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Working On Sundays, Settle a debate| catsimmie |
Posted: Sep 22 2009, 11:50 AM
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Ok so there's some debate on whether or not the riders worked on Sundays. One person says:
Another person says:
A 3rd person says:
2 of the 3 have sources, one from visiting the Majors homestead, the other from a website. The 3rd can't remember where she got the information. Since it was never stated on the show, I figured I'd bring it here to get other people's opinions or sources. -------------------- ~ Jen
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| Kidandloufan |
Posted: Sep 23 2009, 11:25 AM
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Hey Jen...got an answer back from the Alexander Majors historian/webmaster Jason Little this morning.....this is what he had to say about the the men he hired for his freight business and the PX riders having Sundays off:
Wendy, Alexander Majors was known as the "Christian Frieghter". Each man received a bible when he went to work for Majors. And truly, the men and the animals both received a day of rest on Sunday, and Majors himself, I believe gave a fairly informal sermon. It is said that the animals often returned from the trail fatter than when they left! He allowed no cursing, carousing, or mistreatment of animals, and the men did, indeed, have to sign a code-of-conduct when they were in his employ; because of his codes, he attracted family-men type employees. He did write a book called "70 Years on the Frontier" but I do not know if he talks about his Christian beliefs in his book, but it is likely that he does. The book might be found online. As to where you might find other information on-line, I am not sure. The official website was still under construction when funding was cut, so unfortunately the full range of history that was planned for the site could not be completed. The trustee of the Majors House itself is Terry Chapman. Regards, JDL Studio |
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| dede23 |
Posted: Sep 23 2009, 06:39 PM
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Thanks for the info Wendy! Good contact!
Oh and  ... sounds like an interesting idea for a fic! Majors comes to Sweetwater to give a sermon! d;-) Wendy??????  --------------------  |
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| Kidandloufan |
Posted: Sep 23 2009, 08:42 PM
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After the events of today...I think I'll be having quite a bit more time to work on fan fic and my original stuff....so who knows what my muses might come up with. |
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| dede23 |
Posted: Sep 30 2009, 09:58 AM
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YAY! Wait...  I hope the events were good ones.... if not I'm sorry  (but I'm glad you get to write more). d;-) -------------------- |
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| Kidandloufan |
Posted: Sep 30 2009, 05:33 PM
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I hope the events were good ones.... if not I'm sorry sad.gif (but I'm glad you get to write more).
They weren't...but thanks..that's sweet... |
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