THE WELL-ORDERED DAY
How shall the day be ordered? To the sage
The young man spoke. And this was his reply:
A morning prayer.
A moment with thy God who sends thee dawn
Up from the east; to thank heaven for the care
That kept thee through the night; to give thy soul,
With faith serene, to his complete control;
To ask his guidance still along the way.
So starts the day.
A busy day.
Do with a will the task that lies before.
So much there is for every man to do,
And soon the night when man can work no more.
And none but he to life's behest is true
Who works with zeal and pauses only when
He stretches forth his hand to help the men
Who fail or fall beside him on the way.
So runs the day.
A merry evening.
When toil is done, then banished be the care
That frets the soul. With loved ones by the hearth
The evening hour belongs to joy and mirth;
To lighter things that make life fresh and fair.
For honest work has earned its hour of play.
So ends the day.
—John Clair Minot in the "Independent"
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Association Boys' Camps—Edgar M. Robinson. Association Boys, Vol. I.,
No.3, 1902.
The Day's Program—C. Hanford Henderson. "How to Help Boys," Vol.
III., No.3, 1903.
The Camp Conference—Secretary's Report, 1905-06 (out of print).
The Camp Conference—"How to Help Boys," July, 1903.
[Illustration; The Story Hour—Sunday Afternoon—Camp Wawayanda]