lay in the meetings for business and the select meetings. I have appointed no meetings since I have been out. In a few days, I think of setting out for New York."

After attending New York Yearly Meeting, Hugh Judge went back to Philadelphia and passed the summer and autumn among his friends in Pennsylvania and Maryland. He returned to Ohio early in the year 1832, and attended the Yearly Meeting at Mount Pleasant in the 8th month following, of which he kept this account: "On seventh-day, at the tenth hour, our Yearly select meeting opened, and a favoured time it was, 26th, being first-day, I attended the meeting at Mount Pleasant, and it was very large, but an exercising time,-being so long in gathering, with such a continual going out and in. Some of the servants stood forth in public testimony, but it seemed almost like beating the air-the afternoon meeting not much better. Second-day, at ten o'clock, the Yearly Meeting for business opened, and a good time it was. A large number of Friends came together, with a promising appearance of hopeful youth, and we were favoured to move on through the several sittings in brotherly love and harmony. The meeting for worship on fifth-day was also a good season; it was large and remarkably still and quiet. I was silent in the meetings for worship, my service lay much in the meetings of business."

In the 11th month, I attended the Quarterly meeting at Waynesville, which was large, being composed of eight monthly meetings; but it was a comfortable season. On first-day, I was at two meetings at Springborough, that in the afternoon for the children and youth was large, and a favoured opportu

nity. Next day I returned to Indiana, and on the 20th of 11th mo. was at Goshen meeting the third time. It was their preparative meeting, but was very small, only about seven of each sex present. Alas! when will this stumbling-block of slackness in attending meetings in the middle of the week be removed out of the way? When the Lord shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from his holy mountain, the sinners in Zion shall be afraid, fearfulness will surprise the hypocrites.

23d being first-day, I was at two meetings at Richmond; the afternoon meeting being for the people of colour, was a good time, in which considerable tenderness appeared amongst them.

12th mo. 1st. The Quarterly meeting of business began, at Richmond. This Quarter is composed of two monthly meetings only, Whitewater and Milford, and there was little business before them, except the Extracts and epistles from the Yearly Meeting. The select meeting was held the day before, and was small, a number of the members being absent. On the 6th, I attended the Ridge meeting, and was well satisfied in sitting with them in silence, as I have also been in passing their late Quarterly meeting in silence as relates to the ministry.

14th. I attended the Quarterly select meeting at Westfield, a small meeting, but it was a refreshing time to Friends, and we were comforted together. The Quarterly meeting for business next day was an excellent, favoured season, as was also the first-day meeting at the same place. These meetings will not be very soon forgotten by some who were there.On third-day, the 18th, I had a meeting held at one Hancock's, and next day attended the week-day

meeting at Elk. I was well satisfied in being at the two last places, though I thought it seemed like taking a final leave of Friends there.

Of the long and severe illness which Hugh Judge suffered during the latter end of the year 1833, and beginning of '34, the only notice we find is contained in a letter to his friends, John and Rachel Hunt, of Darby; from which the following is extracted, dated near St. Clairsville, Ohio, 24th of 1st mo. 1834.

"My dear friends,-You have been so fresh in my thoughts, that I have taken the pen in hand to say so, though I can write but a few words at a time,— the weakness is such in my right hand. You are amongst those I have long known and loved. Friendship, founded in the Truth, as David's and Jonathan's was, is firm, the same in cloudy weather as in open sunshine. I have been going, in thoughts, from house to house amongst your children. The Lord has blessed you and yours, and it humbles your souls. God is love; and they that dwell in love dwell in him: and it is their dwelling in him, the true Light, that keeps them fresh and green; in which state, there is a bringing forth acceptable fruits.

I wish to hear from you, as I never expect to see you. You have heard, it is likely, of my long illness: for days and nights together, all but gone; and I wanted to go. I told those about me that this was not my home, I had been a long journey, and that this was not my home,-I wanted to go home. In this I did not sin, nor displease my God, in my anxiety for the soul to be with the redeemed. But the Judge of all the earth knew better than I, that here was something yet for me to do. I was so far

gone, that it took two or three to lift me in and out of bed; and what little I took, they fed me as I lay; for I could not put my hand to my mouth. But at length I began to mend; and am gaining so that I get to meeting sometimes,-though the doctor forbids my going out till warm weather. I have an excellent home at L. P.'s, two miles west of St. Clairsville,—a retired room,-fire night and day in it, and one of the sons lodges in it on a trundle bed within call. The Lord be thanked. He has done great things for me;-the God of my youth,-of my middle age,—and now of my declining years; being now in my eighty-fifth year. Praise his name forever: his mercies are new every morning, and his compassions fail not.

My love reaches to the children of God every where, who are "born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which liveth and abideth forever." God does not change; he cannot change; his Truth does not change. My dear love is to all that love the Lord Jesus Christ. Say to Friends, "Keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." Friends every where dwelling together in the love of God, they will make a great conquest over their opposers.

When it is well with you, think of me, and let me have your prayers that I may hold out to the end, As way opens therefor, you may let some of my friends know how I am, and have been;-as much like one risen from the dead as any I have known, Keep to God's holy teachings. Blessed are the peacemakers; for they are the children of God;-not the peace-breakers.

It would be a feast to my eyes to see you; a more

luxurious feast than the banquet of wine that Esther made for the king. Dear hearts,—we shed showers of tears; at times, of sorrow and of heart-humbling distress; and sometimes, showers of tears of humbling joy and gladness in the Lord our God, who has kept us to this day, through the great variety of trials and conflicts which we have passed. Glory, glory to his most holy name, and that forevermore. Farewell.

H. J.

St. Clairsville, the 15th of the 4th month, 1834. I am yet continued here, and am on the gaining hand, as to bodily strength;-am moving about from one place to another, attending meetings and visiting some Friends in their families, who are confined at home through infirmity, and never likely to get out again. In some of these visits, we have been comforted together in the sweet fellowship of the gospel spirit of love; and more especially as they had not expected to see me again. Indeed, I am a wonder to myself, that I can go about,-a miracle, that I have been raised up, when so short a time past I could not put one foot before the other. I have not yet ventured on horseback, neither is it likely I shall soon, if ever; but I have the use of my right hand, and I wish to be thankful for this and every other blessing. I am better than I ever expected to be, but I am still weak and feeble.

Oh! how forcible are right words! I think Solomon says that words fitly spoken are like apples of gold in pictures or baskets of silver. What a blessing is the precious gift bestowed on us, of sympathy and fellow-feeling for and with one another! There