1881.

14 Monday snowy morning cleaned up Grist and three bags wheat four and a half chop then took in 13 pills of potatoes and covered up pit for winter afternoon finished pit and built cedar fence beside fall wheat which was blown down finished grouting by putting on board higher than Stonewall to let grout up to top under beam snow all gone at noon but we have had more showers this evening 15 Tuesday last night was very stormy we have 5 in snow and cold shifted oats off peas and thrashed for small floor Falls this has been more of a Winter's day than we have had yet but I hope it may go away yet so that we may get root house fixed off this world is full of care and trouble whether you get it single or double 16 Wednesday went to Kilsyth Sawmill for Rafters had 10 of them two by nine two scantling 3x4 and some boards beside in all 300 ft which cost 75 cents paid the shingles and lumber I got before 2001 quarter $3.94 one 75 per thousand 180 ft Lumber $1.06 and all 575 had Fair roads snow soft and going a little afternoon frame drafters and Barn we had a few drops rain I hope it will be soft tomorrow 17 Thursday find soft morning snow all gone got Rafters on the walls scaffold down and drain Doug ground the floor and gravel hauled and filled into it home load of turnips out of field afternoon Place Rafters and put outside cheating on 3 ft up and inside shading to carry sawdust for feet then cut Plank and lumber for spout to take in turnips evening-made spout in back kitchen and a couple of conjunction 18 Friday rainy night but dry day got spout up and into position finished under sheeting at 3 then got sawdust grout in all over roof 5 in deep and sawdust over that one third of roof is ready for shingles uncle was here and finished pointing and beam filling so we have been very fortunate in having such a day and in being able to get the good of it we have the roof all covered with boards lapped over each other in case of rain but I think it will be dry 19 Saturday had a few flakes of snow this morning went to Uncle Williams for a piece of pine to put under shingles at spout brought home load of sawdust with me from Maxwell's afternoon got in sawdust and on sheeting 5 ft of 1/2 of roof to do yet with sawdust had on four courses of shingles at night then took in one load turnips switch was the first load for the new house 20 Sunday Mr Currie text Galatians 4 4th and 5th notice first the time the Savior came into the world the fullness of time why did he not come sooner why so many Dark Ages had he come immediately after the fall man would not have had time to see sin and it's bitter fruit no time to foretell the event no expecting longing looking praying and hoping for and believing in the promise of Messiah there was a regular Fitness in the world at the time the temple of Janice at Rome was closed there being no war in the world the Jews and their wanderings carried their Bibles with them and spread the knowledge of the true God Paul went where he found Jews and then he found a synagogue and people ready to hear the world was sick of itself and finding its own power against San and ignorance unavailing the {illegible} {illegible} him next the manner in which he came sent forth from heaven {illegible} his previous existence before he was sent made or born of a woman stated at the time of the Fall having existed previously he had to come in some manner under the law all creatures and the universe under law the Son of God above law but placed himself under the law for a definite reason to redeem them which were under the law so that his father might receive us as Sons . MONDAY. [ - ]

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