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short corrected extract from a versified address, which our industrious females received, whilst engaged in their labours at Bristol, may vary the tenour of the relation; and, though it may not really enliven it for some readers, may not, probably, injure it for

any.

After many lines, descriptive of the ministring friends, and of the nature of the service, it proceeds somewhat thus:

Say then, this flowing doctrine, what supplies;
What, for such arduous service qualifies?
Doth human wisdom aid you thus to teach?
No: not so high can human wisdom reach.
'Tis some degree of that celestial love,

Which drew the Saviour from the realms above,
When he fulfill'd the great and glorious plan
Of reconciling fall'n and helpless man,
That now incites you, and directs your way,
While the blest Spirit aids, from day to day;
Each state unfolds, as ye attentive wait,
And counsel opens fit for every state.

May He who bade you cultivate the soil,
With a large increase, bless your faithful toil;
And when your pious journeyings shall cease,
Bless your retirement with his heavenly peace.
For, heav'nly peace the righteous still attends :
Peace here, and peace above that never ends.

CHAP. IV.

Visits Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire-families at Sheffield-Ackworth School-ill at Leedsvisits families there, and at Lancaster-Thomas Gawthorp-Westmoreland, Cumberland and Scotland-amilies there-and at Newcastle, Shields and Sunderland-Mabel Wigham-visits Durham-families at Kendal-and a second time at Lancaster-Coalbrookedale and North Wales a meeting in a grave-yard, Builth— three of her written memorandums.

THE engagements just related were those of the forepart of the respective years. Of the manner in which our friend was engaged in the latter part of each, we have no account; but we find her early in the spring of 1780, setting out, with due credentials, according to the good order of the society, on a long journey, which took up not only the remainder of that year, but much of the

next. The relation of it, for the most part in her own words, is as follows:

'I left Melksham the 14th of the Fourth month, 1780, accompanied by Jane Shipley, and went by way of Cirencester, Odington, Stow, Shipston, and Warwick, where, and at some other places, we had meetings, and reached Coventry the 24th. Next day we had a meeting there, in which Truth arose, and different states were spoken to, in a good degree of authority. In an opportunity after dinner, heavenly goodness broke in, and a sweet open time we had together; under the renewings of life, in which we [probably that company] parted. We went that afternoon to Hinkley, had a meeting there, and reached Leicester on the 26th. My mind was low, and dipped under the feeling of the oppression of the pure seed, through the prevalence of a worldly spirit. The 27th, in a meeting there, I had very close labour, but a little life arose; and after dinner, many friends being present, we had a tendering opportunity, which a little relieved my mournful spirit. The 28th we

had a meeting at Loughborough, and afterwards rode to Castle Donington, to see our dear friend, Ruth Fallows. Then we went to Nottingham, and were at the two meetings there, on First-day the 30th. In the afternoon Truth spread. We also had a tendering opportunity at John Leaver's, in the evening. The next day we went to see the widow Coulson, who seemed in a sweet tender frame, and not far from her last, and safe home. Oh, how comfortable it is to see greenness in advanced age! We had also other opportunities in friends' families to satisfaction; and in the afternoon we rode to Mansfield, twelve miles, in a very heavy rain. The 2nd of the fifth month we had a meeting. there, rather a healing comfortable season, after which we went to Chesterfield, and had a meeting there on the 3d; a few not of our society attended, and considerable tenderness appeared. The 6th, we went to Highfield, about one mile from Sheffield.

I had, for a considerable time, had a concern to visit families at Sheffield; and the weight of it increasing, I found it best to open

my concern to the elders, my companion being free to accompany me in this service. It was united with by Friends, and we began the weighty undertaking on First-day, the 8th, after the two meetings there. We had upwards of eighty sittings, besides the usual meetings, in less than three weeks. The labour was great and the baptisms many, on account of the low state of some, and rebellious disposition of others. Yet there is a faithful living remnant preserved amongst them, with whom we were at seasons refreshed, and had humbly to rejoice in the Lord's solemn house of prayer. The visit was accomplished under the covering of divine love, and we left Sheffield peaceably. May my soul ever be clothed with humble thankfulness to the God of my life, who hath mercifully regarded so poor a creature. Unto him belongeth all praise, and unto us abasement and contrition.

From Sheffield we went to Thorn; and staid a few days to rest at the house of my companion's brother. Whilst there, there was a violent storm of thunder and lightning,

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