Journal of the Life, Travels, and Gospel Labours of That Faithful Servant and Minister of Christ, Job Scott (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 edition. Excerpt: ...go to New York as I wished; but it being homeward, I rode forward to Elizabeth Town Point, and there took boat for New York. But Providence prevented us; for soon after we put off, the large cakes of ice, floating with the tide, shut us in for four hours, that the boatmen were very apprehensive the boat would be crushed to pieces, and that we should perish; yet my mind was inward and staid on God, in the hollow of whose eternal hand and power I felt perfectly safe and easy: faith and confidence in Him, and in His never-failing providence, were strong and quite unshaken. I had not the least doubt but the winds, waves, and all the elements, were entirely at His command; and though the poor men kept crying out, the boat would be cut to pieces, and appeared in much anxiety, I felt a perfect serenity, and had no doubt at all but way would be opened through the ice, either forward or backward, as the Lord pleased; and I was quite resigned to its being either way. At length, after long looking, and seeing no way, a way was opened, and we landed on the same shore, and rode contentedly back to Rahway. First day, 21st, we attended their fore and afternoon meetings. I had some openings in the first, but feeling no command to speak, the opening closed up, and I suffered among them in silence. Second day, 22nd, we had a meeting on Staten Island, where only one man Friend and his family live, among other societies. This meeting was on my companion W. Jackson's concern, and he had pretty good service among them. I had only a few words. There is an ear in some there to hear the truth, and, I hope, in some degree, hearts to obey it. Third day, 23rd, we got to New York, and Fourth day, 24th, were at their mid-week meeting, silent. Fifth day, 25th, we went to the...