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discouragements, and became a faithful labourer in the flock and family of her great Master, who made choice of her, as an instrument in his holy hand, to the great comfort and satisfaction of the faithful. And as she had to hand forth the wine and oil to such, she had likewise to administer, as it were, the sword and the hammer, to the disobedient and unfaithful, and such as were contenting themselves with a profession, without witnessing a portion of feeding upon that heavenly bread, by which she was nourished, and enabled to call unto others, to come taste and see for themselves, how good the Lord is, and how worthy to be sought unto;-often having to invite them to that pure Fountain that had washed her.

She was an endeared mother to her children, nourishing every spark of grace, and discouraging every appearance of evil in any of them. Oh! our loss is great; but we have to rejoice that she was spared with us to a good old age, and was gathered as a sheaf fully ripe, by the great Master of the heavenly harvest; where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary be at rest. So, may it be his blessed will to raise up many more such worthies, to labour in his vineyard, that the places of such may be supplied, who are removed from this earthly stage, and entered into endless glory, where we have cause to believe, that this our dear mother hath a part, which causes our sorrow to be mixed with joy-according with some of her last expressions-"you will grieve, but your sorrow will be mixed with joy." And, at another time, she said to some present, "Come, rejoice with me; I have found him whom my soul loveth, and I am quite

easy; he hath poured in of his wine and oil, till I am healed."

After a considerable time of weakness, she departed this life the 11th of the 11th month, 1783, aged seventy-three years; and was decently interred in Friends' burying ground in Baltimore, the 13th of the same, attended by a considerable number of Friends and others. And as the memory of the righteous lives, so the memory of this our worthy parent is precious with us.

Her Journey from Maryland to Pennsylvania, Albany, in the Province of New York, and some parts of New England.

I set forward on this journey, the 29th of the 8th month, 1756, accompanied by Ruth Holland. We rode about fifty miles this day, and lodged at James Brooke's. The next day were at Sandy Spring meeting, which was a solid, good meeting, wherein my heart was comforted. In the evening we had a sweet, comfortable meeting in James Brooke's house; his wife not being able to go to meeting-she having been helpless about three weeks with the rheumatism. From thence we went home with William Ballenger, and staid that night. Next day attended their meeting, which was close and heavy. In the evening we crossed the river Potomac, and the day following, were at Fairfax meeting, which was a sweet, heavenly season. From thence we went with several Friends to Mary Janney's, and dined. In the evening crossed the river Potomac again, and lodged at William Matthews'. The next day we

went to Manoquacy meeting, which was hard and close; darkness seemed to cover the earth, and gross darkness the people; yea, I think I never was made more sensible of the darkness of Egypt. But, Oh! the Lord was pleased to give me renewed cause to praise his great and holy name: He arose by his ancient love and power, and divided the light from the darkness;-giving ability to divide the word aright, and to set forth the state of the meeting;several things being among them which are contrary to our holy profession. When I signified to a friend, that I was ready to admire that such things should be mentioned among us as a people, he told me it belonged to some professing with us. This was cause of sorrow of heart, to think that any who had been acquainted with the peaceful government of Christ, should join with wars and fightings, bloodshed and revenge.

From this meeting, I went home with Richard Richardson, and dined; and from thence with several other Friends, went to Fredericktown; over which my heart mourned, and I could not be easy without having a meeting there; which I had the next day, to good satisfaction. After which, accompanied by several Friends, we proceeded to Pipe Creek, where I met three of my dear and well-beloved daughters; one of them being married. She and her husband went with me to a friend's house, where one was nursing, and the third with some Friends from the meeting I belonged to, came there on purpose to meet me. We were glad to see each other, and sat down together in silence, with the sick friend, to wait upon the Lord. And blessed be his great and holy name, he was pleased to manifest his love

among us, to the comforting of our hearts. From thence, in company with several Friends, I returned to my son-in-law Allen Farquar's, and staid that night. Next day was at their meeting at Pipe Creek, which I think was a solid, good meeting. I also staid that night with my children; and the succeeding day, with my dear companion Ruth Holland, and some other Friends, I set forward for the back settlements in Pennsylvania; where we had several meetings, most of which were dry and heavy, except one that was held in a Friend's house-which was sweet and comfortable.

After this meeting, we went to York town and dined. Then, unaccompanied by any Friends, we came to Wright's ferry and lodged. Next morning we crossed the river Susquehanna, but no Friends with us I thought the Friends (so called) at the ferry, were too rich in the things of this world, to have any time to go with us, poor pilgrims. So we pursued our journey to Lancaster, alone. My mare fell down by the way, but through Divine mercy, I was preserved from being much hurt. At Lancaster, we were kindly received, and had a sweet, solid meeting there—and when we left it, they took care to provide us with good company to Maiden Creek and Oley meetings; which were sweet and good. We also had a comfortable sitting with Abigail Willis, who had buried her only son, a few days before. From thence we came forward towards Burlington. Lodged one night at John Potts's, and two at Isaac Bolton's. Then proceeded to attend the Yearly Meeting at Burlington, where I met many of my old acquaintances, and loving friends. This was a large, solid, good meeting. From this place we

travelled to New York, and had one meeting there. Then crossed the Sound to Long Island; where we had many sweet, comfortable meetings-and Friends were kind and loving to us. Leaving this Island, we returned to the Main; but not feeling easy to go on without visiting the city once more, notwithstanding we were then twenty miles beyond it, we came to it again, where we met two women Friends, who had been on a religious visit to New England, and some other places-Jane Hoskins and Susanna Brown; whom we had before met on Long Island. They being about to return home, gave us an opportunity of writing to our friends. We now had another meeting in this city, which would have been to good satisfaction, had there not been an unskilful blow, struck by an instrument from Rhode Island, . which marred the work, and brought a cloud over the meeting. After which, we went to Mamaroneck on the Main, having visited one Yearly Meeting and thirty-six other meetings, and rode five hundred miles and upwards.

From this place we set forward on our journey, accompanied by John Cornell, a choice young man. Were at eighteen meetings more-divers of them were solid, good meetings. Notwithstanding we

were sometimes brought down to the bottom of Jordan, yet, blessed be the Lord, he gave us from thence, memorials to bring up to his honour, the renewing of our strength, and comforting the mourners in Zion. One of the before mentioned meetings, was a Quarterly meeting at Oblong, where we met our dear friends, Esther White and Grace Fisher, from Philadelphia: this was a solid, good meeting, several of other persuasions being present, who be

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