_Success! It is won by a patient endeavor, Energy's fire, and the flame-glow of Will; By grasping the chance with a "Now, now or never!" Urging on, on! while the laggard stands still._ _Success! It is facing life's trials, undaunted; Fighting the present--forgetting the past: By trusting to Fate, though for years she has taunted, And bearing Time's scars; facing front, to the last!_ _Success! Would you win it and wear its bright token? Smile and step out to the drummer's light lilt; Fight on till the last inch of sword-blade is broken. Then do not say die. Fight on with the hilt!_ MARY MARKWELL. We thank Thee, Our Father, that Thou hast enriched our being with those faculties which prompt to noble endeavor. We rejoice in our power, guided by Thy free Spirit, both to overcome evil and to do good. Help us, dear Father, to recognize the great incentives of conscience and of duty, assured that in cheerful conformity thereto we shall find the sweetest zest of life. Increase our faith in Thee, O Lord. Enable us more clearly to realize that in the end truth and right will gain the victory. Thus may we be inspired to live brave, true and wholesome lives. May we fight the good fight of faith and win the crown of life promised to all those who follow the conquering Christ. In His name. Amen. HENRY W. RUGG. May 4 _The green grass is bowing; The morning wind is in it; 'Tis a tune worth the knowing, Though it change every minute. 'Tis a tune of the Spring; Every year plays it over._ RALPH WALDO EMERSON. _God does not send strange flowers every year. When the spring winds blow o'er the pleasant places The same dear things lift up the same fair faces. The violet is here._ MRS. A. D. T. WHITNEY. O God, Father Almighty, who bringest light out of darkness and at whose word night yields to day, we offer Thee glad worship and praise. We thank Thee for Thy gifts which are beautiful and good; for flowers which renew old friendships and awaken new affections; for songs in which voices of all yesterdays sound through today's melodies; for rich memories of the past; for the joy of living now; for the hope of better days; for new expressions of abiding truth and fresh breathings of eternal love; for courage to do right and for confidence in righteousness. May we this day, mindful of earthly duty and of heavenly promise, humbly follow Him "who went about doing good" and "gave Himself a ransom for many." Amen. W. I. WARD. May 5