Journal of the Life and Religious Labours of Elias HicksHicks, Elias
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Journal of the Life and Religious Labours of Elias Hicks
Hicks, Elias
Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830 -- Diaries; Hicksites; Quakers -- United States -- Diaries
On second day we crossed the river Schuylkill, in our way to Plymouth;
where, by previous notice, we had a meeting appointed at the fourth
hour in the afternoon, which we accordingly attended. The next day we
had an appointed meeting at Abington. These were both large meetings,
in which the Lord’s power was felt to preside. The latter especially
was a very comfortable satisfactory meeting, wherein many truths of the
gospel were opened to the people’s consideration, and they pressed to
an engagement of mind to realize them in their own experience; and were
shown the great and singular advantage and benefits, that would most
certainly result to them and to society, in their so doing. The Lord’s
power was manifest, and truth reigned over all opposition.
The four following days we were at Byberry, Middletown, Bristol,
and the Falls. These were large meetings, wherein, through gracious
assistance, my mind was strengthened to labour largely in the gospel;
endeavouring, by plain and conclusive arguments, drawn from scripture
testimony and their own experience, to gather the minds and attention
of the people, from every non-essential and false trust, home to the
sure foundation, the elect precious corner stone, which is Christ
in them, the hope of glory. These were solemn seasons, wherein the
people’s minds were generally humbled, the honest-hearted comforted,
the youth encouraged and instructed, and the lukewarm and refractory
cautioned and reproved. The Lord’s power was exalted over all,
rejoicing the sincere-hearted, and giving peace to my own mind.
The next day being first day, and 1st of 8th month, we attended
Trenton meeting in the morning, and were at Stony Brook at five in the
afternoon. The meeting at Trenton was considered to be the largest that
had ever been held in that place. It was a favoured precious meeting,
wherein the Lord’s power was eminently manifest; and my spirit was
made to rejoice and joy in the God of my salvation, who had made bare
his arm of divine sufficiency; and as I trusted in him, carried me
through, and over, every trial and tribulation, that attended in the
course of this journey; enabling me to labour faithfully in the work of
the gospel, I trust to the exaltation of his own righteous cause, and
to the peace and comfort of my own mind.
These meetings closed my visit in those parts. We then proceeded
directly to New-York, where we arrived on third day; and as Friends’
monthly meeting there was to be held the next day, we concluded to
stay and attend it. I then rode home and found my family well, for
which favour, together with the Lord’s other multiplied mercies and
blessings, conferred in the course of my pilgrimage through this vale
of tears, inspire my heart with gratitude and thanksgiving to the great
and blessed Author of my being and well-being, “who is over all, God
blessed for ever.”
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