--Emile Souvestre.

And, having thus chosen our course, let us renew our trust in God
and go forward without fear and with manly hearts.

--Abraham Lincoln.

The barriers are not erected which shall say to aspiring talent,
"Thus far and no further."

--Beethoven.

Be strong and of good courage.

--Joshua 1. 6.

Almighty God, I pray that I may always be alive to my opportunities,
but may I never leave others impoverished by taking advantage of them.
May my prosperity be conducted with my eyes open, guarding what I give
and receive, that my possessions may remain valuable through life.
Amen.

APRIL SIXTEENTH

Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax, born 1661.

Charles W. Peale born 1741.

Sir John Franklin born 1786.

Weary of myself and sick of asking
What I am, and what I ought to be,
At the vessel's prow I stand, which bears me
Forward, forward, o'er the starlit sea

O air-born voice! long since severely clear,
A cry like thine in my own heart I hear.
Resolve to be thyself: and know that he
Who finds himself, loses his misery.

--Matthew Arnold.

This above all to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou can'st not then be false to any man.

--William Shakespeare.

Let thine eyes look right on,
And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Make level the path of thy feet,
And let all thy ways be established.

--Proverbs 4. 25, 26.

My Father, give me a sense of nearness to thee when I may be faltering
from weariness in well doing. May I hold to my determinations. Help me
to know what is useless, that I may not give unnecessary energy, and
to know what is worth while, that I may acquire strength through the
power of truth. Amen.

APRIL SEVENTEENTH

Bishop Benjamin Hoadley died 1761.

Benjamin Franklin died 1790.

William G. Simms born 1806.

Shall I ask the brave soldier who fights at my side,
In the cause of mankind, if our creeds agree?
Shall I give up the friend I have valued and tried,
If he kneel not before the same altar as me?

--Thomas Moore.

I met a little Elf-man once,
Down where the lilies blow.
I asked him why he was so small
And why he didn't grow.

He slightly frowned, and with his eye
He looked me through and through.
"I'm quite as big for me," said h