FRIENDS’

REVIEW.

B Aeligions, Giterary and Miscellaneons Sournal.

 

Vou. XV.

 

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

[Diary.]—“Second mo. 24th, (5th of the
week,) I attended Pilesgrove Preparative Meet-
ing, was at Salem Select Meeting on Seventh-
day, and on the following Second-day at their
Monthly Meeting. Here an unhappy dispute
about their old meeting lot, which had com-
menced many years back, was strenuously de-
bated, with no prospect of being settled. 1 was
much affected at the hurt I thought it had oc-
casioned and would still produce; wherefore I
proposed that if two persons then present from
another Monthly Meeting would join me, I
would stay next day, and in company with some
of their own Friends endeavor to settle the mat-
ter, which was united with. We accordingly
met, and drew up a minute to be entered on
their records which we believed would end the
matter.”

This journey, which was pursued through a
severe snow storm and over bad roads, had cost
D. ©. much reasoning and doubting, which
were only over-balanced by a strong impression
of duty. He returned to his home with a pecu-
liar enjoyment of peace; and, we may conclude,
with some experience of the blessing pronounced
on the peace-maker. The acceptance of his of-
fer of mediation clearly indicates a confidence in
his prudence and impartiality. The difference
of view was in reference to rents accruing from
the lot alluded to, about £45 being due to the
meeting. The following minute, made in 4th
- 1785, is probably the one agreed to as
adove.

PHILADELPHIA, EIGHTH MONTH 23, 1862.

 

 

No. 51.

 

‘Whereas divers minutes of this meeting and
reports of several committees relative to the old
meeting house lot in Salem, are differently un-
derstood by Friends: ‘Therefore, in order to
prevent disputes in future, it is the unanimous
sense of this meeting that it appears to have
been intended by said minutes and reports, that

Salem Preparative Meeting should have the care

of said lot to let it out and keep the grave-yard
there in repair, to enclose more of said lot for a
grave-yard when necessary, and to defray the
expenses arising, out of said profits or rents, and
to lay their accounts from time to time before a
standing committee of the Monthly Meeting, and
to pay the overplus to the said committee, which
committee are to account to the Monthly Meet-
ing for the same; and it is to be applied to the
use of the poor belonging to said Monthly Meet-
ing, or other purposes, as the meeting may
direct.”’

“Third mo. 25th. At our Quarterly Meeting
it was agreed to discontinue the Youths’ Meet-
ings at Haddonfield and Woodbury, and instead
of them to hold a General Meeting at Woodbury,
yearly, on trial for three years, on Fourth-day
following the Monthly Meeting in the Highth
month. é

“Yesterday, at 2 o'clock, A. M., my brother
John deceased, without any of his relations being
present, or even having the knowledge that he
was ill. He was about five years my junior, was
never married, had lived much at my house in
the early part of his time, and I believe we had
been as nearly united as perhaps two brothers
ever were. At that time his religious improve-
ment and deep sense in spiritual subjects were
equalled by few of his age, He removed to the
city and entered into trade, in which he was
successful. After some years he chose a more
retired life and returned to live with me. He
built in Woodbury and settled there. When
American troubles began, he was prevailed upon
to take an active part in their conventions and
other meetings, which led to his being disunited
from Friends. His ground of action and that of
his relations being different, a coolness ensued,
until too much of an estrangement took place. —
In this situation he was removed, without any of