irit of giving which has no measure for what it may receive
in return. May I not be forgetful of thy love which will hold me to
deeper reverence and devotion. Amen.

DECEMBER TWENTY-FIRST

Jean Baptiste Racine born 1639.

Robert Moffat born 1795.

Laura Bridgman born 1829.

To think and to feel constitute the two grand divisions of men and
genius--the men of reasoning and the men of imagination.

--Disraeli.

Grow old along with me! the best is yet to be,
The last of life, for which the first was made:
Our times are in his hand who saith, a whole I planned,
Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be afraid!

--Robert Browning.

But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth
more and more unto the perfect day.

--Proverbs 4. 18.

Almighty God, I pray that I may have the grace to penetrate the deep
things of life and test their truth and greatness. May I have faith in
thy power and train for the best which thou hast made possible for me
to live. Help me to think and feel aright, that I may be thine to-day,
and in the days of to-morrow may I still be thine, ever keeping bright
memories of past days. Amen.

DECEMBER TWENTY-SECOND

Franz Abt born 1819.

Thomas W. Higginson born 1823.

George Eliot died 1880.

Love and Pain
Make their own measure of all things that be.
No clock's slow ticking marks their deathless strain;
The life they own is not the life we see;
Love's single moment is eternity.

--Thomas W. Higginson.

Life is made stronger
Giving, receiving;
Love is made longer
Hoping, believing.

Life is made sweeter,
Truly worth living;
Love is completer,
Trusting, forgiving.

--M.B.S.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in
honor preferring one another.

--Romans 12. 10.

Loving Father, I thank thee that every morn breaks in a new day
without the sadness of yesterday or the gladness of to-morrow. I pray
that I may not lose the love and joy that it brings to-day. Amen.

DECEMBER TWENTY-THIRD

Michael Drayton died 1631.

Robert Barclay born 1648.

James Sargent Storer died 1854.

When heaven endows you with all gifts, you are an incomplete being
if you stay still in your corner instead of taking advantage of your
real value.

--Marie Bashkirtseff.

Life, w