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For Friends’ Review.
‘NOTICES. OF DAVID.COOPER.
NO. -XXXVI.

Although physical infirmities and suffering
now increased upon the subject of our memoir,
yet, (as the Church testified respecting him
after he had ceased from his labors,) “his intel-
‘lectual faculties remained clear, and his love for
truth and Friends eontinued to the last.”
Through the difficulties attendant upon the
failing of his flesh, he continued industrious in
visiting the Churehes and in endeavors to build
up his brethren in the most holy faith:

‘[Diary.] “On the 31st of Seventh month,
1790, Samuel Allinson, Patty and I went to
Burlington, and next day the former, with
Daniel Smith* and myself went to see James
Thornton, who had been ‘long confined with
painful disease. I had, for some time, felt a
desire to visit him once more. ‘He was now
better than he had been and very cheerful. ‘He
told us that he had faith that he should again
get out. among his friends.” ws

James Thornton (then resident at ‘Byberry,
Penn’a.) ‘was three years the junior of D. Cooper,
They had been much united in the work of the
gospel, and now, in infirm age, were both hope-
fully expecting the message which should trans-
‘fer them from the militant Chureh; being tran-
quilly assured that, whenever it should be the
will of their Lord, to depart and be with Him
would be for them far better. James Thornton
Was, @ native of Buekinghamshire, in England,
Bais gad Joshua R. Smith, Robert Smith (the

 

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[and ‘being at an early age deprived of both

parents and left without a proper care-taker, he

'|was thrown among idle associates ; but his ten-
| der mind was suddenly arrested with the thought

that “it could not be right thus to eat and drink,
and rise up to play.” He betook himself to
industrial pursuits, which tended to his preser-
vation, and through faithfulness to the tender-
ing visitations of Divine grace, he matured into
a useful Christian, and an able and beloved
preacher of righteousness, in which capacity he
travelled much on this continent and in-Great
| Britain. He was a kind hearted, affable man,.
exemplary in his whole manner of life and most

‘|instructive in his conversation, largely given to

hospitality and very charitable to the poor. He
died in great peace, Fourth month 24th, 1794,
in his 67th year. — sy .

“We staid with him that night,” continues
D. C., ‘‘and next morning attended Burlington
|Monthly Meeting. Eighth month 3d, I went
with S. Allinson to his home at Cropwell, where
I spent several days, in a weak, low state, both
of body .and mind. Leaving on the 9th, in
riding to Haddonfield I found myself overcome
with -weakness, and stopped at J. Gloyer’s,
where I staid all night. On the 10th I was at
our Woodbury Monthly Meeting. Our general
meeting, on the following day, was large and
favored.” On the 11th, he notes, in reference
to his recent tour, “Some things were. better
than I expected to find them ; others the reverse.
‘We are dependent creatures, and itis needful
that we be sufficiently sensible of this, and
favored with strength of mind to trust in and
lean upon Him who can do all things for us.
Oh how needful indeed for me. All other
expectations are hid. Whatever awaits me, may
the Psalmist’s. resolution be mine: “Although
he. slay me, yet will I trust in him.”

“On the 18th of Eighth month, my son Amos,
with his son Joseph, about 93 years old, return-
ing from Philadelphia market, (a woman and
two men being fellow passengers,) by some mis-
management [of the ferrymen], the boat overset
near the Jersey shore, in a yiolent squall of

 

wind. The woman and child were lost: the
three men marvellously escaped. ‘The woman.