The journal, with other writings of John Woolman

I have often felt a Motion of Love to leave some Hints in Writing of my Experience of the Goodness of God; and now, in the thirty-sixth Year of my Age, I begin this Work.

_His first Journey, on a religious Visit, into_ East-Jersey, _in Company with_ ABRAHAM FARRINGTON--_His Thoughts on merchandizing, and his learning a Trade_--_His second Journey...

_His Marriage_--_The Death of his Father_--_His Journies into the upper Part of_ New-Jersey, _and afterwards into_ Pennsylvania--_Considerations on keeping Slaves, and his Visit...

_His Journey to_ Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, _and_ North-Carolina: _Considerations on the State of Friends there; and the Exercise he was under in travelling among those s...

_The draughting of the Militia in_ New-Jersey _to serve in the Army; with some Observations on the State of the Members of our Society at that Time_--_His Visit to Friends in_ P...

_His visiting the Quarterly-meetings in_ Chester _County; and afterwards joining with_ DANIEL STANTON _and_ JOHN SCARBOROUGH _in a Visit to such as kept Slaves there_--_Some Obs...

Having, for some Time past, felt a Sympathy in my Mind with Friends Eastward, I opened my Concern in our Monthly-meeting; and, obtaining a Certificate, set forward on the sevent...

Having felt my Mind drawn toward a Visit to a few Meetings in _Pennsylvania_, I was very desirous to be rightly instructed as to the Time of setting off: And, on the tenth Day o...

_His religious Conversation with a Company met to see the Tricks of a Juggler_--_His Account of_ JOHN SMITH'S _Advice, and of the Proceedings of a Committee, at the Yearly-meeti...

_His preparing to visit Friends in_ England--_His embarking at_ Chester, _in Company with_ SAMUEL EMLEN, _in a Ship bound to_ London--_His deep Exercise, in observing the Diffic...

_His attending the Yearly-meeting in_ London; _and, after it, proceeding towards_ Yorkshire, _visiting several Quarterly and other Meetings in the Counties of_ Hertford, Warwick...

Under the humbling Dispensations of the Father of Mercies, I have felt an inward Labour for the Good of my Fellow Creatures, and a Concern that the Holy Spirit, which alone can...

As my Mind hath been brought into a Brotherly Feeling with the Poor, as to the Things of this Life, who are under Trials in regard to getting a Living in a Way answerable to the...

Where the Treasures of pure Love are opened, and we obediently follow him who is the Light of Life, the Mind becomes chaste; and a Care is felt, that the Unction from the Holy O...

Such are the Perfections of our Heavenly Father, that in all the Dispensations of his Providence, it is our Duty, _in every Thing, to give Thanks_. Though from the first Settlem...

When we love the Lord with all our Hearts, and his Creatures in his Love, we are then preserv'd in Tenderness both toward Mankind and the Animal Creation; but if another Spirit...

In the Trade to _Africa_ for Slaves, and in the Management of Ships going on these Voyages, many of our Lads and young Men have a considerable Part of their Education.

A considerable Part of this Expence is applied toward outward Greatness, and many poor People in raising of Tithe, labour in supporting Customs contrary to the Simplicity that t...