eded for my services. Amen.

JANUARY TWENTY-SECOND

Andrea del Sarto died 1531.

Francis Bacon born 1561.

Lord George Byron born 1788.

Queen Victoria died 1901.

Father of light! to thee I call,
My soul is dark within:
Thou who canst mark the sparrow's fall,
Avert the death of sin,
Thou who canst guide the wandering star,
Who calm'st the elemental war,
Whose mantle is yon boundless sky,
My thoughts, my words, my crimes forgive;
And since I soon must cease to live,
Instruct me how to die.

--Lord Byron.

Knowledge, whether it descend from divine inspiration or spring from
human sense, would soon perish and vanish to oblivion if it were not
preserved in books, traditions, conferences, and places appointed.

--Francis Bacon.

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the
prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein.

--Revelation 1. 3.

Almighty God, I would have thy counsel as I read the words and follow
the deeds of helpful lives, that I may be inspired to nobler
activities. Give me the desire to know more of thy holy word, that I
may have a better knowledge of life. Amen.

JANUARY TWENTY-THIRD

John Hancock born 1737.

William Pitt died 1806.

Charles Kingsley died 1875.

Paul Gustave Dore died 1883.

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful. Welcome it
in every fair face, every fair sky, every fair flower, and thank Him
for it, who is the fountain of all loveliness.

--Charles Kingsley.

Nature never did betray
The heart that loved her; 'tis her privilege
Through all the years of this life, to lead,
From joy to joy; for she can so impress
With quietness and beauty, and so feed
With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues,
* * * * *
Nor all the dreary intercourse of daily life,
Shall e'er prevail against us or disturb
Our cheerful faith, that all which we behold
Is full of blessings.

--William Wordsworth.

Is not God in the height of heaven?
And behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
And thou sayest, What doth God know?
Can he judge through the thick darkness?

--Job 22. 12, 13.

Lord God, I pray that I may not overlook thy blessings of beauty while
endeavoring to perform my duties. Guide me that I may not strugg