ORDER OF EXERCISES AT CHURCH, 



ON THE DAY OF THE 



NINTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION 



OF THE 



NOEFOLK AGEICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



At Dcdhain, September 30, 1857. 



At 12| o'clock, a procession was formed on the grounds of 

 the Society, under the direction of Colonel John W. Thomas of 

 Dedham, Chief Marshal, who was assisted during the day by 

 the following gentlemen as Aids : — Messrs. Joseph McKcan 

 Churchill of Milton, C. C. Churchill of Dedham, R. C. Wood of 

 Canton, Eliphalet Stone of Dedham, Sanford Carroll of Dedham, 

 John D. Bradlee of Milton, A. B. Endicott of Dedham, Luther 

 Richards of Dover, and Comfort Weatherbee of Dedham. The 

 procession moved to the excellent music of the Weymouth Brass 

 Band, and proceeded to the Rev. Dr. Burgess's Church. The 

 exercises commenced with a Voluntary by the choir attached to 

 the Rev. Dr. Lamson's Society. Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, Presi- 

 dent of the Society, then made a brief congratulatory address, 

 in which he referred to the prosperity of the Society and the 

 happy auspices under which they had met together. At the con- 

 clusion of his remarks prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Patter- 

 son of Dedham. 



The following original hymn was then sung in excellent style 

 by the choir : — 



ORIGINAL HYMN. 



nr MRS. M. W. HOWARD OP DEDHAM. 



Thou didst, preat CJod, stretch forth Thy hand, 

 And seas retired at Thy eomniand, 



IC'on at creation's morn ; 

 Thou nia<h'st man to till the eartli — 

 I'laccd him in Kdcn at his birth, 



^Vhcre I'ruits and llowers were born. 



