and possess the land of
a better social order. The giants of greed and
the walls of difficulty cannot be allowed to
shut us out nor to frighten us away."
--_Charles Reynolds Brown_.

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The Potter's Clay 301 S.A.

"Enough to throw one's thoughts in heaps
Of doubt and horror,--what to say
Or think,--this awful secret sway,
The potter's power over the clay!
Of the same lump (it has been said).
For honour and dishonour made,
Two sister vessels."
--_Rossetti, Jenny_.

The Precious Ointment 230, 169 L.J.

"One Mary bathes the blessed feet
With ointment from her eyes,
With spikenard one, and both are sweet,
For both are sacrifice."
--_Lowell, Godminster Chimes_.

Prince of Peace. 278 S.A.

"No trumpet-blast profaned
The hour in which the Prince of Peace was born;
No bloody streamlet stained
Earth's silver rivers on that sacred morn."
--_Bryant, Christmas in 1875_.

The Print of the Nails. 306 L.J.

"Thou also hast had the world's buffets and scorns,
And to thy life were not denied
The wounds in the hands and feet and side."
--_Lowell, The Vision of Sir Launfal_.

The Prodigal's Portion. 203 L.J.

"What prodigal portion have I spent that I
should stand to such penury?"
--_Shakespeare, As You Like It 1:1_.

Prodigal Son. 203 L.J.

"Ready to meet the wanderer ere he reach
The door he seeks, forgetful of his sin,
Longing to clasp him in a father's arms,
And seal his pardon with a pitying tear."
--_Holmes, Wind-Clouds and Star-Drifts_.

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The Promised Land 268 H.T.

"With foretaste of the Land of Promise."
--_Browning, The Ring and the Book_.

Put not Your Trust in Princes. 170 S.A.

"O, how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors."
--_Shakespeare, Henry VIII 3:2_.

Render unto Caesar the Things That are Caesar's. 240 L.J.

"A kindly rendering
Of 'Render unto Caesar.'"
--_Tennyson, Harold, Act III, Scene 2_.

Repent Ye. 65 L.J.