The Journals of Martha E. McMillan

people miserable (?) and happy under all circumstances . We should be content for all the ___ of earth are transitory. Soon all the distinctions (?) of earth will fall away--Soon all will be on the same level. For that silent land there are not titles--for the great and humbles ones of earth meet on the same level. Out of Christ everything and everyone is __ ______--__ is in the possession of the love and __ of Jesus makes us rich both for time and eternity. 29 July. Sabbath quite a lovely Sabbath. Fannie not well, as usual-she and Harlan and Florence at home. Fred, Clayton, and Jason and Clara at Sabbath School. Mr. Mc and Mr. Y. C. McMillan and I at church sermon by Mr. Morton. text--“My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” Sometimes there is some trouble that annoys us and like Paul we pray that the trouble may be removed--but the answer comes my grace is sufficient for thee. The subject of the text is a divine supply for ever human want. It means that we do not have the needed grace to do the work required. We are called to do hard work in the family--to train up our children for God and heaven not because we are able to do it of our selves but because God has promised us the help when we go forward that we need--if we only look to him we will receive fresh supplies day by day from his hand. We are to determine our duty not by our own strength but by the promise and power and grace (?) of Almighty God. We should use what power we have and trust in God for the rest. What we need to bring our children and friends to Christ is not so much to pray for a change in their hearts but get close Jesus our selves and be made like him to be able to __ his glorious grace--to be filled with his love and spirit then shall be a power in his hand to draw others to this loving Saviour. After preaching Fred went to Aunt Jane’s and attended the Young Folks meeting in the eve and came home after dark. Mr. J. C. Mc with us. 30 July. Monday. Bright Clear day--it is getting very dusty (?). [...] We had a nice time in the parlor this Eve listening to Mr. J. C. go over the history of grandfather McMillan and our great grandfather McMillan. Our great grandfather McMillan fled to this Country times (?) of the persecution in Switzerland (?) (these last three words--“persecution in Switzerland”--were rubbed out--Tabitha). He came in the year of 1792. His name was __ McMillan. His wife, our great grandmother McMillan’s name was Jane Harvey. For five (?) months after he came to Chester district South Carolina he sent for this family and they came over. Our grandfather David McMillan was __ in Country (?) Austrian Ireland and came with (?) family to South Carolina when a little boy. August 2 Aug. Thurs. Most a lovely day of it were not for the heat. [...] Fannie and Mary in their room studying. [...] We were royally entertained in C today. We took dinner and tea at the dining hall in the Theological Seminary.[...] 84