And keep the true and blessed ends of life in view;
Succour the weak, be kind to foe and friend,
Tell old men it is not too late to mend;
Take children tempted into wrong and sin,
And seek for better ends their hearts to win;
And show through life’s dull day, and cloud, and storm,
The peace and shelter found beneath Reform!
(Loud cheers)
The Speaker vacates the chair and comes to the front of
the platform—
Mr. Merry, Ladies and Gentlemen, it is proposed that
we should now go into a Committee of the whole house.