Lord God Almighty, we adore Thee; Thou, Lord, will take away every sorrow; Thou wilt wipe away all tears from my eyes. Yea, every tear and every sorrow Thou wilt wipe away from our eyes; nor death, nor pain, nor sorrow shalt then be known. 7. Remarks and Prayer, by Horatio Stebbins. 8. Hymn, Abide With Me. There were thirty-five voices in all from the societies with which he had affiliated, and the sixteen female voices were the soloists of the different choirs in which he had sung so many years. They were grouped about his casket and with superhuman effort performed the last tribute of affection for one of God's most beautiful singers whom all loved. Rest, sweet spirit, rest. [Illustration: STEPHEN W. LEACH Musical Director, Buffo Singer and beloved Bohemian--Member of the famous old California Theatre Company in the 70's and 80's] MR. AND MRS. STEPHEN W. LEACH Among our first singers were Stephen W. Leach and his wife, Georgiana Leach. He was an English buffo singer. His wife was a beautiful soprano singer and was soloist in the Unitarian Church in the days of the sixties when the church was on Stockton. When the new Starr King church was built on Geary street, this old church was bought by the colored Methodist people. Mr. Leach formed a madrigal society in that year, and we had weekly rehearsals, perfecting ourselves for concert and other public demonstrations when required. I shall here give one of our noted programs, given by the most prominent musicians, both men and women, of our time. The numbers are worthy of historical notice for the sake of the music and the musicians who took part in this memorable concert, the first of the series. Program of _S.W. LEACH CONCERT_ At Platt's Hall Monday Evening, Dec. 9th, 1878 1. Part Song. Strike the Lyre Cooke Mr. Gee and Madrigal Society 2. Song. I Fear No Foe Pinsuti Walter Campbell 3. Quartette for piano and stringed instruments. Sostenuto assai, Allegro ma non troppo. Schumann Miss Alice Schmidt, piano; Mr. Clifford Schmidt, first violin; Mr. Louis Schmidt, Jr., viola; Mr. Ernest Schmidt, cello. 4. My Queen Blumenthal Alfred Kelleher 5. Duet. Quanto Amore Donizetti Mrs. J.E. Tippett and S.W. Leach 6. Let All Obey S.W. Leach C.W. Dugan 7. Valse Chantee--Rajon de Bonhure Mattiozzi [Transcriber's Note: Possibly a misspelling of "Raison de Bonheur"] Mrs. Marriner-Campbell 8. Reading Daniel O'Connell 9. Part Song. Introduction and Valse S.W. Leach _Madrigal Society_ 10. French Horn Solo Ernest Schlott 11. Solo Mrs. J.E. Tippett