And this is life--to-day we here abide,
Perchance to-morrow we must step aside,
We master not our own; no vain regret
Can change the path for us which God has set.
Then let our footsteps be toward the light,
With loving words and deeds make each day bright.
Let charity progress to wider plan,
Lend gracious ear to creed of every man.
--S. D. GARDNER.
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