LIFE, GOSPEL LABOURS AND CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCES,
OF THAT FAITHFUL MINISTER OF

JESUS CHRIST,

JOHN WOOLMAN.

TO WHICH ARE ADDED,

HIS LAST EPISTLE,

AND OTHER WRITINGS.

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CONTENTS.

The Testimony of Friends in Yorkshire, at their Quarterly Meet-

ing held at York, the 24th and 25th of the third month, 1773,

concerning John Woolman...

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A Testimony of the Monthly Meeting of Friends, held in Bur-

lington, the 1st day of the eighth month, in the year of our

Lord, 1774, concerning our esteemed friend John Woolman,

deceased..

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CHAPTER I.

His birth and parentage, with some account of the operations of

Divine grace on his mind in his youth-his first appearance

in the ministry-considerations while young on keeping

slaves.

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CHAPTER II.

His first journey, on a religious visit, into East Jersey, in com-

pany with Abraham Farrington-thoughts on merchandizing,

and learning a trade-second journey, with Isaac Andrews,

into Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina-

third journey, with Peter Andrews, through part of West and

East Jersey-some account of his sister Elizabeth, and her

death-fourth journey, with Peter Andrews, through New

York and Long Island, to New England-fifth journey, with

John Sykes, to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and the lower

counties on Delaware..

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CHAPTER III.

His marriage the death of his father-his journeys into the upper

part of New Jersey, and afterwards into Pennsylvania-con-

siderations on keeping slaves-visits to the families of

Friends at several times and places-an epistle from the

General Meeting-journey to Long Island-considerations

on trading, and on the use of spirituous liquors and costly

apparel-letter to a Friend..

CHAPTER IV.

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His visiting the families of Friends at Burlington-His journey

to Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina-

Considerations on the state of Friends there, and the exer-

cise he was under in travelling among those concerned in

keeping slaves: with some observations on this subject-His

epistle to Friends at New Garden and Cane creek—His

thoughts on the neglect of a religious care in the education

of the negroes....

CHAPTER V.

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Considerations on the payment of a tax laid for carrying on the

war against the Indians-Some notes on Thomas à Kempis

and John Huss-Meetings of the committee of the Yearly

Meeting at Philadelphia-The present circumstances of

Friends in Pennsylvania and New Jersey very different from

those of our predecessors-The drafting of the militia in

New Jersey to serve in the army, with some observations on

the state of the members of our Society at that time-His

visit to Friends in Pennsylvania, accompanied by Benjamin

Jones-Proceedings at the Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly

Meetings in Philadelphia, respecting those who keep

slaves...

CHAPTER VI.

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His visiting the Quarterly Meetings in Chester county; and after-

wards joining with Daniel Stanton and John Scarborough, in