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24 Monday wet raining shifted stove up to front kitchen Willie at plow all day we were all at Thanksgiving service Mr Currie preached from the text First Corinthians 15th and 57th notice first the victory next the Giver of that Victory Jesus Christ the victor second what are we Victors over death and sin reasons for gratitude the greatness of the gift to us and US So Unworthy the greatness of the {illegible} if he had not given us the victory Eternal death also worse than {illegible} afternoon uncle building and draw {illegible} stones and put them beside wall then {illegible} in the banking up over them 25 Tuesday breaking and drawing Stones evening brought home a bus more lime three trestles of scaffold from uncles uncle was building and father mortar man Willie was at Chesley with Mr Murray's cow I think we will get to the potatoes tomorrow if all well cold and clear at bedtime 26 Wednesday hard Frost this morning I plowed a while then turned out potatoes got them {illegible} Herald and all home into the pit I covered with Earth at night uncle has north wall all the height now it has been very frosty in the shade all day the mortar freezing on the wall Willy was home here at 4 full of Chesley and surroundings the new Railway has a splendid Iron Bridge there now Frosty tonight set 27 Thursday got up scaffold then drawing stones and grouting between Stonewall and stable and pulled mangles got them into pit on field five loads and covered with straw uncle got a great Fair done evening had Wagon at uncles and got and rafters for Ruth house Willie was plowing a great amount of work has been done today and it has been a beautiful day 28 Friday plow deferral away from the carrots as Ann and {illegible} are to pull them brought home a load of sand do stones got rafter on East End afternoon got load of gravel for grout put in one bushel then home carrots into pit and covered with straw East End and two sides of root house are finished now so we will finish stone work tomorrow if dry and all well being a fine day but looks like rain 29 Saturday rainy morning cleared off at 9 Uncle finished building and all the pointing except an hour's work Willie was plowing afternoon I was tending Mason took him home evening 30 Sunday 20 after Trinity we were at SS again had few Scholars dry day the text today Galatians 5 and 16th the spirit here spoken of the third person of the Trinity spoken of in God's word as spirit of God the spirit of Christ he came to do Christ's work the comforter beautiful title who will bring all things to your remembrance and Surround Mysteries with a Halo of light and Glory The Acts of the Apostles known by the early church as the acts of the Holy Ghost the author and {illegible} in the {illegible} he convinces of sin of righteousness and of judgment the author of sanctification the sin against the Holy Ghost instance the Jew said Jesus was under the influence of the prince of {illegible} when he cast out devils then they rejected the holy spirit so they had no Spirit to strive with them therefore apt to their {illegible}

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