IMH 74:4 359

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

Sunday, December 19th.

The day was cloudy and cold and ice covered a great part of the "outside world:' I have forgotten to state
that a light snow was on the ground yesterday morning. It did not thaw any to-day. The Rev. Runyan
preached on the creek to-day and I heard one of his strictly Campbellite sermons preached to about a
house full   He made the rather sweeping assertion that the Christ could or would not save Christians
but would condemn them at the day of judgment if they remained divided into sects till then. I came home
and about three o clock took Effie back to or nearly to Mrs Allen's in the hack  Symptoms of another
"jawing spell" began to be felt in my face. My tooth hurt and there was some swelling. One of our young
pigs was killed last night, apparently by a cow and we were favored to night with a visitation from two
strange cats a "yaller" and a gray and white one.

Teaching notes; Campbellite sermons refer to the prFor the teacher; This entry seems to reveal what seems to be rather unique characateristic of young William. He seems to be a younge man who does not genearally just accept conventional or contemporary thinking especially in regards to religion. It would indicate a curious and agile mind