conscience shall lead her to desire; nor shall she spend any time for this purpose to the hindrance (in the opinion of the Superior) of the active work of mercy to which she shall be dedicated.” Those who framed this wise rule must have been aware of the morbid tendency in Communities like these to withdraw from the field of Active Benevolence, under the plea of more entire dedication to God. Presuming therefore that your work in this place, like all active work, will be beset by many of the distractions and hindrances of ordinary life, I have given rules for the cultivation of spirituality amidst common engagements, which under God’s Blessing may serve to keep the heart true to the Lord, while there is much work upon the hands. In conclusion I will recapitulate these rules; Practise the Presence of God. Practise submission to His Will in little Crosses. Practise the doing all things for Christ. Thus the Patients, whom you shelter and tend, shall feel a calming, sanctifying influence from their temporary association with you; and shall look back with grateful reminiscences to the period when, before their return to the heat and dust and turmoil of Life, and to the glare of Life’s temptations, they were gathered in under the quiet shadow of St. Peter’s Home. * * * * * THE END. * * * * * * * * * * GILBERT AND RIVINGTON, PRINTERS, ST. JOHN’S SQUARE, LONDON. * * * * * WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR. THOUGHTS on PERSONAL RELIGION; being a Treatise on the Christian Life in its two chief Elements, Devotion and Practice. _Sixth Edition_. Small 8vo. 6_s._ 6_d._ An INTRODUCTION to the DEVOTIONAL STUDY of the HOLY SCRIPTURES. _Sixth Edition_. Small 8vo. 3_s._ 6_d._ The IDLE WORD: Short Religious Essays upon the Gift of Speech. _New Edition_, _enlarged_. Small 8vo. 3_s._ LECTURES on the ENGLISH OFFICE of the HOLY COMMUNION. _Second Edition_. Small 8vo. 6_s._ SERMONS preached on Different Occasions during the last Twenty Years. _Second Edition_. 2 vols. small 8vo. 10_s._ 6_d._ FOUR SERMONS on SUBJECTS of the DAY; with a Preface on the “Oxford Declaration.” _Second Edition_. 1_s._ 6_d._ A MANUAL of CONFIRMATION; with a PASTORAL LETTER on First Communion. _Fifth Edition_. 1_s._ 6_d._ The INSPIRATION of the HOLY SCRIPTURES. Small 8vo. FAMILY PRAYERS, arranged on the Liturgical Principle. _New Edition_. Small 8vo. 3_s._ PARISH SERMONS preached at Holywell, Oxford. SERMONS at the BAMPTON LECTURE, 1850. SOCRATES: a Lecture delivered to the Young Men’s Christian Association. 1_s._ 6_d._ SHORT DEVOTIONAL FORMS, compiled to meet the Exigencies of a Busy Life. 1_s._ * * * * * RIVINGTONS, LONDON AND OXFORD. FOOTNOTES.