Bayard Taylor born 1825.

William James born 1842.

Alice Caldwell Regan Rice born 1870.

The paternal relation to man was the basis of that religion which
appealed directly to the heart; so the fraternity of each man with
his fellow was its practical application.

--Bayard Taylor.

It is indeed a remarkable fact that sufferings and hardships do not,
as a rule, abate the love of life; they seem on the contrary,
usually to give it a keener zest; and the sovereign source of
melancholy is repletion. Need and struggle are what excite and
inspire. Our hour of triumph is what brings the void.

--William James.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been
approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord
promised to them that love him.

--James 1. 12.

Lord God, I come to thee for help that the small things may not force
themselves into my life, and keep me from pursuing the larger things
which are continually open to me. May I not be blind to what I may
have and be, through inspiration and work. Grant that I may not be