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Journal, With a Foreword by R.j. Campbell
Journal With a Foreword by Rj Campbell Author:John Woolman Subtitle: Also Addenda, Bibliography, and Appendix, Which Includes "a Word of Remembrance and Caution to the Rich." General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1903 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 e... more »dition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER II. 1743 -- 1748- His first Journey, on a Religious Visit, in East Jersey. -- Thoughts on Merchandising, and Learning a Trade. -- Second Journey into Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. -- Third Journey through part of West and East Jersey. -- Fourth Journey through New York and Long Island, to New England. -- And his fifth Journey to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and the Lower Counties of Delaware. MY esteemed friend Abraham Farrington being .. about to make a visit to Friends on the eastern side of this province, and having no companion, he proposed to me to go with him ; and after a conference with some elderly Friends I agreed to go. We set out on the 5th of ninth month, 1743 ; had an evening meeting at a tavern in Brunswick, a town in which none of our Society dwelt; the room was full, and the people quiet. Thence to Amboy, and had an evening meeting in the court-house, to which came many people, amongst whom were several members of Assembly, they being in town on the public affairs of the province. In both these meetings my ancient companion was engaged to preach largely in the love of the gospel. Thence we went to Woodbridge, Rahway, and Plainfield, and had six or seven meetings in places where Friends' meetings arenot usually held, chiefly attended by Presbyterians, and my beloved companion was frequently strengthened to publish the word of life amongst them. As for me, I was often silent through the meetings, and when I spake, it was with much care, ...« less