In the course of this week we attended meetings at Newburgh Valley, the Paltz, Marlborough, and on fifth day were at Cornwall monthly meeting. The meeting for worship which preceded the business, was large. I was led among them in a line of close searching labour, which, for some time, seemed to have but little entrance among them; mankind being too generally disposed, while in a state of unsoundness, to shut themselves against _that_, which they know, if they are open to receive, would find out all their secret lurking places, where _self-love_ and _self-will_ lie shrouded under a mask _of doing good_, while it is gratified in the full enjoyment of all its beloveds, and with whom it is daily committing adultery and fornication: but as I continued to persevere in faithfulness to the opening, although the prospect for a time seemed discouraging, truth began to make way by its own power, and gradually spread over the meeting, breaking down all opposition, and tendering and mollifying many hearts. The meeting for discipline appeared to be pretty well conducted, there being, I believe, a remnant honestly engaged for the promotion of the cause of truth; and these the Lord delights to favour, and furnish with strength to carry on his own work of truth and righteousness in the earth; and he will continue to reward these with the real enjoyment of his life-giving presence; while those who sit as mere idle spectators, will be sent empty away. On sixth day we had an appointed meeting at the house of our friend Thomas Jones at Walkiln; on seventh day, one at Goshen, and on first day, we were at Smith’s Clove. All satisfactory seasons, especially the last, wherein truth was powerfully manifest, tendering the hearts of the people in a remarkable manner; so that a very precious solemnity was witnessed to spread over the meeting. After these meetings we turned homewards, attending meetings in our way at Kakiat, Tappan and New-York. We reached home on fourth day evening, the 29th of 7th month. I found my family in usual health, which, together with an endeared and cordial reception in the feelings of mutual love, and flowings of that peace of mind attendant on a faithful discharge of manifested duty, filled my heart with thankful acknowledgments to the great and bountiful Author of every blessing. I was from home in this journey three months and eighteen days, and travelled about sixteen hundred and thirty miles. CHAPTER V. Visit to Friends in Canada, and some of the northern parts of the yearly meeting of New-York, 1803.--Visit on Long Island, Staten Island, and New-York, 1806.--Visit to Purchase, Nine Partners, and Stanford, and some adjacent parts, 1806.--Visit to Nine Partners, 1807.--Visit to Purchase, Nine Partners, and Stanford, 1808.--Visit to the subordinate meetings, 1808.--Visit to Purchase, 1809.--Visits on Long Island, 1812 and 1813.--Visit to Purchase in 1813.