This Meeting being over, and not being able to reach home, he tarried at York, and was enabled to fit with Friends there, in their Meeting the Firft-day after, and appeared to the Satisfaction of Friends, as it was in a degree of the Demonftration of the Spirit and Power. After which, becoming weaker and weaker, on the Fifth-day following he breathed his laft, having bore his Ilnefs with remarkable Refignation and Quietness of Mind, and we doubt not is entered into eternal Reft.

He died at York the 3d Day of the Seventh Month 1755, and was buried in Friends Burying Ground in Leeds the 6th Day of the fame, Aged about Seventy, a Minister Fifty Years.

A Teftimony from Marsden Monthly-meeting in Lancashire, concerning ALICE HALL.

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RECIOUS in the Sight of the Lord is the Death of his Saints; precious the Rememberance of their Lives to his People, and worthy to be recorded, as Examples to prefent and fucceeding Generations; that marking the peaceful End of the Perfect and Upright, many may be induced more fteadily to perfevere in the Footsteps of the Flock of Chrift, and encouraged to enter early into the Vineyard of our Lord, as did this our departed Friend;

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who having been favoured with the valuable Bleffing of a religious Education, under the Care of pious Parents, gave timely Hopes of an Increase in Piety, advancing in Grace as fhe advanced in Years.

About the Twenty fourth Year of her Age, she was called to the Work of the Ministry, and gave Proofs of her Love to the Almighty, by Obedience to his Requirings, continuing a diligent and faithful Labourer in his Service to the End of her Life.

She was a Perfon generally beloved, both by Friends and others that were acquainted with her, conftantly evidencing, both by Example and Precept, that the Honour of God and the Good of Souls were her chief Concern.

In Meetings she was diligent in attending to the Heavenly Gift, and being influenced by the Holy Spirit, her Doctrine was exceedingly edifying. She hath for several Years been infirm of Body, but strong and fervent in Spirit.

The State of her Mind, towards the Close of her Life, we think can't better be expreffed than in her own Words, in a few Lines fhe fent to the Meeting fome time before her Departure, viz.

"The Renewings of the fame Divine Love, "which we have often enjoyed together, doth "at this Time tender my Heart, and maketh "me humbly thankful to the God of my Life, "that he hath not only been pleased to call me "into his Vineyard when young in Years, but

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"alfo to be near, from time to time, and favour "me with his living and powerful Prefence 66 now in my old Age, to his Glory and my exceeding great Comfort: For which, I am ર very thankful to him, who is worthy of "all Glory and Honour for evermore." Thus did the continue fruitful in old Age, and laid down her Head in perfect Peace, the 3d of the Ninth Month 1755, in the Seventy fourth Year of her Age. A Minifter about Fifty Years.

A Teftimony from Newcastle Monthly-meeting, concerning ARCHIBALD GILLESPY.

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and as he gave up in Obedience to the Manifestations thereof, was by the Operation of that Divine Power and Grace, by which he was first reached and early called to the Work of the Miniftry, well fitted and qualified to hold faft the Heavenly Treafure, which dwelt largely in him. He was alfo furnished with Wisdom to divide the Word aright, to the Comfort and Edification of many, like the good Scribe, bringing forth, out of his Treafury, Things new and old. He was powerful and reaching in his Miniftry, fervent and folemn in Prayer, very regular and circumfpect

in his Conduct; of a peaceable Difpofition, an humble Life, and godly Conversation; an affectionate kind Hufband, a tender and loving Parent.

He was a due Attender of Meetings for divine Worship, as alfo Monthly and Quarterlymeetings for Difcipline, whilft he had Ability of Body, and many times had good Service therein; tho' we don't find that he travelled much abroad in the Work of the Miniftry, except into Scotland, and fome of the Northern Counties in England, where, we believe, he was well received, and had good Service, not only in ftopping the Mouths of Gainfayers, but his Doctrine, at times, dropt as Dew, and his Speech diftilled as the fmall Rain, greatly refreshing the tender Plants.

We are fenfible of the great Lofs the Church has fuftained by his Death, though we believe it is his great Gain, who has done a good Day's Work, and as a Shock of Corn full ripe, we doubt not, is entered into the Reft prepared for all thofe that love and ferve the Lord.

He died the 30th of the Tenth Month at Newcastle, and was buried the 2d of the Eleventh Month 1755, in Friends Burying Ground there, Aged near Eighty nine, and a Minifter Sixty two Years.

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A Teftimony from Carlisle Monthly - meeting, concerning DAVID HODGSON.

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E was born at Wormanby near Carlife in Cumberland; his Parents were of good Repute and Esteem among Friends and others; and being favoured with a religious Education, as he advanced in Years, came more immediately to experience in himself the Vifitations of divine Grace, which teacheth to live foberly, righteoufly and godly in this present World; and as he gave up in Obedience thereunto, experienced Peace and Juftification in his own Soul; and, about the Year 1704, came forth in a publick Teftimony to the Univerfality of the Love of God in Chrift Jefus, and to the effectual Operation of his Grace in the Hearts and Souls of Mankind, in order to their Salvation ; and his Miniftry was attended with a fervent Engagement of Spirit for the Caufe of Truth, and the Profperity thereof.

He attended the Yearly - meeting in London feveral times, in his younger Years, and vifited the Meetings of Friends in divers Parts of this Nation; in Scotland more generally, and in Ireland two different Times: Of which Labours of Love, and Services in the Truth, we have had good Accounts.