attend the meeting at Wainsville next morning, if the hour of the meeting was not changed: the woman Friend at whose house we were, also kindly offered to inform us if no alteration took place in the hour of holding the meeting. We accordingly left Wainsville, under an assurance in my own mind of her faithfully fulfilling her engagement, and proceeded to Springborough, where we took up our abode for the night. Here we understood that the house we called at in Wainsville, was opened to the separatists attending their Yearly Meeting, for victuals and lodging, whereby I felt well satisfied we had left Wainsville for the night; and I continued to feel assured I could place confidence in the woman Friend for information. I passed rather a sleepless night, the meeting of Wainsville coming before the view of my mind; but I endeavoured to labour after entire resignation, which, I believe, I am justified in saying, I was favoured to experience fully brought about, although the prospect threatened certain suffering to my mind, if my poor body escaped. We rose early to breakfast; as no information relative to Wainsville had come to my hands, I concluded the time for holding the usual mid-week meeting was altered, as being the cause the Friend had not written to me; and, as we had a long day's journey before us, I proposed our moving on our way to Richmond. After a long fatiguing day's journey, we were favoured to reach our friend John Smith's in the evening, who, with his wife and family, showed us every kind attention we needed.

Sixth-day, on my entering the meeting for sufferings, a Friend stopped me, saying, "The Friends of Wainsville were disappointed at not seeing thee at their week-day meeting, a note having been sent thee, saying, the time for holding that meeting was not altered." This information for a time struck me almost speechless! I was not able to make any reply; but was led severely to reproach myself for my neglect in not making the needful inquiry before I left Springborough, if any note had come for us from Wainsville. The sufferings of mind I was plunged into for this neglect, my pen cannot describe to the full; I was led to conclude, if my guilt for this omission and unwatchfulness in not more carefully attending to my Master's business, continued to weigh me down, as it now was permitted to do, I must not pursue my journey further, but return home; as I was unable to see any probability of my being benefited or of my benefiting others by attending the sittings of this Yearly Meeting, unless, in adorable mercy, the weight of guilt I was labouring under, was somewhat removed. I experienced as great suffering of mind, as I think I ever endured; look which ever way I would, every door of palliation and consolation appeared closed against me, all which I hope I endeavoured to bear with that becoming patience due from such an ungrateful servant to such a merciful

Master. After much inward struggle, I was favoured to experience more calmness and composure, yet I was not without fearful apprehensions I should not so rise above my present trying feelings of mind, as to be able to give attention to matters that might come before the Yearly Meeting, which I was desirous of doing. But as patience was abode in, that merciful Almighty Being, (who well knew my falling short in duty towards him in this matter was not wilful, but the sorrowful effect of great unwatchfulness on my part,) in his own time was pleased to condescend to say, it is enough; which mercy, I hope I may say, I received with feelings of reverent gratitude and thankfulness. The note alluded to, I afterwards understood, had fallen into the hands of a Friend, who had yielded to carnal reasoning on the subject, and concluded our attending the meeting in question at Wainsville, might be the means of promoting a disposition in E. Hicks and his party, to come and disturb Friends at their Yearly Meeting of Indiana, and that I might take Wainsville on my way to Carolina: but I found no such compromise would be accepted, and therefore durst not make the attempt.

Seventh-day, attended the select Yearly Meeting, which was large; the Great Master being pleased to own us together for the unmerited favour of my being able to participate with my friends in these feelings, unworthy as I am, I hope I felt truly thankful.

First-day, attended meeting at White Water, about one mile out of Richmond; great crowds were moving along towards the meeting-house, which was thronged, and a great concourse of people were outside, it was supposed there were nearly four thousand persons in and out of the house: Friends were constrained to acknowledge, that the Ancient of days in His unmerited mercy, was pleased to condescend to come down, and show Himself abundant in loving kindness to His revolting, backsliding people. At the close of the meeting, one of E. Hicks's party gave notice of a meeting to be held by E. H. on Fourthday at Richmond.

Second-day morning, attended the African committee: the care which Friends of this Yearly Meeting (Indiana) had manifested for this too-much neglected portion of our fellow-creatures, was set forth in a report laid before this committee, by which it appeared Friends had exerted themselves for their welfare. The Yearly Meeting for transacting the general concerns of the Society, assembled this morning, and was very large. It being known that there were some individuals in the meeting who had no claim to sit there, they were importuned to leave the meeting-house; but as they manifested an unwillingness to do so, they were informed, unless they left the meeting, their names would be exposed and minuted down by the clerk; on which several left the house, and

it then appearing the meeting was select, the clerks proceeded with the business of the Yearly Meeting.

Third-day morning, attended the adjournment of the meeting for sufferings: the names of such of the members of this meeting as had united themselves to the separatist party were brought forward, in order to their being laid before the Yearly Meeting; the meeting's taking such a step as this, it was evident, closely tried the minds of some Friends present, but Truth prevailed over the affectionate part, and by the meeting's keeping in patience, a general uniting in such a step prevailed, and the names were ordered to be taken forward to the Yearly Meeting. The meeting again assembled and the business that came before it, though it occupied much time, was conducted in great harmony.

Fourth-day, the public meeting for worship was held; E. Hicks had also appointed a meeting, to be held at the same hour in a barn adjoining the meeting-house lot, which his party had fitted up for him; notwithstanding which, the meeting of Friends was large, and proved a quiet, favoured one. How short-sighted we are; my being put by from my attendance at Wainsville, did not hinder E. Hicks from trying to annoy Friends at this Yearly Meeting, as far as he had power. In the evening I attended an adjournment of the Indian committee, which committee it appeared was placed in a difficult situation, in consequence of the funds which were originally designed to support the concern, being in the hands of those of Baltimore Yearly Meeting, who have identified themselves with the separatists. It further appeared, that application had been made by missionaries of other societies to take the charge of the Indians, but that the latter had uniformly rejected their offers, stating, that they had taken the Quakers by the hand, and would hold them fast; that, they always gave them good advice, and told them things which made them glad.

Fifth-day, (23rd of 10th mo.) attended an adjournment of the select meeting, where divers weighty testimonies were borne, and important remarks made on the state of this part of the body.

First-day morning, the meeting for worship was very large, although E. Hicks had appointed a meeting to be held in the barn adjoining the meeting-house lot at the same hour; we were favoured with a quiet, comfortable sitting together.

Second-day morning, the Yearly Meeting again met, and after a sitting of nearly six hours, closed under a very precious and awful covering.

On Third-day morning, I set out, in company with several Friends, to return eastward; the next day at noon we reached Cincinati. Feeling drawings in our minds to sit with Friends. there, a meeting was appointed to be held that evening, and we had

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cause to believe both visitors and visited were satisfied with the time we thus passed together.

Fifth-day morning, we again pursued this long journey before us, crossed the Ohio river in a horse-boat, and landed in Kentucky, a slave-holding state; on which my feelings were awakened to a thankful sense of my being no man's slave. On Second-day morning, about half a mile out of Mount Vernon, we had a considerable mountain to ascend, and, to make it more easy of access, bodies of trees were laid from the foot to the summit; a heavy fall of rain in the night, and a very large drove of fat hogs which preceded us, had occasioned our road to be very slippery; on reaching about half way up the mountain, our carriage ran back, our horses turned round, and turned the carriage off the road into a hole about three feet deep, amongst the rocks; I was favoured to escape unhurt, although in the carriage: we managed through help to have our carriage brought on the road again, and pursuing our journey, we reached the top of the mountain in safety. This morning, we were met by a company of slaves, some of them heavily loaded with irons, singing as they passed along; this, we were informed, was an effort to drown that suffering of mind they were brought into, by leaving behind them wives, children, or other near connexions, and never likely to meet again in this world. A short time after we met another company; one respectable-looking, rather well-dressed slave, attracted my attention, with his hand grasping the hand of a fine-looking girl, about fourteen years of age, his countenance appeared very dejected and melancholy; I was led to conclude, from the affection with which he appeared to treat the girl, that she must be his child, whom, in all probability, he expected soon to be compelled to part with for life. After this came two waggons, in which they were conveying some more who were not able to walk, also the coloured children, all going to be sold at a market, like cattle. The time being come for us to bait our horses, whilst they were feeding, I walked to some distance from our tavern, and observed a handsome carriage standing, which I supposed belonged to a pedlar, as it appeared to be loaded with coarse woollen goods: I addressed myself to the owner of the carriage, telling him he had a load of more bulk than weight; on which he replied, his carriage contained the clothing of the company of slaves we had passed on the road, of which he was the owner, saying, he was seeking a market where he might pose of them to the best advantage. I told him his business was a very bad one, and that a day of reckoning would come in which he would have to account to his Maker for his conduct towards these poor creatures. He replied, he believed so too, but said, I have them, and what am I to do with them? I told him, I believed, were I in his situation, my duty would point out to me the

necessity of liberating them, and if it were not in my power to do it in any other way, to sell all my goods and chattels, and part with the last cent I had, to assist them in getting to a free country. To which he replied, it was a bad trade, and he wished it was wholly done away with. I told him to consider, that same Almighty Power which created him, created the coloured people; and I questioned him, should his wife and children be torn from him, as these poor creatures had been torn from their near connexions, how would he feel under the like circumstances? he replied, he should feel it a hard case to be reduced to; I told him he had better die poor than amass wealth by such means as he was aiming at. I then made inquiry into the situation of the respectable coloured man I had seen with the other slaves; he informed me, that this man had left behind him a wife and children, the property of another slave-holder. When he took his leave of me he said, he hoped he should remember the remarks I had made to him.

Sixth-day, our road to-day lay over the Blue Mountains; the ascent being gradual, our difficulties did not commence until we reached the summit and began to descend; the descent is computed to be near two miles to the foot of the mountain; my companion remained in the waggon and I footed it, fearing the injury of our waggon, from the great steep we had to descend, the large stones in the road, and trunks of trees we had to travel over; before we had near reached the bottom, we had so splintered one of our axletrees, and broke some of our bolts, that I began to doubt our being able to accomplish arriving at the house where we proposed to take up our abode for the night. On our arrival at the foot of the mountain, we durst not attempt to proceed until our repairs were accomplished. We observed a despicable-looking tavern, not a pane of glass in any window in the house, nor did it appear there ever had been; the night threatened to be very cold and frosty; how we were to take up our abode here for the night, after such a fatiguing day's journey, I was at a loss to comprehend on querying with the tavern-keeper, if he could take us and our horses in, he replied, he would do his best to make us comfortable, which rather cheered me; on which I told him we would be satisfied with his best. The rest of our company soon arrived, and after we had refreshed ourselves with a good hot supper by a comfortable fire, our landlord and his family defending the windows with various woollen articles, we received no injury, but passed a comfortable night; I had a good bed and plenty of covering. Next morning we again pursued our journey; and took up our abode at an inn for the night: two men who were strangers to us, formed a part of our company in our sittingroom; they inquired of us relative to the droves of fat hogs we had met on the road; on our giving them such information as we