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Courtland Olds Diary, 1870
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MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1870.
Charley has been cuting wood too-day in the wood house. It has been snowing most of the day. I have been busy as usual. I went over to John Mans this evening to tea and afterwards went to meeting at the church. It seems to be improving a little in interest. There was one forward, and two who rose for prayer. The sermon, from "What shall it proffit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul," was very earnest and practical. And the prayermeeting afterwards was also quite a season of refreshing from the presence of the Lord.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1870.
I have had my men drawing up wood too-day I went out to Dover myself to vote against the By Law for Bonus{?} of $200,000 to the proposed Norfolk Railroad. The weather too-day has been very pleasant, too much so to last long. I attended the meeting again too-night. Some of the members have become quite earnest, and I hope that good will be done. Religion is in a very backward state amongst our neighbours and there is a glorious opportunity for a manifestation of the wonder{illegible} praise of God. His spirit seems to be amongst us, and wh{obscured} the spirit of the Lord is there is {illegible}
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