FL10410014

1868.

September 10th.
Thursday. Kate Barry was naughty, sulky &
disobedient today. I staid [stayed] with her
up the garden in private conversation for
upwards of ½ an hour. shewing [showing] the wickedness of her conduct, her accountability to God for all her
actions, urging her to ask for pardon and forgiveness.
She owned that she was a bad girl and asked me to forgive
her. I told her it was against God she had sinned. that I was His Servant.

Friday 11th.
I gave Agnes O'Brian a piece to
read whilst the rest were sewing, and
Paper bag making. the subject. Being "kind
to our enemies". they were all very attentive,
I tried to convince them that it was our duty
to be kind to our enemies, if we were so
unfortunate as to have any. and to pray for them
too.

Saturday 12th. I went with the messenger ½ past 6 oclk to
the Central Market for the weekly supply of vegetables. 4/6.
and after seeing to the
scrubg. of bedrooms. sending home the sewing &c I
went 12 oclk to Panama office and received payment
for last months washing £31.18.7. which I left
with the Treasurer on my way home.

Mr. R. D. Bannister by invitation and gave a lecture
on Temperance. in the eveg. all the inmates were
very attentive and 19 signed the Pledge in his book.
and promised faithfully to keep it. several of
them said (weeping) "that only for the drunkards
drink, they would not have lost their characters.
homes and everything".