March 6

Freely ye have received, freely give.—MATT. x, 8.

O sunbeam glad, may I like thee

Give all my cheer and brightness free,

And help through all life's cloud and cold

Some drooping heart unfold its gold.

The man or woman who learns to give in the right spirit forgets all about the duty in the privilege, and the absence of life's necessities would bring no such distress as to be cut off from this luxury.

ANONYMOUS.

You know that to give alms is nothing, unless you give thought also; and that therefore it is written, not "Blessed is he that feedeth the poor," but "Blessed is he that considereth the poor." And you know that a little thought and kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

RUSKIN.