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told us of our faults, crossed our self-will, or interfered with our interest, pleasure, or comfort.

12. A desire for the praise of men, for honours, or distinctions.

13. Preferring the favour of the great on account of their rank, fortune, or influence.

14. Showing kindness to others from motives of selfinterest or self-gratification.

15. Accepting and pleasing ourselves with praises that we are not wholly worthy of.

16. Jealousy at the love or preference shown to others. 17. Indulging the pride of appearance in dress, house, furniture, table, equipage, or any outward thing.

18. A feeling of self-importance, and using the gifts of nature or providence, to feed our vanity or pride.

19. The undue indulgence of any of our five senses merely for our gratification.

20. Feeling a cold interest in the concerns of others, listening to them merely from civility, and being ready to talk much of our own.

21. Relating with an inward complacency the faults or injudiciousness we have discovered in another, connected with our own better judgment or conduct in the same particulars, or the good effect of our own advice.

22. Making representations to others that have a tendency to display any advantages we possess in riches, connexions, reputation, &c., or any good actions we have performed.

23. Imposing any little trouble or difficulty on a companion, instead of willingly taking it upon ourselves.

24. Considering our own ease and pleasure in our domestic habits or arrangements, rather than making any sacrifice to those we live with.

25. Making trifling annoyances or inconveniences of importance, and suffering them to irritate our temper.

26. Withholding money or giving it sparingly, or spending any in self-indulgence that might be given to the poor or the cause of religion.

27. Spending money in some instances extravagantly, to be esteemed liberal.

28. Being exalted with riches, or ashamed of poverty.

29. Aiming at an appearance beyond our finances. 30. Feeling pain at being under an obligation to any

one.

31. Expecting much personal attention from others.

32. Requiring the company of those we love for our own gratification, rather than making their happiness our chief object.

33. Resisting whatever is humbling to us.

All these things are contrary to the simplicity and humility required by the Gospel of Christ, and must be brought under the great Christian Rules of love to God, and love to man.-Matt. xxii. 37-39.

Circulated by the Moravian Missions.

DUNTON-BASSET SUNDAY SCHOOL.

RULES TO BE OBSERVED BY THE CHILDREN.

1. THEY are to attend regularly at the School every Sunday; in the morning at nine, and in the afternoon at two o'clock, and as the School will be opened with prayer, it is necessary that the Children should be punctual.

2. They are to attend School perfectly clean, and to go to, and come from, School in a quiet and orderly

manner.

3. They are to pay cheerful and respectful obedience to their Teachers; not to whisper or make a disturbance of any kind, but to observe silence and reverence during the whole time of Divine Service.

The Parents are earnestly entreated to consider the importance of confirming, both by precept and example at home, the good instructions which their Children receive at School: to take care that they are regular and early in attendance; to encourage them to learn at home what they are expected to repeat at School; to keep them by all means from bad company, bad books, and bad words; and, above all, it is hoped, that they will pray for a blessing on all the instruction which their Children receive; for "neither is he that planteth any thing, nor he that watereth; but GOD, that giveth the increase." 1 Cor. iii. 7.

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No Child will be admitted to the School until the Parents or Friends have spoken to the Minister; and none can be admitted but such as are able to say the Alphabet.

The above rules are printed on a card, and given to the children to be carried home.

WHERE THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY.

"How is it that Mary Jones keeps her children so clean and decent, when everybody knows that she must have many a hard pinch to get a bit of bread, now work is scarce; and her husband has had a very severe illness, and she herself also is but sickly? If you give her an old thing for the children, you see it month after month tidily patched, and always clean. It is astonishing how she manages. Those little dirty, ragged beings at the next door have three times the money spent on them, and yet one should be afraid to come within three yards of them for fear of being poisoned with their dirt, while Mary Jones's children are as clean as the children of a lord. What can make the difference? Just this: Mary Jones cannot live in dirt; she says, the victuals, if ever so little, do the children twice the good if they have but a clean skin; and though, poor woman, she has not wherewithal to change them, she sends them to bed betimes, and washes their clothes, and presses them smooth with a rolling-pin, for want of a fire to heat irons, and gets them tidily mended to go to school the next day. Whatever hardships she endures, she must and will be clean, and will see her children clean about her; and where there is a will there is a way.' Her neighbour with better means has not a will, and that is the reason she never finds out a way.

"How is it that John Richards, with his numerous young family, contrives also to keep his aged mother in comfort, and will not suffer her to be a burden on the parish, while Thomas Smith cannot spare a shilling to help his mother, but lets her live in the parish workhouse, and does not even allow her a trifle for tea and sugar? Why, we must come to the old answer, Where there is

a will there is a way.' John feels grateful to his mother for her kindness to him in childhood, and he says it would break his heart to see her want for comforts in her old age, or to have to look to the parish for them. 'No,' says he, and his wife heartily joins in the sentiment, ‘if it please God to grant us health to work for her, she shall never want; it is but working an hour earlier and later, and sparing a few things, which we, who are strong and healthy, can do very well without, and the dear old woman is made comfortable for her last days, and many a blessing comes upon us and ours through her prayers and holy sayings.' When the heart is thoroughly set upon duty, God gives ability and opportunity for the performance.-One thing in which John had been used to indulge himself was a pipe of tobacco and a glass of gin-and-water, most evenings. He never took more than one, but he had been long used to it, and it seemed as if he could not do without it. When John's wife was brought to bed of twins, he was musing how they should be able to get along and do as they had done for his mother. They could not save in rent, or firing, or bread, or shoe leather. But,' thought John, 'I might spare my pipe and gin-and-water, which cost me best part of two shillings a week; it is but trying.' He said nothing of his resolution; but from that day he left it off, and has found, not only that he could do without it, but that he has ever since been richer, and healthier, and happier every way. Self-denial not only puts in a man's power the means of doing good, and accomplishing what seemed almost impossible, but it is its own reward in real satisfaction of mind and independence of outward circum

stances.

"How is it that Ned Turner and his wife are seen every Sunday morning taking their whole family to the house of God, and spending every part of the day in holy leisure, as much as if they had servants to do their work, while Waters and his wife tell us they are obliged to drudge hard all the day long, and can't see the inside of a church from one year's end to another? The thing is this Turner and his wife know the value of the sabbath, and their hearts are set upon enjoying and improving it.

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Many contrivances are employed through the week to enable them on the Sabbath to lay aside all manner of work; and their success and enjoyment prove that "Where there is a will there is a way."-Taken from the Labourer's Friend Magazine.

HINTS FOR DAILY PRACTICE.

1. TRY to recollect continually that God is always present, hearing every word you speak, and observing every thing you do.-Prov. xv. 3; Ps. cxxxix. 2-4. 12; Ezek. xi. 5; Heb. iv. 13.

2. At the beginning of every day, expect, many things to happen which will try your patience and temper: and see to it that you trust in the Lord, that you may not be afraid of evil tidings; for you know not what a day may bring forth.-Prov. xvi. 32; Acts xiv. 22; Phil. iv. 5-7; James i. 2-7.

3. Live upon Christ as the life-giving root of all sanctification.-John vi. 47-58; xv. 4-8; Col. ii. 3-9.

4. Before you speak, ask these three questions :-Is what I am going to say true? Is it useful? Is it kind? -Ps. cxx. 2; cxli. 3; Prov. xv. 1, 2; Eph. iv. 15. 25. 29. 31, 32.

5. Come to the Blood of Christ to have sin pardoned. -Lev. xvii. 11; Heb. ix. 14-22; Eph. i. 7; ii. 13; 1 Pet. i. 19; 1 John i. 7.

6. Seek the help of the Holy Spirit.-Luke xi. 13; Rom. viii. 26, 27; Gal. v. 22, 23; Eph. ii. 18; Jam. iii. 17. 7. Pray for a calm, composed, and considerate state of mind. -Job xxii. 21; Is. xxvi. 3; Hag. i. 5; Matt. xi. 29; John xiv. 26, 27.

8. Remember, if religion has done nothing for your temper, it has done little for your soul. See, therefore, that your temper be kind, merciful, cheerful, meek, and affectionate.-Rom. xiii. 10; James i. 26; 1 Pet. iii.

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RULES TO BE OBSERVED BY THOSE WHO ARE DESIROUS OF BEING ESTABLISHED IN HOLINESS.

1. BELIEVE, without wavering, the love of God towards