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REVIEW

A Religions, Literary and Mliscellancous Journal.

 

Vou. XVI

 

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For Friends’ Review.
NOTICES OF DAVID COOPER.
NO. XLIV.

Many of our readers will be pleased to notice
by the following letter how the beloved writer
thereof evinced in early womanhood, the same
depth of humility and tenderness of Christian
sympathy, which characterized her when she

was a dignified and recognized mother in Israel. |

Hannuh Whitall to David Cooper.
5th month 31st, 1794,

/ beloved Uncle,—Under a humbling
insufficiency, and how little it is in our
power to help one another, does thy poor niece
once more assume the quill, and inform her dear
uncle of the near sympathy she often feels with
him in his lowseasons. Yea, this afternoon my
heart yearned toward thee, and oh what thank-
fulness would arise could I in the least be in-
strumental to cheer and comfort thee.

Oh, my beloved uncle, thyself must be sensible
(thy friends are truly so,) that thy natural ca-
pacity is not lessened, and that thy spiritual un-
derstanding is brightened and enlarged by much
tribulation, Oh, that my dearly beloved uncle
may take courage in remembering that it is
those who have passed through much tribula-
lation, whose garments are washed white, and
who are favored to stand near the throne with’
songs of joy, with living praises and hallelujahs
to Him'who lives and reigns forever and for.’
ever more. |

 

PHILADELPHIA, FIRST MONTH 24, 1863.

 

No. 21.

 

which my dear husband joins me, I remain
dear uncle, thy truly affectionate niece,
H. Wuiratt.

What can be more acceptable to suffering and-
failing age, than such proofs as are here afforded
of genuine affection, enhanced by Christian sym-
pathy, in the unity of the spirit, on the part of
those who are still in the vigor of life? And
on the part of the young, what can be more
lovely and amiable than the assiduous effort thus
to solace those with whom earthly desire and
physical enjoyment have failed, and _

“ To rock the cradle of declining age.”

In this, as in other virtuous engagements, her
inestimable husband was her true helper in the _
Lord, as will be readily believed by those who
marked these beloved Israelites, in ripe and ven-
erable age, hs 2h

“One in heart, in interest and design, _
Gird up each other for the race divine.”

Joseph Whitall to David Cooper.

6th month 20th, 1794. ~
My dearly beloved Uncle,—Feeling my mind
drawn in much sympathy with thee this even-
ing, beyond what words can set forth; I thought
I could do no less than endeavor to express it’
in this manner, having’ often to behold how the:

comforts and mine of the present life are:
broken in upon; how frequent the impediments
to that sweet satisfaction which our minds are:
|so greatly desiring. Yet in this there is hope;
when we retrospect to past ages and behold the.
path in which the righteous have walked, that)
it hath been attended with many afflictions,
many conflicts and deep baptisms, which do
continue down to the present day; under the
awful humbling weight of which, I am ready to
break forth at seasons in the language of Jonah,
“It is better for me todie than tolive”
Oh, my dear uncle, I do believe that thou:
dost often dwell in this low spot, wherein we —
may fitly cry out: “ vain is'the help of man.”
At such times as these, there is no other relief,’
no other refuge or hiding place, than the Lord
our God. May we never let go our hold upon

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In the language of near love and affection, in

and confidence in his everlasting arm of Divine