desired. After meeting we went over again to Long-Island, and then to New York, where we had a large quiet meeting in the evening. At New-York, third-day in the morning, divers dear and loving Friends accompanied us to the waterside, where we solemnly took leave of one another in the love of Christ, and in the fellowship of his gospel, some of us not expecting to see each other any more, and from thence passing over Long and Staten-Islands, to Elizabeth-Town, we travelled to Raway, and had a meeting at Friend Shotwell's, on a fourth-day in the evening, where many neighbours came in, and after meeting a certain person was dissatisfied about women's public speaking in religious meetings, (Rose Tibbets having publicly exhorted them in this meeting to be religious and to fear God, and having prayed to God for us all, and praised his holy name,) which said person desired we would endeavour to satisfy him about it, inasmuch as the apostle Paul forbad it, as he apprehended. To which it was answered, that the apostle Paul only forbad, or did not permit, forward or overbusy women to speak or ask questions in the church; but advised them to ask their husbands at home, and that doubtless he never intended to debar such godly women, who had a real necessity laid on them, and were concerned, by the Almighty, to speak unto, or pray for the people, else he would not have shewed them, how they ought to behave themselves in their speaking unto, or praying for

the people or church; for if he had any design to hinder such, whom the Almighty should concern, then he must have contradicted himself (where he shews how they must behave themselves in their duty of speaking or praying) and he would likewise thereby have opposed the apostle Peter, who said, Now is fulfilled the prophecy of the prophet Joel, that in the later days sons and daughters should prophecy. So that it is clear and plain, they who would limit or silence those who have a gift from God to preach or pray in public, from the words of the apostle Paul, oppose him to himself, and to the apostle Peter, and also to the prophet Joel.

From Raway we went to Woodbridge, where we had a meeting, and there I parted with my fellow-travellers, having a concern, though much in the cross to my own will, to go back in the woods, to a meeting about eight or nine miles off; which meeting was much to mine and their satisfaction, as divers of them expressed. From this place I went to Stony-brook, had a pretty large meeting, considering it was rainy in the time of the meeting's gathering. At this place my son-in-law, Isaac Brown, with several Friends, came to meet me, whom I was glad to see, and went after meeting with them to Trenton, and next day to Bristol, it being their third-day meeting, which was large, and after meeting went home to Frankfort, and there was lovingly received by my wife and family. In this journey I was from

home three months and nine days, had fifty-five meetings, and travelled by land and water above a thousand miles; and I may truly say, that therein I was favoured with the Divine presence and grace of God by Christ in a good degree, and also with the fellowship of many sincere believers in him; which in my return caused my soul to bless his holy Name, who lives for ever.

In the Sixth month, after having had divers meetings at and about home, I went to Derby, Chester, and Newcastle, having meetings at each place; which was to the tendering of some mournful souls, and to the comforting and strengthening them. From Newcastle I ferried over Delaware river to Pennsneck, where I had a meeting, at which were several that had never been at any of our meetings before, who went away well satisfied. From thence I went to Salem monthly-meeting, which was very large, and thence to Cohansey, to the third-day meeting, and staid till next First-day meeting, which, though small, by reason of rainy, stormy weather, was a very precious meeting. After I negotiated some affairs at Cohansey, I returned to Salem, where I met with my fellow-traveller, Elijah Collins, of Boston, with whom I went on to Philadelphia, and from thence home, having much satisfaction in this journey, in which I had nine meetings, and travelled about 150 miles. I cannot be clear in my mind without saying, that I did not, nor do study what I preach to the people, nor

did I, or do I receive any pay or natural consideration for preaching; it being, as I really believe, contrary to the doctrine of Christ, and his apostles and disciples.

This fall I visited several of the meetings of Friends in Bucks county, and the meetings in and about home, as at Frankfort, Philadelphia, Abington, Byberry, and German-Town. In the Ninth month I was appointed, with several other Friends, by our monthly-meeting, to visit the families of Friends in Philadelphia; my lot was to visit the upper part of the city, in company with Phoebe Morris, Hannah Parrock, and Daniel Stanton; in which service we were of one heart and mind, and we performed the said service in pure selfdenial, and in the cross of our holy Lord Jesus Christ; and wonderful it was, how the presence and goodness of God went with us from house to house, and opened the states and conditions of the families to us; to the tendering of many hearts, both of parents, and of their children. We visited about forty families of our friends, and the winter setting in, and I being but weakly, having had a sharp spell of the fever, we, by consent, were willing to defer the conclusion of this work, until longer days, and warmer weather.

In this month I was sent to, in order to be at the burial of the wife of Richard Smith, junior ; she was a virtuous woman, and well beloved, at whose funeral were many of her neighbours and friends: it was a very solemn time, in which meet

ing, it was desired that those who had lost their parents would live so, that they might not be a dishonour to them; for it was observed of some children, after their parents were dead, they grew worse than when they were alive, taking undue liberties, which their fathers and mothers could not have allowed of, which was a sore grief, and trouble to their friends, and such as wished them well; therefore they were exhorted not to do that now, when their parents were dead, which they would not have done, if they were living, which would be heavy on them, and tend to bring a blast on them in this world; and they were desired to consider, how they would answer it in the world to come. It was also observed, that sometimes the death of parents had a good effect on divers sober young people, they being thereby led more seriously to think on their own mortality, and to consider the great loss of their careful and religious fathers and mothers, and the good example and counsel they gave them. This meeting concluded with a solid weighty frame of mind in many. From Burlington I went to Mount-Holly, had a large meeting at the meeting-house, and another in the evening at Mount-Holly town, at the house of Thomas Shinn; both which were open meetings, and divers people, not of our profession, were there, who were well satisfied therewith. From Mount-Holly I went to Evesham and Chester, as also to Haddonfield, at all which places I had large meetings, and then I went back