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He was often drawn forth to vifit the Churches in this Nation, and once through Scotland, in Company with our dear Friend Ifaac Pickerell; he alfo vifited the Meetings of Friends in Wales; in all which Places, we have reason to believe, from the Accounts received, his Labours were both acceptable and ferviceable.

He was always careful, before he undertook any Journey, to have his Affairs in good Order at home, that every Thing in that Respect might be favoury and of good Report amongst his Neighbours; and when his Service was over, he hasted back to his Family again, and applied himself with great Industry for the Support thereof.

Some few Years before he died, a very clofe Trial befel him in his own Family, which. much affected his Spirits; and though Friends were very tenderly concerned for him, and that he might be preferved in his Service as before, yet his Weakness rather increased, till his Health became very much impaired, and his Understanding weakened; fo that we fuffered the Lofs of him in our Meetings fome time before his Death, of which we were very fenfible.

His laft Ilnefs was fhort; an Alteration appearing, that threatened his Diffolution, on the 26th of the Eleventh Month 1744, and the Night following he breathed his laft. And we are well fatisfied he now enjoys the Reward

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of his faithful Labours, his Soul being at Peace with God in his Kingdom, where the Righteous reft, and Sorrowing is no more.

Aged about Sixty nine, a Minifter upwards of Forty Years.

A Teftimony from the Monthly meeting of Gifborough in Yorkshire, concerning MARY

SNOWDEN.

HE was

a Woman of a tender and affectionate Spirit, much given to Hospitality; charitably difpofed to the Poor; often vifiting and fympathizing with those under Affliction; and was induftrious to keep up good Order in the Church, amongst her own Sex, often fhewing her Diflike of Self-righteousness in religious Performances.

In the Ministry she was not large, yet found and edifying; not being forward to appear in a publick Way, but waiting till the found herself under a Neceffity.

In her laft Ilnefs, which was long and tedious, she was deprived of the Ufe of her Limbs for a confiderable time, and attended with great Pain and inward Weakness, yet she behaved with much Chriftian Patience; often gave good Advice to Friends and others, and was many times favoured with divine Confola

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tion, which was her greatest Support in times of Distress.

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Near the time of her Departure, being in full Refignation and Tranquility of Mind, fhe expreffed, in much Sweetness, a great Regard for the Profperity of Truth; and feemed to be fatisfied, it would yet ftand, though fome of its Profeffors were in a declining Way: added, I am now in fome measure favoured with a Taste of eternal Joys; and whether Life or Death, it will be well; with many more heavenly Expreffions. So we are induced to believe, the had a firm Hope of a glorious Change, and is now at Reft with the Lord.

She died on the 10th of the Sixth Month 1745, and was decently buried in Friends Burying Ground at Kirkby-moor-fide, in the Fifty feventh Year of her Age. A Minifter about Twenty Years.

A Testimony

A Teftimony from the Monthly meeting of Brighouse in Yorkshire, concerning TABITHA HORNOR.

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UR dear and worthy Friend Tabitha Hornor, was Daughter of the late Benjamin Hornor of Leeds, Merchant, and Chriftiana his Wife, by whom he was favoured with a religious Education; during which, it foon appeared that he was endowed with an extraordinary Capacity, and in a fhort time, made confiderable Advances in fundry Parts of useful Learning; which Abilities, in process of time, were greatly improved by the bleffed Work of Religion upon her Mind; having in her early Days embraced the Tenders of divine Love, and undergone fundry Difpenfations of Almighty God, in order for her farther Growth and Experience in the great Mystery of Godlinefs, he became well qualified to perform the great and good Work whereunto she was called.

About the Year 1722, fhe was firft engaged in the Work of the Miniftry, wherein the foon approved herself a Work woman that needed not to be afhamed, and laboured amongst us with confiderable Openness and Acceptance. And as the increased in the Gift, by the Increase of God, fhe became a living

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and powerful Inftrument, and was often called forth to vifit the Churches; once in Ireland, once into Scotland, twice in Wales, and feveral times through moft Parts of this Nation. In all which, we have good reason to believe her Ministry was well received, being in the Demonstration of the Power and Spirit of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift, and often had its intended Effect: The Gainfayers were reproved, the Carelefs and Negligent admonished, the Babes replenished, and the Weak confirmed: For indeed the Spirit of the Lord God was renewedly upon her, and fhe was graciously anointed to preach the Gospel to the Poor.

Nor was this her only Province in the Church, being fingularly ferviceable in the Preparative, Monthly and Quarterly Womens Meetings; in which the laboured to promote good Order, with a Difpofition truly Chriftian, which rendered her Services therein not only acceptable, but oftentimes effectual.

Her private Life was fo worthy of Imitation, that should we take no Notice of it, we should be wanting to Friendship and Gratitude. She was affectionately dutiful to her Parents, a kind and sympathizing Sifter, and particularly ferviceable in managing fundry Affairs which, after her Father's and Brother's Deceafe, principally fell to her fhare. In Friendship the was warm and fincere; and as fhe was juftly prudent in the Choice of her Intimates, held

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