October 31

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.—PROV. i, 33.

I know not what waits me on any dark morrow, And my life in its fullness of bloom is complete; Duty leaves me no time future trouble to borrow, And 'tis duty just now to be fragrant and sweet.

And how for the future can I prepare better Than to fill up the present with doing my best? A task well done weaves for the future no better; If I do my own part, I can trust for the rest.

The Household.

Let not future things disturb thee, for thou wilt come to them, if it shall be necessary, having with thee the same reason which thou now usest for pres- ent things.

MARCUS ANTONINUS.

We often distress ourselves greatly in the appre- hension of misfortune which, after all, never happens. We should do our best, and wait calmly the result. We often hear of people breaking down from over- work; but in nine cases out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.

SIR JOHN LUBBOCK.

There was a care on my mind so to pass my time, that nothing might hinder me from the most steady attention to the voice of the true Shepherd.

JOHN WOOLMAN.