1881.

table 10 Monday cold stormy day with a few flakes of snow started for OS with 11 bags SW {illegible} to grind and four bags chop sold eight bags at mail at 125 per bus had 1908/60 equals $23.91 bought 25 lb 3 Inch Nails 75 of 12 lb shingle Nails 45 cents equals $1.20 beef $1 B salt 80 cents dinner 25 in all $3.25 got home all right clear Frosty night 11 Tuesday finish digging out Foundation of root house forenoon afternoon shifted Lane to let us a long back of Old Barn straight down to gate then drew some stones for root house from old fence bottom of Orchard and some more from Stone piles in field paid boots to our Thompson $4 had very hard Frost this morning ground had quite a crust 12 Wednesday rainy morning started to grout we have the half of one side done now afternoon about 3 went to Uncle W's got his tools and load of lime 20 bus at 5015 c I was dark before we got home threw off load and covered part of it for later use with sand 13 Thursday tuck out all the sawdust soured some lime and started to cut out boards along the end of stable just below beam so that roof may get in below uncle came afternoon and got a good piece done by Night clear and cold barley down to 65 cents it was 80 cents so we could go 14 Friday find morning building the order of the day mixing mortar drawing water Wheeling Stones Willy was plowing this afternoon learning by experience how to turn the {illegible} this is being a very pleasant day but is now raining 15 Saturday rainy morning and rain till 2 grouting stable afternoon drawing stone for building evening hunting allowed to plow but was not successful we should have looked out sooner Pro Era too busy so on go to bed 16 Sunday we were at our SS fine day and good afternoon the text today Jeremiah 9:23 and 2nd with special reference to the last verse Man worship something either the true or false god the Triune god of this world wisdom might riches we are to avoid glorying in these but rather 24 verse to glory in understanding and knowing the true God note a first understanding that is hearing with the ear and having intellectual knowledge of the letter of Salvation will be to our condemnation if we do not know him practically experimentally spectacularly the latter killeth instance Columbus Theory of a western continent gave him no rest the fact underlying the theory convinced him of success many ascented to call {illegible} but it did not move them we must be moved to action this is the knowledge to be glory in we have also to know him in a particular way not as the Creator but as he that exercises loving kindness towards man as manifested by his saving grace and judgment his children rejoice in this leaving the Judgment of their persecutors to him righteousness righteous in his loving kindness with his stripes we are healed righteous and judgment always right He delights in all these reasons why we should Glory it's intrinsic value no knowledge like it God's delightful character it will never leave us the possessors supremely happy

10. MONDAY. [283 - 82 ]

11. TUESDAY. [284 - 81 ]

12. WEDNESDAY. [285 -80 ]

13. THURSDAY. [ 286-79 ]

14. FRIDAY. [ 287-78 ]

15. SATURDAY. [288 -77 ]

16. SUNDAY. [ 289 - 76 ]