Lydia_Gay_Diary

I never Spent Such a comunion Season and happy Sabbath day what a blesing it is to be a christen in reality to walk with god as my Dear freinds do 6 mon morning a pleasant day after the rain it was very dry and dust I am much better in my health I am hersaid that god has answered the prayers of my friends for my life and the [?] of my health I Dream of my Son I thought he was Sick I was giving him Some thing, I rode fore miles to the light house in portland and the Sea that broke over the rock was wonderfull there was a great through that the Sea has maid betwen the rocks, to See Such multidude of them and the hight reatch to the to the Skye when the tide rose it came half up to the light house The man that keep it mane Mr Treman his Salary is three hundred and fifty dollars

a year very clean and all his reflcetors are Bright 16 of then, how manny Poor [?] heart have rejoice to See the light of them the woman Said that they live all lone, it must be very Lonesone in the winter to hear the Sea vore, I discovered the Worl of God the more I look at his workes in thy [?] I had letter from my Dear Frances in formed me all was will tusday morning I very Foggy I am very will and I think that my jouny has been blesed Priveledge for a family to meet around the family Altar to prais god and thank him for the Salva[?] for the night and ask for the preserdation of the Day, Swiet is the work my god my king to praise thy [?] [?] thanks and Sing

Aug. 8. 1832 Dedication of Mr Beck with high St church Doc Edwards Preach the Sermon John 5 chap and 8 verse and there are three that bear witness in Earth, the Spirit and the water and the blood and there agree in one Mrs Fhissey a very Spiritual friend call to See one, her conversation it was very profible and instrutive, o I wish that i could repeat the Scriptrs like her, She observe that religion was peace 9 I had goodnight Sleep Mr I read the [?] of Daniel and prayed [?] to chapel ware the ladies to form there a Missionry Soicty Doc Syker maid the prayr and left the Ladies to form them in the Society and [?] there [?] Mrs [?] and my Self to [?] [?] Sister I recived a letter from Frances I lover her

10 rainny morning I have had restess night, but am a little better 11 I read in maliky and had prayer, the Spirit opens our eyes and gives us a light and Sense of our various wants, the Spirit in prayer acts as a Spirit of allumination Spent the afternoon at friends Shissey and very Profible one She is a lovly christen and her family are all good, and her conversation was according to the bible She Said that often the wanted to retire from Society and hold communion wither god returned home and [?] read proverbes and prayrs 11 Saturday morn a very fine day the air is clear and Salubrious I had good night, but have pain in my ancle, I pray that god will remove it and bless the means of my recovry

12 Sabbath morn the Scripture and all the family are around the atar for prayr I hope that i may be in the Spirit on this day bless the Lord for all his goodness to me Romans chap 8 and [?] for by the law is the knowledge of Sin, a very Searching Sermon in the afternoon [?] [?] [?] the of verse 11 and God is angry with the wicked every day 13 Monday morn I am in great pain in my [?], Its a pleasant morn [?] felt better I know that all our hair of our head is numbered and god lake care of his children, I am a living [?] of his goodness thunder and vain this Eving very warm 15 as well as usual [?] dark morn I am better in my health prais the lord for all his [?] to me I Dream of [?]