pleased with the company of his friends, to whom his conversation continued to be interesting and edifying, clearly evincing his concern for the welfare of the church, and that his mind was centered in Divine Love.

About a week before his decease, he was seized with a severe spasmodic affection. At this time he manifested great composure of mind, saying that, whichever way it might terminate, all would be well. Continuing in a state of patient resignation, as one having done his day's work, and waiting for his Master's call, being supported by that faith and confidence in the mercy of God through our Lord Jesus Christ, which he so feelingly described sometime before in a letter to a friend, in which he expressed himself as follows: "At seasons, I feel a "degree of consolation and Divine peace "that cannot be expressed in words, which "I would not exchange for a thousand times "the treasures of both the Indies; in com

parison of which I should esteem, I do es"teem, crowns and sceptres as dung and "dross. And at the much more frequent

seasons, when heavenly good is least sen

"sibly felt, (I hope I write it with humble, "heart-felt gratitude,) my faith, and hope, "and confidence, are so firmly anchored on "the everlasting Rock, Christ Jesus, that "when the rains descend, and the winds and "the storms beat, I am not greatly moved. "I know Him in whom I have believed, and “that He will in mercy keep all those who "have committed themselves to him."

The evening preceding his dissolution, he conversed cheerfully with his family, and mentioned that he thought it a great favour to be removed without much bodily suffering. The following day, being the 30th of the 9th Month, 1817, about five o'clock in the afternoon, whilst sitting in his chair, he closed his eyes, and gently stretching himself, quietly departed; and has, we have no doubt, joined that innumerable multitude which John beheld, who came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. His remains were interred the 6th of the 10th Month following, in Friend's burial-ground at Manchester, after a large and solemn meeting held on the occasion. He was aged e*

about seventy-five, and a minister about forty-three years.

Given forth by the Meeting aforesaid, held at Manchester the First of the Fourth Month, 1818, and signed in and on behalf thereof, by

ABIGAIL DOCKRAY,

MARY ROGERS,

MARY MERRICK,
ALICE ATKINSON,
HANNAH WADKIN,
ANN SATTERTHWAITE,
MARTHA BOULTON,
ELIZABETH ATKINSON,
MARGARET FLINTOFF,

MARY KENDAL,
DEBORAH BINYON,
ALICE RYDER,

ELIZABETH BANCROFT,
ANN THISTLETHWAITE,
TABITHA EVELEIGH,
SARAH NEILD,

SUSANNA ROBINSON,
HANNAH BINYON.

Read and approved in our Quarterly Meeting for Lancashire, held at Manchester, the Second day of the Fourth Month, 1818, and in and on behalf thereof, signed by

GEORGE CROSFIELD, Jun. Clerk.

Signed on behalf of the Women's Meeting by ELIZABETH CREWDSON, Clerk.