May 29 Katharine Lee Bates, 1859–1929 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. (Proverbs 14:34) After what I owe to God, nothing should be more dear or more sacred to me than the love and respect I owe to my country. —Jacques Auguste de Thou Each time we join together in singing the vividly descriptive lines of “America the Beautiful,” we are moved emotionally as we contemplate the wonders of our great nation. The scenic beauties, the courage of the