Lucan born A.D. 39.
William Cullen Bryant born 1794.
Francis D. Millet born 1846.
John Watson (Ian Maclaren) born 1850.
Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie (John Oliver Hobbes)
born 1867.
Whither, midst falling dew,
While glow the heavens with the last steps of day,
Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue
Thy solitary way!
Vainly the fowler's eye
Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong,
As, darkly painted on the crimson sky,
Thy figure floats along.
He who, from zone to zone,
Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight,
In the long way that I must tread alone,
Will lead my steps aright.
--William Cullen Bryant.
For Jehovah your God dried up the waters of the Jordan from before
you, until ye were passed over.
--Joshua 4. 23.
Almighty God, help me to guard against gratification that leads to
disappointment, that I may not miss the true way. I pray that thou
wilt lift me in my weakness, and carry me over the rough and
discouraging places, that I may be made strong in thy loving care, and
be able to continue alone. Amen.