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There were some who accused him of lukewarmness in his adopted religion, and others who put it down to greed of wealth and reluctance to incur expense. THERE WERE SOME WHO ACCUSED HIM OF LUKEWARMNESS IN HIS ADOPTED RELIGION AND OTHERS WHO PUT IT DOWN A GREED OF WEALTH AND RELUCTANCE TO INCUR EXPENSE
s in succeeding years that it grew into a roomy villa. He was a man of a practical turn of mind, keen in his dealings and skilful with his hands. His iron constitution enabled him to work morning and evening at improving and tilling his lands. Hence it came about that his farm and all that belonged to him prospered exceedingly. In three years he was better off than his neighbours, in six he was well-to-do, in nine he was rich, and in twelve there were not half a dozen men in the whole of Salt Lake City who could compare with him. From the great inland sea to the distant Wahsatch Mountains there was no name better known than that of John Ferrier. There was one way and only one in which he offended the susceptibilities of his co-religionists. No argument or persuasion could ever induce him to set up a female establishment after the manner of his companions. He never gave reasons for this persistent refusal, but contented himself by resolutely and inflexibly adhering to his determination. O MANY ADDITIONS IN SUCCEEDING YEARS THAT IT GREW INTO A ROOMY VILLA HE WAS A MAN OF A PRACTICAL TURN OF MIND KEEN IN HIS DEALINGS AND SKILFUL WITH HIS HANDS HIS IRON CONSTITUTION ENABLED HIM TO WORK MORNING AND EVENING AT IMPROVING AND TILLING HIS LANDS HENCE IT CAME ABOUT THAT HIS FARM AND ALL THAT BELONGED TO HIM PROSPERED EXCEEDINGLY IN THREE YEARS HE WAS BETTER OFF THAN HIS NEIGHBORS IN SIX HE WAS WELL TO DO IN NINE HE WAS RICH AND IN TWELVE THERE WERE NOT HALF A DOZEN MEN IN THE WHOLE OF SALT LAKE CITY WHO COULD COMPARE WITH HIM FROM THE GREAT INLAND SEA TO THE DISTANT WAISATCH MOUNTAINS THERE WAS NO NAME BETTER KNOWN THAN THAT OF JOHN FERRIER THERE WAS ONE WAY AND ONLY ONE IN WHICH HE OFFENDED THE SUSCEPTIBILITIES OF HIS CO RELIGIONISTS NO ARGUMENT OR PERSUASION COULD EVER INDUCE HIM TO SET UP A FEMALE ESTABLISHMENT AFTER THE MANNER OF HIS COMPANIONS HE NEVER GAVE REASONS FOR THIS PERSISTENT REFUSAL BUT CONTENTED HIMSELF BY RESOLUTELY AND INFLEXIBLY ADHERING TO HIS DETERMINATION
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