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Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking be put away from you.

The gentle child, who loves to please,
Who will not quarrel, fret, and tease,
And never speaks an angry word,
That child is pleasing to the Lord.

Let women adorn themselves in modest apparel, not in gold, and pearls, and costly array, but with good works.

How proud are we, how fond to show
Our clothes, and call them rich and new,
When the poor sheep and silkworm wore
That very clothing, long before.

The tulip and the butterfly
Appear in gayer coats than 1;

Let me be dressed fine as I will,

These worms and flowers are prettier still.

Then will I set my heart to find
Such things as beautify the mind;
Obedience, wisdom, truth and love,

These are the things which God approves.

The Lord is in his holy temple, let all the earth keep silence before him.

In God's own house, then, shall I play,
Where Christians meet to hear and pray?
It will profane that holy place,

And tempt the Almighty to his face.

When angels bow before the Lord,
And devils tremble at his word,
Shall I, a sinful mortal, dare

To mock and sport and trifle there?

A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words star up anger.

To contradict and overbear,

With noisy words and spiteful lies,
To feel revenge, to curse, or swear,
Is wicked, hateful, and unwise.

Let love through all your actions run,
Let all your words be mild,

Live like the blessed Mary's son,
That sweet and holy child.

My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

WHAT IS RELIGION?

"T is not to go to church to-day,
To look devout and seem to pray,
While to be fine is all our care,
And we forget that God is there.

"T is not to mark our rules to walk,
Or of our own good deeds to talk,
And then to love a secret crime,
And to mispend and waste our time.

"T is not to wear the Christian's dress,
And love to all mankind profess,
Then treat with scorn the suffering poor,
And fast against them close our door.

Religion, 't is the rule of life,

The bond of love, the bane of strife,
This is its rule, to others do

As you would have them do to you.

Is sitting still all we should do at church?

Should we think of our own and others' clothes?

Who should we remember is there and sees our

hearts and know our thoughts?

Should we speak of our own good actions?

Must you have your heart clean in the sight of God?

Must you love the poor as well as the rich?

What is the bond of love?

What is the bane of strife?

What is its rule?

What is this rule called? The golden rule.

THE SABBATH.

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

This day belongs to God alone,
He chooses Sunday for his own,
And we must neither work nor play
Because it is God's holy day,

"T is well to have one day in seven,
For us to learn the way to heaven.

O let us love this blessed day,
And turn from sin, and read, and pray,
And every sabbath should be passed,
As if we knew it were our last.
For what would dying sinners give
To have one sabbath more to live.

Rejoice with them that do rejoice; and weep with them that

weep.

O may we feel each play mate's sigh
And with them bear a part,

May sorrow flow from eye to eye

And joy from heart to heart.

Be kindly affectioned one to another with love; in honor preferring one another.-Rom. xii. 10.

How sweet how charming is the sight,
When we who meet to learn,

In one another's peace delight,

And pride and envy shun.

Let love in one delightful stream,
Through every bosom flow,

And friendship sweet and dear esteem,
In every action glow.

Love is the golden chain that binds

The happy souls above;

And if in heaven a place we'd find,
We must be formed for love.

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and look up. Ps. v. 3.

Shall I become the slave of sense

And yield myself to indolence?

Shall I not wake, and watch, and pray,

Ere morn leads on the drowsy day.

Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Ps. cxxi. 4.

The God of Israel never sleeps;
The angelic band strict vigil keeps ;
Above, below, amidst, around,

They float in air, or walk the ground;
Leave their bright mansion in the sky,
And watch the world with sleepless eye.

THANKSGIVING DAY.

O give thanks unto the Lord-Sing unto him, Sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.

What is 't to keep thanksgiving day?
Is it to eat, and drink, and play,
Our work to leave, our friends to meet,
And please our taste with every sweet?

'No, 't is a day of pious joy,

And we should every hour employ,
In speaking of God's mercies given,
And raising grateful thoughts to heaven.

The friends we meet, the food we share,
The fire we feel, the clothes we wear,
And all the blessing that we prove,
Should fill our hearts with grateful love.

DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES.

THE order which is preserved in the devotions of the infant school is described in the article " Regulations,"

page 26. It is thought that short prayers adapted to the capacities and wants of children, and repeated simultaneously by the whole school, will best engage their attention and incite devotion. Their prayers should be accompanied with singing when circumstances will

admit.

How sweet is the blended voice,

Of these cherub suppliants now,

As they lisp their prayer on the bended knee
And lift up the infantine vow

Their song's like the hymn of the birds
When they come mid the perfumes of spring,
And warble their charming notes of joy,
Till the groves and the forests ring.

How bright are the thoughts that dance
O'er the mind of the joyous train;
Like the light of the placid moon as it plays
O'er the face of the quiet main.

Like the calm of the sea, or the sleep
Of the winds in their silent repose,
Is the flow of childhood's early years,
And its dreams like the summer rose.

MORNING PRAYERS.

O GOD, our Heavenly Father. Thou art great and good. The darkness passes away and the morning comes at thy command. We thank thee that thou hast kept us while we slept and hast opened our eyes to see the pleasant light which shines around us this day. We look up to thee to supply all our wants. Wilt thou this day give us our food and clothing and preserve our lives and health. Keep us from all evil and let us not disobey thy holy commands. Let us love and serve thee continually. May we be obedient to our parents and teachers.. May we ever love to please them and see them happy and may we try to learn all that we are taught. May we love our brothers and sisters and be kind and helpful to all, and ever try to make others happy. May we always remember that thou, God, seest us.

O Lord,

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