BEING A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS AND FRAGMENTS, BIOGRAPHICAL, RELIGIOUS, EPISTOLARY, NARRATIVE, DESIGNED FOR THE PROMOTION OF PIETY AND VIRTUE, TO PRESERVE IN THOSE MANUSCRIPTS LEFT BY THEM, WHICH MAY BE USEFUL TO SURVIVORS. The memory of the just is blessed.-Prov. x. 7. John, vi. 12. EDITED BY JOHN & ISAAC COMLY, BYBERRY. VOL. IV. PHILADELPHIA: PRINTED FOR THE EDITORS BY J. RICHARDS, 1833. CONTENTS OF VOL. IV. 1040 Page. Lines on her Decease, by John Baldwin, Tribute to her Memory, by J. Austin, Extracts from Job Scott's Letters to James Bringhurst, Ancient Record of Chesterfield monthly meeting, Friendly Advice, by Elizabeth Levis, Elizabeth Levis's Account of Susanna Blundel, Memorial of Ann Byrd, of New York, Letter from Robert Butcher to Sophia Hume, A Farewell to Rachel Wilson, by John Drinker, FRIENDS' MISCELLANY. No. 1.] FOURTH MONTH, 1833. ISAAC ANDREWS' [VOL. IV. Account of the early part of his life, his religious exercises, and call to the ministry. Under an humbling sense of the great goodness, and inexpressible mercies of Almighty God, manifested to me, a poor finite creature, even from my childhood, my heart has often been affected, in such a manner that I thought I should be most easy to commit a few hints thereof to writing. When I was about six or seven years old, I was induced to believe there was a God, and that he loved good children, and was displeased with those who are naughty. This caused me to be afraid to tell lies, or be wicked. I likewise believed there was a devil, that had power to hurt bad children; and when I had done amiss, I was afraid of falling into his power. I loved to go to meetings: and when I sat still in them, I was easy in mind; but when I did otherwise, I was uneasy. I loved good men and women, especially ministers; and had a dislike to those who were wicked. When I was between eight and nine years of age, I was put apprentice to Jonathan Wright, near Burlington, about fifty miles from my mother, and all my relations and acquaintances. Being entirely among strangers, the Lord was kind to me, making VOL. IV.-1 |