Sir Anthony Vandyke born 1599. Caroline Sheridan Norton born 1808. Johann Goethe died 1832. Dr. Farrar, Dean of Canterbury, died 1903. Rosa Bonheur born 1822. Red Love still rules the day, white Faith enfolds the night, And hope, green-mantled, leads the way by the walls of the City of Light. Therefore I walk as one who sees the joy shine through Of the other Life behind our life, like the stars behind the blue. --Dean Farrar. There can be no greater delight than is experienced by a man who, by his own unaided resources, frees himself from the consequences of error: Heaven looks down with satisfaction upon such a spectacle. --Goethe. Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold a land that reacheth afar. --Isaiah 33. 17. Lord God, help me to remember that I may not only be forgiven for my transgression, but with thy help I may be led away from the wrong. May I be content to follow where thou dost lead. Amen. MARCH TWENTY-THIRD Pierre Savant La Place born 1749. Schuyler Colfax born 1823. Richard A. Proctor born 1837. Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together; that at length they may emerge, full-formed and majestic, into the daylight of life.... Nay, in thy own mean perplexities, do thou thyself but hold thy tongue for one day; on the morrow how much clearer are thy purposes and duties! --Thomas Carlyle. Deliberate much before you say and do anything; for it will not be in your power to recall what is said or done. --Epictetus. Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips. --Psalm 141. 3. My Lord, make me a lover of the truth. Make me careful of my thoughts, and the words I would speak, that I may not think selfishly and speak cruelly, but keep myself holy unto thee. Amen. MARCH TWENTY-FOURTH Queen Elizabeth died 1603. Fanny Crosby born 1820. Henry W. Longfellow died 1882. Sir Edwin Arnold died 1904. Every quivering tongue of flame Seems to murmur some great name, Seems to say to me "Aspire!" No endeavor is in vain; Its reward is in the doing, And the rapture of pursuing Is the prize of vanquished gain. --Henry W. Longfellow. Never be sad or desponding If thou hast faith to believe; Grace for the duties before thee Ask of thy God and receive. --Fanny Crosby. I spread forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a weary land. --Psalm 143. 6. Almighty God, make me conscious of my weaknesses, and make me ashamed of my indulgences. Give me a victory over self; and may I consider more what I put in my life. May I be eager for that which will inspire me for greater aspirations. Amen. MARCH TWENTY-FIFTH Archbishop John Williams born 1582. Joachim Murat born 1771. Anna Seward died 1809.