An Account of the Gospel Labours; And Christian Experiences of a Faithful Minister of Christ, John Churchman, Late of Nottingham, in Pennsylvania, Deceased. to Which Is Added, a Short Memorial of the Life and Death of a Fellow Labourer in the Church, Our (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1780. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... thought by friends to be the most solid quarterly meeting which had been held in that county for many years. From thence we went to Calne, in Wiltshire, being about fifty miles, and were at their meeting on first day, the sixteenth of the tenth month; where we met our friend and countryman Daniel Stanton, from Philadelphia, in the course of his religious visit, and were glad in each other's company, though the meetings, both forenoon and afternoon, were but dull; the people looking for words were disappointed. The next day we went together to a monthly-meeting at Chippenham. The meeting for worship was held in the meeting-house; at the conclusion of which friends rose and went out. I asked them where they were going, for I felt very uneasy; they said to do the business of the meeting; and feeling a strong engagement to be with them while they transacted the affairs of the church, I followed them, though it rained very fast. They went into a spacious house, where a room was prepared for the purpose, and a good fire. I sat down with them, though sorely distressed. They seemed to do the business in a formal ready way; I endeavoured to press them to weightiness of spirit, that they might seel the state of the society, and the need there was to put the discipline in practice, for religion was at a low. ebb in that county. They seemed not to understand me, and indeed I found but little room or openness to say much to therrij They soon finished their business; when i rose up, and moved for going away: they informed me, that friends staid to dine where the business was transacted, and that the friends of the house would think it very strange if 1 went away: so they told the Woman that the friend was going away. She met me in the hall, and said I must not go before I too...