three things: Temperance, piety, and charity, to all of which he
wholly devoted himself, and has thus left me an example to follow.

"I will therefore imitate him first in his temperance. He rose early
in the morning--he eat frugally--he worked diligently--he wearied
himself in well-doing: in a word, he exerted the whole strength of
his mind and body in the cause of truth, but never in the cause of
evil.

"These, therefore, must be settled rules, moderate sleep, moderate
repasts, moderate care and attention to the body; active employment,
always to a useful purpose, profitable to my neighbor, and never
interfering with my duties at home.

"In the next place, I must imitate Jesus in His _piety_. His
Father's will was as His daily food. What a thought! To live wholly
to God, and as He himself teaches us in His Holy Word. To do this, I
must know His Word; I must study it, meditate upon it, and learn it
by heart. Besides reading, I must pray, for prayer is the life both
of my heart and soul with God. What glory is thus permitted to me, a
poor sinner, that I _ought_, and that I _can_, live to Him,
love Him, and devote myself to Him! It is heaven already begun on
earth; for in heaven my soul will enjoy no other happiness than that
of knowing God, and living to His glory. This thought fills me with
joy, and I am encouraged by it to consecrate myself wholly to Him, as
did my Lord and Saviour.

"Lastly, I will, by the grace of God, imitate Jesus in his
_charity_. How many souls there are about me to love, to comfort,
to enlighten and to assist. But I can only do it in the measure which God