was coming, so I turned baek & went to work to finish
the doors and windows of my dining room for we are to
have communion service tomorrow night at the A.P.C.M.,
and 1 em to eonduct the service. The Wescott bros. same
back from the cemetery and all together, we managed to
get things pretty well in shape by the hour of 12. In
the p.m. I made preparations for Sunday or Lord's Day.
Good night, May the Lord's will be done. May his Glory
shine for ever in our souls May we ever be ready to do
his will. May I ever be crowned with His glory in order
that I may do His work and be a faithful minister of Him.
Mr. Weseott & Bros. are thinking of going to Stanley
Pool Monday that is starting.

Sunday Mar. 7th 97

Very cool morning and has the appearance of rain. Service
in Fiot at 10 o'clock led by Mr. Wooding, C.B.M. Mr.
Wescott is to take my place this pm. for the Aera ser-
vice. I am to have communion service to-night. The
Wescott Bro's chopped with me today at noon. About 3
o'clock there came up another wind and rain storm. It
must have been in judgment of some state men with a
crowd of natives who had gathered not fer from the missior
and in front of all the houses to practice shooting at a
bottle. Any how the rain was so hard and continued so
long that there was no afternoon service, and when we
Saw that the Christian natives could not get out to the
meeting neither the Ladies of the missions we decided to
postpone com. service until next Sunday & Mr. Morgan was
to conduct the regular service here at my house ASP.C.M.
He however turned it over to the Wescott Bros. who did
very nicely. Mrs. Hill attended she was the only lady.
Service being over and now the time is 9:30 I will retire
hoping to get up early in the morning and purchase a
license for a eapeta who has just come in with 15 men
and who has been engaged to work for the A.P.C.M. I hope
to send him out with 15 loads. Phipps, dear old fellow
is on the road somewhere & I hope he has not suffered
from the rain today. May God bless him on his journey.
Good night

Monday Mar. 8th 1897

Nothing very much happened - did some werk at the house &
Some at the store. Fhipps employed a ecapeta & I bo't
licence for him had quite a time getting straight got
