Robert Lowe (Law) Buist (1822-1915) (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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In a letter to his son, Douglas Buist dated Wednesday, 18 April 1888 at Chesterville, Ontario, Canada, Robert Lowe Buist wrote: "I was glad to hear you had got work and that you are well. I would advise you to stick to the place you are in if you suite the boss. You will not gain anything by running around for bigger wages and try and get master of the trade. Be steady and not spend your means foolishly. Try and save a little in case of sickness or want of employment. Times they are very unstable and no permanent outlook and mind you are amidst strangers and every inducement to lead you away into all kinds of vice and wickedness. Without the fear and knowledge of God, you need not depend upon your own strength to shun the evil course of this world and mind. It is by a countenance in well doing to the end, we can look for eternal life in the Kingdom of God. Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, or the keeping of his commandments, which is the commandment of Jesus." A deeply religious man, Robert Lowe Buist read the Bible every day, once in the morning and once at night. He attended St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Chesterville, Ontario, Canada regularly until the day he died. Upon entering the old church there is a sign which reads: "Enter into His Court with Praise." Truly, Robert Lowe Buist entered into the Lord's Court with Praise all of his long life of 92 years. Robert was born at Feddinch where he began working as a male servant to the Lindsay family. Later he relocated to Lincluden, Terregles Parish, Kirkcudbrightshire where he met Helen Scott Hunter who was also working on the estate. By 1857 they were married in Kirkbean and shortly later left Scotland and resided in the small agricultural town of Chesterville, Dundas County, Ontario where they had eight children. Buist at first was a farmer and later established his own carpentry business and grocery store at Chesterville. He was a well-respected businessman throughout Chesterville and the surrounding area for many years. This then is the narrative of the life and times of Robert Lowe (Law) Buist, an entrepreneur of Chesterville.