Letters of Martha Smith: With a Short Memoir of Her LifePiercy and Reed, Printers, 1844 - 228 páginas Martha Smith was born in Plumstead, Bucks County, Pennsylvania on February 8, 1787 to Josiah and Deborah Brown and was a member of the Society of Friends. As an adult she became a minister of the Society traveling extensively throughout the midwest. |
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... perhaps as true a model of primi- tive purity as hath belonged to the Society since the days of its founder . He had been laboring under severe indisposition for many months , but unexpectedly revived some weeks since , so as to get out ...
... perhaps as true a model of primi- tive purity as hath belonged to the Society since the days of its founder . He had been laboring under severe indisposition for many months , but unexpectedly revived some weeks since , so as to get out ...
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... Perhaps it was something similar to this our Lord alluded to , when he declared the miserable situation of the unwatchful servant - Matthew , chap . xxiv . , verse 48 to the end . But in what is it not essentially necessary to follow ...
... Perhaps it was something similar to this our Lord alluded to , when he declared the miserable situation of the unwatchful servant - Matthew , chap . xxiv . , verse 48 to the end . But in what is it not essentially necessary to follow ...
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... perhaps of utter despair of ever being again admitted into his Master's favor . M. S. LETTER VII . DEAR BROTHER : Solebury , 12th mo . 12 , 1819 . Thine of the 6th instant came to hand this day , and I may express my thanks therefor ...
... perhaps of utter despair of ever being again admitted into his Master's favor . M. S. LETTER VII . DEAR BROTHER : Solebury , 12th mo . 12 , 1819 . Thine of the 6th instant came to hand this day , and I may express my thanks therefor ...
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... perhaps , that I took her to Philadelphia in the spring , in order to attend the Yearly - meeting , and was well satisfied in so doing ; though , through much hu- man reasoning , I found it a considerable trial , yet on my return , I ...
... perhaps , that I took her to Philadelphia in the spring , in order to attend the Yearly - meeting , and was well satisfied in so doing ; though , through much hu- man reasoning , I found it a considerable trial , yet on my return , I ...
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... perhaps , have answered it sooner , but receiving it on the eve of leaving home - not on an excursion of pleasure , as some do - for five days , but for that length of time devoted to a bet- ter cause . I attended the different Monthly ...
... perhaps , have answered it sooner , but receiving it on the eve of leaving home - not on an excursion of pleasure , as some do - for five days , but for that length of time devoted to a bet- ter cause . I attended the different Monthly ...
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11th mo 1st mo 3d mo 6th mo affections amongst appears attended Baltimore become believe blessed Buckingham called cause cerning Chester county Christ cousin creature DEAR BROTHER DEAR HUSBAND desire divine duty earth elders Elias Hicks expressed faith favored fear feel feel my mind felt Fifth-day First-day give hand HARVARD COLLEGE hear heart hope thou wilt inform thee interesting kind labor leave liberty look Lord M. S. LETTER manifested mankind Martha MARTHA SMITH meeting mind month Monthly-meeting morning nature never New-York overseer peace perhaps Philadelphia Plumstead Preparative-meeting present Quarterly-meeting racter received rejoice religion Richard Mott rience rusal satisfaction seemed sentiments sitting Society Solebury soul spirit stand suffering suppose testimony therein thereof things thou art thought thy letter tion told true trust truth weeks Yearly-meeting
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