fred Tennyson.

He suffered no man to do them wrong;
Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes.

--1 Chronicles 16. 21.

My Father, I bless thee for thy patience and forbearance. I pray that
thou wilt forgive me for all the sorrow that I have made from
rebellion and despair, and with thy forgiveness may I receive patience
and cheerful courage. Amen.

AUGUST FIFTH

John Eliot born 1604.

John, Lord Wrottesley, born 1798.

Richard Lord Howe died 1799.

To live within a cave--it is most good;
But if God made a day,
And some one come, and say,
"Lo! I have gathered faggots in the wood!"
E'en let him stay,
And light a fire, and fan a temporal mood!
So sit till morning! when the light is grown
That he the path can read,
Then bid the man Godspeed!
His morning is not thine: yet must thou own
Those ashes on the stone.
They have a cheerful warmth.

--Thomas Edward Brown.

It is given to us sometimes, even in our everyday life, to witness
the saving influence of a noble nature, the divine efficacy of
rescue that may lie in a self-subduing act of fellowship.

--George Eliot.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these
least, ye did it unto me.

--Matthew 25. 40.

Father of mankind, may I not be a barrier to the discouraged, but help
them in the ways of encouragement. May I not allow pride and prejudice
to keep me from acts of love and deeds of kindness, but may I be
worthy of thy trust. Amen.

AUGUST SIXTH

Ben Jonson died 1637.

Francois Fenelon born 1651.

Daniel O'Connell born 1775.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson, born 1809.

O well for him whose will is strong!
He suffers, but he will not suffer long;
He suffers, but he cannot suffer wrong;
For him nor moves the loud world's random mock,
Not all Calamity's hugest waves confound,
Who seems a promontory rock,
That compassed round with turbulent sound,
In middle ocean meets the surging shock,
Tempest-buffeted, citadel-crowned.

--Alfred Tennyson.

Grandeur of character lies in force of soul--that is, in the force
of thought, moral principle, and love; and this may be found in the
humblest condition of life.

--William Ellery Channing.

So then, brethren, stand fast.

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