sation. Observe respect and attention to superiors-affability and kindness to inferiors-condescension and kindness to all with whom you may associate. Under this head I would recommend that you endeavor to suppress pride, and a tenaciousness of your own opinions. The next half hour to writing-either copying from some favorite author, (which will give you ease of style and assist you in spelling) or writing letters, or in committing to writing some of your own best observations. When this is done, spend the remainder of the forenoon in sewing, at the same time in endeavoring to bring the mind into a regular train of thinking. The first whole or half hour after dinner in reading. Visiting and receiving good company is no loss of time. Before you make your visits, recollect with what temptations you will be most likely to meet, and guard against them. In the evening, retire if possible, and review the actions, words and thoughts of the day; return thanks for the mercies received in the day, and commit yourself to the protection of heaven. Let your last thoughts be as much as possible on your entire dependence upon God for every blessing; your own unworthiness; the merits and offered salvation of Christ. This PLAN observe every day

in the week, (excepting the Sabbath) only on Saturday evenings devote an hour to prayer, in returning thanks for the mercies of the past week for the influence of the Spirit on your own, and the souls of all your relations, and those who are dear to you by any ties or connection; and for a blessing on the means of grace you may enjoy on the following day. On Sabbath morning endeavor to rise half an hour earlier than on other days. Spend the first hour as usual; the time after, until divine service begins, as much as is convenient, in reading. After service, some time in committing to writing what you have heard, and likewise in the afternoon. The remainder of the day, as much as possible in reading. In the evening review the actions of the day. Close it with prayer." " ELIZA KNEELAND."

This paper is without date. It was evidently drawn up before her marriage, and presents the MODEL of her life. Among her papers is a collection of "Extracts" from the best authors, such as Addison, Watts, Cowper, Thomson, Newton, Zimmerman, Mason on Self Knowledge; also from various Sermons and Books of History. The extracts are of a devotional and

literary character. The following, from "Watts on the Improvement of the Mind," are so descriptive of her own habits, and so worthy of regard by the young, that I cannot forbear quoting them.

"Offer your daily requests to the Father of Lights, that he would bless all your attempts and labors in reading, study and conversation. Think with yourself how easily and insensibly, by one turn of thought, he can lead you into a large scene of ideas. He can teach you to lay hold on a clew which may guide your thoughts with safety and ease through all the difficulties of an intricate subject. Think how easily the Author of your being can direct your motions by his Providence, so that a glance of the eye, or a word striking the ear, or a sudden turn of the fancy, shall conduct you to a train of happy sentiments. By his secret and supreme method of government, he can draw you to read such a treatise, or converse with such a person, who may give you more light upon some deep subject in an hour than you could obtain by a month of your own solitary labor. Think with yourself, with how much ease the God of your spirit can cast into your mind some useful suggestions,

and give a happy turn to your own thoughts, or the thoughts of those with whom you may converse, whence you may derive unspeakable delight and satisfaction in a matter that has long puzzled and entangled you. He can shew you a path which the vulture's eye hath not seen, and lead you, by some unknown gate or portal, out of a wilderness or labyrinth of difficulties, wherein you have been long wandering. Fetch down some knowledge from the clouds, the stars, the sun, the moon, and the revolution of all the planets; dig and draw up some valuable meditations from the depths of the earth, and search them through the vast ocean of waters; extract some intellectual improvement from the minerals and metals; from the wonders of nature among the vegetables, the herbs, the trees and the flowers. Learn some lesson from the birds, and the beasts, and the meanest insect. Read the wisdom of God, and his admirable contrivance in them all; read his almighty power; his rich and varied goodness in all the works of his hands. From the days and nights, the hours and the flying minutes, learn a wise improvement of time, and be watchful to seize every opportunity to increase in knowledge."

CHAPTER II.

A MORE PARTICULAR ACCOUNT OF HER RELIGIOUS EXERCISES FROM CHILDHOOD TO THE AGE OF

TWENTY-THREE.

As the PIETY of Mrs. McFarland was the crowning excellence of her character, I deem it important to state all the particulars we know, of the commencement, growth and maturity of it: First the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. Mark 4 28. Happily, our information on this part of her history is as full and explicit as could reasonably be expected. From her own pen, under date of March 10, 1811, we have the following unfinished account of her early religious impressions:

Having for some time been exercised with many distressing doubts respecting my spiritual estate, I have resolved, by divine grace, to pen down some account of my life, with the exercises of my mind-the better to enable me to know whether I have passed from death unto life, or whether I have deceived myself with a " name to live while I am dead.'