private interest of his own. If therefore your hobby is not
anything harmful follow it out with a will.

RELIGION.

I had some doubts about the heading of this chapter: Religion ought not
to be a separate thing from daily life, and, therefore, all remarks on
the subject ought to come under one or other of the chapters which treat
of the different duties of life. There are, however, certain definite
religious duties which may perhaps be spoken of more clearly in a
separate chapter. I would ask you always to bear in mind that no
religious duties are of much value that are not a regular part of our
daily life, and that there is no line to be drawn between natural and
religious duties. "Whether, therefore, ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye
do, do all to the Glory of God."

_Prayer_, private and public. What I have said in a former paper holds
good now. No boy can safely neglect his morning and evening prayers and
his public worship on Sundays. Prayer should include daily
self-examination: no one can get on in the world unless he looks after
his own affairs, and reckons from time to time how he stands. So with
our daily life--we should try it day by day, and see if we are keeping
straight. Each night we should look back over the day, see what has been
wrong, what imperfect--seek pardon for the wrong, and determine, by God's
help, to amend it.

_Public Worship_ once a Sunday, _i.e._ in the morning, is the duty of
every Christian: whether we go oftener is a matter of choice, but less we
cannot do without failing in our duty. Attendance at the full morning
service, _i.e._ the celebration of the Holy Communion, is the prayer-book
rule, whether we observe it or not.

_Regular Communion_ is absolutely necessary. How frequently it is
advisable to come must depend upon circumstances, but speaking generally
I should say, in the words of one whose opinion carries great weight,
that "monthly Communions are the very fewest which anyone seeking to
serve God devoutly can make."

I have taken it for granted that you have been confirmed, which will
probably have taken place about the time of leaving school. Confirmation
ought to make a marked change in your life. Firstly, because you are
more directly responsible for yourself, and, secondly, because it brings
you into closer relation, for a time at least, with your clergyman.
Before your first communion the prayer book speaks to you very distinctly
about personal