text_original: To his pulpit ministrations I am largely indebted for whatever ability I have to discriminate between truth and falsehood; but the church was in Pittsburg, and our home seven miles away, so we seldom went to meeting. The rules of the denomination forbade " oc  casional hearing." Father and mother had once been " sessioned " for stopping on their way home to hear the^ conclusion of a communion service in Dr. Bruce's church, which was Seceder.
text_transcription: TO HIS PULPIT MINISTRATIONS I AM LARGELY INDEBTED FOR WHATEVER ABILITY I HAVE TO DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD BUT THE CHURCH WAS IN PITTSBURGH AND OUR HOME SEVEN MILES AWAY SO WE SELDOM WENT TO MEETING THE RULES OF THE DENOMINATION FORBADE OCCASIONAL HEARING FATHER AND MOTHER HAD ONCE BEEN SESSIONED FOR STOPPING ON THEIR WAY HOME TO HEAR THE CONCLUSION OF A COMMUNION SERVICE IN DOCTOR BRUCE'S CHURCH WHICH WAS CESED HER
phonemes: tə hɪz pˈʌlpɪt mˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃənz aɪɐm lˈɑːɹdʒli ˌɪndˈɛɾᵻd fɔːɹ wʌtˈɛvɚɹ ɐbˈɪləɾi aɪ hæv tə dɪskɹˈɪmᵻnˌeɪt bᵻtwˌiːn tɹˈuːθ ænd fˈɔlshʊd; bˌʌt ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ wʌz ɪn pˈɪtsbɜːɡ, ænd ˌaʊɚ hˈoʊm sˈɛvən mˈaɪlz ɐwˈeɪ, sˌoʊ wiː sˈɛldəm wɛnt tə mˈiːɾɪŋ. ðə ɹˈuːlz ʌvðə dᵻnˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən fɚbˈeɪd " ˈɑːk kˈeɪʒənəl hˈɪɹɪŋ." fˈɑːðɚɹ ænd mˈʌðɚ hæd wˈʌns bˌɪn " sˈɛʃənd " fɔːɹ stˈɑːpɪŋ ˌɔn ðɛɹ wˈeɪ hˈoʊm tə hˈɪɹ ðə kəŋklˈuːʒən əvə kəmjˈuːniən sˈɜːvɪs ɪn dˈɑːktɚ. bɹˈuːsᵻz tʃˈɜːtʃ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz sˈɛstɚ.