8th, 9th.-Beware of indolence of mind.-Guard thy temper; labouring to keep out a sour, morose disposition.

10th.-A good meeting, being engaged to wait therein patiently. Feel an increasing uneasiness in the pursuit of temporal studies.

11th.--Engaged in study;--mind disquieted therewith. Oh for resignation!

12th, 13th.--When in company, be sober and of few words. Do not basely suit thyself to the taste or humour of those present, especially in speaking in a disrespectful manner of any absent person.

14th. To me a hard laborious meeting.

15th-Sluggish in mind. In those stripped seasons, wherein little of the Divine savour is felt, labour thou, my soul, to keep in patience and watchfulness.

16th. Some misbehaviour occurring among my children, I reproved them in terms too high and rigorous. Ah self! how oughtest thou to be guarded! 17th, 18th.-A poor, low meeting. Exercised much with the ill conduct of one of my children, at school. Craved Divine assistance, and hope my behaviour on the occasion, was proper.

19th, 20th.-Indisposed.

21st.--Better of my indisposition, for which favour am thankful.-A dull meeting.

22d, 24th.-Beware that thou art not found slothful. Labour for an increase of circumspection, both in conduct and conversation.

25th, 26th.-Some sweet overshadowings of Divine love. Oh! that I may be more and more engaged to serve the Lord.

27th.-Regular.-28th.-A dull meeting, occasioned through my indolence. My leisure spent in reading William Penn's Works.

29th. In company with a young man, my mind was turned to the great Master, that he might preserve me from error, which I hope was measurably the case.

30th, 31st.-A solemn awakening call in the death of a beloved sister, showing the necessity of having my accounts in readiness. May the awful impressions received be indelible, and I stand more loose from the world; and all my movements be perfectly in the will of the Lord, so shall I be prepared to meet without fear, my dissolution here, and launch into a happy eternity.

Thus, through many weaknesses and imperfections, and many gracious visitations, I have passed a year since I began this Diary;-the Lord knows whether with any improvement. And here I intend to desist for the present; entreating his forgiveness of the errors of my past life, and that he may be pleased to continue his visitations and the striving of his Holy Spirit; that so, through all the probations and vicissitudes of life, I may experience an increase of heavenly stature.

Even so be it, O Lord!

J. H.

DANIEL OFFLEY;

The author of the following letters, was the son of Daniel and Rachel Offley, of Philadelphia. He was born the 29th of the 11th month, 1756, and during his youthful days, departed widely from the paths of peace and substantial happiness. From this libertine course he was mercifully turned, and by yielding obedience to the requisitions of the Divine Monitor within, a great change was effected in his conduct and deportment. He appeared in the ministry about the twenty-fourth year of his age, perhaps but a few months before the first public appearance in that line, of his Friend Peter Yarnall. Both became eminent and powerful preachers of righteousness, in their day. Daniel was removed from works to rewards, during the awful visitation of the yellow fever in Philadelphia, in the 10th month, 1793, aged nearly thirtyseven years. A memorial concerning him is preserved in the small volume, printed in Philadelphia, in 1821. That and the ensuing letters, exhibit some interesting testimonials of his life and character. Letters from Daniel Offley, jun. Philadelphia, to Peter Yarnall, Concord.

Philadelphia, 12th month 20th, 1780.

DEAR FRIEND,

Thine, by favour of Jonathan Evans, contained a very seasonable apology for thy not calling to see me, when last in town. Since which, many favours conferred upon us, claim our deep and humble acknowledgment to the great Author. It still continues to be my lot, to dwell mostly in a state of deep proving, and humbling exercise. I am desirous to be made fully acquainted with my own infirmity,

and the workings of the enemy of our happiness, which I believe many of us have been favoured to see, are deep and hidden. I think I have also been favoured to see the indispensable necessity of our dwelling deep, and being often brought under the baptizing power of Truth, which has a tendency, as it is patiently abode under, to unveil the understanding, clearly and distinctly to discover the snares. which satan, or his. emissaries have laid for us; and I believe these snares and baits are always suited to our various natural inclinations.

As respects us, who have believed ourselves called, and not only called, but chosen of God, to bear a public testimony to his goodness,--Oh! that I in particular,-Oh! that all who are thus called, may dwell so deep as to be preserved from all the snares of the enemy, and kept under that Power which gives authority, and which "maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire," that neither the stubble nor the chaffy natures can withstand. For I do verily believe, if there be but, on our part, a proper waiting for the fresh anointing, that the Lord will raise up "threshing instruments." And Oh! how necessary it is to guard well against the working of selfimagination, compassing ourselves about with sparks, but not of the true fire;--and by impatience (when perhaps the anointing power was at work, and would have properly qualified) there has been strange fire offered, which I believe, without breach of charity, has been offensive in the sight of God, who will not accept "robbery for burnt offering;" but there must be a waiting in the holy silence, and ceasing from self-activity, until we feel the command, "proclaim my word which I have given thee, to this people."

When there is such a clear discovery, it is an awful thing, and its consequences are fearful, to disobey, such openings. But notwithstanding it is so, there has been at times, in myself, and it may be so with others, a reluctance to yield obedience; and then we are brought under chastisement and close rebuke; which may work in us a disposition of willingness to do any thing, in order to be relieved from the deep distress of mind that we feel. And here is the enemy again, presenting a way for us, and working upon the unmortified nature, proposing many things to us, in order to get from under this trying dispensation; which in these beclouded times, makes the trial still deeper and more exercising. But I have ever found it safest for me, in the course of my small experience, to bear the indignation of the Lord, till it be overpast, and his mercy again revealed, with a clear evidence of his being again reconciled.

I cannot tell the reason, why I should be thus led; but hope these remarks may, by no means, be a discouragement to thee, whom I love and esteem. But if thou should have to travel in any of these trying paths, thou may remember that others have trod therein before thee. So, in dear love to thee, in which my wife joins, I remain thy assured Friend, DANIEL OFFLEY, JUN.

To Peter Yarnall, Concord.

DEAR FRIEND,

Philadelphia, 8th month 7th, 1781.

I am willing to embrace the first opportunity of replying to thy acceptable favour, which I receiv ed last First day morning, directly after the close o an exercising meeting.