Morning clear but quite cool. We had a shower in the course of the day. I passed an hour or two in reading and then attended divine service. Heard Mr. Lunt. Morning a Communion Sermon. 1. John 5. 8. “And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit and the water and the blood, and these three agree in one.” Out of these words the preacher thought he saw allusions to the Miracles, the spotless life and the death of the Saviour. Rather far fetched. Yet the sense is mystical beyond the possibility of ordinary comprehension.

Afternoon Proverbs 22. 6. “Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.” A glorification of Sunday Schools, the value of which is somewhat questioned by the coolest heads. Mr. Frothingham has observed his closely and finds they make little progress. In the country I suspect they would prove more beneficial.

Read a Discourse of Dr. Barrow. 1. Cornthians 4. 16. “I beseech you, be followers of me.” Of the imitation of Christ, the proposing him an example for human conduct by which a higher standard may be obtained. At home in the evening. Quite cool, so that we sat in the House.