JUNE TWENTIETH

John of Lancaster born 1389.

Dr. Adam Ferguson born 1723.

Anna Letitia Aiken (Mrs. Barbauld) born 1743.

If the soft hand of winning Pleasure leads
By living waters, and through flowery meads,
Where all is smiling, tranquil, and serene,
Oh! teach me to elude each latent snare,
And whisper to my sliding heart, "Beware!"
With caution let me hear the Syren's voice,
And doubtful, with a trembling heart rejoice.
If friendless in a vale of tears I stray,
Where briars wound, and thorns perplex my way,
Still let my steady soul thy goodness see,
And, with a strong confidence, lay hold on Thee.

--Anna Letitia Barbauld.

For thou, O God, hast proved us:
Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

--Psalm 66. 10.

O Lord, teach me to select my pleasures with care, that I may not
plunge into joyful moments that are irretrievable. May I indulge in
the pleasures that bring happiness and not weariness. Grant that I may
have the honor to protect others from harm and loss, as I engage in my
pleasures and in my work. Amen.

JUNE TWENTY-FIRST

Captain John Smith died 1631.

Anthony Collins born 1676.

Jacques Offenbach born 1819.

In our eagerness to solve life we start out to trace its mysteries
and trample God's truths as we search. As we return we discover the
shattered treasures, and gladly stoop to gather up the fragments,
and with them translate the revelations of the soul.

--M.B.S.

I stretch my hands out in the empty air;
I strain my eyes into the heavy night;
Blackness of darkness!--Father, hear my prayer;
Grant me to see the light!

--George Arnold.

But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my
father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with
hunger! I will arise and go to my father.

--Luke 15. 17, 18.

Heavenly Father, I pray that as I search for the truth I will not be
so eager to seek thy mysteries as I am to extend thy ministries. Grant
that by thy love I will be guided in comprehending and exalting thy
kingdom. May my service bring me wisdom as I obey thy laws. Amen.

JUNE TWENTY-SECOND

Matthew Henry died 1714.

Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt born 1767.

H. Rider Haggard born 1856.

The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. Sorrow
is a kind of rust in the soul, which every new