April 26

I went down into the garden of nuts
To see the fruits of the valley,
And to see whether the vine flourished,
And the pomegranates budded.

April 27

-Sol. 6: 11.

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth:
But the word of our God shall stand for ever.

-Isa. 40: 8.

Who covereth the heaven with clouds,

Who prepareth rain for the earth,

Who maketh grass to grow upon the moun

April 28

tains.

-Ps. 147: 8.

The pastures are clothed with flocks;

The valleys are covered with corn;

They shout for joy,

They also sing.

April 29

-Ps. 65: 13.

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;
The Lord hath anointed me to preach good

tidings

Unto the meek;

He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives,

And the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God;

To comfort all that mourn;

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion,
To give unto them beauty for ashes,

The oil of joy for mourning,

The garment of praise for the spirit of heavi

ness;

That they might be called Trees of righteous

ness,

The planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

And they shall build the old wastes,

They shall raise up the former desolations,
And they shall repair the waste cities,
The desolations of many generations.

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, And the sons of the alien

Shall be your ploughmen and your vinedressers. -Isa. 61: 1-5.

Then I will give you rain in due season,
And the land shall yield her increase,

And the trees of the field

Shall yield their fruit.

And your threshing shall reach unto the vint

age,

And the vintage shall reach unto the sowing

time:

And ye shall eat your bread to the full,

And dwell in your land safely.

-Lev. 26: 3-5.

THEME: Love of Country

FOREWORD BY FRANKLIN K. LANE, SECRETARY OF

THE INTERIOR.