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CONTAINING

JOURNALS OF THE LIVES,

RELIGIOUS EXERCISES, AND LABOURS IN THE WORK
OF THE MINISTRY,

OF

JOSHUA EVANS

AND

JOHN HUNT,

LATE OF NEW JERSEY.

VOL. X.

PHILADELPHIA:

PRINTED FOR THE EDITORS, JOHN & ISAAC COMLY, BYBERRY,
By J. Richards, No. 129 North Third Street.

1837.

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C-8330.2

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SHARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

GIFT OF

FRIENDS HISTORICAL LIBRARY

SWARTHMORE COLLEGE

Jan. 16, 1935

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54. 20

CONTENTS.

CONTENTS OF JOSHUA EVANS'S JOURNAL.
Introduction, page 1. George Churchman's testimony concerning

him, 2. Haddonfield do. 4. Birth and parentage, 5. Placed out

apprentice, 7. Sickness in 1752, 9. His marriage and settlement,

12. Exercises and trials, 13. Removal to Mount Holly, 14-to Had-

donfield, 16. Settlement on his farm at Newton, 17. Labours on the

subject of slavery, and scruples about using West India goods, 18.

Scruples about war and military demands, 20. Considerations on

the use of dyed garments, 22. Obtained a white hat, 24. Scruples

about the use of East India tea, 25. Do. about partaking of animal

food, 28. Reflections on the use of spirituous liquors, 33. His absti-

nence and testimony thereon, 34. Thoughts on the custom of sha-

ving, and conclusion to wear his beard, 36. Trials in consequence,

38. Scruples about purchasing and using foreign goods, on which

duties are paid, 40. Reflections on superfluities, pride, &c. 42. Visit

to the families of Woodbury meeting, 44. Journey to Long Island,

45-to Rhode Island, 47. Travels in New England, 56. Reflections

on the injustice done to the Indians in obtaining lands, 58. Letter

from A. Folsom, 61. Return home, 64. Visit to New York State,

69. Vermont, 73. Indian settlement near St. Lawrence, 78. Mon-

treal, 80. Voyage to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 83. Maine, 89. Visit

to the Shakers, 94-Connecticut, New York, and home, 103. Visit

to families of Newton meeting, 112. Exercises on the use of super-

fluities, silks, &c. 116. Journey to New York State, 117. Yearly

Meeting, 119. Exercises there on divers subjects, 120. Visit to the

Indian settlements, remarks, &c. 125. Return through Muncy,

Bucks county, &c. 133. Exercises, 137. Journey to Carolina, 139.

Remarks on the treatment of slaves, 142. Visit to the legislature of

Carolina, 144-to South Carolina, 153. Georgia, 155. Tennessee,158.

Nicholites, 166, 173. Virginia, 167. Remarks on schools, 178. Op-

pression of the Indians and negroes, 181. Visit to Redstone, &c. 183.

Indian wrongs, 184. Maryland, 187. Pennsylvania, 189. East-

ern Shore, 192. Nicholites, 193. Return home, 197. Concern to

cross the sea, 199, 201. Superfluous names, 204. Second visit to

CONTENTS OF JOHN HUNT'S JOURNAL.

Testimony of Chester montlily meeting, 213. Journal, account

of his youth, 216. Diary begun, 216. First appearance in the mi-

nistry, 221. Visit to the Indians at Edgepelick, 226, &c. Visiting

families at Evesham, 230. Imprisonment of his son, 247. Visit to

Baltimore Yearly Meeting on a committee, 254. Family visit at

Pilesgrove, 258. Account of the sickness and death of his son Sa-

muel, 261. Visit to Redstone, 265. Account of the yellow fever in

Philadelphia, 267. Yearly Meeting in 1796, 273. Visit to Joshua

Evans, and account of his death and burial, 277. Visit to meetings

in Salem Quarter, 281. Journey to Canada, &c., 283.

Joseph Warrington, 303. Family visit at Fallowfield, 306.

visit to Redstone, Ohio, &c., 307. Account of John Parrish, 313.

Death of his daughter, Esther Conrow, 317. Review of his life, 319.

Visit to Stroudsburg, &c. in company with William Blakey and

Oliver Paxson, 329. Account of an earthquake, and reflections

thereon, 335. Burial of Rebekah Warrington, 336. Reflections on

the times, 339. Death of Joshua Maule, 341. Samuel Cooper and

Sarah Wilkins, 343. Remarks on a humble life, 345. Maxims, 347.

Account of Joshua Lippincott, 352. John Webster's expressions,

354. Remarks on the state of society, 356-on the war, 364. Rich-

ard Claridge's advice to his daughter, 369. Death of Thomas Law

ry and Rebekah Roberts, 372. Remarks on the two seeds, 374-on

James Simpson's sermon, 377. Testimony concerning John Collins,

and account of his death, 373. Joseph Clark's concern, 385. Re-

marks on public shows, 385-on Bible Societies, 389. Northern

lights, 393. Death of Esther Collins and Ann Edwards, 394. State

of the righteous, 402. On worldly-mindedness, 404. Concern for

his grandchildren, 405. Account of his son Benjamin, 409—of earth-

quakes, 411-the season, 413. Reflections, 414. Burial of Ann

Quicksall, 416.

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In the year 1804, George Churchman transcribed and abridged the notes, memorandums and diary, kept by Joshua Evans; from which transcript the following account is taken. He called the work, An abstracted Journal of the life, early baptisms and religious exercises of Joshua Evans, late of Gloucester county, West Jersey, dec'd;-together with a brief account of his extensive travels and labours in the service of gospel ministry, through the American continent; or, from Canada and Nova Scotia, southwestward as far as Tennessee and Georgia.

George Churchman, in a brief preface which he wrote, speaks of the satisfaction he had in perusing the original minutes and diary or journal of Joshua Evans; and adds, "On looking over and going thro' his said minutes and diary, and from the personal knowledge and acquaintance I had with him, being nearly his co-equal in age, it did appear from time to time, amongst whatsoever kind of people his lot was cast, whether of high or low degree in the world's account, that he exhibited a commendable and very uncommon degree of mortification, patience and self-denial; which were manifest to all, not only in the remarkable simplicity of his dress VOL. X.-1

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