THE Onward Reciter. EDITED BY WILLIAM DARRAH. VOLUME V. LONDON: S. W. Partridge & Co., 9, Paternoster Row. MANCHESTER: Lancashire & Cheshire Band of Hope Union, Mount Street, Albert Square, and John Heywood, Deansgate. 1876. (COPYRIGHT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.) Per. 2705. f. Do thy little-Do it well; Do thy little; though it be They whom Christ apostles made Do thy little. God hath made Do thy little; and when thou Then the little thou hast done, Little wrongs at once confessed, Little toils thou didst not shun, Little graces meekly worn, Little slights with patience borne These shall crown thy pillowed head, Holy light upon thee shed, These are treasures that shall rise Far beyond the shining skies. PREFACE. No effort has been spared in this Volume of the "ONWARD RECITER" to furnish our readers with a new, varied, interesting, and valuable selection of Readings, Recitations, and Dialogues. We have studied brevity, simplicity, and force: and have thus hoped to render the work both acceptable to the managers of public gatherings and popular with those who recite. As befits a magazine aiming to aid Sunday School and Band of Hope conductors in their task of training aright the young, a large number of the pieces inculcate Temperance principles; whilst all are of a pure and elevating character. We are indebted to the following authors for the original contributions which appear in the volume: F.W.B.; F. H. Bowman, F.R.A.S., F.L.S.; C.; Annie Clegg; Rev. G. T. Coster; A. J. Glasspool; Rev. R. M. Grier, M.A.; Rev. Edward Hayton; Rev. Thomas Jarratt; R. I. O.; E. J. Oliver; M. A. Paull; Mrs. Ellen Ross; Rev. James Smith, M.A.; Ellin Isabelle Tupper; Martin F. Tupper, D.C.L.; Rev. F. Wagstaff; A. L. Westcombe; M. A. Whitfield; Rev. T. P. Wilson, M.A.; Rev. Samuel Wray. selections from their express our obligations For permission to insert published writings we have to to: Mrs. Clara Lucas Balfour; W. C. Bennett, LL.D.; S. C. Hall, F.S.A.; Alsager Hay Hill, LL.B.; Charles Mackay, LL.D.; Rev. G. M. Murphy; S. W. Partridge; Rev. S. J. Stone, M.A.; Mrs. H. Noel-Thatcher, and others. We have also to thank several correspondents for their kindness in forwarding choice selections. MANCHESTER, AUGUST 18TH, 1876. THE EDITOR. |