Early childhood reminisences: 'my deep impression is that she was a Holy, devoted follower of the Lord Jesus, but her understanding not fully enlightened as to the fullness of Gospel Truth. She taught us as far as she knew, and I now remember the solemn religious feelings I had often sitting in silence with her after reading the Scriptures with her; and our reading a Psalm before we went to bed and I have no doubt that her prayers were not in vain in the Lord. She died when I was twelve years old.'