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heavenly Father, and make them his dear chil-
dren. That so it may be is my fervent breath-
ing, accompanied by a feeling for you all of af-
fection not to be described in words. In bonds
of most endearing love do I salute thee, dear
child, desiring that thy faith and trust in thy
father’s God may be immovably established.

Duwelbogtor

It is pleasant to record the realization of the
above parental aspirations. D.C.’s daughter
Martha was left with the care of five sons and
four daughters. All the daughters and most of
the sons evinced in early life,in an unusual de-
gree, true piety,dedication and self-denial. W1L-
LIAM, the eldest, as an Overseer and Elder and in
various other capacities, was a useful servant to the
Church. He was a man of proverbial upright-
ness, and being entrusted with the care of numer-
ous estates, was the efficient friend and protector
of many widows and orphans. He was one of the
founders of the New Jersey Abolition Society, and
with great intrepidity and ability was the means
of securing the freedom of many slaves. On

one occasion, when a captured fugitive, bound
with a rope, was carried by his kidnappers to
the door of the Burlington jail, William Allin-
son hastened to the spot and protested that the
prison was a place for criminals who had been
committed by due process of law, and denied
the right to use it for the confinement of a per-
son convicted of no crime and without any legal
warrant. The crowd who had gathered round
sympathized with this view, and as the intimi-
dated minions of slavery stood hesitating, W. A.
cut the cords from the wrists of the negro, who
stood confused aud stupified, till his liberator,
stamping on the ground, cried out: “Run!
why don’t thou run!” The crowd parted, and
the fugitive, fleet-footed with fear and hope,
ran up Broad street and across the Assiscunk,
“unpursued. W. A. died in 1841, in his 76th
year. Mary was a dignified and remarkable
Christian. Before reaching legal age she was
clerk of a large Monthly Meeting, and for more
than threescore years and ten she was an active
and useful servant of the Church, and travelled
many thousands of miles in Truth’s service.
She was appointed an Elder when quite young,
and on her removal to another Quarterly Meeting,
after her father’s death, was re-appointed at the
age of 31. She died in 1859, in her ninety-
“second year. Davip was an extensive printer
and publisher, and published many valuable and
no pernicious books. Becoming insolvent
through inability to collect the moneys duetohim,
he lost his membership as a Friend, and joined
the Episcopal Church. But his heart yearned
always towards his own people, and, when they
were calumniated, his pen was ready in their
vindication. - At the age of more than fourscore
years he was restored to membership, and he

 

died in 1859 aged 84 yearg, ELIzABETH was
blind from her birth, but, through her life of more
than four score years, she walked, emphatically,
by faith and not bysight, and was a counsellor and
comforter to many. She was in earl life ap-
pointed to the station of an Elder, in which i
ity she served her generation, as a true mother
in Israel. JAMES and JouN both died, in great
peace, in early manhood. James, who was older
than his brother, evinced remarkable religious
stability, and gave hopes of much usefulness as a
Friend. SAMUEL was a man of fashion, and an
Episcopalian. He spent many yearsin Europe as
a United States Consul. He also was favored to
end his days in a Christian’s faith and hope.
Srey was a loving and genial spirit, and having
in childhood given herself in sincerity to her
God, she became a faithful overseer, and through —
her life of nearly seventy-six years, she attracted
and encouraged many in “ the right way of the
Lord.” MarGareEt, who also died in her seventy-
sixth year, was extensively known and beloved
as a minister of the gospel, and there are not a
few who remember the precious serenity and
holy fervor which attended her death bed. .
In the above summary notice, no eulogy is
intended, nor, (as we think,) will those who
have the means of judging, consider aught to
be overstated. In the diary of Martha Routh
we find the following entry: “I went home that
evening with Martha Allinson, who was left a
widow with a large family of children, and being
religiously concerned for their welfare, the di-
vine blessing hath attended, so that it was pleas-
ant to be under her roof. A religious oppor-
tunity with them was in avery onocu esta ee ,
Martha Allinson to D. Cooper. — oy
Seventh-day evening, 7th mo. 2d, 1791. :
My dear Father,—Thy kind letter of 6th mo.
28th, (as many others I have received from
thee,) is a refreshing balsam to my afflicted
heart. Indeed, I have often thought that it
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into thy mind to hand me so suitable matter at

exactly the right time. In retrospect I ean re-
call many, very many times when I have felt as
though I must give out; but just at that june-
ture some one would step in with a letter from
my dear father, so adapted to my situation as to
calm all my fears, and give me fresh courage.
This favor is still continued to me, but I cannot
be satisfied, indeed I cannot, without haying
thee here. I am much abler to nurse thee than
dear sister S. [Here follows a description of
preparations made to receive and accommodate
her parent.] I hope thou wilt. come as soon as
the hurry of harvest is over. All the children,
from the oldest to the youngest, wish for thee.
Dear creatures, they conduct themselves much to
my satisfaction, and I have no right to distrus
the loving kindness of a merciful Benefactor, who
is able to instruct and preserve them in future.

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