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For Friends’ Review.
-NOTICES OF DAVID COOPER.

NO, XXIV.

In the Highth month we find D. ©. in attend-
ance at Haddonfield Monthly Meeting, but,
since the establishment of one at Woodbury, no
longer a member thereof: yet as the Select
‘Preparative Meeting was still undivided, his
eounsels as an elder were due, officially as well as
from old friendship, to his fellow members of
the meeting of ministers and elders. Under
date of Eighth mionth’ 8th, 1785, he writes:
“At Haddonfield Joshta Evans requested a
minute of concurrence, having a desire to at-
tend Rahway Quarterly Meeting, and appoint
some meetings on his homeward way. Friends
seemed shut up from that unity necessary on
such oécasions, it being signified that his ap-
pearance at home was such as his Friends had
not unity with, therefore it would be an incon-
‘Sistericy to expres’ unity with his appointing
meetings abroad.

“ Joshua Evans’ situation affected my mind so
much at their Monthly Meeting, and continued

with such weight, that I believed it right to let|

him know some of niy’ sentiments in writing,
‘though I must own, without’ much prospect of
use, after so much pains that Friends have
taken with him on the occasion, and yet I
seemed not easy to omit it. As this letter will
show my thoughts of his present situation, and
may possibly afford instruction to some in future
time, itis here preserved.” | sbi
: D.C. to Joshua Evans. :
_ Respected Friend,—tI have felt: more than a
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Meeting, and had thoughts of coming to thy
house, in order for some conversation; but as
such océasions often lead into more words than

are profitable, and sometimes into such as ate

hurtful, I was discouraged: But as the weight
continues with me, I shall attempt to relieve my
mind by a few words in this way, which as they
arise from love to thee, and have no other ob-
ject in view but thy good, I beg thou wilt give
them their due weight. _ .

Thy friends believe that our common Father
hath dispensed a talent of the gospel ministry to
thy charge, to occupy for the benefit of man-
kind, and expect thee to fill up thy measure
thereof in the time he allows thee on earth.
There has been an obstruction in thy perform-
ance of this for some time past; which appears.
rather to increase. The true reason of this ob-
struction, is a most important question to thee.
Thou wilt say that it is nof on thy part. So
said George Keith, John Perrot, Timothy Davis,
and all of this class that have gone off from
Friends. Justifying themselves, they have set
up their own will in opposition to the sense of
their best friends. Perhaps thou wilt say, those
were about temporal matters. No,—John Per-
rot pretended that he was led to oppose the for-
mality of taking off the hat at prayer without a
special motion, and that he was required to wear
his beard, &e:

_ An instance in thy own case is worthy re-
flecting upon. Thou laid beforé the Monthly
Meeting a concern to visit New England; the
meeting appeared straitened from the want of a
companion; thy. kind Master, to remove every
obstruction, with an outstretched arm, caused
one, after many sleepless nights, to come’ to thy
house and offer his company. Thy Friends
then gave thee a certificate cheerfully, and there
appeared no prospect of the least obstruction.
I need not repeat the conversation, the evening —
before starting for the Quarterly Meeting, re-

specting the preparation for the journey, the

manner of travelling, the time to set off, &¢.,

not how the next day thow frustrated the whole,.
by declaring it was required of thee’ to travel én
foot, whereby thou effectually rejected the eém-.
panion that in so extraordinary a manner was