May I
not lose sight of the truth, that thou hast made others to have the
same needs and wants that I may have. May I not through pride or
egoism fail to help, and neglecting to speak, miss an opportunity to
assist. May I be self-forgetful in friendly service. Amen.

OCTOBER SEVENTEENTH

Andreas Osiander died 1552.

Frederic Chopin died 1849.

Good name, in man or woman, dear my Lord, Is the immediate jewel of
their souls; Who steals my purse, steals trash; 'tis something,
nothing; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But
he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not
enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.

--William Shakespeare.

Keep back your tears when a soul is untrue;
"Sorrow is shallow"; and one can wade through
The mud and the marshes, and still endure
If he finds he has kept his spirit pure.

The rose near died when it fell to its lot
To break its heart for forget-me-not;
But after its heart was healed by the dew,
Right by its side a sweet violet grew!

--M.B.S.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving
favor rather than silver and gold.

--Proverbs 22. 1.

My Father, teach me the value of the possessions that can neither be
handled nor seen; and may I not take them away from others. Help me to
keep thy commandment "Thou shalt not steal," and interpret it in all
its relations to life. Amen.

OCTOBER EIGHTEENTH

Matthew Henry born 1662.

Margaret (Peg) Woffington born 1720.

Helen Hunt Jackson born 1831.

Frederick Harrison born 1831.

Yet I argue not against heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot of
heart of hope;, but still bear up and steer right onward.

--John Milton.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
No man has learned anything rightly until he knows that every day is
doomsday.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson.

He mourns that day so soon has glided by:
E'en like the passage of an angel's tear
That falls through the clear ether silently.

--John Keats.

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go:
I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.

--Psalm 32. 8.

My Father, if I may be living in bad habits, help me to get out of
them. If I may be neglectful of good deeds, help me to get at them.
May I reach for the highest purposes