Excerpt from First Church of Christ in Pittsfield, Massachusetts: Proceedings in Commemoration of Its One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary, February 7th and 8th, 1914 The weather, both on the Saturday and on the Sunday, was favorable, being cold enough to seem seasonable and yet not severe. The program began on Saturday afternoon, February seventh, the exact date of the Anniversary, with a public meeting in the Church at three O'clock. The Church was beautifully decorated with evergreens and yellow genista, and be hind the pulpit, a single large white lily. Along the gal lery rails were hung the wooden shields bearing the names Of the eight foundation men which were used at the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Anniversary, and beside the pulpit stood a tablet on which were inscribed the names of the past ministers of the Church. The Pas tor presided. The meeting was Opened by the singing Of the hymn Let children hear the mighty deeds, Which God performed Of This was follow ed by the reading of the One Hundred and Fifteenth Psalm by Rev. Addison Ballard, D.D.; and prayer was offered by Rev. Charles J. Palmer of Lanesbor ough. The three historical papers and the Poem, which appear elsewhere in this book, were then read, name lyz a General Sketch of the History of this Church, by Dr. Henry Colt; The Origin, History and Significance of the New Year's Sunrise Prayer Meeting, by Miss Julia W. Redfield; An Appreciation of the Ministry of William Vail Wilson Davis, by Judge Charles L. Hibbard; and the Poem, by Mrs. Augustus mck. Gifford, read by her brother, Mr. Harold Stearns Davis. The exercises were closed with the singing Of the hymn, O God, beneath Thy guiding hand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.