GUST TWENTY-SECOND

John B. Gough born 1817.

Warren Hastings died 1818.

G. W. De Long born 1844.

I never saw a moor,
I never saw the sea;
Yet know I how a heather looks
And what a wave must be.

I never spoke with God,
Nor visited in heaven;
Yet certain am I of the spot
As if the chart were given.

--Emily Dickinson.

I don't want to possess a faith; I want a faith which will possess
me.

--Charles Kingsley.

Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of
hosts.

--Zechariah 4. 6.

My Father, may there be no room in my soul for doubt. Help me to be
cautious and careful that my own neglect and carelessness may not
cause the loss of my faith. May I be trustful as I look for the great
light that guides me over the uncertain way. Amen.

AUGUST TWENTY-THIRD

Rowland Hill born 1744.

Louis XVI born 1754.

William E. Henley born 1849.

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

--W. E. Henley.

A man who has borne himself honorably through a whole life makes an
action honorable which might appear ambiguous in others.

--Goethe.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable.

--1 Corinthians 15. 58.

Father of mercy, I beseech thee to protect me in my endeavors as I try
to live my ideals. May I not choose unnecessary burdens, and when I
most need to be strong find that I have lived in that which has
weakened my life. I ask for a clear mind and a strong heart that I may
be "Captain of my soul." Amen.

AUGUST TWENTY-FOURTH

William Wilberforce born 1759.

William Thomas Moncrieff born 1794.

Theodore Parker born 1810.

Give me, Lord, eyes to behold the truth;
A seeing sense that knows the eternal right;
A heart with pity filled, and gentlest ruth;
A manly faith that makes all darkness light:
Give me the power to labor for mankind;
Make me the mouth of such as cannot speak;
Eyes let me be to groping men and blind.

--Theodore Parker.

Love's hearts are faithful, but not fond,
Bound for the just, but not beyond;
Not glad, as the low-loving herd,