The Sabbath was in all respects regarded by him as a holy day.
After morning and evening service, he devoted the evening to reading the Scriptures and family prayer.

On weekdays, he taught the children of the parish, charging nothing for the education, but only taking so much as the people chose to give him.

The parish church was his school; and while the children were repeating their lessons by his side, he was, like Shenstone's schoolmistress, engaged in spinning wool.

He had the right of pasturage upon the mountains for a few sheep and a couple of cows, which required his attendance.

With this pastoral occupation he joined the labours of husbandry, for he rented two or three acres of land in addition to his own acre of glebe, and he also possessed a garden,--the whole of which was tilled by his own hand.