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Excerpt from A Brief Narrative in Relation to the Position of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of FriendsThis state of things has not come upon the Soci ety all at once. It is the natural outgrowth of seminal principles, speciously presented and asso cisted with much that is true, but tending to lead away from 9 spirituality of the Christian reli gion, as pro 'ssed by Friends, and to substitute something else for submission to the revelations of th...

Excerpt from Memorials Concerning Deceased Friends: Members of the Yearly Meeting of PhiladelphiaTestimony of Kennett Monthly Meeting, concern ing rachel barnard.Tms our beloved friend was the daughter of Ephraim and Elizabeth Wilson of London grove township, Chester county, from whom she received a guarded education, and being brought, through the inshinings of Divine light, to see the necessity of great circumspection in dress and deportment...

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Excerpt from A Testimony for the Truth, as Always Held and Promulgated by the Religious Society of Friends, and Against the Departures From the Principles of the Society: Which Have Appeared of Latter TimeWhen the Society of Friends first appeared, and the preaching of George Fox was first heard, it was a time of great departure from primitive simplicity and purity in the professed Christian Church, as much so, perhaps, as any be fore or since...

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Excerpt from Memorials Concerning Anna M. Thorne and Sarah M. Upton, Deceased: Of the Religious Society of Friends, Within the Limits of the Yearly Meeting of New-York, With Some of Their Last ExpressionsAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to d...

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Excerpt from Memorials Concerning Deceased Friends: Members of the Yearly Meeting of PhiladelphiaBut it pleased the Lord to arrest him in his downward career. At one time while in the midst of a convivial party, and partaking in the vanities that prevailed, he was suddenly smitten with powerful convictions of the sinful ness of such a course, and yielding to the im pression, ceased from further participation in their amusements. Though thus di...

Excerpt from Memorials Concerning Deceased Friends: Published by Direction of the Yearly Meeting of Friends, Held in Philadelphia, in the 6th Month, 1841About this time he made application to become a mom ber of our religious society, but, way not opening in. Friends' minds, he was not received, but encouraged to. Continue faithful, which we believe he did, from the ac counts we have of nearly his whole life.He was concerned above all things t...

Excerpt from The Society of Friends, Commonly Called QuakersAll scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction. For instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works - 11 Timothy iii. 16, 17.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a ...

Excerpt from Memorials Concerning Deceased Friends: Being a Selection From the Records of the Yearly Meeting for Pennsylvania, &C., , From the Year 1788 to 1878, InculsiveThe Yearly Meeting having directed that a selection of the Testimonies concerning deceased Friends should be made by the Meeting for Sufferings, the following have been taken from the Records, as being most likely to convey that instruction and benefit, to which a work of thi...

Excerpt from Minutes and Accompanying Documents of Illinois Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends: Held at Clear Creek, Putnam Co, , Ill, , Ninth Month, 1887They are d1rected to confer together, unite on a plan of work, and report to a future sess10n of thls body They are also requested to report of the1r labor annually (for report.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www...

Excerpt from A Statistical Inquiry Into the Condition of the People of Colour, of the City and Districts of PhiladelphiaIr being thought desirable to obtain an accurate account of the number and condition of the coloured population of the city and districts of Philadelphia, means were taken in the autumn of 1847, and the following winter, to obtain it. Three competent persons were employed to take the enumeration, and to make inquiry into the ...

Excerpt from Memorials Concerning Deceased Friends: Being a Selection From the Records of the Yearly Meeting for Pennsylvania, &C., , From the Year 1788 to 1819, InclusiveThe 6th of the Sixth month, several young people and others being present, after a time of stillness, she expressed her desires, that the children of believing parents might not, through their own disobedience, be excluded the king dom in the time Spoken of, when many should ...

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