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17 Monday rainy morning mended some of the harness then grouting till night it has rained all day and this afternoon it rained very heavy thunder showers our root house floor is not very wet and I hope it may not 18 Tuesday drizzly morning grouting till noon we have an end and a half to do now the North End will have the grout between inside boards and Stonewall of root house afternoon shifted some oats and took 20 student to Mr Currie we then Drew three loads sand and two loads gravel for grouting North End dry afternoon 19 Wednesday got up early and fixed up for killing Pig got him hung up by 9 then plowing till dinner time uncle was here in the morning will he was plowing for turnips next year in the afternoon father and I with Mason Fine Dry day 20 Thursday had some rain early this morning but has cleared off and we had a dry day Willy was plowing all day I and father were tending the Mason breaking stone drawing Stone getting as many in as will keep him going tomorrow and Thanksgiving service this evening in our church to text was in Psalm 63rd and 7th 21 Friday dry Frosty morning got half of potatoes plowed out Willie was plowing got home a load of potatoes into pit uncle has got up a good piece today we had Preparatory service to communion in our church today text Exodus 32nd and 26th who is on the Lord's Side beautiful day with bright prospects for tomorrow 22 Saturday the promise of a fine day as we thought brought a rainy morning it cleared a little and plowing and building were started but we're soon stopped by rain I then started to {illegible} in cow stable at church at half past 10 Mr Mackenzie Kilsyth preached from acts 26th and 29th a good plain and simple sermon rained all afternoon finished Travis and got in the box of grout 23 Sunday rainy day this being our communion Sabbath we were not at our SS we had Mr Currie this year text job 19 and 25 notice first job's Redeemer Jesus a living Redeemer he had not the knowledge of the fox connected with his life as we have but his faith took all the faster hold of his person second consider the Redemption here implied job felt that he had been in bondage but was now redeemed and not with corruptible things the {illegible} Redemption the life of God steer sun to whom was the price paid to Satan no we were never his by right but to Eternal Justice notice next what was to be redeemed from first from the guilt and power of sin can one break off from the sin he loves no he is helpless but trusting in Jesus he can redeemed from the {illegible} of the law the {illegible} atom took the place of the first and kept the law which we had broken also from the power of Satan next job's profession My Redeemer his own second I know no faults Assurance there is fully awareness and there is full legible and affliction often brings out and shows on what we are leaning he knows also that his Redeemer liveth now and forever and although worms consumed his body yet in his flesh he would see God glorious hope . MONDAY. [ - ]

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