'Tis in the rose, 'tis in the thorn,
'Tis in the midnight, and the morn;
It dimples in a drop of dew,
Or beameth in the ocean's blue;
'Tis here, 'tis there, 'tis everywhere.
From Zuider Zee to Zanzibar;
No race or region, coast or clime,
That sees not Beauty's self sublime.

'Tis in the rushlight, and the star,
'Tis there, 'tis here, 'tis near and far,
It came with chaos, and will go
With our proud planet's overthrow;
Poor, poor is he, who cannot see
Earth's sweetness and simplicity;
Beauty, the lavish, royal king,
Hath set his seal on everything.

ROBERT LOVEMAN.

Our Father, we thank Thee for this morning hour, so full of blessings. We thank Thee for power to see Thee in the flowers that bloom, and to hear Thee by the still small voice in the midnight hour. We thank and praise Thy name for the many lessons our dear Saviour taught, how we should live in the largest possible to-day, with its grand possibilities, and golden opportunities. We pray that we may be so lifted into a strong, trustful, joyous life that we may glorify Thy name, and be a help to others. Amen.

CHARLES L. FOWLER.

O brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother!
Where pity dwells the peace of God is there;
To worship rightly is to love each other,
Each smile a hymn, each kindly deed a prayer.
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER.

Talk not of wasted affection,
Affection never was wasted;

If it enrich not the heart of another
It's waters returning

Back to their springs like the rain,
Shall fill them full of refreshment;
That which the fountain sends forth
Returns again to the fountain.

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW.

O Lord, we cannot think of Thee without feeling that Thou art a God of Love. "Thy nature and Thy name is Love." Thou hast loved us with an everlasting love. Hear us, O Lord, as we pray for the fulness of Thy love in our hearts that our lives may be testimonies of Thy power which enables us to be lovers of mankind. Make our lives so like the life of Jesus Christ that we may render faithful service with manifold expressions of love for our Lord. Thy love never fails, may our devotion to Thee be constant and pure as Thy love is supremely divine. Amen.

GEORGE ADAMS.

Let one thought guide you through the livelong day,
This thought be with you still at candle-time;
A starry thought of hope and peace sublime,
However dim the path or wild the way.

"Lo, I am with you always."

Steadfast, bold

Unfearing shall you cross the widest seas,

When in your heart you carry words like these: "Lo, I am with you always" writ in gold!

ROSE HENNIKER HEATON.

O Lord, whose parting from Thy disciples on earth was a parting from outward vision and not from inward presence, let us know in our hearts to-day that Thou art ever with us. Let the rod of Thy Word and the staff of Thy Grace be to-day and ever with us to comfort us and to lead us in the paths of righteousness; for Thy Name's sake, O Blessed Jesus, our Saviour! Amen.

FRANK SEWALL.

"Take your needle, my child, and work at your pattern; it will come out a rose, by and by." Life is like that one stitch at a time taken patiently, and the pattern will come out all right like the embroidery.

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.

Remember you are to go the road which you see to be the straight one; carrying whatever you find is given you to carry, as well and as stoutly as you can; without making faces, or calling people to come and look at you. You are neither to load, nor unload yourself; nor to cut your cross to your own liking. All you have really to do is to keep your back as straight as you can, and not think about what is upon it above all not to boast of what is upon it.

RUSKIN.

O Thou Giver of Light and Life, we praise Thee for the gift of a new day and of our new birth into it. By its light may we walk in the path of the just man, who fed the hungry, gave shelter to the poor and garments to the needy. May our light shine forth to-day, even as His in whom was life and the life was the light of men. Let His patience and His peace be ours forever. Amen.

R. H. ALDRICH.

It pays to wear a smiling face
And laugh our troubles down;
For all our little trials wait

Our laughter or our frown.
Beneath the magic of a smile
Our doubts will fade away
As melts the frost in early spring
Beneath the sunny ray.

It pays to help a worthy cause
By making it our own,
To give the current of our lives
A true and noble tone.

It pays to comfort heavy hearts
Oppressed with dull despair
And leave in sorrow-darkened lives
A gleam of brightness there.

FANNIE E. EMMIS.

Our Father, we thank Thee for the joy of living in the sunlight of Thy Love. O, help us to carry gladness and love to sad and weary hearts about us today. Inspire us with higher ideals of living. By close companionship with Jesus may we keep our own hearts free from the stain of sin and our lives clear of the shadow of faulty living, to the end that the world shall be better and brighter for our having walked its streets to-day. O Father of Light, flood our souls with the radiance of Thine Own Presence, filling our lives with the highest service and bliss. Amen.

J. FRANKLIN FORREST.