JANUARY ELEVENTH

Alexander Hamilton born 1757.

Bayard Taylor born 1825.

William James born 1842.

Alice Caldwell Regan Rice born 1870.

    The paternal relation to man was the basis of that religion which
    appealed directly to the heart; so the fraternity of each man with
    his fellow was its practical application.

    —­Bayard Taylor.

It is indeed a remarkable fact that sufferings and hardships do not, as a rule, abate the love of life; they seem on the contrary, usually to give it a keener zest; and the sovereign source of melancholy is repletion.  Need and struggle are what excite and inspire.  Our hour of triumph is what brings the void.

    —­William James.

    Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been
    approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord
    promised to them that love him.

    —­James 1. 12.

Lord God, I come to thee for help that the small things may not force themselves into my life, and keep me from pursuing the larger things which are continually open to me.  May I not be blind to what I may have and be, through inspiration and work.  Grant that I may not be satisfied to remain in that in which I have triumphed, but climb to greater endeavors.  Amen.

JANUARY TWELFTH

Edmund Burke born 1729.

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi born 1746.

Francois Coppee born 1842.

John S. Sargent born 1856.

Show the thing you contend for to be reason; show it to be common sense; show it to be the means of attaining some useful end.  The question with me is not whether you have a right to render your people miserable, but whether it is your interest to make them happy.

—­Edmund Burke.

Like the star
That shines afar,
Without haste
And without rest,
Let each man wheel with steady sway
Round the task that rules the day,
And do his best.

—­Goethe.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth
not itself, is not puffed up.

—­1 Corinthians 13. 4.

Gracious Father, cause me to be critical of my life, that I may not be deceived in myself.  Help me to look into my soul and see what thou dost find there; and with humility may I acknowledge what I am to thee, and seek thy wisdom and love.  Amen.

JANUARY THIRTEENTH

George Fox, founder Society of Friends, died 1691.

Samuel Woodworth (Old Oaken Bucket) born 1785.

Order of King’s Daughters founded 1886.