Next, I will be clean. I will keep my body clean, and my house clean, and my children clean; and this will remind me that I must be clean in my thoughts.
Then I will remember to save my wages, and not spend more than is necessary, and to lay up something for a time of need.
As to rum and other intoxicating liquors, I wont touch them, any more than I would handle a fiery serpent.
I will not steal even a small amount. If the devil says, Take it, I will say, No; it isn’t mine; God has forbidden me to take it.
I will guard my lips from lying. I will always speak the truth. Even if it is against myself, I will still keep to the truth; for I know God abhors the deceitful tongue.
When I hear people taking God’s name in vain, I will say, That is very wicked. Lord, help me to keep from this dreadful sin.
And so also, when I am tempted to impurity, I will say as Joseph in the Bible said, “How can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” I will keep from such vice.
I will remember the Sabbath too, and try to keep it holy. I will go to church and prayer-meeting. I wont do any unnecessary work on that holy day.
Try to keep all these good resolutions, and ask God to help you. You need God’s help; and he will give it to you, if you pray for it.
And now learn and say the following beautiful hymns, with which I will close: