John Conybeare died 1775.
John Ericsson born 1803.
Paul B. Du Chaillu born 1835.
Phoebe Cary died 1871.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer;
Next day the fatal precedent will plead;
Thus on, till wisdom is pushed out of life.
Procrastination is the thief of time;
Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves
The vast concerns of an eternal scene.
--Dr. Edward Young.
O, my friend, rise up and follow
Where the hand of God shall lead;
He has brought thee through affliction,
But to fit thee for his need.
--Mary Howitt.
For he is our God,
And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
To-day, O that ye would hear his voice!
Harden not your heart.
--Psalm 95. 7, 8.
Lord God, I come to thee for help, that I may make more of my life.
Steady me, that I may know its value without wavering, and the loss it
sustains from wasted days. I pray that I may live more in thy
commandments, and with my work accept the joy of thy love. Amen.