A Hymn of Action. A Poem

A Hymn of Action (Selected) (These lines were written many years ago)

"Not in dumb resignation, we lift our hands on high; Not like the nerveless fatalist, content to do and die. Our faith springs like the eagle, who soars to meet the sun, And cries exulting unto Thee, 'O Lord, Thy will be done.'

"When tyrant feet are trampling upon the common weal Thou dost not bid us bend and writhe beneath the iron heel, •

In Thy name we assert our right by sword or tongue or pen, And even the headman's ax may flash Thy message unto men.

"Thy will! It bids the weak be strong; it bids the strong be just; No lips to fawn, no hand to beg, no brow to seek the dust, Whenever man oppresses men beneath the liberal sun, O Lord, be there: Thine arm make bare; Thy righteous will be done. John Hay.

Under the Sea Level in Holland BY W. F. THOMPSON

As is well known, this country has been reclaimed from the sea the large rivers of Europe have carried down sediment which ;

has formed a large delta, level with the ocean, and in many places far below. I asked an old gentleman in Groningen, "How far above the sea-level is the city of Groningen?" and he replied, "About sixty feet below, at high tide." Piece by piece it has been surrounded by dykes, and the water, being pumped out, has left a small, beautiful, fertile piece of land, now very productive. On a pleasant summer day, the landscape is very beautiful everything is nice, trim, and so clean and neat In the large cities they have !

lovely dwelling houses, the streets in THE DOG-CART front being beautiful with grass plots containing flower beds, in the center. On leaving the city, we travel along the country road, far into the farm dis- trict. The road we travel over is paved with brick. Along- each side we see a place for bicycles. On these brick roads we can travel miles upon miles A COUNTRY ROAD from one large city to another without getting off the bricks. This makes it very comfort- able for auto-riding. On either side of the road there is a large canal or drain ditch. These ditches are used to drain the pretty little farms which are likewise surround- ed with ditches which are also used in place of fences. The farms are well cared THE FAMILY BOAT for, nicely planted with differ-

ent sorts of market vegetables. A horse is very costly in this country, so we see the farmer sitting on a heavily-loaded cart