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A Journal of the Life, Gospel Labours, and Christian Experiences of John Woolman; To Which Are Added His Last Epistle and Other Writings
A Journal of the Life Gospel Labours and Christian Experiences of John Woolman To Which Are Added His Last Epistle and Other Writings Author:John Woolman General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1883 Original Publisher: Friends' bookstore Subjects: Religion / Christianity / Quaker Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free ... more »trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER VIII. His visits to Pennsylvania, Shrewsbury and Squan -- publishes the second part ol his Considerations on keeping negroes -- The grounds of his appearing in some respects singular in his dress -- visits the families of Friends of Ancocas and Mount Holly meetings -- visit to the Indians at Wehaloosing on the river Susquehanna. Having felt my mind drawn toward a visit to a few meetings in Pennsylvania, I was very desirous to be rightly instructed as to the time of setting off. On the 10th day of the fifth month, 1761, being the first-day of the week, I went to Haddonfield meeting, concluding to seek for heavenly instruction, and to come home or go on, as I might then believe best for me; and there, through the springing up of pure love, I felt encouragement, and so crossed the river. In this visit I was at two Quarterly and three Monthly Meetings; and in the love of Truth, felt my way open to labour with some noted Friends who kept negroes; and as I was favoured to keep to the root, and endeavoured to discharge what I believed was required of me, I found inward peace therein from time to time; and thankfulness of heart to the Lord, who was graciously pleased to be a guide to me. In the eighth month, 1761, having felt drawings in my mind to visit Friends in and about Shrewsbury, I went there, and was at their Monthly Meeting, and the meeting on first-day; had a meeting at Squan, and another at Sciuankum; and as way opened, had conversation with some noted Friends concerning their slaves: and I re- tui-ned home ...« less