When you are reading, notice such facts and remember such narratives as you can turn to good account in this way.

In the same way, treasure up in your mind such occurrences as may come under your own personal observation when traveling, or when mixing with society.
That the spirit and manner of these religious exercises may be the more distinctly understood, I will give some examples.
Let us suppose, then, that the hour for closing school has come.

The books are laid aside; the room is still; the boys expect the few words which the teacher is accustomed to address to them, and, looking up to him, they listen to hear what he has to say.
"You may take your Bibles." The boys, by a simultaneous movement, open their desks, and take from them their copies of the sacred volume.
"What is the first book of the New Testament ?" "Matthew," they all answer at once.
"The second ?" "Mark." "The third ?" "Luke." "The next ?" "John." "The next ?" "The Acts." "The next ?" Many answer, "Romans." "The next ?" A few voices say faintly, and with hesitation, "First of Corinthians." "I perceive your answers become fainter and fainter.

Do you know what is the last book of the New Testament ?" The boys answer promptly, "Revelations." "Do you know what books are between the Acts and the book of Revelation ?" Some say "No, sir;" some begin to enumerate such books as occur to them, and some, perhaps, begin to name them promptly and in their regular order.
"I do not mean," interrupts the teacher, "the _names_ of the books, but the _kinds_ of books." The boys hesitate.
"They are epistles or letters.

Do you know who wrote the letters ?" "Paul," "Peter," answer many voices at once.
"Yes, there were several writers.