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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. 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
sgrace. Unlike many boys, James showed neither a sulky nor a discontented spirit. He knew that the punishment was deserved, and therefore he set about undoing the mischief by prompt obedience, and his ready wit suggested a way out of the trouble. Before he left home, Thomas was anxious to make his mother as comfortable as possible. When he heard that the people of the district had decided to build 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 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. OF BEING SENT HOME IN DISGRACE UNLIKE MANY BOYS JAMES SHOWED NEITHER A SULKY NOR A DISCONTENTED SPIRIT HE KNEW THAT THE PUNISHMENT WAS DESERVED AND THEREFORE HE SET ABOUT UNDOING THE MISCHIEF BY PROMPT OBEDIENCE AND HIS READY WIT SUGGESTED A WAY OUT OF THE TROUBLE BEFORE HE LEFT HOME THOMAS WAS ANXIOUS TO MAKE HIS MOTHER AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE WHEN HE HEARD THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE DISTRICT HAD DECIDED TO BUILD 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
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