Show bishop birthday bishop george halliday experienced his birthday yesterday and the occasion was duly honored an A n energetic committee mchood echoed the sentiments be antim ants of the whole community when they quietly approached the people with tho th 8 news of a brewing surprise of course all that flowery language lariza aze about groan ing tables bounties of the earth joy otts time satisfied natii fied inner man ate tc etc tc is meant here but as everybody knows know it b by rote he may repeat it for himself however the bishop was cleverly sur eur prided priced and presented with a beautiful invalids chair he made a neat repty reply to the kinine saes shown him singing dancing dan ing and eating were the order of the evening the following lines wore written for the occasion by our talented local poet james whose pieces frequently appear in the publications of the territory over j 0 TO BISHOP GEO ON DIS seventieth BIRTHDAY dear brother george we thought it not unwise to storm the fort and take you by surprise arise so here we are prepared to bacce or sing bing or make this hall ball with merry laughter ring As a small token of our oar love and duty we wa here present you with this thing dutli of 0 beauty A poem in itself on ease prid rest that works to suit buit the posture post ture one likes best we hope in years to come while mus ing there bless the night that brought along the chair long may it last to comfort cheer and rest you when atilius and pains of body may you but tell let the chair its own proud story and let us on its owners virtues dwell tar ee a and an d ten years now have passed away awa y since brothe george first saw the he light of day the world may well be glad that he be was horn born many an eye will weep at his return i he efe spent the vigor of his mind in youth to spread abroad the words worda of life and truth and through his faith oer car which naught could prevail ho 11 biti S its at last a judge in isreal though but bat four years he has been bishop here both old and young alike hia big name levore bevere when duty cays the sinner he ha should chide if err side bide he does he be errs on an dereys ho he loves lores the drooping dro opine heart to bless bles and cleer and tear shares affliction with a falling he wields the priesthood god to him has given to lift man nearer to the gates of heaven 0 would the earth with more like him were blest bleat to helo held tle the poor and give giva the weary rei reit reft t tuen then inight we lift our longing eyes see the world redeemed from half its nosery misery god bless you bishop is our earnest st sprayer dp prayer rayer jand may v he guard enard you yon with his tender care and grant you many birthdays yet tot to with bitic ome come lona peace and health and unity at and at length your earthly race is oer may you be crowned with life for evermore I 1 I 1 r |