August 25

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. —JAMES iv. 14.

O do not stand with idle hands,

And wait for something grand,

While precious moments slip away

Like grains of shining sand!

But do the duty nearest you,

And do it faithfully,

For stepping-stones to greater things

These little deeds shall be.

Youth's Companion.

Never to lose one moment of time, but to improve it in the most profitable way I possibly can.

That I will live so as I shall wish I had done when I came to die.

RESOLUTIONS OF JONATHAN EDWARDS.

To learn never to waste our time is perhaps one of the most difficult virtues to acquire. A well-spent day is a source of pleasure. To be constantly employed, and never asking, "What shall I do?" is the secret of much goodness and happiness. Begin then with promptitude, act decisively, persevere, if interrupted be amiable, and return to the work unruffled and finish it carefully. These will be signs of a virtuous soul.

Gold Dust.