ol-room during this day, and help us all
to be faithful and successful in duty.

"Guide the teacher in all that he may do. Give him wisdom and
patience, and faithfulness. May he treat all his pupils with
kindness; and if any of them should do any thing that is wrong,
wilt thou help him, gently but firmly to endeavor to bring him back
to duty. May he sympathize with the difficulties and trials of all,
and promote the present happiness, as well as the intellectual
progress, of all who are committed to his care.

"Take care of the pupils too. May they spend the day pleasantly and
happily together. Wilt thou who didst originally give us all our
powers, direct and assist us all, this day, in the use and
improvement of them. Remove difficulties from our path, and give us
all, fidelity and patience in every duty. Let no one of us destroy
our peace and happiness this day, by breaking any of thy
commands,--or encouraging our companions, in sins--or neglecting,
in any respect, our duty. We ask all in the name of our great
Redeemer _Amen_."

Of course the prayer of each day will be varied, unless, in special
cases, the teacher prefers to read some form like the above. But let
every one be _minute and particular_, relating especially to school,--to
school temptations, and trials, and difficulties. Let every one be
filled with expressions relating to school, so that it will bear upon
every sentence, the impression, that it is the petition of a teacher and
his pupils, at the throne of grace.

2. If the pupils can sing, there may be a single verse, or sometimes two
verses of some well known hymn, sung after the prayer, at the opening of
the school. Teachers will find it much easier to introduce this
practice, than it would at first be supposed. In almost every school,
there are enough who can sing to begin, especially if the first
experiment is made in a recess, or before or after school; and the
beginning once made, the difficulty is over. If but few tunes are sung,
a very large proportion of the scholars will soon learn them.

3. Let there be no other regular exercise until the close of the
afternoon school. When that hour has arrived, let the teacher devote a
very short period, five minutes perhaps, to religious _instruction_,
given in various ways. At one time, he may explain and illustrate some
important truth. At another, read, and comment