. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. core of 91.—iroodbiiry Re-porter. September 4. 1889.— But Thou. O Lord, from Thy liright throne on high. Watching. I wake the while my comrades sleep :Oer land and sea Thy watch and ward dost keep. As the long, weary hours roll slowly by. Darkness and clouds begloom the watery plain :The moon and stars withhold their wonted light ; The winds have ceased their sorrowful silence reigns thro the dark realms of Night. But in that brighter wor
. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. core of 91.—iroodbiiry Re-porter. September 4. 1889.— But Thou. O Lord, from Thy liright throne on high. Watching. I wake the while my comrades sleep :Oer land and sea Thy watch and ward dost keep. As the long, weary hours roll slowly by. Darkness and clouds begloom the watery plain :The moon and stars withhold their wonted light ; The winds have ceased their sorrowful silence reigns thro the dark realms of Night. But in that brighter world where Thou dost dwell,Nor Night, nor Darkness is, but Light supreme; Silence is not; the full-voiced angels swellTheir ceaseless songs, and Jesus is the theme! Jesus ! Thou Light of every weary breast. Shine in my soul; from darkness set me free :Guard those who sleep, and give them peaceful rest. And bless the lonely watcher on the sea. A. N. Lewis. [Written on board the Kanucee. during a cruise with F. P. Lewis andG. Skiff Ford, while at anchor in Port Chester Harbor. Long Island 4th, 1889.] 234 THE TOWN AND PEOPLE. \\(K)1)1!LRV, 235 Septembkr 5, 1900.—Where the waters of the Chesapeake jointhose of the Atlantic on the Virginia shore, there stands on a sandydune, a primitive scliool house, whicii is used for missionary as wellas educational purposes. The surrounding country is a vast stretch of land and sea. Veryfew white mens houses are seen, the huildings are mostly cabinsoccuped by the negroes, many of them having only one room witha ladder reaching to the loft above. The Buck Roe Mission vSchool is not many miles from Hamp-ton Institute, and the teachers from this school have done muchtoward elevating and christianizing the race. ()n Sunday thechariot comes down with both teachers and students to hold Sun-day School service. Each Wednesday a sewing school is conducted by two of theteachers doing missionary work. There are from ninety
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