in and according to the language of God, Christ, and the Holy Ghost, in the Bible, and the language of kings, and all people, as we read it in the holy scriptures; why then should we be ashamed of it, or, shun it, and bring in and uphold a custom contrary to it? The same care I would have thee take about the names of the days and months, which are derived from the names of the gods of the heathen, and are not found in the bible. I I suppose I have the mind of all those of our society in the above, it being consonant to our principle and profession, and I write in a motion of divine love to all.

"As to the school learning of my children, I leave to thy management, not questioning thy ability therein; and if they want correction, spare not the rod.

"I hope thou wilt observe this direction in teaching my children, in which thou wilt oblige thy assured friend,

"T. CHALKLEY."

The latter end of the fifth, and the beginning of the sixth months, the weather was exceeding hot, so that divers people died suddenly of the heat, as it was supposed.

The beginning of the sixth month I was at the youths' meeting at Abington, which was large, and open to many; and I not having been there since I came from sea, divers expressed their gladness to see me; and we were that day favoured with some showers, both celes. tial and elementary, to our comfort.

In the same month I was also at the youths' meeting in Philadelphia; it had been a sickly time, but many had recovered. That passage opened on my mind, to speak of in the meeting, concerning the lepers which Christ cleansed and healed, being ten in number, and that but one came to return thanks to God, for being healed, and restored to health. Luke xvii. 12. Friends were exhorted to prize their health, and to shew their thankfulness to God the giver of it, by fearing and serving him, and taking heed to Christ, the word, in their hearts. The

meeting was in a good, solid frame, and we praised the Lord together, and gave him thanks for his merciful visitation.

About this time I heard of the death of our king, George the Ist. a prince whom I loved and honoured; which news was very sorrowful to me on divers accounts, his love and kindness to our society was well worthy of our grateful remembrance.

On a third day, being our week-day meeting at Frank. fort, Elizabeth Whartnaby and Mary Smith were there; it was a comfortable opportunity: they were two nights at my house. Elizabeth was preparing to leave this land for Barbadoes and Europe, intending a religious visit to friends.

The 20th of the sixth month, going into my closet, I there met with a paper of my son-in-law, Isaac Brown's, and finding the contents were religious, as I had done of several of his late writings, I found it on my mind to write to him after this manner.

"My dear son Isaac,

By several writings of thine, of late, I perceive that a good thing is at work in thy mind, the which I pray the all wise and infinite Being to promote in thy heart, to thy eternal salvation, and his glory. I now begin to be in some hopes that my prayers and tears for thee, in the Lord's time, may be answered; and I do believe, if thou keepest low in thy mind, that God will more and more visit thee. The advice of David to his son Solomon, when he also gave him the kingdom, comes before my mind to give thee: "My son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind; for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts; if thou seek him, he will be found of thee: but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever." 1 Chron. xxviii. 9. Dear Isaac, this was counsel from one of the greatest and best of kings, to a wise young prince, who pe

titioned the Almighty for divine wisdom, before riches, or honour, or long life; which petition so pleased God, that he answered his request, and, over and above, blessed him in an extraordinary manner.

"I perceive thou art inclined to read pretty much; I pray thee, that thy chief study in books may be the holy scriptures. Let all other books, though of use, and good, in their places, be subservient to them; for their authority, of all other writings, to the true believers in Christ, are most divine; they having a supernatural spring and divine evidence in them to the virtuous and pious readers. Thou, my son, wilt much comfort the heart of thy tender mother, and of me thy loving and careful father, if thou followest and perseverest in the ways of virtue and truth; which, that thou mayest, is the prayer of thy affectionate father-in-law.

T. C."

The latter end of the sixth month I went to the general meeting of ministers and elders for the east part of NewJersey, and to the quarterly and youths' meeting at Burlington, and to a general meeting at Stony-Brook, and to the quarterly meeting of the county of Bucks. John Oxley, of Barbadoes, and Joshua Fielding, of London, were at divers of those meetings; wherein we had open, seasonable opportunities; and I had a large, affecting account from Joshua, of his long and difficult travels in the service of truth to the West-India isles, and thence to South-Carolina, from whence he came through the wilderness, by land, through North-Carolina, Virginia, &c. to this province.

The 16th of the seventh month began our yearly meeting at Philadelphia, which was attended with the gracious presence of God, to the comfort and great satisfaction of many souls. In this meeting divers young men and young women appeared, who were lately come forth in the ministry, and, as I believe, had received a measure of the gift of Christ's gospel; which was cause of rejoicing

to the faithful among us, and excited our thanksgiving and praises to the Almighty Lord of heaven and earth.

At this meeting we had the company of four ministers from Great Britain, and one from Barbadoes, and many from divers other parts, it being a very large gathering of some thousands of people, as was believed, in which many were strengthened in their faith in Christ, and comforted through the power of the Holy Ghost, that blessed comforter, which Christ promised to his church, who should be with them for ever, and guide them into all truth.

Next first day after the yearly meeting, I, with several of my neighbours, went over Delaware to a meeting up Pensawken-creek; in which the wonderful love of God was declared, in sending his Son upon earth, who, as he was man, died for man, and is now by his spirit present with all those that truly believe in him; he being the messenger of the covenant of God to mankind. And on second day, being the 25th of the seventh month, I had the sorrowful tidings of the death of my beloved friend James Lord; who, on his death-bed, desired that I might be sent for to his burial. In the consideration of that christian love which was between us, I think I may truly note, that we were always glad to meet each other; therefore the thoughts of this so sudden change, and final parting, brought, for the present, a sadness and heaviness over my mind; considering his station in that neighbourhood, and service in that congregation to which he did belong; for therein he was well beloved, and very serviceable.

And, Oh! the loss that his dear wife and tender children will have of him, really affects me with sorrow in penning these notes; but the sorrow, in these things, is all on our side; for he, without doubt, is at rest with his great Master in heaven. We had a larger meeting at his funeral than ever was known to be there before, as an ancient friend told me, which was solemn and serviceable to many.

Some time after, having been at divers meetings about home, John Oxley and I, in company, visited

friends on Long-Island. At Flushing we were at the burial of Jonathan Dickenson: many people of divers persuasions, were at the meeting on that occasion, and were very sober and attentive. I was at the yearly meeting for the south side of the island, at a place called Seccataug, which meeting was large, many friends andothers coming to it over the Plains. I was afterwards at the yearly meeting at Shrewsbury, in East-Jersey, which held three days, and was very large, and the last day the people were very still. Joshua Fielding was at this meeting, and was therein concerned to preach the gospel of Christ with good authority, and matter suitable to a true gospel minister; John Oxley was ill of a fever, so that he could not be there; but there were brethren from divers parts, and the power and presence of the Most High was with and among us; blessed be his name.

I was also at Rahway river, where was a solid, good meeting. From thence I returned home, having been abroad about a month, and at above twenty meetings, and travelled above three hundred and fifty miles.

In the eighth month, at Frankfort, we had three burials out of one house, at one time; the mother, daughter, and grand-daughther, of which I had never known the like instance before. On this occasion we had the company of many neighbours, and a very solemn meeting at our meeting-house at Frankfort.

About this time I was at divers meetings at Philadelphia, Abington, and Burlington: we had an evening meeting at Burlington, with Richard Smith, jun. who had been so ill that he could not get out to meetings for some months: it was such a satisfactory meeting, that he, and I, and others that were there, will not easily forget, our hearts being broken together.

The world still continued to frown upon me; but, tho' my case was such in this world, yet, at times, I had great consolation in Christ; and, in the midst of my troubles when I looked back, I could truly say, that I had not been extravagant, but frugal; not covetous, but charitable; not idle, but industrious; not willing to be such an in