Show hymn HYHN for the strength of the hills lulls we ble bie bless biess ss thee 1 our god our fathers god 4 thou hast made tily children mighty by the touch of the mountains sod ad thou hast fiad our ark of ruge where the spoilers foot ider lder n eer trod F for or the strength of the hills we bless thee our oar god our fathers god we are watchers wat nat chers of a beacon nt a 1 vrho whose e light must roust never die atla J ve we are guardians of an altar MI midst dst ast the silence of the sky the rocks yield founts of courage struck forth as by a rod fer the strength of the hills we tt bless chiefs thee our oar god our fathers gol goj r for or the dark resounding caverns thy still small smail voice is 13 heard F for or the S strong trong pines of the fr forests ests that by thy breath are stir stirred reil for ilie storms on whose fres fros pinions thy spirit v walks alks abroad for tit the e i of the hills hilly we bless thee our god our fathers god the royal roval eagle dar teth oer his quarry from tb the be gats and the stag that knows na no master seeks there his wild dell deli delights apts beaw but we e for thy communion hafe haie sought the mountain sod F for or the strength of the hills lila we bless Ws Thee the our god our fat fai fa theis livis god 4 y A 4 the banner of the chieftain faifar far far har below us waves wares the war warhorse horse horsa of the spearman can cai not reach our lotty lofty caves tov toy dark clouds wrap morae the thresh hold d of freedoms last abode F for or the strength of the hill we bless thee our god our fathers god for the shadow of thy presence round our camp of rock outspread for the stern defiles of batlle battla bearing record of our dead for the snows and aud for the torrents for the free hearts burial sod F for orthe the strength of the hills we bless thee A our god our fd fathers god religious RELI rell Grous fous LIBERTY IN TURKEY tunkey A correspondent has sent us a statement which tends to prove the good faith of the turkish government in carrying out the religious liberty guarantied guaranteed guaran tied both loth to christians and nahom mahomed Mabom edans an s at constantinople a turk and bigwife his wife and lind child hav have e been baptized by the american ml missionary S sio nary dr hamelin by the name of freeman 5 it appears chaton the ad instant t two wo officers of the porlie porfe went int to tl the office of 0 f dr hamelin after previous notice to investigate 7 the cabaot of theT the they freeman teeman family converted 1 I f from r m to christianity dr hamelin at first demurred but a strict examination took place the officers of the porte examined mr F freeman reet the ol 01 object act was to ascertain whether he had ad been be en driver drivel ft from fi Q m islamism to christianity ly by any trouble or supposed wrongs wion s but the answers were deemed satisfactory by bythe the turkish 1 I 1 authorities i mrs freeman was then subjected to the same came ordeal after which it was arranged that the turkish lady and her daughter should have an infer interview 1 i ew together ane res result ull uil convinced dr pr hamelin that there was no compulsion in the case and the ceremony was therefore performed the account adds it is the will of hib his majesty our sovereign and it has become the established law of the empire that every subject without any exception shall enjoy entire religious freedom the is is now as frea fre to become a christian as the christian isaree ia free to become a Mus stilman sillman two days previously dr hamelin marr married led a young protestant armenian to tb a who had been baptized in malt malta balig eicas ninas Mes messenger sen senser er sept 29 |