duty from place to place, he was, as appears by his certificates, favoured to return with the approbation of those he visited; and by a prospect which it appears he had as he was returning home, not wholly unlike the apostle Paul's, 2 Cor. xii. he was strengthened to perseverance in a dedication of heart to the Lord: for, in this luminous and extatic prospect, it appeared to him, that all his corruptions and spots were made clean before the Lamb, and he made to partake of the consolations and joys of the heavenly host; yet like the apostle, he had soon to experience a thorn in the flesh, lest he should be exalted above measure; and even the messenger of Satan was permitted to buffet him; but he besought the Lord for his preservation, and received the consoling answer of

My grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness.' Thus buffeted, tried, and tempted, he had to tread in the steps of the great apostle, and of his dear Lord and Master, and thereby became more perfected through sufferings.

He afterwards visited New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania twice, and once the Southern States as far as Georgia; returning certificates of the approbation of those he visited, among whom

we have good reason to believe he has left many seals of his gospel ministry, and impressions of near and dear unity and fellowship with him as a brother beloved, as well as in these and other parts of our own Yearly Meeting. He also visited some part of the State of Connecticut, and had meetings among those not of our society. Soon after which a prospect, that for some years before had opened to his view, of visiting Great Britain and Ireland, so ripened on his mind, as to induce him to open the same to his friends for their concurrence and certificate. In the Ninth month, 1792, he received one from this Monthly Meeting; and also one in the Tenth Month from our Quarterly Meeting for Rhode Island. On the 26th of the Eleventh month he took a solemn leave of his family and friends at home, and sailed from Boston the 5th of the Twelfth month, for Dunkirk in France. On the passage the ship sprung a leak,* and had a severe gale of wind; but it appears this our friend was preserved ' resigned and stayed 'through all,' while the mariners on board were tossed with amazement and terror; corresponding with a prospect which he received, and recorded

* By the account it does not appear that the vessel " sprung a leak"; but leaked from the accidental omission of stopping an anger hole, when the vessel was built or repaired.

in his journal left at home, about twelve months before he sailed; on a view of which, a striking evidence is thereby raised, that prophecy, or communication to the mind of future events, has not ceased; but that the Lord still continues gra ́ciously to open his visions of light to his devoted servants, by way of pointing to duty, forewarning of events, and guiding the mind through them, in confirmation of Divine superintendence, and their faith in his gracious appearance.

He arrived at Dunkirk the 5th of the First month; and after tarrying there about ten days, much to his own and friends satisfaction, he proceeded to England, taking some meetings in Kent; went to London, attended the different meetings in that city; then into Wales, and attended the several Monthly and Quarterly meetings and the Yearly Meeting at Carmarthen, thence to Bristol, ard, returning to London, attended the Yearly Meeting there, who, in their epistle to ours, speak -of him in a very satisfactory manner. He then -went to Liverpool, taking meetings in his way; and so passed over to Ireland, and visited all the meetings of Friends and some of other societies there; attended the national Half-Year's meeting in Dublin; and, while visiting a few meetings a

second time, he was taken ill of the small-pox, at the house of our friend Elizabeth Shackleton, in Ballitore; from whence he dictated a letter on the 14th of the Eleventh month, to his relations and friends; out of which, and an account taken by the friends who attended him, we extract the following. He says, 'I am now twenty-eight Irish miles from Dublin, entered five days into the small-pox. I feel easiest to address you, principally that you may know my mind enjoys that ' which removes beyond all sorrow.' Of his children, he says, 'I wish them to get a little more "learning than some of them are at present in the

way of; and although I do not wish much of the world's polish, yet it is, at this awful moment, < my desire that they may not be brought up with

much rusticity; for this I believe, has not very ⚫ often contributed either to civil or religious use

fulness. My desire for my children's substantial 6 growth in the Truth, and strict adherence to all

its discoveries to the close of their days, is by far < my principal wish for them. Out of the enjoy'ment of a good degree of this precious inheri'tance, I know of nothing in this world worth living for. Ye that know it, suffer nothing, I most cordially beseech you, ever to divert your minds from an increasing and fervent pursuit

after the fullness of it; even unto the measure ' and stature of the fulness of Christ.

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- At another time, he said; My spirits are under little or no depression; perhaps I never saw a time before, when all things not criminal were so nearly alike to me, in point of any disturbance to the mind. When I vergé a little towards sleep, I am all afloat, from the state of my nerves, and forced immediately from beginning repose; but through all, the soul seems deeply anchored in God:' adding, 'My heart seems ♦ melted within me, in retrospective view: all the former conflicts, however grievous in their time, are lighter now than vanity, except as they are clearly seen to have contributed largely to the • sanctification of the soul; as they are remem

bered with awfulness and gratitude before Him 'who has not been wanting to preserve through them all; and as they seem likely to introduce, before long, an exceeding and eternal weight of glory. At another time he said, "It is the 'Lord that enables to coincide with his will, and

say Amen to all the trials and conflicts he per'mits to attend us. My mind is centered in that

which brings into perfect acquiescence. There