As I stand by the cross, on the lone mountain's crest, Looking over the ultimate sea, In the gloom of the mountain a ship lies at rest, And one sails away from the lea; One spreads its white wings on the far-reaching track, With pennant and sheet flowing free; One hides in the shadow with sails laid aback-- The ship that is waiting for me. But lo! in the distance the clouds break away, The gate's glowing portals I see, And I hear from the outgoing ship in the bay The song of the sailors in glee. So I think of the luminous footprints that bore The comfort o'er dark Galilee, And wait for the signal to go to the shore To the ship that is waiting for me. --Bret Harte. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. --Psalm 23. 4. Eternal God, I praise thee, that "thy love is broader than the measure of man's mind," and that through all my years I may hide myself in thee, trusting thee to the end. Amen. MAY SIXTH Plato born B.C. 427. Robespierre born 1758. General Andrea Messena born 1758. Hard ye may be in the tumult, Red to your battle hilts; Blow give blow in the foray, Cunningly ride in the tilts. But tenderly, unbeguiled-- Turn to a woman a woman's Heart, and a child's to a child. Test of the man if his worth be In accord with the ultimate plan That he be not, to his marring, Always and utterly man. That he may bring out of the tumult, Fetter and undefiled, To woman the heart of a woman-- To children the heart of a child.[1] --O. Henry. A man's concern is only whether in doing anything he is doing right or wrong--acting the part of a good man or a bad. --Plato. A faithful man shall abound with blessings. --Proverbs 28. 20. Almighty God, I pray that I may seek sincerely those whom I approach with sympathy, and by my honor may they feel the same sincerity for me. Amen. [Footnote 1: Special permission Cosmopolitan Magazine, New York.] MAY SEVENTH Correggio born 1494. Robert Browning born 1812. Johannes Brahms born 1833. Lord Rosebery (Archibald Primrose) born 1847. So, take and use thy work: amend what flaws may lurk, What strain o' the stuff, what warpings past the aim! My times be in Thy hand! perfect the cup as planned! Let age approve of youth, and death complete the same! --Robert Browning. No matter how often defeated, you are born to victory. The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. --Ralph Waldo Emerson. When I hear a young man spoken of as giving promise of high genius, the first question I ask about him is always--Does he work? --John Ruskin. Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. --Matthew 5. 48.