EN VOYAGE.

New Zealand Tablet, 11 October 1906, Page 3

EN VOYAGE.

•' Aye Maria.'

Sunset and sea and the night again ! The call of the land afar ! Now do they lay them down once more Where the hills and the valleys are. Now do they lay them down to sleep 'Twixt the tide,s of the circling sea. I wonder, in all the dreams they dream, Is there ever a thought of me ? Nothing to keep them kin of mine, To brMge the void that bars Our parted ways, save the stars above, "And Him above the stars.

Grace is the life of the soul, prayer its breath. Only he who merits a favor knows how to appreciate one. *'

The best of men are apt to be those most convinced of being chief among sinners. « a +? c w ?° w j sl ? es t( > become wealthy in a year risks getting hanged in six months.

1^ more « "" ba PP7 I am, the more I will trust in the mercy of the Lord, my God.-St. Francis. ifc H J%!i i? S^Hf hioh most glorifies God. Hope has its root in Paith, its fruit in Charity.

. The simplest question. is, whatever a man's rank SJrVw 7^ 1 udoeS"'u doeS "- he in that rank Perform the work that God has given -him to do ?

ra I^m th ® *»ttle with difficult circumstances, we X!rfr* ' S? Wn - ' dolWn^ we mustm ' ust P ick ™rsel<ves t* with quick decision, and not waste a moment in complaint or- discouragement. We should emphasise to ourselves c^ S r^ ff ° r Pickin « oraavea up immediately; and Z e fclS ly ° nn ' r OlV ! r am** over a&uiiv-fcotb ffcr our hh W v« S l' • *?d? d for , c benefife of those wh <> m we have the privilege of helping.