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The Bible was the Book of books in the Garfield cabin. Every day it gave the widow and her children the Divine message, and on Sundays Mrs. Garfield never failed to do the duty of teacher and preacher to her little flock. THE BIBLE WAS THE BOOK OF BOOKS IN THE GARFIELD CABIN EVERY DAY IT GAVE THE WIDOW AND HER CHILDREN THE DIVINE MESSAGE AND ON SUNDAYS MISSUS GARFIELD NEVER FAILED TO DO THE DUTY OF TEACHER AND PREACHER TO HER LITTLE FLOCK
ought the old one, and removed it. Then he rebuilt it alongside his mother's cabin. Sunday was regarded by the pioneers as a day of rest, but the younger members of the various families had never even seen a place of worship. Now and then a travelling preacher called at the settlement, and during his brief stay held a service in one of the log cabins or in the schoolhouse. A journey of five or six miles was often taken to be present at such a service. Whole families, in waggons, on horseback, and even on foot, might have been seen wending their way to the place appointed. The opportunities for public worship were too few to be neglected, and the dwellers in the wilderness set a high value on such occasional ministrations. Mrs. Garfield eagerly welcomed the preachers of the gospel who passed that way, and was glad to place the best fare her cabin afforded before the earnest men, who braved many dangers, and suffered innumerable inconveniences, to break to the settlers the Bread of life. A BETTER SCHOOL HE BOUGHT THE OLD ONE AND REMOVED IT THEN HE REBUILT IT ALONGSIDE HIS MOTHER'S CABIN SUNDAY WAS REGARDED BY THE PIONEERS AS A DAY OF REST BUT THE YOUNGER MEMBERS OF THE VARIOUS FAMILIES HAD NEVER EVEN SEEN A PLACE OF WORSHIP NOW AND THEN A TRAVELING PREACHER CALLED AT THE SETTLEMENT AND DURING HIS BRIEF STAY HELD A SERVICE IN ONE OF THE LOG CABINS OR IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE A JOURNEY OF FIVE OR SIX MILES WAS OFTEN TAKEN TO BE PRESENT AT SUCH A SERVICE WHOLE FAMILIES IN WAGONS ON HORSEBACK AND EVEN ON FOOT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SEEN WENDING THEIR WAY TO THE PLACE APPOINTED THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP WERE TOO FEW TO BE NEGLECTED AND THE DWELLERS IN THE WILDERNESS SET A HIGH VALUE ON SUCH OCCASIONAL MINISTRATIONS MISSUS GARFIELD EAGERLY WELCOMED THE PREACHERS OF THE GOSPEL WHO PASSED THAT WAY AND WAS GLAD TO PLACE THE BEST FARE HER CABIN AFFORDED BEFORE THE EARNEST MEN WHO BRAVED MANY DANGERS AND SUFFERED INNUMERABLE INCONVENIENCES TO BREAK TO THE SETTLERS THE BREAD OF LIFE
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