May 15

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it.—ISA. XXX, 21.

And, as the path of duty is made plain,

May grace be given that I may walk therein,

Not like the hireling, for his selfish gain,

With backward glances and reluctant tread,

Making a merit of his coward dread—

But, cheerful, in the light around me thrown,

Walking as one to pleasant service led;

Doing God's will as if it were my own,

Yet trusting not in mine, but in His strength alone!

J. G. WHITTIER.

Ask God to show you your duty, and then do that duty well; and from that point you mount to the very peak of vision.

EDWARD EVERETT HALE.

Be not diverted from your duty by any idle reflections the silly world may make on you; for their censures are not in your power, and consequently should be no part of your concern.

EPICTETUS.

The true hero is the great wise man of duty; he whose soul is armed by truth, and supported by the smile of God; he who meets life's perils with a cautious but tranquil spirit, gathers strength by facing its storms, and dies, if he is called to die, as a Christian victor at the post of duty.

HORACE BUSHNELL.