Middlobur ; Homecoming Pi jnlo
5.
Tho a'flair was such a success in every way that It has been adopted
as un annual affair. In 19U0 and 19Ul the attendance ranged between 700.
and ot)Q persons. Th^re Is no special ceremony as to the picnic* Kach
family invites tlioiir friends, who &”e -.special guests, a list is Maintained
of former residents who are sent written invitations, but everybody is
nade we leone.
In election years, there is a groat influx of political candidates,
who find tho Hiddleburg picnio an auspicious opportunity to neat their
constituents, mk« new friends, and distribute their campaign literature,
tn addition, they contribute liberally to the» church oo .'fors.
A song «—"The Old Country Church”— composed by a founor resident,
adaptod to the tunc of ”The Old Hugged Cross”, is always sung at the
hotna-ooning observancei
In the woods far away stands an old country ohuroh
Built long, long years ago in His llama j
And I love that old church, where the dearest and ^he best
Learned how Christ for lost sinners was slain,
C H 0 I? U S
So 1*11 cherish tho old country ohuroh,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will love that old country church,
Which pointed tho way to tho Grown.
OH l the old country church,in the woodland it stands.
Holds wouncirous memories for ne,
Ma’iy dour ones, above, found there joy and peace and lovo,
fhrou ;h tho Christ of dark Calvary.