reafon, independent of religion, fhould ac- 
quire fufficient ftrength to convince them, 
that vice is the extreme of folly. 
In your convivial aflbciation with your 
fellow-frefhmen, you will frequently hear 
the early and conftant attendance at Chapel, 
exclaimed againft as a bore. Neverthelefs, 
there are arguments of considerable weight 
in favour of this inftitution. Early rifmg 
is certainly conducive to health; not only 
becaufe the morning air is falutary, but be- 
caufe it muft neceflarily induce an early re- 
tirement to reft. Thofe who rife late read 
little, and their laft hours of the day, or ra- 
ther night, are often fpent in a manner dif- 
graceful to human nature, and irrecoverably 
deftruclive to body and mind. Tfenebras 
magis quam lucem amaverint homines, quippe 
quorum pravaforent opera. 
Young men that keep good hours are 
rarely immoral. There is yet another ar- 
gument in favour of early devotion, which 
a young mind capable of religious fenflbi- 
lity, will feel: I mean the fatisfaclion of hav- 
ing began the day in a manner moft ac- 
ceptable to his Creator. This reflection will 
infpire him with confidence; it will raife his 
fpirits j it will make him fatisfied with him- 
K felfs 
