lord, have mercy on us all; Have mercy on us when we call; Lord, we have put our trust in Thee, Confounded let us never be. Amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, tvorld icithout end. Amen. QIi|r iCortii'H Prayrr Warner Lord God, Son, Thou Saviour of the world. Be gracious unto us. Lord God, Holy Ghost. Abide with us forever. Amen. 2II|r ©lb Qlpstamrnt iCrfiamt "Sanctus." ®t|r Npui ©ratamrnt UrsBou AxTHEM — " Praise ye the Father" Gounod Pragrr By the Rev. Chas. Nagel Offertory — Festival Te Deum in E flat Buck LORD, with Thy glorious presence bless. With power from on high endue Fill and adorn this happy place. Thy flock, O Lord, this daN' anew. Wherein is preached Thy holy Word That many souls with us may feel And sacramental grace conferred. Thy pardoning grace, the Spirit's seal. That this redeemed, happy flock That thousands by our ministry Be firmly built on Christ, the Rock, May to the truth converted be. And of those blessings be possessed, And we may see them ffock with us Which on Thy Spirit's union rest. Unto the standard of Thy cross. — Anon. (Sung at the looth Anniversary) By the Rev. J. Kenneth Pfohl. Pragpr JESUS! still lead on, If the way be drear, Till our rest be won; If the foe be near, And although the way be cheerless. Let not faithless fears o'ertake us. We will follow, calm and fearless; Let not faith and hope forsake us; Guide us by Thy hand For through many a foe To our fatherland. To our home we go. When we seek relief From a long-felt grief, When temptations come alluring, Make us patient and enduring. Show us that bright shore Where we weep no more. Jesus still lead on! Till our rest be won; Heavenly Leader, still direct us, Still support, console, protect us, Till we safely stand In our fatherland. IBnirbirtinn Silent Pragrr ^uuibersarp iLobe Jf east ^unhag aftrrnnon at tl)ttt o'rlork. The Lititz Trombone Choir will announce this service by playing the following tunes outside of the church: "Now let us praise the Lord" — Tune 146A. "Jesus, great High-Priest" — Tune 185A. "Sing Hallelujah" — Tune isqD- pEACE be to this congregation, *■ Peace to every soul therein; Peace which flows from Christ's salvation, Peace, the seal of cancelled sin; Peace, that speaks its heavenly Giver, Peace, to earthly minds unknown; Peace divine that lasts forever. Here erect its glorious throne. Pragrr r^WN Thy congregation, ^-^ O Thou slaughtered Lamb: We are here assembled In Thy holy Name; Look upon Thy people Whom Thou by Thy blood Hast in love redeemed And brought nigh to God. Thou hast kindly led us For these many years; Oh, accept our praises And our grateful tears: Grant us all the favor To obey Thy voice; Yea, Thy will and pleasure Be our only choice. Church, who art arrayed In the glorious dress Of thy Lord and Saviour's Spotless righteousness. Be both now and ever By His blood kept clean, And in all thy members Be His likeness seen. — Zinzendorf. (Sung at the looth Anniversary) tJIGHLY favored congregation, By love's closest bonds united, *^ Loved by Jesus and esteemed, As the Lord's own family, Xe'er forget thy destination. Be to serve His name excited. Why from this vain world redeemed. Be to Him a fruitful tree. Grant, Lord, to Thy congregation What adorns her in Thy sight; Let her walls be called salvation. Be her glory, shield and light. (Sung at the looth Anniversary) r\ THOL" who didst the temple fill Here, when Thy people seek Thy face, With Th yresplendent awful train. And dying sinners pray to live. The glory of Thy Israel still Hear them in heaven, Thy dwelling-place. Appear in those bright robes again. And when Thou hearest, O forgive. Here, where Thy messengers proclaim The blessed Gospel of Thy Son, Still by the power of His great name Be mighty signs and wonders done. (Sung at the Reopening, January lo, 1869) JfuBtrMUtrntal MubU AxTHEM — "Ye That Dwell in the House of the Lord" Spinney pRAISE the Lord; :||: Gracious Lord, :||: Bounteously He deals with thee, Blessed is our lot indeed, Highly favored Church of Jesus: In Thy ransomed Congregation: Thee He chose through mercy free. Here we on Thy merits feed. To show forth His matchless praises. And the well-springs of salvation, And rich fruit, meet for the Master's use, All the needy to revive and cheer, To produce. :||: Stream forth here. :l|: We entreat :||: Lord, lift up Thy countenance On Thy ransomed Congregation; Grace to every soul dispense: May we all, each in his station. Daily in Thy great salvation share: Hear our prayer. :||: ©fflrtal drrftinga anh AbbrraH The Rev. J. S. Romig, D.D., Prov. Elders' Conf., North The Rev. J. Kenneth Pfohl, Prov. Elders' Conf., South Offertorv — Solo Mr. Wm. J. ElCHLER Prayrr CIXG hallelujah, praise the Lord, There we to all eternity •^ Sing with a cheerful voice; Shall join the angelic lays, Exalt our God with one accord, And sing in perfect harmony And in His Name rejoice: To God our Saviour's praise; Xe'er cease to sing, thou ransomed host. He hath redeerned us by His blood, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost, And made us kings and priests to God; Tntil in realms of endless light For us, for us the Lamb was slain: Vour praises shall unite. Praise ye the Lord. Amen. ^uitliag rurntttg at l|alf past BPtiftt o'rlork A (EantirU nf Praiat Blessed be Thou that dwellest between the cherubim, and graciously regardest them of low estate. O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; praise Him, and magnify Him forever. Magnify Him forever. Heaven and earth, fire and water, sun and moon, all the stars of heaven, rain and dew, frost and snow, heat and cold, air and wind, clouds and lightning, day and night, light and darkness, hills and moun- tains, praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. All that groweth upon the earth, all that moveth in the water, all the fowls of the air, all ye beasts and cattle, prause ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Laud Him, all ye hosts of heaven; ye angels of the Lord, praise Him; glorify, magnify Him forever. Magnify Him forever. Ye saints, ye humble and contrite souls, who trust in the Lord, glorify the Lord. Glorify the Lord. Ye servants of the Lord, serve Him with gladness, and magnify Him forever. Magnify Him forever. Ye churches of the Lord, rejoice ye in Him, and thou, the whole Israel of God, born of the Spirit, rejoice thou in Him, and sing praises unto Him forever. Sing praises unto Him forever. For He hath redeemed us from the hand of the enemy, He hath saved us from our sins, and hath delivered us out of many dangers: praise the Lord, for He is good and His mercy endureth forever. His mercy endureth forever. Amen. 7 IJAIL to the Lord's Anointed, He comes, with succor speedy, Great David's greater Son! To those who suffer wrong; Hail, in the time appointed. To help the poor and needy. His reign on earth begun! And bid the weak be strong; He comes to break oppression, To give them songs for sighing. To set the captive free. Their darkness turn to light. To take away transgression, Whose souls, condemned and d\'ing, And rule in equity. Were precious in His sight. O'er every foe victorious. He on His throne shall rest; From age to age more glorious, All-blessing and all-blest. The tide of time shall never His covenant remove; His Name shall stand forever; That Name to us is — Love. ^rrijiturr ICrason Response by the Choir Pragpr Offertory Axthem — "Praise the Lord" Ran^es,^er "\\7'ELC0ME among Thy flock of grace O Thou, the Church's Head and Lord, With joyful acclamation. Who as a Shepherd leadest Thou, Whom our Shepherd we confess: Thy flock, and richly with Thy word Come, feed Thy congregation. And sacrament us feedest: We own the doctrine of Thy Cross What shall we ?j\y? Lost in anaze. To be our sole foundation; Our hearts bow down before Thee; Accept from every one of us For none sufficiently can praise, The deepest adoration. Love, honor, or adore Thee. Lord Jesus, to our hearts reveal O Spirit in the Godhead's throne, Thy grace and love unceasing; Accept our adoration: Thy hand, once piered with the nail, Thou ever didst attend the Son, Bestow on us a blessing; And aid His ministration; That hand which to Thy family, Thou teachest us the way to bliss: With tender love's affection, Keep under Thy protection Ere Thou ascendedst up on high, That Church of which He Ruler is; Imparted benediction. We'll follow Thy direction. — ZiNZENDORF, I7OO-60. By the Rev. John S. Romig, D.D., Sec'y of the Prov. Elders' Conference Prayer Faith of our fathers! living still In spite of dungeon, fire and sword; O how our hearts beat high with joy Whene'er we hear that glorious word; Faith of our fathers! holy faith! We will be true to thee till death. Our fathers, chained in prisons dark, Were still in heart and conscience free; How sweet would be their children's fate, If they, like them, could die for Thee! Faith of our fathers! etc. Faith of our fathers! we will love Both friend and foe in all our strife: And preach thee, too, as love knows how, By kindly words and virtuous life; Faith of our Fathers! etc. iSnxolugg THE BRICK CHURCH. 1820-1879 iHoniay, Sprrmbrr fitl| at I|alf past Btvtn o'rlork /^H! where are kings and empires now, For not like kingdoms of this world ^-^ Of old that went and came? Thy Holy Church, O God! But, Lord! Thy Church is praying yet. Though earthquake shocks are threaten- A thousand years the same. ing her. And tempests are abroad. We mark her goodly battlements Unshaken as eternal hills. And her foundations strong; Immovable she stands. We hear within the solemn voice A mountain that shall fill the earth, Of her unending song. A house not made by hands. All standing, the Minister shall say: Let us lift up our hearts unto God in the heavens! Lord God, our Father, Who art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy ivill be do?ie, on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our tres- passes as %ve forgive them that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the poiver, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Lord God, Son, Thou Saviour of the world, Be gracious unto us. Lord God, Holy Ghost, Abide with us forever. Then shall all unite in the Apostles' Creed: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost; Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate; Was crucified, dead and buried; He ivent into the place of departed spirits; The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven; A nd sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; The Holy Christian Church; The Communion of saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body; And the Life everlasting. Amen. 10 Then shall the Gloria Patri be chanted: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Address — "Beginnings of the Lancaster Moravian Church" Prof. W. N. Schwarze, Ph.D. Address — "Historical Reminiscences" Rev. J. Max Hark, D.D. OWfrrtnrs P OR all Thy saints, O Lord, '- Who strove in Thee to live, Who followed Thee, obeyed, adored, Our grateful hymn receive. For all Thy saints, O Lord, Accept our thankful cry, Who counted Thee their great Reward, And strove in Thee to die. They all, in life and death, With Thee, their Lord, in view, Learned from Thy Holy Spirit's breath To suffer and to do. For this Thy Name we bless. And humbly pray that we May follow them in holiness, And live and die in Thee. Address — "The Contribution of the Moravian Church to Christianity' Prof. Geo. W. Richards, D.D. T LOVE Thy Kingdom, Lord, *■ The house of Thine abode. The Church our blest Redeemer saved With His own precious blood. I love Thy Church, O God! Her walls before Thee stand, Dear as the apple of Thine eye, And graven on Thy hand. For her my tears shall fall, For her my prayers ascend; To her my cares and toils be given, Till toils and cares shall end. Beyond my highest joy I prize her heavenly ways. Her sweet communion, solemn vows. Her hymns of love and praise. Jesus, Thou Friend Divine, Our Saviour, and our King, Thy hand from every snare and foe Shall great deliverance bring. Sure as Thy truth shall last, To Zion shall be given The brightest glories earth can yield. And brighter bliss of heaven. ilragfr Smrhirtion 11 LIBRfiRY OF CONGRESS deception 014 365 193 9 uJursbay, Btambn nlj. at l^alf past srurtt o rinrR All members and friends of this old church are most cordially invited to this reception in the oldest church building of our city. Con- gratulations will be received in a brief and informal way. iWiggionarp Cbening UphnfBiiay, ^tttmhtr Btl|, at I|alt past srupti o'rlork On the Roof of the World," a lecture finely illustrated by colored photographic views. The Rev. H. B. Marx, of Poo, Tibet Silver offering Wi&f)tvi' ^sisiociation panquet JFnr All Mtn nf tljr (!ll?«rrl| ®I|uraJiaa, Irrfmbfr 9tJ|, at Ptgi|t o'rlork 31n ^oratiian l^all The speakers will be the Rev. J. H. Musselman and the Rev. |. Max Hark, D.D. (Please procure tickets in advance) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 014 365 193 9