A Teftimony from the Quarterly - meeting in Cumberland, concerning HENRY ATKINSON."

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E was defcended of believing Parents, at

H Mothorn in the faid County, who died

when he and their other Children were young. Hereupon this our Friend was received by a Relation, a Member of the Church of England, who educated him in that Way. He was then a fober Youth, and was bound Apprentice to a Taylor in Newcastle upon Tyne. After fome Time he removed to London and fettled there, and was convinced of the Truth, and joined with Friends at London, and moftly continued there for Fourteen Years. He then returned into his native Country and fettled there, and was well efteemed by Friends; being often melted and broken by the Power of Truth in Meetings. He came forth in a publick Teftimony, and was ferviceable therein. He was of a clean fweet Conduct, redeemed from the World, and the Spirit of it; and often bore his Teftimony, in the Authority of Truth against the fame. He was of a cheerful Temper. He vifited the Churches divers Times in North-Britain and Ireland, and we believe had good Service.

Near the latter Part of his Time, he was 'concern'd to vifit the South Parts of this

Nation.

Nation. He had a Certificate from the Monthly-meeting he belonged to, and, as we understand, was enabled to accomplish his Service; but in his Return was taken with a Fever and Ague at a Friend's House near Banbury in Oxfordshire, where he departed this Life, about the Sixtieth Year of his Age. A Minister Thirty Years.

The Teftimony from the Monthly - meeting Newcastle, concerning SAMUEL MAUD, late of Sunderland.

E think it our Duty, and hope it may

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be of Service, to recommend to Pofterity the good Example of this our dear deceased Friend. He was born at Leeds in Yorkshire; his Parents being Prefbyterians, he was educated in that Way till about the Eighteenth Year of his Age; at which Time he came to live with William Maud, his Uncle, at Sunderland, who was a Profeffor of Truth in its early Breakings forth; with whom he continued. not long, before he was convinced of the fame, and made open Profeffion thereof; demonftrating to the World the bleffed Effects of the Power of Truth, by a fober and religious Converfation, in which he seemed daily to improve, until he was railed up to bear a publick Teftimony to the Light of Jefus,

which had wrought his Reformation. His Labour' of Love was well accepted of by his Brethren, he appearing well qualified for the Work of the Miniftry, being lively and edifying in his Teftimony, found in Doctrine, and exemplary in a steady pious Conduct. A Lover of Peace and Unity, which he not only frequently recommended to others, but fo fully demonstrated his own Regard to it, that in fome Contests he meekly refigned his Right for the Sake thereof. He kept a more than ordinary Government over his own Spirit, which made the Work of the Spirit of Truth shine forth very eminently both in his Life and Doctrine. This rendered him dear to us, and well esteemed by others. And fo fenfible are we of his eminent Services, both in the Miniftry and Difcipline of the Church, that the Spirits of many are bowed down in a deep Senfe of the Lofs we fuftain by his Death.

He departed this Life the 4th Day of the Second Month 1730. Aged Sixty three.

A Teftimony from Carloe Monthly - meeting in Ireland, concerning GEORGE RUSSEL.

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HIS our dear deceased Friend hath been known by fome of us about Fifty five Years. He was a Man of an innocent Life and blameless Converfation, zealous for the Promotion of Truth, and the Discipline of the Church ; conftant in attending Half-year's, Quarterly and Province-meetings, as well as the particular Meeting to which he belonged; and often had a Concern upon him to advise Friends to make right Ufe of Time, that their Day's Work might be done in the Day: For that an exercifing Time and Day of great Mortality was coming on, which would be a dreadful Day to the Unfaithful and Difobedient amongst and that there would be no Safety in that Day, but in the Lord's Arm of Power; faying, we should be fafe under it, and not otherwife.

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The Subftance of this he was frequently concerned, under great Dread and Weight, to declare amongst us; and, to fome who vifited him in his Ilnefs, faid, That what he had fo often been concerned to declare amongst us, would come to pass. His Appearance in Meetings was always under a reverent Awfulness. And as he was diligent in attending Meetings, fo was he frequently concerned to prefs Friends to

vifit Families within the Compafs of our Monthly meeting; faying, The Lord often owned them in that Concern, as there was a. waiting upon him in the Service. In fuch Vifits, he at times had a clear Sight respecting the State of Families, and would drop very fuitable Advice upon thofe Occafions. His Love was fuch to Friends and Truth, that he fuffered not his outward Affairs to hinder his attending the Service of the Church, but was always ready, when of Ability, to join Friends therein, and mindful to encourage others. He was one who took the Over-fight of the Flock, not by Conftraint, but willingly; and we have, with his Wife and Children, to whom he was a loving Hufband and tender Father, a fenfible Lofs of fo worthy a Friend and Elder, who was taken from us, lively in old Age.

He endured the Pain of his laft Ilnefs with great Patience, and in Spirit was attended with divine Sweetnefs, which fupported him through. He had his Request granted, of an eafy Paffage out of this Life; and we have no Cause to doubt he enjoys the Fruit of his Labours, and is entered into the Reft prepared for the Righteous.

He departed this Life the 18th of the Sixth Month 1730. Aged about Eighty, a Minifter about Forty Years.