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 1856. 
 
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PREFACE. 
 
 Perhaps there are few who were acquainted 
 with the subject of the foUowiug memoir, that 
 will not be interested in perusing the incidents of 
 her life, portrayed principally by herself; and 
 though not originally designed for publication, 
 we trust their simple narration may be en- 
 couraging to others who are travelling in the 
 pathway to the kingdom: that they may be 
 strengthened to hold fast their confidence in the 
 Divine arm of Power, that will assuredly sustain 
 unto the end. 
 
 Wm. W. Moors, 
 
 PUlada,, Zd mo,, 1856, 
 
MEMOIR 
 
 OF 
 
 HAREIET J. MOORE, 
 
 BIRTH — EARLY LIFE — CONVINCEMENT AND 
 MARRIAGE. 
 
 Harriet J. Moore was born in Acco- 
 mack county, Virginia, on the sixth of the 
 Eleventh month, 1797. Her parents, Charles 
 and Ann Stockly, resided at that time at their 
 farm, called Locust Grove, where some of her 
 juvenile days were passed. She was early de- 
 prived by death of her mother, and her father 
 survived only a few years after, leaving six 
 children. He was a man of exemplary character 
 and great moral worth, whose religious sentiments 
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 coincided mainly with those professed by the 
 Society of Friends ; but as there was no meeting 
 of that denomination in Accomack county, he 
 died without being associated with any religious 
 society : he had manifested his preference, how- 
 ever, in selecting for his oldest son and daughter, 
 a boarding school under the care of Friends.^ 
 He performed the duties incumbent on him in 
 the various relations of life with great fidelity, 
 and, after a short illness, died much lamented. 
 As her mother and the family generally were 
 Episcopalians, Harriet was baptised in the 
 Church, instructed in the Catechism, and educated 
 in all the dogmas of that faith. 
 
 Soon after the death of her father, her eldest 
 sister married Dr. Thompson Holmes, and upon 
 them principally devolved the care of her 
 youngest brother and herself. To the kindness 
 and almost paternal affection of this brother-in- 
 law, she always alluded with great satisfaction, 
 and to his refined taste and cultivated mind she 
 
 * Southern Boarding School, at Smyrnaj Del., under 
 the care of Southern Quarterly Meeting. 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. i 
 
 was 510 doubt in a great measuro indebted for 
 that literary culture wbicb was a source of en- 
 joyment to ker througli life. 
 
 As there was no suitable school near their 
 residence; at the age of twelve years^ she^ and 
 an older sister, were placed at a Friends school 
 ""in Camden, Delaware, Here the pupils were 
 required to lay aside their ornaments and vain 
 adorningS; and conform to the testimonies of the 
 Society in plainness of speech and appareL 
 Accustomed to the frivolities of the world, and 
 €dueated to regard exterior decorations as ne- 
 cessary attractions^ she had contracted a fondness 
 for gaiety of dress, music, dancing and other 
 esteemed polite accomplishments, and it was no 
 doubt a trial to surrender these indulgences ; 
 but she seems cheerfully to have submitted to 
 this first restraint imposed upon her natural in- 
 clinations, and became much attached, not only 
 to her teacher, but to the kind motherly Friend* 
 with whom they board«d« Interesting and 
 attractive^ she had been much caressed ; and 
 * Elizabeth Howellj widow of Samuel Howell. 
 
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 nurtured amid the enervating influences of s 
 Southern home, it was somewhat remarkable 
 that she should have been so happy in this new 
 situation. 
 
 During their residence at Camden an attach- 
 ment was formed between her sister and Joseph 
 Gr. Rowland, which resulted in their marriage 
 about a year after her return from school. ^^Thig 
 event/^ she says, ^^ proved an important era in 
 my life. I was now so connected as to be thrown 
 much with the people called Quakers. Though 
 they won my affections by kindness and attention, 
 the neces^sary restraints imposed by a residence 
 in my sister's family, were too severe for my 
 youthful mind and lively imagination. I was 
 fond of music ; and singing, in which I was 
 said to excel, was a favorite pastime. This I 
 had to refrain from when at home, but when in 
 company at other places I was frequently solicited 
 to raise my voice for their amusement. 
 
 ^^ During this period I cannot recur to any very 
 strong impressions of a religious nature, made on 
 my mind, though I regularly attended Friends 
 
HAEEIET J. MOORS. 9 
 
 uieetingonnr^tdays; yet the unwelcome thought 
 would sometimes intrude^ that some day I should 
 have to be a Quaker. There was so much in my 
 natural disposition at variance with the simplicity 
 of the religion of this people, that I secretly 
 2:esolved if there was any other way of obtaining 
 an inheritance in the Heavenly Kingdom, I 
 •-^Duld never unite with them. , 
 
 ^* Thus several "years passed away, and I en- 
 deavored to satisfy the cravings of the immortal 
 mind with only the outside of religion ; living 
 a strictly moral life, but a stranger to the puri- 
 fying operations of divine life, which alone can 
 get free from the law of sin and spiritual death. 
 But it pleased my Heavenly Father to visit me 
 with an awakening dispensation of his light and 
 power. All the false heavens were removed — 
 ihose things in which I had trusted for salvation 
 were stripped off, and I was left in his Divine 
 presence naked and bare; my sins were set in 
 .order before me, and the requisition was felt to 
 forsake them, and turn unto the ^Lord, who 
 ^ouH have mercy upon me, and to him who 
 
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 would abundantly pardon my transgressions and 
 remember them no more/ Oh ! the anguish the 
 poor mind had to endure during the refining 
 process: comparable indeed to the baptism of 
 fire, in which all must be consumed that the 
 righteous law of God is against. Such was the 
 state I endured until my Heavenly Father was 
 pleased to say it is enough; because he saw I 
 was deeply humbled — my strong will slain, and 
 there was a preparation to enter into covenant 
 with him, that if he would lift up the light 
 of his countenance upon me and receive me 
 into favor, then would I serve him, yielding my 
 al to Him, even willing to become as clay in 
 re hands of the potter, to be formed and 
 fashioned as he pleased. Now was heavenly 
 peace my portion ; for days and weeks I dwelt 
 as in the banqueting house, and the banner of 
 my Heavenly Father over me was love. Still 
 I thought there was a way cast up for me that 
 was pleasant to the heart, of joining in religious 
 communion with the Methodists, as several of 
 my young associates had done. I attended their 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 11 
 
 meetings, and while others were apparently 
 edified by the eloquence of some of their 
 preachers, my mind was drawn into stillness — 
 deep introversion of soul before the Most High : 
 and as this state continued, the conclusion was 
 irresistible, these were not the people for me, 
 though their piety and devotion were very sincere. 
 
 *^ Thus convinced, against my will, I could no 
 longer turn away from the impression^ that it 
 was my duty to unite with the Society of 
 Friends; but for want of a willingness to yield 
 to this conviction, my mind was introduced into 
 a wilderness state, wherein I could see no way 
 of peace to the soul. Then was my cry raised 
 to the Father, that if he would show me with 
 indubitable clearness the path he would have me 
 to walk in, I would follow him even unto the 
 death of all remaining self. 
 
 Under this feeling of deep humility it became 
 impressed upon her mind that duty required a 
 change in her outward appearance. She had 
 mixed much in fashionable society, and indulged 
 in great gaiety of dress, and it must have been 
 
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 a severe eonSict to resign tbose things in which 
 her first nature had delighted ; yet she was not 
 disobedient to the divine requisition, but in 
 humble faith that the offering would be accepted, 
 laid aside ^Hhe purple, the fine linen/' and the 
 plume, and gradually adopted the plain costume 
 and simple language of Friends. The reward 
 of sweet peace followed this sacrifice, and she 
 was now fully prepared to unite in membership 
 with that religious Society. 
 
 ^^ The application was made to Motherkill 
 3Ionthly Meeting of Friends, now held at 
 Camden, and a memorable visit T received from 
 a precious feeling band appointed on the occasion. 
 ^Ij state of strippedness was then so great, I had 
 known but little of being permitted to feel clothed 
 with the royal robe, emblematical of the King's 
 favor. One of the dear Friends spoke feelingly 
 and appropriately to my state. He said it was 
 consistent with a parentis love, to dandle the 
 helpless child, to nurse it on the knee, then to 
 encourage it to take a few steps alone, but 
 when it became able to walk, he left it to prove 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 1^5 
 
 its streDgth and try what it could do without his 
 immediate presence. The spiritual application 
 was too plain not to be understood, and afforded 
 great encouragement to my mind. The other 
 Friends spoke, as I believe the spirit gave ut- 
 terance. It was a melting, confirming season to 
 my newly convinced and awakened state. Oh ! 
 how needful for those who are appointed to sit 
 with the sincere seekers after truth, to dwell 
 low, to dig deep, that they may get beneath 
 the surface and administer counsel as the Master 
 opens and directs — then, there would be ability 
 given to judge righteous judgment, and none 
 would be received under a false covering, adding 
 to our numbers without increasing the strength 
 and joy of the church. 
 
 '^ After I was received into membership, for 
 a time, it was a growing season, wherein an ad- 
 vancement was known; but for want of faithful- 
 ness to required duty, a long wilderness travel 
 succeeded, which cost me many severe confiicts. 
 I DOW felt an incliDation or desire to be more 
 
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 associated with Friends, and concluded to enter 
 a school under their superintendence, wherein I 
 might receive instruction in the right way, 
 advance myself in literary pursuits, and be quali- 
 fied for usefulness. I accordingly went to 
 Westown Boarding School, where I remained six 
 months. 
 
 ^^In the spring of 1819, 1 returned to my home 
 in Camden, and in the Eighth month following 
 was married to William W. Moore, of Easton, 
 Maryland, where we resided together ten years. 
 During this interval I could record numberless 
 blessings dispensed*and enjoyed— but as unmixed 
 felicity is not a draught for mortals, we were 
 not exempt from trials, and my progress in a 
 religious life was often obstructed for want 
 of obedience keeping pace with knowledge.'' 
 
 Her father, during his life, emancipated nearly 
 all his slaves. Those apportioned to Harriet, she 
 supposed had been liberated previous to her re- 
 ception into membership, her brother-in-law in 
 Virginia having promised to do so, but the laws 
 of that State oiferino; some difficulties to their 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 15 
 
 manumission^ he had postponed it. As they were 
 young and unable to maintain themselves^ her 
 husband had them brought to Easton and manu- 
 mitted^ and one of them proving imbecile was 
 supported during life. That their old parents, 
 who were left free by the will of her father, 
 might not be separated from their children, they 
 were also sent for^ and when the infirmities of 
 age rendered them inadequate to their own 
 maintenance, they too became objects of care, 
 and were relieved as their necessities required. 
 
 Although surrounded in her new home by 
 every thing that could make life desirable, she 
 had many claims upon her time and attention. 
 Three little children, the eldest of whom was 
 scarcely seven years old, were dependent upon her 
 for a mother's love and guidance ; and for the 
 right training of their youthful minds she was 
 deeply exercised, yet she suffered neither earthly 
 cares nor blessings to divert her mind from her 
 religious duties. Her countenance and deport- 
 ment being solid without austerity or reserve, 
 united with a cheerful turn of mind and disposi- 
 
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 tion^ rendered her an interesting companion not 
 only to the young, but also to those more 
 advanced in life, and extended her opportunities 
 for usefulness. Early initiated into the services 
 of the church, first as clerk, and then as overseer 
 of Third-haven Monthly Meeting, it was to her 
 much of a trial to be under these appointments, 
 feeling herself unqualified for such important 
 stations in the church ; but she cheerfully sub- 
 mitted to the desire of her friends, and remained 
 under them several years to their entire satis- 
 faction. About the twenty-fourth year of her 
 age, she united with a minister of her own 
 Monthly Meeting in a visit to the Southern 
 Quarter, which was her first dedication in this 
 way. In the early part of the year 1824, having 
 obtained the consent of her Monthly Meeting, 
 she offered herself as companion to Margaret 
 Judge, now Brown, in a religious visit to some 
 of the Southern States, in which service she 
 travelled as far as Fayetteville, North Carolina. 
 From her diary, kept during this journey, w^ 
 propose to make some extracts, 
 
HARHIET J. MOORE. 17 
 
 AS COMPANION TO MARGARET JUDGE—- JOURNEY 
 TO VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. 
 
 For some time previous to engaging in this 
 mission her spirit had been much bowed under 
 a sense of the responsibility and weight of the 
 concern. 
 
 The prospect of leaving home, and the sepa- 
 ration from her family for so long a period, 
 together with the difficulties connected with 
 travelling in the interior of the country at that 
 day, brought a serious exercise over her mind. 
 But as she dwelt under the requisition, it became 
 more and more an imperative duty ; gradually 
 ^^ every mountain and hill was made low, and 
 the crooked was made straight, and the rough 
 places plain,^' and she was no longer ^^disobedient 
 to the heavenly vision,'' but was willing to make 
 an offering of herself and her powers unto the 
 Lord. In after years she frequently spoke of 
 this journey with satisfaction, and she ever es- 
 teemed it an acceptable sacrifice. Nor was the 
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 daily reward of sweet peace withheld, while in 
 the performance of duty on that occasion, for 
 ^^ He who is a present helper in the needful time*' 
 was not only their '^ munition of rocks,'' and 
 "wall of defence^' under discouragement, but "a 
 lamp to their feet, and a light to their path/' 
 4th mo. 15th, 1824, she thus writes : 
 " Parted from my dear family — a scene in- 
 volving feelings not soon to be forgotten, and 
 accompanied by my dear husband took passage 
 for Baltimore in order to join my friend Margaret 
 Judge, now Brown, in a visit of love to the in- 
 habitants of Virginia, and North and South 
 Carolina. The few days spent there, passed as 
 agreeably as could have been expected, for my 
 mind at that time was too deeply affected by 
 the prospect of being separated from all that 
 was near and dear to me in this life, to admit of 
 much enjoyment, save in the comfortable re- 
 flection that I was enabled to yield obedience to 
 this requiring of Him, who is ^ our strength to 
 suffer and our will to serve.' " 
 
 " 18th. My William left me this morning. 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 19 
 
 Again my poor mind is torn with agonizing feel- 
 ings, but I am mercifully strengthened to endure 
 the conflict." Being joined by Thomas Matthews 
 of Gunpowder, and accompanied by some other 
 friendS; on the 19th she left Baltimore, and early 
 in the afternoon of the same day reached the 
 residence of Margaret Judge, in Montgomery 
 County, Maryland. Third day 20th, she says : 
 ^* After a season of feeling, we left our friends 
 at Bramble Knoll, and set out on this important 
 embassy steering our course for Washington." 
 " Richmond^ Virginia, itJi mo. 23d. We left 
 Washington on 4th day morning, and proceeded 
 by the most direct route to this place, where we 
 arrived at three o^clock to-day. The roads, gene- 
 rally speaking, are good, the weather has been 
 pleasant, and I can acknowledge, I hope with 
 thankfulness, that my mind is preserved in a 
 good degree of tranquillity, for which, and all 
 other favors, may praise be ascribed unto Him 
 who is the Griver of every good and perfect gift. 
 Much of the country through which we have 
 passed is well cultivated, and many flourishing 
 
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 villages cheer the eye of the traveler. The forest 
 trees are clad in their vernal foliage, and the 
 gardens beautifully decorated. Friends here are 
 few in number and their meetings small. 
 
 ^' 24th. After the necessary arrangements we 
 entered upon the arduous duty of seeing the 
 families of this place, seven of whom we have 
 visited to-day. 
 
 '^ 25th. We attended meeting at the eleventh 
 hour. In the afternoon had an opportunity with 
 the prisoners of the State Penitentiary. It is a 
 melancholy picture to view human nature in such 
 a degraded situation : my feelings revolted, and 
 my whole system was in a state of agitation on 
 entering this dark abode of sin and misery. They 
 sat quietly and listened attentively, and as 
 Margaret offered the language of counsel and en- 
 couragement, their hardened hearts seemed melted 
 into contrition, and their countenances softened, 
 as the big tear stole down their cheeks. I trust 
 there were many susceptible minds amongst them, 
 to whom this visit was not only acceptable but 
 memorable. 
 
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 " 26th. Visited families in the morniDg, and 
 in the afternoon a family residing four miles in 
 the country, upon a farm handsomely situated on 
 the James River, and commanding a fine view 
 of the city of Richmond and the adjacent coun- 
 try. We passed the place where the celebrated 
 Powhattan formerly resided. 
 
 '' 27th. Though suffering under indisposition^ 
 I ventured to join our friends in an appointment 
 in the Capitol this evening, and experienced no 
 inconvenience from the exposure. 
 
 ^' 28th. In the Preparative Meeting to-daj 
 Margaret had to deal with great plainness^ find- 
 ing the life of religion at a very low ebb. Had 
 interesting opportunities in several families in 
 the afternoon, and in the evening a meeting in 
 Friends Meeting house^ which, though small, 
 from the inclemency of the weather, was a favored 
 season, 
 
 ^^29th. We l^ft Richmond and rode twenty- 
 two miles to a place where a meeting had been 
 appointed, and continuing our journey, reached 
 Petersburg about nightfall, where I found letters 
 
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 from home waiting my arrival, which called forth 
 gratitude to Him from whom all our blessings 
 are derived. Oh ! that his protecting care may 
 continue to be extended over us under all cir- 
 cumstances. 
 
 "30th. Took our departure at an early hour 
 for Charles City ; passing through a delightfully 
 improved country, we arrived at James River, 
 which we were obliged to cross in a ferry boat. 
 This looked rather formidable, as the river was 
 here a mile wide, and the conveyance ill adapted 
 to accommodate us : but through the guardian 
 care of our Heavenly Father, we reached the 
 opposite shore in safety. Here we saw a large 
 field prepared for the reception of cotton, and 
 while waiting for our male friends who had re- 
 turned in the boat for the horses, we had some 
 conversation with the slaves engaged in planting, 
 as they came down to moisten the seed in the 
 river.'' 
 
 After attending meetings at Ti^ain Creek, 
 Charles City and Skimino, they reached Williams- 
 burg the birth place of the celebrated Patrick 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 23 
 
 Henry ; ^^ but its glory has departed and desola- 
 tion is stamped upon its once flourishing build- 
 ings. IVilliam and Mary College, so justly cele- 
 brated for furnishing men of as fine talents as 
 any age or nation has produced, has only the 
 remains of its former grandeur and beauty. The 
 old Episcopal churches in this State are in a 
 sadly dilapidated condition : on viewing them the 
 melancholy reflection arises that the people of 
 this religion are here left to wander as sheep 
 without a shepherd/^ 
 
 '^5th mo. 4th. Rode to York where a meet- 
 ing had been appointed, and in the afternoon 
 continued our journey towards Hampton, passing 
 through a swampy, dreary section of country where 
 nothing presented to cheer the eye, except the 
 animating appearance of the forest trees, which 
 were richly dressed in the livery of nature, and 
 ornamented in many places with moss gracefully 
 festooned from branch to branch. The Scotch 
 broom which grows wild in this part of Virginia, 
 adds greatly to the beauty of the forest. We 
 reached Hampton in the evening, where, through 
 
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 the interest of a friendly Methodist, a meeting was 
 appointed for the following morning/' 
 
 In consequence of Court being held at Hamp- 
 ton an early hour was appointed for the meeting, 
 which proved a satisfactory one. In the after- 
 noon they took the steamboat for Norfolk : their 
 fellow passengers on this occasion were ^' the 
 gayest of the gay, officers of the Navy, General 
 Taylor, several lawyers returning from court, and 
 ladies fine as butter-flies,'' all of whom eyed them 
 with much curiosity. Upon arriving at their 
 lodgings they felt somewhat discouraged to find 
 the same lively set they had encountered on the 
 boat ; and they concluded there was little pros- 
 pect of obtaining a meeting at Norfolk ; but after 
 some consultation with the hostess, notice was 
 circulated for a meeting, which was well attended, 
 and a number accompanied them to Portsmouth 
 to fulfil an appointment made there. ^^ Continu- 
 ing our journey we reached an Inn of excellent 
 reputation, kept by a colored man, where we ex- 
 pected to find lodgings, but on arriving at the 
 house, we found it was filled with other guests. 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 25 
 
 of respectable character, and the landlord was 
 obliged, though reluctantly^ to refuse us admit- 
 tance. It was now dusk, yet there appeared no 
 alternative, but to push on to Suffolk, ten miles 
 further. The evening, however, was fine, and as 
 the Queen of night rose over the Dismal Swamp 
 canal, it discovered to our view many pleasant 
 looking mansions and much fine scenery, which 
 enlivened our spirits, though some of us were 
 much fatigued ere we reached our place of des- 
 tination.^' 
 
 After attending the intermediate meetings and 
 appointing ten out of our society, in which the 
 ^^ truths of the gospel were livingly proclaimed/' 
 frequently to large assemblies of people, they 
 arrived at Gravelly Run, the seat of the Yearly 
 Meeting. 
 
 *< 5th mo. 16th, 1st day. At public meeting 
 
 to-day so many were convened, the house could 
 
 not have accommodated one third, and seats were 
 
 arranged in the woods for that purpose, where a 
 
 favored meeting was held. Stephen Grellet was 
 
 engaged in testimony more than an hour, and my 
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 d^ar Margaret closed the exercises in a sweci 
 and forcible address to the throne of Grace. In 
 the afternoon a friend from Carolina had an ap- 
 pointment for the young people ; most of whom. 
 in this part of the vineyard seem disposed to take 
 the wings of the morning and flee away from- 
 the only safe abiding place. There a,re few of 
 much promise here ; indeed we have had to ob- 
 serve in most places where we have been, that 
 the life of religion is at a very low ebb ^ conse- 
 quently, those who go forth at the present day 
 must expect to suffer with the seed ef the king- 
 dom, which is kept in oppression, and they have 
 need to be doubly clothed with the shield af faith 
 and the sword of the spirit. With such a panoply 
 there is nothing to fear in entering the field, for 
 in the end they will be conquerors. 
 
 <^17th. The services of the Yearly Meeting 
 commenced at ten o'clock. Thomas Arnett 
 opened the meeting with a short communication, 
 and was succeeded by others. Elizabeth Hunt 
 was concerned to spread her exercise before us : 
 handing forth encouragement to tbe weak, ad- 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 27 
 
 inonition and waming to the idle and uncon- 
 cerned, endeavoring to impress upon our minds 
 the vast importance of beginning t!ie necessary 
 work while time and opportunity are afforded, 
 lest we should have to lament the harvest being 
 over, tlie summer ended, and we not gathered to 
 'iihe Sabbath of rest, M. B. followed in solemn 
 supplixjation, and it was a time of peculiar favor : 
 may the sweet savor thereof be retained through- 
 out the various sittings of the meeting. The 
 business was now introduced, the representatives 
 called, and the state of society entered upon. The 
 queries were all read and answered, and three 
 ■epistles received. The minutes of Friends from 
 a distance were then read, and the meeting ad- 
 journed till the ninth hour to-morrow morning. 
 ^' 18th. Near the hour appointed the meeting 
 gathered. And after some seasonable communi- 
 cations, the state of society was again introduced, 
 us conveyed through the summary, which occa- 
 Bioned an exercise in the minds of many Friends 
 who were concerned to labor for the support of our 
 Christian testimonies. The several subjects com- 
 
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 prised in the summaries were considered, and a 
 committee appointed to unite with men Friends 
 in endorsing the certificates of visitors, after 
 which the meeting adjourned to three o'clock 
 to-morrow afternoon. 
 
 ^nOthe Near the time adjourned to. Friends 
 again convened. Elizabeth Hunt was feelingly 
 engaged to exhort the young poeple to have 
 their minds gathered into stillness^ in order that 
 they might be benefitted by the present solemn 
 opportunity, which, to many, would probably be 
 the last of the kind they would ever be favored 
 with. Similar esereises were also expressed by 
 other concerned Friends, and essays of Epistles to 
 our corresponding sisters were read, and with a 
 few slight alterations adopted. In accordance 
 with a proposition from men Friends, the partition 
 was then raised, and for some minutes a solemn 
 silence pervaded, which was at length broken by 
 an impressive supplication from our beloved 
 brother Stephen Grellet. It was truly a season 
 of deep instruction, which I trust was indelibly 
 sealed upon many minds. Under a solcmiL 
 
HAURIET J. MOORE. 29 
 
 ^overiDg the meeting now concluded, and we 
 parted with many dear friends whom we shall 
 probably never see again in mutability. 
 
 After attending the monthly and other meet- 
 ings at Gravelly Run, they met a very large as- 
 semblage by appointment at Petersburg. Fifteen 
 miles further brought tl\em to Yicksville, where, 
 *' tliough there were only five persons convened 
 beside themselves, yet it was a comfortable, re- 
 freshing season, and they could make the acknow- 
 ledgment it was good for them to be there.'' 
 
 " 5th mo. 27th." She writes, '' We left our 
 friends at an early hour in order to meet an ap- 
 pointment at Murfreesboro^ a village in North 
 Carolina, fifteen miles distant. My mind was 
 under a state of deep feeling at the prospect of en- 
 tering these borders, but I was mercifully sup- 
 ported and enabled in a measure to cast my care 
 upon Him who alone can sustain in the hour of 
 trial. We met an interesting company at the 
 inn where we stopped, many of whom were ap- 
 parently eager to receive th'^ truth in its simpli- 
 ^lity; the oneeting ended to mutual satisfaction. 
 
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 A kind-hearted Methodist insisted upon taking 
 us to his house^ 'where we received much hospi- 
 tality. 
 
 "After fulfilling appointments at Rich 
 Square and Halifax, set out very early First 
 day 30th, and rode twenty-one miles to breaks 
 fast. We called at a house about nine miles 
 fram Enfield to procure food for our horses; 
 while they were being refreshed, we had quite 
 an amusing chat with the landlady. She accosted 
 us pleasantly and inquired if we were not of the 
 ' Friendly profession V We replied in the 
 affirmative, and gave her a summary view of our 
 mission, upon which the poor woman seemed m 
 an ecstasy, and could scarcely refrain frora em- 
 bracing us. She then made many inquiries on 
 religious subjects, and we had really an interest- 
 ing and instructive conversation; though my 
 gravity was somewhat disturbed, and notwith- 
 standing the solemnity the subjects discussed 
 were calculated to excite, I could not forbear 
 smiling occasionally as the old woman advanced 
 her interrogatories in her peculiar and earnest 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE, SI 
 
 manner. At length slie summoned her servant 
 Mill^ ' the only one of her niggers that had a 
 conscience/ as she expressed herself, to ^ hear 
 the lady talk/ Milly was feelingly addressed, 
 when the old woman exclaimed, ' but you know, 
 Mill, the Lord has made a difference between us, 
 for he has given me a white skin and you a black 
 one ; but we will both endeavor to get to Heaven, 
 and then it will not be Mill and Mistress any 
 more/ We parted in love, and she shed many 
 tears as she looked upon us for the last time, and 
 I have no doubt she will long remember the 
 visit. We met the inhabitants of this borough 
 at five o'clock in the evening in the Methodist 
 house, and had a favored opportunity. The kind- 
 ness of these strangers is grateful beyond expres- 
 sion ; indeed it is out of the power of language to 
 convey an adequate idea of the hospitality we 
 have met with in this land. May our grateful 
 acknowledgments ascend to Him who is the 
 Q-iver of all good, that he has been pleased to 
 make a way for us in the hearts of the people. 
 " 31st. Left these kind friends, and, riding a 
 
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 few miles, stopped at a house of private enter- 
 tainment, where we encountered a most inquisi- 
 tive landlady, who seemed determined to be in- 
 formed of all our movements. I endeavored to 
 gratify her curiosity by giving her a slight view 
 of the nature of our journey. She manifested 
 great surprise on learning I had left my husband 
 to come so far with others, and she could not be 
 convinced it was a right requirement. Upon 
 settling our bill, she refused any compensation ex- 
 cept from me, who, she said ' ought to pay dearly 
 for leaving my companion,' and she desired me 
 to tell him her motive for the charge, which I 
 promising to do, we parted in friendship. About 
 seven o'clock we reached Greenville, and in the 
 course of an hour a large meeting was collected.'' 
 At Washington and Newbern they met many 
 exercised minds, and had large and interesting 
 meetings. At the latter place, a young woman 
 followed them to their lodgings, desiring to have 
 some conversation on religious subjects. ^^ She 
 was a member of the Episcopal church, but she 
 had become weary of its forms, and to continue 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE, 33 
 
 in the practice of them appeared to her idolatry. 
 She was directed to attend t® the further mani- 
 festations of that spirit which had thus been 
 operating upon her mind, which, as she was care- 
 ful to follow its dictates, would continue 'to en- 
 lighten her understanding in those things that 
 belonged to her eternal peace." 
 
 They were now travelling entirely among 
 strangers, and although they experienced every 
 kindness that warm hearted hospitality could 
 bestow, their appearance and their profession 
 were constant subjects of curiosity and specula- 
 tion. The portion of country through which 
 they were passing was almost a wilderness, the 
 weather extremely warm, and they and their 
 horses frequently suffered for water ; but through 
 all these difficulties, they were favored to con- 
 tinue steadfast unto that faith which hath " re* 
 spect unto the recompense of the reward.^' 
 
 ^^ 6th mo. 5th. Arrived last evening at Joseph 
 Borden's, and it is very pleasant to our feelings to 
 be again among those with whom we are united 
 in the bonds of Christian fellowship. Rode to 
 
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 Beaufort^ sixteen miles distant, ^vhere we had a 
 meeting in the evening. A small number of 
 Friends reside here, but as they are separated 
 one hundred miles from the body of Society the 
 visits of travelers are particularly grateful to 
 them. This town stands at the junction of New- 
 port and Xorth Eivers, and has the Atlantic in 
 full view, affording an enlivening ocean-prospect 
 and a sweetly refreshing sea breeze. 
 
 ^^ 6th, 1st day. We met Friends and a large 
 concourse of others at Cove Sound, where a sea- 
 son of favor was experienced. 
 
 "7th. Early this morning arrangements were 
 made for the furtherance of our journey, and 
 after an interesting opportunity in the family, 
 took our leave with D. Borden for a guide. The 
 road was very lonely, and the weather extremely 
 oppressive. We sustained much inconvenience 
 also for want of water, and were compelled to 
 satiate the demands of thirst by a draught from 
 the unpalatable and highly colored stream which 
 ran across the road. I was reminded of the 
 sufferings of the poor Arabs, and took comfort in 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 35 
 
 contrasting our situation with theirs. Having 
 driven nearly thirty miles, we came to a well of 
 pure water^ much to the delight of ourselves and 
 comfort of our horses : some of our company pro- 
 posed remaining here, but we concluded it would 
 be best to obtain a shelter for the night. 
 
 '^ 8th. Left our lodgings but little refreshed^ 
 and as it was necessary to have a pilot our hostess's 
 son accompanied us. The weather was so warm 
 we stopped f^everal hours to refresh our poor 
 horses, who suffer very much with the heat and 
 sand. We met to-day with an aged woman of 
 uncommon piety, whose company and conversa- 
 tion were strengthening and encouraging : she 
 was in her ninety-fourth year, an uncommon age 
 in this country. 
 
 " 9th. Our path to-day has been through a 
 dismal country, where a human footstep is scarcely 
 to be seen, but which we are informed is the abode 
 of panthers, bears, alligators, &c. The place, 
 or wilderness is called Potosin, and appears to be 
 a favorite range of these lords of the forest. On 
 arriving at the North East branch of Cape Fear 
 
36 MEMOIR OF 
 
 River, we were ferried into an entirely different 
 region. It was a delightful transit from a sandy 
 barren land to a fine fertile country, where the 
 corn was in full luxuriance, and by its towering 
 height gave ample testimony to the superiority 
 of the soilc We reached a hospitable private 
 mansion in time to escape a storm which visited 
 us with great violence, though poor self too feeble 
 and exhausted to partake of much that was so 
 bountifully provided. 
 
 ^^ 10th. On our arrival at Wilmington, nine- 
 teen miles from the habitation of the kind friends 
 with whom we parted this morning under feel- 
 ings of interest and gratitude, my heart was made 
 to rejoice in receiving letters from my dear hus- 
 band, which were 'as a brook by the way,' tend- 
 ing to strengthen and encourage my drooping 
 mind. Thanks to the Preserver of my life, that 
 in the midst of temptation and discouragement, 
 the star of hope has been permitted to arise and 
 dispel the gloom which threatened to overwhelm. 
 
 '^ 11th. Remained in town all day, no oppor- 
 tunity occurring for a meeting till the evening, 
 
nAumw J. MooEX ST 
 
 l^hen a large and respectable company assembled 
 in the Presbj^terian house^ wbicb was brilliantly 
 lighted. The aadients were quiet and attentive^ 
 yet it was by no means as satisfactory an occa- 
 sion as we have generally had. 
 
 ^^ 12tho Crossing the Gape Fear Eiver, we took 
 the road to Brighton, where there was formerly 
 a settlement of Friends; but they becoming ex- 
 tinct^ and the house gone to decay^ the Metho- 
 dists obtained liberty ta build on the lot^ with 
 the provisio-n that the building should at all time& 
 be open to Friends- We were the first who had 
 eceupied it. 
 
 '* 13 tb. This being first day we had a meeting 
 in the aforesaid house. The people appeared 
 much gratified, and observed if we would stay 
 with them we could soon form a society j many 
 proflfered to join at onee on these eonditions, but 
 we were glad to retire from them quietly/' 
 
 An appointment in the town hall of Fayette-^ 
 irille, though largely attended, " was a peculiarly 
 trying period, feeling the dearth of religious 
 
 sensibility in a distressing degree/' This seems 
 
 4 
 
S8 MElvroiR 01 
 
 to be the most southern point of their travclj aiad 
 Tve now find them looking to a remote return. 
 
 ^^ 16th. Bidding adieu to Favetteville, we took 
 the most direct route to Raleigh. I felt a little 
 animated at the prospect of setting our faces 
 homeward, but a fear attended lest I had shrunk 
 in a weak moment from pursuing our journey 
 further South, but it seemed to settle with us all 
 that at present it was not required. 
 
 ^' 17th. A great change in the weather this 
 morning. The hearth of our landlady, too^ gave 
 -ample proof of it, presenting to our view quite ^ 
 theerful winter looking fire. Sunrise found us 
 ■on the road, and after riding thirteen miles 
 stopped to breakfast, and had an interesting inter- 
 view with the daughter and grandchildren of the 
 late excellent Isabella Graham. "We reached 
 the capital of North Carolina in time for dinner, 
 and were not a little enlivened by meeting our 
 friend Stephen Grellet and his companion. 'As 
 iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of 
 a man his friend/ and separated as we have been 
 from our Society, renders their company particu- 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 3 
 
 krij cheering. He and Margaret united in the 
 prospect of a meeting in the town this evening,^ 
 and notice being circulated, at an early hour a 
 small company was collected^ when our brother 
 chiefly occupied the time/^ 
 
 In company with Stephen Grellet and his 
 companion they left Raleigh, hoping they might 
 for a while take shelter under their wing, and. 
 united with them in an appointment at Hills- 
 horough : but here, they found, however pleasant 
 it was to the natural inclination to be outwardly 
 associated with congenial burden-bearers, it was 
 necessary for them to keep their eye single ta 
 their individual concern, that they might discern 
 clearly the portion of labor assigned unto them. 
 Under this feeling it seemed right for them to 
 return to Raleigh. Parting with their friends^ 
 they were ferried over the Haw River by a fe- 
 male. Though the stream is inconsiderable, the 
 current was very strong, and the water tumbling 
 and rushing over the rocks gave a sublime effect 
 to the scenery. At first they were unwilling to 
 trust themselves and their cargo to such a pilots 
 
40 MEMOIE OF 
 
 but she conveyed tbem safely to the opposite 
 shore, and at the village of Pittsborough, a few 
 miks further on they had a religious opportuni- 
 ty with the inhabitants. 
 
 6th mo. 22d. Raleigh is prettily situated 
 on an eminence commanding a view of the ad- 
 jacent country, which is in a good state of culti- 
 vation. In our interview with the people here 
 dear Margaret, was engaged to speak on the sub- 
 jects presented with much pertinency and appar- 
 ently to the satisfaction of all present Since I 
 have, as it were, turned my face homeward, it re° 
 quires a constant watchfulness to keep out a 
 spirit of impatience, but such is the goodness of 
 our Heavenly Father he "gives us ability to per- 
 form all his requirements, and if we continue 
 faithful unto the end, at the close of the labor 
 the penny will be dispensed. ^^ 
 
 Having visited all the meetings on the route, 
 and for three successive days attending two a 
 day, each from 6 to 16 miles apart, which was 
 close and trying work, as the weather was ex- 
 cessively warm, thej reached the peaceful re^i- 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 41 
 
 Jence of Nathan Hunt^ wliicli they found a sweet 
 retreat for the body and the mind. 
 
 " 7th mo. 3rd. The dwelling of this venerable 
 patriarch is simple and plain, yet it furnishes 
 every comfort which the way worn traveller 
 could desire. The dear old man appears grati- 
 fied at having our company, and observed that 
 when we came into view his heart leaped for joy. 
 In his domestic circle he shines conspicuously^ 
 uniting to the meek, humble Christian, the man- 
 ners of the polished gentleman. He has shown 
 us every kindness and attention which his be- 
 nevolent heart could suggest. We have met 
 with some trying cases of rusticity in Friends'" 
 families here, and the contrast is so great, we 
 may compare this household to a bright con- 
 stellation surrounded by opaque bodies, that 
 enut neither light nor beauty. A few days 
 since we visited a minister of our Society, and 
 had to feel much for his straightened condition ; 
 he is very poor, indeed destitute of many of the 
 comforts of life, but may be truly said to be 
 ^ ?ich in faith and good fruits,' and appears as 
 4* 
 
42 MEMOIR OF 
 
 liappy as a king. He was with us very accepta- 
 bly at several meetings^ and on parting enjoined 
 it upon uSj ^ not to return while there was any 
 money in the treasury or any that belonged tc 
 the Carolinians, ^ 
 
 ^^4th. Attended Springfield Monthly Meeting. 
 Here we had again to rejoice in the condescend- 
 ing goodness of cur Divine Masterj in that he 
 graciously manifested himself to be near, 
 overshadowing the assembly with the ancient 
 wing of his goodness- To many it was a 
 solemnising season/' 
 
 They journeyed forward continuing toappoinli 
 meetings from day to day, till they had attended 
 fifteen, including Springfield Quarter, all of which 
 were seasons of favor and interest. Their friend 
 Stephen Grellet being again united with them 
 in travel, the addition of his company was a mu- 
 tual satisfaction. Frequently before leaving 
 their lodgings in the morning, a portion of the 
 Scriptures was read, and the family gathered into 
 stillness, when the word of exhortation and en- 
 couragement was extended to ^^ comfort the 
 feeble minded, and support the weak/' 
 
SEARRIET J. M<K):RE. 4t 
 
 Of tte meetiag at Union she says: '^ The hou»« 
 was crowded^ and we had abundant cause to com- 
 memorate the goodness of our Holy Helper^ for 
 his condescending love^ and may the praise and 
 honor be ascribed to His ever blessed name 
 forever.' ' This appears to have been a season 
 of great spiritual abounding, and the language of 
 her heart often v^as^ ^^ what shall I render unto 
 thee, Lord, for all thy mercies ?" A little 
 rural incident completed their -sojourn in Carolina, 
 -^^ Between S and 4 o'clock found ourselves at a 
 spring of excellent water, where we stopped to 
 partake of some refreshment put up by our 
 friends. We sought a pleasant shade, and 
 spreading our repast under it^ had quite a rural 
 ^ love feast/ '' 
 
 ^^ 20th. Lynchburg. We arrived here after an inte- 
 resting and pleasant journey through a highly ani- 
 mating section of country, presenting to the view 
 an extensive prospect^ bounded on each side by the 
 Alleghany and Surry ton mountains; and not only 
 was the eye gratified and the mind expanded by 
 the beauty of the outward world^ but our hearts 
 
M MEMOIR OF 
 
 were cheered and instructed by tHe companibn- 
 ship of kindred spirits^ who like ourselves are 
 laboring in the Master's service. 
 
 ^^ 2 1st. Entered to-day upon the important duty 
 of visiting families, and saw three in the country. 
 
 " 22nd. Attended meeting at South River at 
 the usual hour^ in which many important sub- 
 jects, including those of War and Slavery, were 
 forcibly elucidated. I think I never before 
 heard the slaveholding system so completely 
 battered to pieces. So powerful were the argu- 
 ments that slaveholders present could not resist 
 them. It was an interestmg opportunity, and 
 eminently owned hj the Master of all rightly 
 gathered assemblies. 
 
 ^' 23d. Yesterday afternoon and to-day we 
 liave been closely engaged in visiting the families- 
 in tbe country. In returning to cur lodging's- 
 we encountered a heavy rain, accompanied by 
 thunder and lightning, but were favored to arrive 
 safely, though very wet, and met a welcome 
 reception at the hospitable dwelliiig of oar kind 
 friend Wm. Davis« 
 
SABRIET J. MCWmH. 45 
 
 '^^ 24th. Visited ^iglit families. This has beeo 
 a very instructive day to ma. May the impressions 
 ^received be indelibly sealed \apoa my heai-t. 
 
 ^^ 25th. First day after breakfast the family 
 collected; and a portion of Scripture was read to 
 general edification. Met friends at South Eiver 
 tn the morning, wher^ much counsel was handed 
 forth to a large audience. By appointment at 
 Lynchburg in the afternoon we had a crowded 
 house. It was a season of favor to be remem- 
 bered. 
 
 ^^ 26th, To-day we completed the important 
 service of visiting families^ the last of which 
 lived 25 miles from here. '^L is a true heroin-ej 
 not intimidated at trifies, and we have scoured the 
 country out faidy where we have been, not leaving 
 a stoBC upturned. The result must be left in Hig 
 hands who alone can prosper the feeble efforts of 
 ■of his servants to advance his glorious cause, 
 
 ^^ 27th. Felt drooping this morning at the 
 ^prospect of retracing our steps to visit a friend 
 some distance off; not being easy to leave these 
 l:>orders without ^seeing liis family. I can nor. 
 
16 MEMOIR OF 
 
 acknowledge it was good for me to be tlius disci-- 
 plined/^ 
 
 Having, attended the meeting of Genito, Cedar 
 Creek, Caroline, &c., in many of which they 
 were induced to believe the gospel message pro- 
 claimed found a place in the hearts of the people^ 
 on the 7th of the ensuing month they reached 
 Fredericksburg. 
 
 " Ist day 8th. Eemained quietly at the Inn 
 while arrangements were made to see the inhabi- 
 tants of the town at 4 in the afternoon. They 
 assembled in crowds, the novelty of seeing and 
 hearing a Friend, and a female too, no doubt 
 was the exciting cause. I trust all will not for-- 
 get the truths communicated on this occasion. 
 We crossed the Rappahannock to Falmouth, one 
 mile distant, where we had an appointment at 7 
 in the evening, which proved a solemn and in- 
 structing season. The power of Truth reigned 
 over ail opposition, and some of us were ready 
 to say ^ the last time was the best.* This wa& 
 the close of my dear Me*s labors in this mission, 
 and we could thankfully acknowledge that He 
 
HAERlEl^ J. MOORE 47 
 
 %lio liad sent us forth, had graciously continued 
 with us unto the end, May our grateful thanks 
 ascend to Him who has been pleased ^ through 
 heights and through depths ^ to be a strong 
 habitatiouj whereunto we could continually resort: 
 and that his preserving arm may be ever near, 
 during the remaining period of our lives, and at 
 the close of all terrestrial things, is the fervent 
 desire of my heart. 
 
 " lOth, Got to Alexandria to our friend E, 
 Stabler's to dinner^ and after spending a few 
 iiours very pleasantly with them, went on to 
 Washington and attended the Preparative meet- 
 ing there the ensuing day, 
 
 *^ 12th, Parted from my beloved sister this 
 morning, and felt it a close trial, having been 
 most affectionately associated with her in travel 
 and united in spirit; about four months. 
 
 ^' T. Matthews, our kind and attentive com- 
 panion through the whole journey, continued 
 with m<3 to Baltimore, where he left m^ to rejoin 
 his family. 
 
 '^' 13th. After a pleasant steamboat passage. 
 
-I;^ ^lE-siom or 
 
 reached my home, and here my pen falters in the 
 attempt ta delineate the feelings of my heart in 
 being th^s restcTed to my dear husband and 
 family. Truly I can say, ^ Blessed be the Lordc. 
 wha daily loadeth us with benefits/ ^ unto thee^ 
 O God, do I give thanks, nnto th^e do I give 
 thanks 'f for the unmerited favo? of being per- 
 mitted to return to my family and friends/' Her 
 beloved sister^ to whom she was a companion ii^ 
 this jouTiiey, says, ^^ In reference ta our sojouri^ 
 in the South, it may truly be said it was a season 
 of deep instruction to us. We felt ourselves to^ 
 be but children in the work. They are not" 
 words of course when I say my precious Harriet 
 was everything to me aB a tender sympathising 
 companion. She seem^^ed at all times prepared 
 to enter into my views and feelings, and what 
 was of great value, her qmck perception of any 
 movement that would not bear the r:>yal signet 
 was such a strength and comfort. I am often led 
 to admire, when memory recurs to that interest- 
 ing period, how graciously we were dealt with. 
 She was always ballast to me, and I ever con-* 
 
MARRIM J. MOOM. 49 
 
 sidered it a mark of divine favor that we were 
 thu3 brought together^ for which blessing I feel 
 at this moment renewed thankfulness* Few^ I ap- 
 prehend, were ever so entirely united, so sweetly 
 banded. It was whilst we were thus together, 
 she first gave evidence of her allegiance to her 
 Divine Master, by the expression Yery sweetly 
 of a few broken sentences J it was truly affecting 
 to my mind; though 1 was fully prepared for 
 such an event, striking evidence was furnished 
 at the time of its being from the Royal Mint, by 
 the solemnizing effect it had on the meeting : it 
 was a pure offering without spot or blemish. ^^ 
 
 RESIDENCE IN BALTIMORE. 
 
 In the Spring of 1829, Harriet J. Moore re- 
 moved with her family to Baltimore, and became 
 a member of the Baltimore Monthly Meeting 
 for the Western District. Here amid kind 
 relatives and friends, some of the happiest years 
 of her life were passed, and she always recurred 
 with pleasure to the associations and friendships 
 contracted during this period* Change of scene 
 5 
 
60 MEMom Oh- 
 
 and more frequent exercise in the open air stimii* 
 lated her capacity for enjoyment, and invigorated 
 ber naturally delicate constitution, yet, amid the 
 exciting influences of a new residence, opportu- 
 nities were found for retirement and silent waiting 
 upon the great and bounteous '• Giver of all 
 good/^ whereby her spiritual strength was re- 
 newed, and she was enabled -^ to run and not be 
 weary, to walk and not fliint." From childhood 
 it was her custom to note passing events, and de* 
 lineate the varied feelings of her mind, and 
 though it is not our design to transcribe very co- 
 piously from these writings, yet, as the exercises 
 cf her spirit will be best portrayed in her own 
 language, we shall give occasional extracts from 
 her Diary. 
 
 '' 1st mo. 8th, 1S32. I trust it is from a desire 
 to improve the neeting moments that I am led to 
 record the daily occurrences of life and the state 
 of mind dwelt in, and I desire it may prove a 
 faithful mirror, refiecting my errors in full de- 
 formity, and exhibiting the exceeding sinfulness 
 of indulging feelings and habits contrary to the 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 51 
 
 lovely spirit I profess to follow as a guide, and I 
 would it rnaj be made instrumental to my spirit- 
 ual advancement and progress in the patli of 
 holiness. I hope this day has not passed wholly 
 unimproved. Fervent desires have been raised 
 for greater conformity to the Divine will; purity 
 of hearty and greater assimilation to the Foun- 
 tain of all goodness. The enemy, too^ has been 
 busy, presenting thoughts and feelings which 
 lead from this divine source, and whose tendency 
 is to spread desolation over the soul. May 
 strength be afforded henceforth to maintain the 
 warfare so as to repel the first approaches of that 
 spirit that is seeking whom it may devour; hav- 
 ing painfully experienced that a loss of true peace 
 has been sustained by giving ear to its sugges- 
 tions. Oh ! that my mind may be turned from 
 every external reliance, to a dependence upon the 
 Lord alone, ^ who is our strength to suffer, and 
 a present helper in the needful time.' 
 
 ^^ 10th. I cannot record a sensible progress in 
 that high and holy path in which the redeemed 
 of the Lord should walk, but think I may say. 
 
52 MEMOIR OF 
 
 ^ though faint, yet pursuing.' Not so watchful as 
 is needful to keep the heart pure and clean. I 
 have committed an error in indulging resentment. 
 How can a sinful worm, who so much needs 
 forgiveness from Him the searcher of all hearts, 
 refuse it to a fellow creature ? Father 1 be 
 pleased to forgive ! Enable me to overcome 
 through thy power, and lead me into that charity 
 which suffereth long, thinketh and cherisheth no 
 evil. 
 
 ^^ 13th. Had a visit from my dear early friend 
 L. U. Gr., whose company is always pleasant and 
 instructive ; her pious example and meek spirit 
 are worthy of imitation. Unprofitable discour- 
 agement indulged. I have great need of more 
 faith — more spirituality. My mind is too much 
 engrossed with the things of time. Too much 
 insensibility to those of infinitely greater value, 
 the welfare of the immortal part. 
 
 * Oh ! for a closer walk with God, 
 A calm and heavenly franne, — 
 
 A light to shine upon the road 
 That leads me to the Lamb !' 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 53 
 
 "15th. In ourmeeting this morningj our valued 
 friend, J. Livingston, was much exercised in 
 testimony, applying with authority the query of 
 the prophet formerly, ^ who hath required this 
 at your hands,' showing the great importance 
 of a close investigation of the state of our 
 minds when thus assembled, that we may ex- 
 amine the purity of our motives, and be faith- 
 ful in rendering unto the Lord that which he re- 
 quires of us : these solemn assemblies and sab- 
 bath day offerings being an abomination unto 
 Him, if our thoughts are far from him, and we 
 are refusing his righteous government, which 
 alone refines from sin and enables us to offer 
 acceptable sacrifice. 
 
 " 17th. I trust I am not entirely forgetful of 
 the responsibility daily resting upon me, faith- 
 fully to fill the station in which I have been 
 placed by Infinite Wisdom; and I fervently de- 
 sire that ability may be afforded to discharge the 
 duties of wife, mother and friend, in a manner 
 well pleasing to Him, 
 
 * Whose frown can disappoint the proudest aim. 
 
 Whose approbation prospers even mine,' 
 
 5* 
 
54 MEMOIR OF 
 
 ^^ 18th. Attended our mid week meeting. Oh 1 
 that these precious seasons of assembling with 
 our friends to wait on the Father of Mercies may 
 be rightly prized and improved. May brotherly 
 love and Christian fellowship cement our hearts 
 in holy unity, so that when thus convened, with 
 ' one mind and one mouth we may glorify God/ 
 J. Livingston impressively exercised on that text 
 of Scripture, ^Martha, Martha, thou art busy 
 and troubled about many things, but ^ one thing 
 is needful ;' wherein he illustrated in a clear and 
 satisfactory manner the loss sustained by those 
 who have their hearts so engrossed with the cares 
 of this world, as to lead to a neglect of the ^one 
 thing needful/ Presenting the view that the 
 too eager pursuit of riches as the means of dis- 
 tinction amongst men, was the cause of the de- 
 clension in our society. 
 
 ^^19th. On entering upon the duties of the 
 day, I felt desirous to maintain a proper spirit, 
 but I find, upon retrospection, that to have been 
 more guarded and kept nearer to that preserving 
 Power which ever proves a shield, would have 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 55 
 
 afforded more peace. I have been too impatient 
 under a small trial. How widely different is 
 the feeling when we have the evidence of having 
 done, said or felt nothing contrary to that spirit 
 which breathes ^ Glory to God in the highest, 
 peace on earth and good will to man.' Desira- 
 ble, happy*state I With all my infirmities it is the 
 jewel I pant to obtain, to witness a union and 
 communion with Him, whom to know is wisdom 
 — to love is happiness. In the evening I visited 
 a colored school under the care of some of our 
 young sisters who are concerned for the adyance- 
 ment of these oppressed daughters, and I was 
 gratified to witness their orderly deportment and 
 assiduity to improve. A portion of Scripture 
 was read to them at the close, which appeared to 
 solemnize their minds, and I trust this laudable 
 effort will be blessed. 
 
 ^'20th. I have enjoyed reading the pious life 
 and triumphant close of the late Henry Pay son. 
 It is an instructive and edifying memoir^ and 
 calculated to awaken the mind and excite fer- 
 vent desires to follow him so far as he followed 
 
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56 MEMOIR OF 
 
 our blessed Redeemer, whose presence soothed 
 and sweetened the bed of death, and whose smile 
 was a lamp to the dark passage to the tomb. 
 What is there too near or dear to part with for 
 His sake, who thus supports and comforts his 
 people ? Oh ! that I could be animated to follow 
 him wheresoever he is pleased to lead ! That 
 shutting out every thing that defileth, my heart 
 may become a fit temple for his Holy Spirit to 
 dwell in. In the afternoon, my mind felt so 
 clouded, I was ready to call in question all I 
 had ever known of religion, but I was after- 
 wards favored with a gleam of Heavenly light 
 and comfort, more than I have experienced for 
 days. Made a few visits of charity, which brought 
 a peaceful feeling over the mind. 
 
 ^^ 24th. A quiet day at home — I feel that 
 my cup runneth over both in temporal and 
 spiritual blessings ! How much I owe to my 
 Heavenly Father for all his mercies ! The re- 
 newed conviction of my responsibility, the re- 
 collection of time unprofitably consumed, and 
 opportunities unimproved in the service of my 
 
nARRIET J. MOORE. 57 
 
 gracious Benefactor, is oppressive to my spirit. 
 I earnestly crave for the future to be more faith- 
 ful — more dedicated. May He keep me stead- 
 fast, in whom alone is my strength." 
 
 In the early part of this year, she was made 
 an Overseer of Baltimore Monthly Meeting for 
 the Western District, in which capacity she con- 
 tinued to labor during the remainder of her resi- 
 dence in that city. About this time she was 
 introduced into much suflfering, on account of 
 protracted indisposition in her family. Her 
 husband had become subject to repeated and 
 alarming attacks of gout, which, from their fre- 
 quency and violence, occasioned her great un- 
 easiness. 
 
 1st day, 29th, she says : ^' My dear husband 
 still an invalid, perhaps this trial that bears so 
 heavily upon my spirit, is just what my Heavenly 
 Father sees is best for me, and let me submit 
 wholly to his righteous will. In humility of 
 heart, I can exclaim with Cowper, ^ Trials bring 
 me to his feet, lay me low and keep me there.' 
 Nothing will do for me but to leave all in his 
 
58 MEMOIR OF 
 
 hands, who will order all things arif'ht. No 
 other power can sustain. But, Father I may 
 I ask that thou wilt deal mercifully with me I I 
 could not feel easy to attend meeting all day. I 
 might have gone in the afternoon, but let weak- 
 ness overcome. The enemy of all good was at 
 hand to take his prey, and I am now truly sen- 
 sible of the loss sustained, from not keeping 
 close to my Preserver. 
 
 ^^ 3rd mo. 1st. Some deo;ree of lio;ht afforded 
 into that high and holy way, ^ which the Vul- 
 ture's eye hath not seen, neither hath the lion's 
 whelps trodden in it.' How peaceful have the 
 paths of duty felt to be. Under the canopy of 
 that love which embraces all mankind, and de- 
 sires all may be gathered to a state of rest and 
 peace, I have been favored to abide. 
 
 '' 2d. Met a committee to confer on the ap- 
 pointment of a Preparative Meeting clerk. 
 Though it is considered one of minor importance, 
 I feel the necessity of seeking for wisdom to di- 
 rect. In the Lord's house, ' the vessels were 
 all to be holy.' Oh I that we were more spirit- 
 
HAERIET J. MOOS-E. 59 
 
 Hal ! Then^ indeed, would our light shine and 
 the glory of the Lord would be seen upon us. 
 
 ^^ 6th. Bodily strength enfeebled and mind 
 sympathizing. My progress in best things seems 
 retarded. When will the conviction be clear, 
 that I am advancing ^from stature to stature?' I 
 feel renewedly sensible nothing will afford the 
 comfort I am seeking^ but entire conformity to 
 the Divine will. Lord, thou knowest it is my 
 desire I Strengthen, I pray thee, my feeble 
 aspiration, and enable me to yield unreserved 
 obedience to thy righteous sceptre, that I may 
 perform my solemn vows unto thee, and render 
 unto thee that which is thy due. My lot out-* 
 wardly, is indeed cast in pleasant places^ and 
 many opportunities of receiving and imparting 
 good are afforded^ May my gratitude, more and 
 more ascend unto the great Giver, and my zeal 
 to improve his gifts increase. 
 
 '^12th. I feel humbly to rejoice in the evi- 
 dence that He, who is a hearer of prayer and a 
 rich rewarder of all that sincerely seek him, has 
 manifested his preserving power as a shield and 
 
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 a defence* We had the acceptable company of 
 our friend Jesse Kersey, in our morning meet* 
 ing* He was engaged in a liyely testimony to 
 the efficacy of that pure gospel spirit which pre- 
 serves from excesses, leading into that plain and 
 simple path, which is productite of peace and 
 gives content with a little of this world^g trea* 
 sure. I desire that these illuminations from the 
 fountain of light and wisdom^ may be so improved 
 that our habitations be no longer in darkness, 
 and we become children of the day. 
 
 ^'23rd, Poor and barren in a religious sense^ 
 1 have endeavored to preserve an humble, watch -- 
 ful frame, but self entwines around my heart 
 and would despoil me of my peace. Gracious 
 Father I be pleased to enable me to overcome 
 this self-seeking disposition, and as a poor sup- 
 pliant lean on thee. Engaged on business of 
 the meeting most of the day. I felt utter ina-» 
 bility of myself to do any good thing, without 
 Divine aid; perhaps faithful obedience was want- 
 ing. Flenceforth may I keep the eye single and 
 the car attentive to the voice of tlie Master. 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 61 
 
 ^'25th. Met the Overseers to consider and 
 make out answers to the 1st, 2nd and 9th queries, 
 which involve important testimonies and close 
 searchings of heart, to see whether we are en- 
 deavoring to live conformably to the spirit 
 thereof; by which alone the harmony and pros- 
 perity of individuals and society can be main- 
 tained. 
 
 ^^ 27th. This seems to have been a day of free- 
 dom to the mind, wherein it could enjoy all the 
 pleasing things of sense, and there is great need 
 of watching, that at such times we take not 
 our flight from the pure spring whence all our 
 blessings flow. 
 
 *^ How much we lose for want of a deeper in- 
 dwelling of spirit. We are resting too much on the 
 surface of things. I have been instructed in re- 
 curring to the circumstance mentioned in holy 
 writ, of the barren fig tree ; when it seemed only 
 to cumber the ground, it was spared yet longer, 
 and the earth was loosened from the roots, that it 
 might come forth bearing precious fruit. How 
 applicable this simile to that dry, unprofitable 
 
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 condition of the mind when destitute of right 
 feeling, and how necessary we should submit to 
 the pruning operations of that Divine Spirit, 
 which taketh away every branch that beareth not 
 fruit, * and every branch that beareth fruit, he 
 purgeth it that it may bring forth more fruit/ 
 
 "4th mo. 8th. He who searches the secrets 
 of all hearts, only has known the deep trial I 
 am passing through in the continued indisposi- 
 tion of my dear husband. May he sanctify it 
 to my soul, centering me more and more in him- 
 self, who is the spring of all our joys, and ouf 
 strength and support under every affliction. 
 This power can bring out of darkness and 
 cause the heart to sing of mercy as well as 
 judgment, 
 
 " 29th. Oh ! that a watching unto prayer 
 may be experienced, whereby the soul will be pre« 
 served from all defilement, and witness from day 
 to day the incomes of that peace which passeth 
 all human comprehension. I would continually 
 press forward to this attainment, keeping in view 
 the crown which is worth all poor finite beings 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 63 
 
 €aii endure. May this be the abiding sense of 
 my spirit/^ 
 
 Enough.j peAaps, has been given to convey 
 an idea of the various exercises and trials 
 .allotted her during her sojourn in Baltimore. 
 She experienced personal sickness and family 
 affliction^ seasons of rejoicing and times of 
 mourning; mental depressions and spiritual 
 aboundings, yet^ under all circumstances^ we 
 find her seeking to be endued ^ with power from 
 on high/ and ^ in heights and in depths/ return- 
 ing ^ thanks unto the Lord for his wonderful 
 works unto th« children of men./ We nest 
 follow her in her removal with her husband to 
 Philadelphia, in the Summer of 1834, when^ 
 locating within the limits of Spruce Street, they 
 i^ecame members of that Monthly Meeting. 
 
 EEMO^Ai:, TO PHIi:iABES:.£>aiA. 
 
 ^^ Philada., 10th mo. 1834. Since the last entry 
 m my diary, events important to us have occurred. 
 A change of residence has severed some of the 
 dearest ties of social life, and introduced us to a 
 
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 circle of friends who are comparatively strangers. 
 But I trust that the circumstances which have 
 led to this removal, may be overruled for our 
 good. We have had several pleasant friends to 
 see us through the day, I feel the necessity of 
 being guarded in conversation. How instructive 
 the resolution of the Psalmist^ ' I will take good 
 heed to my words, that I sin not with my lips/ 
 In our mid-week meeting, which was solemn and 
 strengthening to my mind, the aspiration was 
 silently raised to the Father in secret, that he 
 would so touch our hearts as to enable us to 
 offer an acceptable sacrifice to Him who is worthy 
 of the adoration of his creatures. 
 
 ^^9th mo. 1835. A long interval has elapsed 
 since I last made a notice here, and I would ap- 
 ply the inquiry ; how much has been attained in 
 the spiritual warfare ? How many idols re- 
 nounced? How many besetting sins resisted 
 and overcome ? I shrink not from the investi- 
 gation, though it brings the painful evidence 
 that the man of sin is still revealed as the de- 
 spoiler of the peace and purity of the soul. Oh ! 
 
HARRIET J. M^ORK 65 
 
 tTiat I could recordj that an increased watching 
 anto prayer, and a continual reliance upon Him 
 who can give the victory, had enabled me to 
 arrive at that blessed ^Elilleniunl state, in which 
 ^very feeling opposed to a holy nature is eradi- 
 cated, and the breathicg of the spirit is, ^ Olorj 
 to God in the highest, peace on -earth, and good 
 will tc all men/ 
 
 ^^ 4th mo. 1837^ Our Yearly Meeting con- 
 vened at the usual time. We were favored with 
 the company and valuable counsel of many be- 
 loved friends from other Yearly Meetings.* — 
 May all the labors of the dedi<^ted servants 
 have their true weight, and accomplish that 
 whereunto they were sent, that through them 
 we may be stimulated to faithful obedience in 
 that eause, which is dignified with honor; 
 crowned with immortality and eternal life. Often 
 when I have gone to meeting under discourage- 
 ment, feeling that the mind was entangled with 
 the things cf the world, on getting there, and 
 
 * Sarah Cowgili, Nicholas and Margaret Brown, 
 John Mott, &c^ 
 
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 centering to the pure word of life and power, the 
 divine presence has so prevailed over all, that 
 these cares and perplexities have vanished, and 
 I have returned to raj home refreshed and com- 
 forted ; and I believe it will be the experience of 
 every concerned mind, that as we assemble in a 
 feeling of dependence and a sense of our un- 
 worthiness, and are led to seek for that bread 
 which conieth down from Heaven, we shall 
 know a partaking of the true supper. 
 
 '' 9th mo. For several days past my mind 
 has been in an unsettled state in relation to leav- 
 ing home as companion to a beloved friend who 
 is called to go forth to attend the half yearns 
 meeting in the weighty service of the ministry. 
 Many hindering things appear to discourage a 
 mind naturally timid and disposed to doubt, but 
 if it be a divine requiring, Lord let thy light 
 arise and point the way, and I will obey, feeling 
 thy favor to be indeed better than life 3 without 
 it, life and all thy rich blessings are nothing to 
 the mind that has known and enjoyed thee, who 
 art truly of all gifts the crown. When all out« 
 
HARRIET J* MOORE. 67 
 
 ward obstructions are apparently removed, the 
 sense of my imperfections and infirmities arises 
 as a thick cloud, presenting the lamentation of 
 the prophet, ^ Woe is me for I am of unclean 
 lips, and I dwell with a people of unclean lips/ 
 Had a visit from a feeling minister, who had a lively 
 sense of my state, and gave forth the language of 
 encouragement. The example of Moses was 
 lield up to view. When called of the Lord, all 
 his excuses could not avail to release him from 
 his service. Oh ! may the sense of infirmity and 
 insufficiency, lead to living faith, and stayedness 
 upon Him, who is power and strength in weak- 
 ness. 
 
 '' The dear friend above alluded to has pro- 
 ceeded in her prospect attended by T. T. I was 
 prevented from being her cooipanion by a case of 
 illness in our family, but inasmuch as I have 
 done what I could, I feel resigned from the con- 
 viction that the will has been accepted. Oh I 
 may He who putteth forth his own, go with my 
 beloved sister, and be unto her ^^ mouth and wis- 
 dom^ tongue and utterance,'^ that his cause may 
 
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 be advanced, and his visited children comforted 
 and encouraged. And Holy One ! forsake me 
 not, but graciously continue to dispensetliy grace, 
 until an establishment is known upon that founda- 
 tion, against which storms and tempests beat in 
 vain. May all my thoughts, words and acts be 
 leavened by thy pure spirit, ^ that I may shew 
 forth thy praise, and rejoice in thy salvation/ 
 '^ 1st mo. 1838. At meeting this morning 
 my mind was much exercised, and stimulated to 
 renewed dedication. The subject of love opened 
 livingly before me. It being an active principle, 
 leads to the performance of those things which 
 are acceptable to the object of our affections ] so 
 I believed, if our love to the great Author of our 
 being was supreme, in introversion of spirit we 
 would seek to know his will concerning us, and 
 when it was manifested, we would cheerfully 
 obey, and thus our souk would live in acceptance 
 with Him. Could I have given expression to 
 the desire that this state might be attained by 
 us who were there assembled, I believe the re- 
 ward would have been peace, but I feared the 
 
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 evidence was not sufficiently clear. Again and 
 again has the obligation been presented to make 
 a more public acknowledgment of my love and 
 allegiance to my Heavenly Father by speaking in 
 his name ; calling my fellow beings into an ac- 
 quaintance with him ' whom to know is wisdom, 
 to serve is happiness.^ 1 have thought this duty 
 more trying to me from having strong early pre- 
 judices to overcome as I was educated among the 
 Episcopalians, who believe in the apostolic in- 
 junction that women are forbidden to speak in 
 the churches : but strength is dispensed sufficient 
 for every emergency and if we are humble, 
 watchful and obedient, and keep the eye single 
 to the light within, we shall know all these 
 hindrances removed and an advancement in the 
 king's highway. 
 
 '^ 2d mo. We have had the acceptable com- 
 pany of our friend S. Comfort, in a clear and con- 
 vincing testimony, that Christianity consisted in 
 doing the will of Grod with the whole heart. It 
 was testified by Christ : ^ Lo ! I come to do thy 
 will, God.' We were feelingly exhorted to 
 
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 follow the manifestations of the spiritj which 
 would lead into practical righteousness, and the 
 performance of all those duties which pertain to 
 our fellow creatures; for if we love not our brother, 
 the love of the Father is not in us. For several 
 days I have felt such poverty of spirit, there 
 seems scarcely food sufficient to sustain the 
 spiritual life. Father ! thou knowest what is 
 best for us, whether to be abased or to abound. 
 Ifc is well to examine ourselves, and see whether 
 unfaithfulness has brought us into this condition, 
 or whether a dispensation for our proving to shew 
 us our dependence upon One ^ who is alone mighty 
 to save.' It is profitable for us to feel that ^man 
 is not to live by bread alone but by every word of 
 God,' and it is as necessary that we should know 
 a provision for the sustenance of the soul, as that 
 our natural bodies should have food and raiment. 
 " 3d mo. 11. Accompanied dear S. J. L. to 
 Germantown. The meeting was long in gather- 
 ing, but after some conflicts we were enabled to 
 reach that quiet habitation, which no outward 
 commotion can invade. After my sister had re- 
 
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 lieved her mind, it seemed right for me to express 
 the view that had interested my feelings in rela- 
 tion to spiritual worship ; that if we would per- 
 form this worship with acceptance in the divine 
 sight, every selfish desire and emotion must be 
 silenced or annihilated, ere the soul could enter 
 into union and communion with its Great Origi- 
 nal. I was much bowed under the awful re- 
 sponsibility of being a public advocate in the 
 cause of the most High, and nothing but suffer- 
 ing and a fear of being cast out forever from the 
 divine presence, could have induced me to sub- 
 mit to this cross ; but sweet peace was the reward 
 of yielding obedience to apprehended duty. 
 
 " 22d. In our preparative meeting I felt it 
 required of me to declare the beauty and excel- 
 lency of a life of entire comformity to the divine 
 will. I had resisted the call till judgment, great 
 condemnation, followed, and all access to the 
 fountain of light and peace was denied me. I 
 continued thus shut up as in darkness to be felt, 
 till, finding no substitute would be taken, I was 
 made willing in deep humiliation to express a 
 
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 few broken sentences. Then ! then ! the joj 
 I felt cannot be described in lancrua2;e, the load 
 of sin and guilt for disobedience was removed^ 
 and my heart filled with rejoicing. Truly his 
 ways are ways of pleasantness^ and the paths he 
 leads into the only paths to obtain true peace. 
 
 " 4th mo. Oh I how we increase our suffering 
 by not living in the simplicity and obedience of 
 little children. Dearest Father ! thou only can 
 effect this perfect work in and for us. Leave not 
 thy seeking ones till it be wholly accomplished, 
 and the praise shall be altogether thine. 
 
 '^ This day our select meeting is being held. May 
 the presence of the Master strengthen those who 
 are as the leaders of our people, that they be 
 endowed with ability to go in and out before uS; 
 and by consistency of example as well as precept, 
 hold forth the language ^ follow us as we are 
 following Christ.' 
 
 ^' 16th. Our Yearly Meeting closed under a 
 solemn covering to many minds. We have had 
 some refreshing seasons, and can speak of the 
 goodness of Israelis Shepherd, who still con- 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 73 
 
 descends to lead his flock into green pastures, 
 beside the still waters of life, where he has re- 
 vived the spirits of the weary, and administered 
 bread to the sustenance of the seeking soul. Oh ! 
 that the incense of gratitude for these unmerited 
 favors, may arise in our hearts and be manifested 
 by an unreserved dedication to his service. Our 
 friend Phebe I. Merritt who came from New 
 York to attend our Yearly Meeting, and was 
 very lively in testimony in our Spruce Street 
 meeting, first day morning, on the following first 
 day morning put off mortality, and is noW; no 
 doubt, of that blessed company of saints and 
 angels who surround the throne of God with a 
 perpetual hymn of praise and adoration. I spent 
 a little time in her sick room, which has left an 
 impression not soon to be obliterated. The 
 sweetness and calmness of her spirit impressively 
 revived the language, 
 
 *The chamber where the good man meets his fate 
 
 Is privileged beyond the common walk 
 
 Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of Heaven.' 
 
 Such a life; and such a death; should stimulate 
 
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 US bj faithfulness to make our calling and elec- 
 tion sure, that when done with time we may be 
 permitted to join the ^ spirits of the just made 
 perfect/ .fj 
 
 "' 6th mo.; 1838. I have felt myself called upon 
 publicly to espouse that cause, which is indeed 
 ^ dignified with immortality and crowned with 
 eternal life/ and for faithfulness herein, have truly 
 known the incomes of joy. May my friends in- 
 tercede for me, that I be preserved from injur- 
 ing the .precious cause. Father ! keep ine 
 humble, faithful and wholly dedicated to thee ! 
 There is a peace in serving thee, that the world 
 with all its honors and emoluments can never 
 give, and the soul that has known the fulness Oii 
 communion with thee can acknowledge ^ that 
 one hour in thy courts is better than a thousand 
 elsewhere/ May none be satisfied with hearing 
 of thy goodness, but, like the queen of Sheba, 
 come and see for themselves, then indeed would 
 they have to exclaim, ^ the one half hath net 
 been told me.' 
 
 "7th mo. Oh ' that none of the discourage- 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 75 
 
 laents that arise in the mind may prevail to re- 
 tard my progress heavenward : but animated and 
 invigorated by his Power who is the resurrection 
 and the life, may I press forward towards the mark 
 for the prize, even an inheritance amongst those 
 that are sanctified ! Amid all the trials, fluctuations 
 and temptations that attend us here^ ho\v sweet 
 the assurance that there is a resting place for the 
 righteous; and when done with time, they will 
 be permitted to partake of endless felicity in those 
 blissful regions where sorrows never invade. 
 Hold fast thy integrity, Oh my soul 1 that none 
 may take thy crown. 
 
 ^' In our morning meeting I was strengthened 
 in the evidence that the good Master condescended 
 to be with us, gathering some of our spirits, from 
 every outward dependence, home to himself; 
 and under this feeling the language of humble 
 acknowledgment flowed through my soul, on this 
 wise : ^Inasmuch as it- has pleased thee, O Holy 
 Eather ! .to gather our spirits from every outward 
 dependence, home to thyself, we feel bound to 
 commemorate thy goodness and mercj, and hum- 
 
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 blj to ackuowledge thy favor in prostration of 
 soul. And 0, dearest Father ! as thou hast dealt 
 with some of us^ so may it please thee to deal 
 with many more ! Gather those who are yet 
 afar off! Mar the beauty and stain the glory 
 of this fleeting world in their view I Make them 
 feel the unsatisfying nature of its enjoyments^ 
 and see the beauty and excellency of thy truth, 
 that they may enlist under thy banner, which is 
 love ! Thus, Father I may there be a unit- 
 ing of our spirits in one living anthem of adora- 
 tion and praise unto thee, who art worthy now 
 and forever V 
 
 '^ 7th mo., 15th. She writes thus to a friend ; 
 
 *^ My dear Rachel — The contents of thy letter 
 were animating to my best feelings, and com- 
 parable to a ^ brook by the way/ Fully can I 
 respond to the desire that we may become each 
 other's helpers in maintaining that faith which 
 was delivered to the saints, and is meted out to 
 us for the same glorious purpose, even the salva- 
 tion of the soul. For as it was testified by one 
 formerly, ^ by grace we are saved, through faith, 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 77 
 
 and that not of ourselves, it is the gift of God/ 
 OK my beloved friead, how I crave more of this 
 faith^ which can remove all the mountains of op- 
 position that retard the spiritual progress ! Had 
 we this in full possession^ I believe we should 
 mount as on the" wings of eagles, and run the 
 way of the Lord^a commandments and not grow 
 weary. 
 
 '' The signs of the times to me are often gloomy, 
 but there is encouragement in the view, that the 
 Lord will perfect his own work. May those who 
 are willing to enlist in his service, maintain their 
 confidence in every season of proving, for al- 
 though these may wait long for the arising of 
 His life, yet in his own time, which is ever the 
 right time, He will arise for their help and 
 spread a table of refreshment. Truly ' he is 
 good to all who wait for him, to all who hope in 
 his mercy.' And who is thore^ that gives such a 
 full reward for such imperfect services ? Let 
 ■us then be willing to follow him wheresoever he 
 leadeth us, though it may be in ways we have not 
 chosen, and into paths wc have not seen/' 
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 ^'9th mo. At our week-day meeting, my 
 spirit was bowed before the Father of mercies, 
 under a sense of his unmerited goodness and 
 gracious visitations to his rebellious children, 
 and the intercession was raised, Oh thou! who 
 art within thyself ineffably glorious, and needest 
 not the homage of thy creatures, but who con- 
 descendest to visit us with the incomes of thy light 
 and thy grace, in order that we may be made par- 
 takers of thy own glorious and holy nature, and 
 be created anew in thy image and likeness, wilt 
 thou grant, that we may be engaged to close in 
 with the offers of thy love, that so we may know 
 our peace to be made with thee, that our calling 
 and election may be made sure before we go 
 hence, and are seen of men no more ; and as 
 this glorious work is perfected in us, we shall be 
 enabled, Father ! to unite with the redeemed 
 of all generations in ascribing glory and honor, 
 adoration and praise unto thee for ever and ever. 
 
 '^ 10th mo., 6th. A solemn meeting in the 
 morning wherein strength was renewed, and 
 faith enlivened in the views opened of the glorious 
 
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 state of the redeemed. The Father condescended 
 to unveil his glory, and truly 
 
 *My prostrate soul adored a present God.' 
 
 May these melting touches of his love and 
 power keep continually ali\/e the flame of devo- 
 tion, and the incense of the heart be as the morn- 
 ing sacrifice. May the watch be constantly 
 maintained, until every feeling of sin and self 
 is subdued, and a right given to partake of that 
 tree which stands in the midst of the Paradise 
 of God. 
 
 ^^llth mo. Left home as a companion of 
 S. J. Leedom, on a religious visit to Friends 
 of the Southern Quarterly Meeting. On 1st day 
 morning we reached CantwelFs Bridge, and after 
 a short call on the only female member of this 
 meeting, we met a company of eight men, two 
 of whom were Friends. Our minds were dipped 
 into sympathy with them, and the nature and 
 excellency of true spiritual worship was pre- 
 sented to their view; that it is acceptably per- 
 formed individually, requiring not the aid of 
 numbers, ^ for where two or three are gathered 
 
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 together in my name/ said Christy ^ there am I 
 in the midst.' 
 
 ^^ 2nd day. Attended Camden Monthly Meet- 
 ing, where it seemed required to hold up to view 
 the necessity of working while light is afforded^ 
 lest the night overtake us when no man can work, 
 
 ^^ 3rd. Proceeded towards North West Fork. 
 My sympathies were enlisted for the widowed 
 Mother* of the friend with whom we dined, that 
 she might look unto Him, who has promised to 
 be the friend of the widow, and whose support- 
 ing, arm in the hour of trial, in the decline of 
 life, would be with her * as a covert from the 
 storm, a shadow from the heat, and as a mighty 
 rock in a weary land/ 
 
 "4th day. At North West Fork Monthly 
 Meeting. Here the language that presented and 
 called for expression from me, was : * Except the 
 Lord build the house, they labor in vain that 
 build it; except the Lord keep the city, the watch- 
 man waketh but in vain,' — and that vain were 
 all the contrivances of man in his natural will 
 *E. Berry. 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 81 
 
 and wisdom to do the work of the Lord — but as 
 we were engaged faithfully to occupy the gifts 
 and talents committed to our charge^ and live in 
 obedience to his requirings, we should be ena- 
 bled, as instruments, to rebuild the waste places 
 of Zion, and to experience within ourselves, 
 ^ our peace to flow as a river, and our righteous- 
 ness as the waves of the sea.' 
 
 '^ 5th day. Being unexpectedly detained on 
 the road, we did not reach Thirdhaven till 
 Friends were quietly settled in meeting. The 
 subject of spiritual worship, which consists in a 
 union and communion of the soul of man with 
 its Divine Original, opened before me so clearly, 
 that I was led to remind us, ^ we had no need 
 that any man teach us, but as this holy anoint- 
 ing teacheth, which is. truth and no lie,' and 
 which speaketh in the secret of every heart, 
 saying : ^ This is the way, walk thou in it, when 
 we turn to the right hand, or turn to the left / 
 after which dear S. relieved her mind, and I 
 thought reached their states and the witness in 
 their hearts. 
 
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 ^^Gth day. We arrived at tlie residence of 
 our ancient friend Joseph Turner, and the fol- 
 lowing morning attended Cecil Monthly Meet- 
 ing, which was very small. Again it was my 
 allotment to break the silence by saying, ^ the 
 Kingdom of Heaven was compared to a grain 
 of mustard seed, which, when it is sown is the 
 least of all seeds, but, as it is nurtured and cul- 
 tivated, becomes a tree on whose branches the 
 fowls of the air may lodge. As I believe we 
 are all sensible this good seed has been sown in 
 each of our hearts, I desire we may be found so 
 cultivating it, that it may bring forth fruits of 
 honor and praise to the great Husbandman. 
 
 ^^On 1st day at Chester Neck we found a 
 mixed company, to whom I felt called to speak 
 of the attributes of the Divine being. ^ He is 
 light and love,' and has implanted in each of us 
 a measure and manifestation of his own Divine 
 nature, in order that we may be leavened there- 
 unto; and hence the Kingdom of Heaven is 
 compared to a little leaven, which a woman took 
 and hid in three measures of meal till the whole 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 83 
 
 was leavened. Althougli tliis light which is given 
 to us is at first small, and comparable to the light 
 of the moon, as it is obeyed, it increases, until 
 it becomes as the light of the sun, and the light 
 of the sun as the light of seven days. I would 
 we might all be so obedient to this light, that 
 when done with time, we might become inhabi- 
 tants of that city, ^ which needeth not the light 
 of the sun, nor of the moon, for the Lord God 
 and the Lamb are the light thereof/ 
 
 ^'2nd day. Under the influence of the Father's 
 love, which extends ^ from sea to sea, and from 
 the rivers to the ends of the eartb,^ we rode 
 fifty miles out of our way to visit a family far 
 separated from the main body of Society. I 
 felt drawn to encourage them to faithfulness to 
 those principles of which we make, profession, 
 without wavering, though in the midst of a 
 crooked and j)erverse generation. 
 
 '^Attended a meeting at Marshy creek on 
 4th day. The invitation to ^ enter into my vine- 
 yard and labor, and whatsoever is right ye shall 
 receive/ was extended and enlarged upon. E. 
 
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 Twiford inquired, -why stand ye here all the 
 day idle/ and was powerful in communication. 
 Dear S. followed in solemn supplication. 
 
 '^ 6th day. We met a very small company at 
 Centre. Under a feeling of great reduction and 
 nothingness of self; the impressive words of the 
 Psalmist were revived : ^ Whither shall we go 
 from thy spirit^ or whither shall we flee from thy 
 presence / though our situations be ever so low, 
 the power of the Holy One can reach us. 
 
 ^' 7th day. An appointed meeting at Tucka- 
 hoe. My lot was silently to labor. It was a 
 good meeting. May the praise be ascribed to 
 Him who is the only true helper of his depend- 
 ent children. 
 
 <^ 1st day. Rode nine miles to Thirdhaven; a 
 small meeting. Oh ! that there may be judges 
 yet raised up, and counsellors as at the begin- 
 ning, who shall stand for the cause of truth and 
 righteousness in this part of the vineyard ! 
 
 *^ On 2nd day we reached the residence of Sarah 
 Cowgill at Little creek, where the Quarterly 
 Meeting is held. It is truly pleasant, animating 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 85 
 
 and encouraging to be with this mother in Israel. 
 She is yet lively in the cause and a nurturer of 
 many. 
 
 ^^ 3rd day. Kemained in the quiet here, while 
 S. attended select meeting. Several friends re- 
 turned with them, among whom was our dear 
 D. F. W. from Philadelphia, whom it was grate- 
 ful to meet. In the evening a solemn quiet 
 gathered around, and we were refreshed as by 
 the breaking of bread, handed in secret and also 
 instrumentally. The weather was very cold. 
 
 "4th day. Quarterly Meeting, in which 
 several interesting testimonies were borne. In 
 thejmeeting for business it was my lot to query ; 
 * Have ye received the Holy Ghost since you be- 
 lieved ?' and to invite] to an individual investi- 
 gation of its purifying operations upon our 
 
 As we desire not to invade the privacy of 
 otherS; we have been careful to transcribe only 
 her own exercises, though much more of interest 
 might have been communicated. She was travel- 
 ling in truth's service, ostensibly, as the com- 
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 panioa of another, yet we find her diligent to 
 employ the talents committed to her, to His 
 glory, who 
 
 'Hath many aims to compass, many messengers to 
 send. 
 
 And his instruments are fitted, each to some distinc- 
 tive end.' 
 
 *^ 3d mo. 1841. Some sweet minglings with 
 beloved friends this morning at my own fireside 
 has revived the reflection, ^ as iron sharpeneth 
 iron, so doth the countenance of aman his friend,' 
 and not only the countenance, but every mani- 
 festation of interest. I believe this kind of in- 
 tercourse is right, as it tends to animate, 
 strengthen and bind together in true Christian 
 fellowship. And while I would guard against 
 the error of trusting or leaning too much on in- 
 strumental help, I desire to cherish and maintain 
 that intercourse which emanates from pure love. 
 ^ By this shall all men know that ye are my dis- 
 ciples,' said the blessed Jesus, and it is as obliga- 
 tory upon his disciples of the present day to keep 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 87 
 
 this band of union bright^ as when he was per- 
 sonally with us/^ 
 
 The removal by death, about this time, of the 
 beloved and only daughter of her husband was 
 a severe trial. In speaking of this sad event, 
 she says,/^ nature shrinks and recoils at the. pros- 
 pect of parting with one so near and dear to us. 
 May He who alone can sustain in such an hour, 
 condescend to be with us, for lie only can enable 
 us to bow in submission and holy resignation.'^ 
 
 ^^ 5th mo. 14th. Sitting by our beloved 
 daughter, Mary W. Corlies, who was near the 
 close of time, and whose mind was sweetly 
 gathered to that beatific state ^ where the weary 
 are at rest,' I mentally exclaimed, how hallowed 
 are. the moments when the spirit accompanies the 
 departing friend, even to the portals of Heaven, 
 where it seems for a season to unite in the 
 angelic chorus of hallelujahs and praises to Him 
 who sitteth upon the throne and hath given us 
 ,4he victory. This victory is obtained by follow- 
 ing the Lamb while we are clothed with mor- 
 tality, and the glorious inconceivable reward, 
 
88 MEMOIR OF 
 
 consummated and enjoyed in its fulness in Heaven. 
 In that blessed state the infirmities of the flesh 
 no longer fetter the spirit, but it -is free, and 
 enjoys with saints and angels, and the spirits of 
 the just made perfect, the presence of Him whose 
 fulness is perfect happiness. Oh my soul 1 con- 
 tinue to press after this blessed state until the 
 full attainment is known ! until the kingdom of 
 Heaven is come in the earthly tabernacle, and 
 the will of the Father fully accomplished even 
 here. Let not the sense of weakness and infir- 
 mities discourage thee, but let the living exercise 
 of faith in that divine power, which is sufl&cient 
 for all exigencies, be thy strength in weakness- 
 ^^ 8th mo. Passed two weeks very pleasantly 
 at Landsdowne. The sweet spirit of the dear 
 departed one, whose presence gave life and ad- 
 ditional interest to surrounding objects, seemed 
 to be with me ; and the assurance of her being 
 centered in a state of unalloyed felicity, so lived 
 with me that I could not desire her unbound 
 spirit should be subjected again to earthly cares 
 and bonds. The precious children claim much of 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 89 
 
 my interest and attention, and I trust; I shall re- 
 ceive ability riglitly to discharge the duties to 
 them, that may devolve upon me. 
 
 "9th mo. Within one short week I have 
 followed to the grave my only surviving sister^ 
 and her precious daughter Harriet. Oh ! may 
 I cleave unto Him who has so often supported 
 and sustained me; when the billows ran high, 
 and the floods of affliction seemed ready to over- 
 whelm, his blessed presence has proclaimed 
 ^ peace be still.' Thou knowest. Oh Father ! 
 when the mind is filled with tossings to and fro, 
 I flee unto thee as a safe hiding place, and my 
 spirit pours itself out to thee in breathing desires 
 that thou wilt ^hide me in the secret of thy 
 'pavilion till these calamities be overpast.' The 
 solacing promise of thy beloved son, ^ whoso 
 cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out,' has 
 cheered and consoled me." On this occasion 
 she thus expresses her feelings to a friend. 
 
 ^'Philadelphia, 9tk mo, 30, 18il. 
 
 " Ml/ dear Rachely — In taking the pen to ad- 
 dress thee, the feeling of gratitude arises to the 
 
90 MEMOIR OF 
 
 Father of all our mercies, for the favor of hav- 
 ing a little capacity thus to commune. Clouds 
 of affliction, of discouragement and mental exer- 
 cise have long hung about, but through unmerited 
 goodness, these are measurably dispersed, and 
 light and life have again dawned through ob- 
 scurity, with the ability to arise and put on the 
 garment of praise.'' 
 
 I have partaken largely of the cup of affliction 
 since I last saw thee : have been for several weeks 
 an attendant at the sick bed of an only sister, 
 who with a precious daughter about twenty-four 
 years of age, was consigned to the tomb in the 
 short space of one week. The illness of the latter 
 was short, but the conflict was severe. Though 
 the sustaining power of Divine compassion has 
 been near and resignation attained, these dis- 
 pensations leave the heart '' afflicted, bruised and 
 broken ;'' and the nervous system much pros- 
 trated. But consoling is the promise, and the 
 realization of it, ^ there is balm in Gilead, and a 
 physician there,' that can heal every wound, 
 ^ bind up the broken hearted and give liberty to 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 91 
 
 the captive spirit.' I have oft reflected on the 
 state of those, who are unacquainted with this 
 divine principle. What a forlorn condition, to 
 feel the tempests descend, the floods arise and 
 no ark of safety to flee unto. How my spirit 
 goes forth in exercise and desire for the whole 
 human family, that they may come to the saving 
 knowledge of the truth, as a preserver from evil, 
 a redeemer from all iniquity, and a present 
 helper in every needful time. 
 
 Our meetings continue to be small ; Friends 
 being mostly out of town, but I believe the little 
 band are much united. The blessed Master 
 still condescends to be with those who are 
 gathered in his name, in his spirit, and under 
 his power. In some of these seasons we are per- 
 Daitted to behold his glory as on the mount, to 
 animate and stinaulate us in following him wher- 
 ever he leads. And we know too, the descend- 
 ings ; the baptisms unto death, the partaking of 
 the cup of suffering, all in wisdom for our puri- 
 fication, and preparatory for services in the 
 church. Ah ! my sister, there is no new way 
 
92 ^MEMOIR OF 
 
 to the kingdom ! It remains to be a truth, that 
 through the refining process of tribulation we 
 are washed and made clean, and clothed with the 
 white robe, which gives admittance into that 
 city ^ whose walls are salvation, and whose gates 
 are praise/ My love to Thomas, Mary, and the 
 girls ; I love them the better for the little ming- 
 ling in my short visit to you last summer. I hope 
 they may be instructed by the afflicting dispen- 
 sation which has severed them from a loved rela- 
 tion. 
 
 For us they languish, and for us they die. 
 
 And shall they languish, shall they die in vain ? 
 
 Love and think of me wherever thou goest, 
 and as ability is given, intercede for my pre- 
 servation and faithfulness to the end, till the 
 work is done, and death is swallowed up in vic- 
 tory. Thou art preciously near in spirit, and 
 under this feeling I remain as ever, 
 
 Thy attached H. J. Moore." 
 
 In the 1st mo. of the ensuing year she ob- 
 tained the sanction and unity of Spruce Street 
 Monthly Meeting, to accompany S. Underwood, 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 93 
 
 now Hunt, in a religious visit to ^' Salem Quar- 
 terly meeting, the meetings constituting it, and 
 some others in New Jersey, as way might 
 open.'^ Her gift in the ministry, which was 
 feelingly acknowledged in the same Monthly 
 Meeting, and subsequently by Philadelphia 
 Quarterly Meeting of ministers and elders, of 
 which she became a member, continued to be 
 exercised during the remainder of her life. She 
 traveled much in the service of the gospel, 
 and also labored among her friends at home, 
 both as a minister and in the administration of 
 the salutary discipline of our society. Being 
 frequently from home on these missions, her 
 feelings were less regularly recorded in her diary, 
 and we are indebted to the kindness of her cor- 
 respondents for the only data of these journeys. 
 The following letter to a beloved brother and 
 sister, gives some account of their labors in Salem 
 Quarter. 
 
 ^^ Cape Island^ 3 mo. 8, 1842.— Very often since 
 I left my home, have you my loved brother and 
 sister been brought to mind, and I have mentally 
 
94 MEMOIR OF 
 
 communed, and now I believe the time has come, 
 when I may take the pen and offer you a saluta- 
 tion of remembrance, in the full confidence, that 
 you will be interested in hearing from us in our 
 wanderings. 
 
 Since I wrote to my William, we have visited 
 the meeting held at Cape May house, and at- 
 tended two appointed meetings, for those not of 
 our fold, which were favored opportunities. The 
 good Master was with us, qualifying for the 
 work of the day, and my spirit oft rejoiced in 
 the ability given me to be faithful in the little 
 that was assigned, whi^h always brings the sweet 
 reward of peace. We have been much inter- 
 ested in being with Nathan Bayner and his 
 family. He and his wife, with their eight sons 
 and two daughters compose the little meeting at 
 Cape May, and are much to be felt for in their 
 lonely situation. Isaac and Hannah Townsend 
 have been our companions for the last two days, 
 and will continue with us till our return to Port 
 Elizabeth. 
 
 ^^ We are here at one of the large houses on the 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 95 
 
 borders of the great Atlantic. After the arrange- 
 ments for a meeting had been completed, we 
 took a ride, and a short ramble on the sea shore ; 
 though rather too cold for a bath in the watery 
 element, wc fully enjoyed the sublimity of the 
 ocean prospect. We move along very pleasant- 
 ly, continue to be much interested in our mission, 
 an^ are closely banded together in sweet harmony 
 of feeling. In W. Griscom we have a pleasant 
 companion and have much to be thankful for, 
 not only in the kindness and grateful attentions 
 extended to us wherever our lot is cast, but more 
 particularly, that the way is made for us in the 
 minds of the people visited, and Friends appear 
 satisfied with us. To-morrow we have a meeting 
 at Cape May Court house, and in the evening 
 one at Tuckahoe. We have but little time to 
 write. In much love, farewell ; and believe me, 
 Affectionately your sister, 
 
 H. J. Moore.'"' 
 To Amos Wiiletts, of New York, she writes : 
 '^ We felt it right to engage in a family visit to 
 Friends at Woodbury, and no part of the work 
 
96 MEMOIR OF 
 
 affords more satisfaction in the retrospect. In 
 our daj; (and has it not been so in preceding 
 days ?) there are many things to discourage, the 
 pure life is truly in bondage, and pressed down 
 in the minds of many even as a cart under its 
 sheaves. But is there not on the other hand, 
 enough to animate and encourage the dedicated 
 servants who are thus sent forth ? Though they 
 may sometimes feel as if they were laboring in 
 vain aad spending their strength for nought/' 
 yet their reward is sure, and the work of the 
 most High will prosper, and accomplish in hia 
 own time more than finite beings are permitted 
 to see or know of. It is enough for us to know 
 that we are moving in the line of divine appoint- 
 ment, leaving all in His hand, whose approba- 
 tion can prosper our feeblest endeavors. 
 
 Sd mo. 1844. Her mind having been for 
 some time impressed with a desire to visit in 
 gospel love the scene of her early services, she 
 opened in her Monthly Meeting, a concern to at- 
 tend the Monthly and Particular Meetings com- 
 posing the Southern Quarterly Meeting, and if 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 97 
 
 way should open, that Meeting next ensuing. 
 ^' Much unity and sympathy were expressed with 
 her in the prospect, and she left at liberty to 
 pursue it as truth may open the way/' 
 
 After attending the Quarterly Meeting, one 
 Monthly and some of the Particular Meetings, 
 the friend who accompanied her was taken sick, 
 on which account she felt best satisfied to defer 
 the prosecution of this service. A letter to R. 
 Mason* soon after her return, gives some account 
 of this visit. 
 
 Fhilada, 6ih mo. 27, 1844. 
 
 " My beloved Friend, — Thou wast very often 
 
 saluted in spirit whilst prosecuting the concern 
 
 that drew me from my home, and since being 
 
 permitted to return in peace, the feeling has been 
 
 lively thus to speak with thee. Methinks thou 
 
 followed me with desires for my preservation and 
 
 close attention to the voice of the true Shepherd, 
 
 who ever putteth forth his own, goeth before 
 
 them, and leadeth them out, as they obediently 
 
 follow his guidance. Yes, my sister, I felt that 
 
 ♦Elder of Spruce St. Meeting. 
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98 MEMOIR OF 
 
 thou oft queried after the poor pilgrim in her 
 wanderings, and now I am at liberty to tell thee, 
 that so far as the prospect has been attended to, 
 the evidence of divine acceptance accompanied, 
 and the imperfect services were crowned with 
 heavenly peace. ' We attended the Quarterly 
 Meeting, most of the Particular Meetings, and 
 one Monthly Meeting. Owing to the indisposi- 
 tion of R. C. Wainright, we were detained at 
 S. Cowgiirs the week of the Monthly Meetings. 
 I could not leave her, ill as she was, but con- 
 tinued to nurse her, until the disease yielded to 
 medical remedies, and the Doctor thought her 
 convalescing; then I returned home. 
 
 ^^At our Monthly Meeting last week 1 returned 
 my minute, and informed friends how far I pro- 
 gressed, though I was best satisfied to ask liber- 
 ty to complete the prospect when I might feel 
 it right to do so, which was granted. Then I 
 could express that goodness and mercy had fol- 
 lowed me, and the language was ' Return to the 
 place of thy rest, Oh my soul ! for the Lord, thy 
 God, hath dealt bountifully with thee.' 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 9& 
 
 ^^ Since taking tlie pen I have been privileged 
 with the perusal of two interesting letters from 
 thee. It is truly comforting to have the evi- 
 dence that, though absent, thou art oft with us 
 in spirit, with desires for our steadfast abiding 
 in the Truth. We feel that we miss thee, and 
 oh how my spirit craves that by submission to 
 the divine power there may be those raised up 
 who shall be watchers over the flocks, even as 
 Aarons and Hurs. We know all that is want- 
 ing is for the creature to bow to the forming 
 hand ; the Master is waiting to be gracious^ to 
 qualify, and anoint for services in his church. 
 When I look at the low condition of our little 
 meetings in many places, I cannot but mourn 
 the want of living faith, of that submissive state 
 which would say, ^ Be it unto me according to 
 thy word.^ How many living witnesses would 
 there then be to testify that our universal 
 Father changeth not, but that his power is the 
 same, yesterday, to day and forever. That He 
 is as able now as in days past to raise and qualify 
 his servants for his work, so that there shall h^ 
 
100 MEMOIR OF 
 
 judges and counsellors as at the beginniDg. But 
 while we have hearts of unbelief, and wills that 
 yield not submission to the will of Heaven, what 
 can we expect but death, barrenness and declen- 
 sion. 
 
 ^' Some of the small meetings in the Southern 
 Quarter are enlivened bj the faithfulness of a few 
 of the younger class, who give promise of useful- 
 ness. Truly, my sister, I oft had to sit in lowly, 
 places, but I believe I have been a companion of 
 the seed of life, which was oppressed in the hearts 
 of the people. Though clothed with a sense of 
 my own weakness and insufficiency for the work, 
 I can make the acknowledgment that He the 
 omnipotent One was my ^ strength and shield 
 and exceeding great reward/' Rachel returned 
 home a week after I left her, and is still in the 
 city, I thought she was much favored in the 
 exercise of her gift ; her ministry felt lively and 
 edifying, and there was great openness among 
 all classes to receive the word spoken in the sim- 
 plicity. I marvel not that thou feelest bound to 
 the loved ones at Avondale, after so many years 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 101 
 
 of sweet social intercourse. The friends of our 
 early days are increasingly dear to us as we ad-- 
 vance in life, but if duty calls for a separation^ 
 let us count nothing too near or dear to give up. 
 Dear M. A, Ellicott I often think of; it is pleas- 
 ant to recall the sweetness^ meekness and gentle^ 
 ness of her pure spirit. In much love I am 
 thy attached 
 
 H. J. Moore." 
 
 In the following 11th month she finished her 
 labors in the Southern Quarter, to the peace 
 and satisfaction of her mind* ^^ I am able," she 
 says, " to see from day to day, why I have been 
 called from my loved home. Each day's work 
 brings its own reward, so that I am encouraged 
 to persevere unto the end." Upon her return 
 she was by appointment associated with a com- 
 mittee of men and women Friends in visiting the 
 members of Spruce Street Monthly Meeting, in 
 which service she was engaged to counsel the 
 feeble minded, strengthen the weak, and encou» 
 rage the faithful in the individual discharge of 
 
 their religious duties. 
 
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102 MEMOIR OF 
 
 In the 6th mo. 1845, having obtained the 
 unity of her friends she attended the Yearly 
 Meeting of New York, and in the summer of 
 the ensuing year, by the following letter we find 
 her laboring in a more remote part of the vine- 
 yard. 
 
 Fhilada, 1th mo, 13th, 1846. 
 ^^ M^/ dear Friends^ Amos and Caroline 
 WilletSj — Your kind and truly welcome letter 
 was received a few days ago. You have been 
 often remembered since my return home, as well 
 as during my absence, traversing the mountain 
 regions. It was a journey fraught with much 
 interest to the feelings.* 
 
 ^^My mind has been mnch enlisted in sympathy^ 
 with those friends, and in the distance the view 
 had been given that such a visit must be per- 
 formed^ and now, I believe from the feeling that 
 attended, while passing from meeting to meeting, 
 and in the retrospect, that it was made in the 
 right time, the blessed Master condescending to 
 go with his dependent, feeble followers, prepar- 
 ♦Fishing Creek Half Year's Meeting. 
 
HARKIET J. MOORE. 103 
 
 ing the way for ns^ and proving to be ^ mouth 
 and wisdom^ tongue and utterance, when we 
 truly felt that we had no might nor power of our 
 own. The meetings continue to be small, Friends 
 living remotely from each other, and surrounded 
 hj many difficulties and privations, but there are 
 a few scattered through the land, that are bound 
 to the law and the testimonies of truth ; and 
 many sincere seeking minds, whose attention 
 has been turned to our Society, These manifest 
 -a desire for the company of Friends, take an in- 
 terest in reading their books, and attending their 
 meetings, and rejoice to partake of the crumbs 
 that fall from the Master^s table. How much 
 we find, in such visits, to instruct the mind, to 
 humble it, and to keep it to its centre, for here 
 we feel our insufficiency for the work, and that 
 all man's wisdom and knowledge availeth not to 
 open the springs of divine life or cause the re- 
 freshing showers to descend, which alone can 
 satisfy the longings of the immortal spirit. How 
 needful then that the instruments should dwell 
 binder the immediate guidance and direction of 
 
104 MEMOIR or 
 
 the great I Am I if they would labor successfully 
 for his honor and exaltation. Then would thej 
 know tkeir peace to flow as a river, and their 
 righteousness as the wares of the sea— not as a 
 stagnant pool, but one act of dedication succeed- 
 ing another in continued succession, and all cen- 
 tering in the ocean of divine love, 
 
 ^^ As relates to the request for a Yearly Meeting, 
 Friends appear to be in a right state of mind, not 
 disposed to urge it, but willing to leave it entirely 
 to the Committee; some of whom had acceptable 
 service, and it was a favor to be acknowledged 
 that our labors were harmonious. 
 
 ^^ ^ How good and how pleasant a thing it is for 
 brethren to dwell together in unity.' Could we 
 dwell here, we should assuredly know him to be 
 a healer of breaches, and the restorer of paths 
 for his devoted children, in which they could 
 move together in harmony and love. Ephraim 
 would not envy Judah, nor Judah vex Ephraim^ 
 nor could there be any thing to hurt or destroy 
 in the. Lord's holy mountain. Oh, my friends^ 
 may it be our concern to dwell here, and we shall 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 105 
 
 have a plac€ of safety and peace ) though the 
 'Storms may gather blackness, and the tempest 
 seem ready to burst upon us, the most High will 
 preserve us amid all these. He will hide us in 
 the secret of his pavilion till all shall be over- 
 
 '^ I enjoyed the mountain scenery very much, 
 and as the eye ga-sed with rapture on the beau- 
 ties of nature, the heart was raised in adoration 
 to the Great Author, and I could exultingly say, 
 ^ My Father made them aU/ 
 
 I am sincerely your attached friend, 
 
 H. J. Moore/' 
 
 As the time approached for the annual gather- 
 ing of the Yearly Meeting of Baltimore, she felt 
 her mind drawn to mingle with Friends on that 
 occasion^ and received a minute from the 
 Monthly Meeting, setting her at liberty to pro- 
 ceed in the path of apprehended duty. She says : 
 "^ The Yearly Meeting was considered a favored 
 one. There was not a discordant movement nor 
 ^expression, but the affairs of the church were con- 
 vjucted with uninterrupted harmony. In our 
 
106 MEMOIR or 
 
 select meeting the eommunieations were close 
 and searching;, but calculated t& instruct and 
 eomfort the sincere mind, that was desiring onlj 
 the exaltation of truth. There was no food for 
 the creature J nothing for self to glory in. Pear 
 S. Jewitt is live'lj, occapjing her gifts and talents 
 to the honor of the Giver and the edification of 
 the church. She was a mother to me, and I 
 felt that the aid and sympathy of her spirit was 
 a support that I needed much^ leaving home 
 without any eompanion. I remained a week 
 after the Yearly fleeting, and attended Lombard 
 Street Monthly Meeting. Many changes are 
 apparent^ but some of the younger class give hopo 
 of a succession that will feel bound to support 
 our testimonies/^ 
 
 We find by the minutes of the Monthly Meet- 
 ing that in the 4th mc. 1847; Harriet J. Moore 
 obtained the unity and sympathy of her iriends: 
 to visit the Monthly Meetings composing Salem 
 Quarterly Meeting, and returned her minute with 
 the acknowledgment that He who put forth had. 
 been ''m,outh and wisdom tono;ue and utterance/'' 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 107 
 
 Again^ in the llth mo. of the same year, she 
 felt it her duty to enter upon a religious service 
 in Abiogton Quarter, wherein she realized '' the 
 sufficiency of that power which is strength in 
 weakness, riches in poverty, and a present helper 
 in the needful time/' The following letters give 
 some account of this visit. 
 
 ^^ Fhiladelphiai \2th mo. fith^ 1847. 
 ^•' My dear Friends, Amos and Caroline Willetts : 
 
 ^^I believe true friendship, the feeling that 
 unites congenial spirits, is not formal, waits not 
 always returns for evidences of remembrance, 
 but prompts us thus to salute each other, when- 
 ever the flow of feeling is living in the heart. 
 Thus it has been towards you for a week past; 
 even while pursuing a little prospect of duty, 
 you have oft been brought to remembrance with 
 a desire to hold converse, to tell you how my 
 faring has been when journeying from meeting 
 to meeting, in places where you have been. 
 
 ^* At our last Monthly Meeting, a minute was 
 granted me to attend the Monthly Meetings of 
 Abington Quarter, and as way opened some of 
 
108 MEMOIR or 
 
 the Particular meetings. T. Turnpenny expressed 
 a willingness to accompany me, and one of the 
 brethren, W. Webster, offered to be our care- 
 taker. Last First day we commenced our visit by 
 attending the meeting at Abington, then the 
 Monthly Meeting, and the others as they came 
 in course, except Richland, which was left, 
 as the weather was stormy, the rides long, and 
 my health too frail to bear much fatigue or ex- 
 posure. We may probably take that meeting 
 and Stroudsburg some other time. It has been 
 pleasant to mingle with some of the fathers who 
 are livingly bound to our precious testimonies, 
 and although in some places the life seems low, 
 
 there is encouragement in finding in all the 
 
 • 
 meetings a remnant who are endeavoring to stand 
 
 faithful to the cause of truth, even as it is the 
 revealed will of the Father. This is the founda- 
 tion en which our predecessors built, and which 
 we know is the only foundation that will be 
 secure amid the tempest and the storm; the winds 
 of doctrine, the waves of conflicting views and 
 opinions, the billows of affliction, or all the com- 
 
HARRIET J, MOORE. 109 
 
 biaed powers of darkness, assail our building in 
 vain, if it is founded upon this rock. And surely, 
 my dear friends, there never was a time, that 
 more loudly called upon us to examine the founda- 
 tion upon which we are standing. 
 
 ^^ To-day we attended the meeting at Warmins- 
 ster, and have returned to our families with sat- 
 isfaction, and I believe we can make the acknow- 
 ledgment the disciples did formerly that we 
 lacked nothing in all our journeyings. 
 Your attached friend, 
 
 H. J. MOORE.'^ 
 '^ Philaddphiai 5th mo, Sd, 1848. 
 
 ^'31^ dear Rachel, — Truly there is a sym- 
 pathy in congenial spirits, an intercourse that 
 distance cannot preclude. Such have I oft enjoyed 
 with thee ; and the morning thy last kind letter 
 arrived, I had been with thee so much in mental 
 vision, that I had opened one of thy letters re- 
 ceived some time ago, and reperused it, which 
 brought thee very near. I love to receive these 
 evidences of friendship and kindred feeling, but 
 10 
 
110 3IEM0IR OF 
 
 if tliej are Tvittiheld for a season^ can happily 
 retain my confidence in the abiding interest of 
 mj friends. TVe well know the truth of the 
 saying, ^ times and seasons are not at our com- 
 mand/ and oft when the feeling is liyelj towards 
 the loved absent, there is no capacity felt to give 
 Tisible proof of it. 
 
 '^ Thou alludes to the concluding part of my 
 mission in Abington Quarter. Truly, my dear 
 sister, it was the crowning of all. Ah ! the sick, 
 the afflicted, mentally and physically, are too 
 much overlooked ! TVere I by thy side I should 
 feel a freedom to relate some most interesting 
 cases, visits long to be remembered. It is good 
 for us to enter into feeling with each other : the 
 visitor is as much instructed as the visited. I 
 have lately been much from home, and a little 
 quiet retirement in my own domicile is very 
 sweet. How long it will be my privilege to en- 
 joy it I know not. I feel that I am not my 
 own, that my days are not lengthened to be 
 passed as is most agreeable to the natural feel- 
 ings, that I must not live so much to self as to 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. Ill 
 
 please Him whom I have covenanted to serve, 
 which is indeed the true end of living, and gives 
 to life a sweetness and peace to be found in noth- 
 ing else. 
 
 '' I can truly sympathize with thee, my dear 
 friend, in thy weak and suffering state of health. 
 I am just recovering from a cold contracted a 
 week ago; it was attended with sore throat, and in- 
 creased cough and fever, so that I was ready to 
 conclude I should not be relieved till the return 
 of the warm season, so congenial to the consump- 
 tive patient. But I am again better, though my 
 breast still feels the effects of the recent attack 
 upon its strength. 
 
 ^- The prospect of having thee with us is again 
 overclouded. Well,dear^ we see only the present <^' 
 €Ould we penetrate the future we might perceive 
 the wisdom that appoints our daily allotments. 
 No doubt, ' He doeth all things well,' and we 
 must bow in submission. Could it be so in right 
 ordering, we should be prepared to welcome thee 
 in our little circle, and to our sister band at 
 Spruce iStreet. We are favored to move in bar- 
 
112 MEMOIR OF 
 
 mony and love ; and I trust, amid all tbe turnings 
 and overturnings, the Father will have us in his 
 keeping. I feel that holy confidence that can re- 
 pose in peace and safety upon Him, knowing his 
 all-sufficient power will keep in perfect peace all 
 whose minds are stayed on Him. In thy retire- 
 ments think of us ; pray for us as ability is given. 
 I believe it is our privilege to bear each other 
 on our hearts before the throne of grace and 
 mercy. For thee, my loved sister, my aspirations 
 have been, that thou mayest know the supporting 
 power to bear thee above the infirmities of the 
 frail tabernacle; that He will be with thee in 
 every season. of suffering, granting patience and 
 resignation, until he is pleased to give relief and 
 say ^ it is enough/ How consoling his gracious 
 promise to his people, ^I will never leave thee 
 nor forsake thee. When thou passest through 
 the fire I will be with thee, and through the 
 waters they shall not overflow thee.' Here is 
 something for us to rest on in seasons of trial, 
 and oh may our faith never fail ! .... I could 
 enjoy the beauties of nature with thee ; not a 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 113 
 
 flower bloomS; nor a bird sings in vain to me 
 when in the country. In much love^ must say 
 farewell. 
 
 Most affectionately thy friend, 
 
 H. J. MOORE.^^ 
 
 An exercise, under prospect of public religious 
 service, having for some time rested on her mind, 
 in the succeeding 9th mo. she received a minute 
 to visit the Monthly, Preparative and Particular 
 Meetings of Bucks Quarter. Of this visit we 
 find no especial notice, except that her mind had 
 been relieved, and she greatly comforted in the 
 performance of this duty. The subjoined letter 
 merely mentions it. 
 
 ^'Fhiladelphia, IQtk mo. 23, 1848. 
 
 ^^ M^ dear RacJielj — Thou hast oft been re- 
 membered, and before leaving home, I hoped to 
 receive an evidence of Christian sympathy, but 
 thy frail health is a sufficient excuse, when I do 
 not get all that the mind craves in this respect. 
 
 ^' The visit in prospect, when I wrote, has been 
 accomplished, and as far as relief has been 
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114 MEMOIR OF 
 
 afforded to my mind in the performance of duty, 
 altogether satisfactory. ' Behold I have set be- 
 fore thee an open door/ was fully realized. YeSj 
 my loved sister, an open door of utterance and 
 of entrance too, into the hearts of the visited* 
 It is true we had much to feel in some places, 
 and the voice that was heard in Ramah formerly, 
 revived with much clearness in one meeting and 
 had to be expressed. But to look on the brighter 
 side, I may tell theC; it. was a comfort to find in 
 every meeting a lively remnant bound to the law 
 and the testimonies of truth, as ever held dear 
 by our Society. We visited all the meetings of 
 Bucks Quarter, except two, an^ I now feel as if 
 they may be left, at least for the present. My 
 companion, dear T. T., seems well satisfied with 
 her visit. My quiet home is very sweet, and the 
 reward fully commensurate to all the sacrifices 
 made during absence. 
 
 ^^ We miss our dear departed T. Zell more 
 than can be told. His weighty, feeling spirit 
 and deportment gave dignity and strength to our 
 meetings. But where shall we look, who shall 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 115 
 
 fill his place ? is a query not easily solved to my 
 mind. Oh ! how I have desired his mantle might 
 rest upon some one yet spared, to help the weak, 
 counsel the inexperienced, and bear up the hands 
 of the feeble instruments I He was a faithful 
 elder, honorable in his day, and well qualified 
 ' to speak a word in season to them that are 
 weary ; but he rests from his labors in a heavenly 
 mansion prepared for all the righteous ; peace to 
 his memory I I loved him, and deeply feel his 
 loss, but I have been able to resign him to Him 
 who has a right to take his own when it pleases 
 him. Yesterday we attended the meeting at 
 Pennsbury, eight miles above Bristol, a branch 
 of Bucks Quarter. It was a solemn season and 
 ended to satisfaction/ 
 
 In much love, thy 
 
 H. J. MOORE.^^ 
 
 1st mo. 24th, 1849, her diary continues : — 
 ^^ Days and months have passed away without an 
 entry in my book, which was intended as a help 
 to my spiritual progress, that by recording my 
 
116 MEMOIR OF 
 
 views and feelings, a guard might be maintained 
 over mj thoughts and movements, and the short- 
 comings mentioned tend to stimulate to greater 
 faithfulness. Now the breathing of my spirit 
 is, ^ Oh. for a closer walk with God/ that every 
 feeling may be brought into subjection, all re- 
 maining self annihilated, and the heart wholly 
 devoted to my chief good. We have had lately 
 much to feel, as the rapidly declining health of 
 our beloved nephew, Charles T. Stockly, threatens 
 a painful separation from his family and rela- 
 tions, to whom he is very dear. How are my 
 feelings poured forth at times, my ardent peti- 
 tions raised to the God and Father of the spirits 
 of all, that he would be with him, and grant a 
 sense of pardon and peace to his troubled mind. 
 Oh Holy Father I may it please thee to encircle 
 the little afflicted band, now with him, with thy 
 holy presence ! Mayest thou soothe and comfort 
 them, and draw tbem into nearer and more inti- 
 mate communion with thee 1 Wilt thou bear 
 up the departing spirit I go with him through 
 the valley of the shadow of death, and if consis- 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 117 
 
 tent with thy will grant him an entrance into thy 
 Heavenly kingdom. And Oh ! righteous Father, 
 I would ask that this proving dispensation of thy 
 providence may be sanctified to his immediate 
 family, that it may be the means of quickening 
 them in thy holy fear. May we endeavor to 
 serve thee better and love thee more, so that we 
 may live to thy glory, acd finish the work thou 
 hast for us to do, and thus be prepared for our 
 departure hence, and receive the approval of 
 ' Well done, good and faithful servant.' 
 
 ^^ 25th. After an absence from meeting, more 
 than usual, owing to indisposition, was again 
 privileged to sit with my friends in social wor- 
 ship. Though much bowed in spirit, I felt it sweet 
 to commune with my Heavenly Father, In 
 this secret communing, some expression seemed 
 called for which yielded peace. On returning 
 home, found the intelligence, communicated by 
 telegraph, that our beloved nephew was no more 
 an inhabitant of this lower world. His spirit 
 • took its flight, we trust, to the regions of the 
 blest, about 12 o'clock last night, Oh afflicting 
 
118 MEMOIR OF 
 
 bereavement to his fond father, wife, sister and 
 friends, who felt him very near and dear. Oh 
 Thou who canst sweeten every bitter cup, be 
 with them, with us, and sanctify the affliction to 
 our everlasting good. 
 
 ^^ In the afternoon I had a sweet, comforting 
 visit from dear 31. S. Hunt. For the words of 
 feeling and encouragment handed I bless and 
 thank thee. Oh Father, who art the author of 
 all my sure mercies. ' He will hide thee in the 
 secret of his pavilion, till these trials be over- 
 past.^ Blessed assurance I I feel that I can 
 leave myself, and all that is dear, in his holy 
 keeping for time and for eternity. Holy, holy, 
 blessed forever be his name. 
 
 ^^ 29 th. Yesterday at meeting twice ; a heavenly 
 covering was vouchsafed, for which prayer and 
 praise ascended vocally from one dedicated sister, 
 and mentally from others, to the great Head of 
 the church, who remains to be the ' crown and 
 diadem' of all who are gathered in his name. 
 
 ^^ Awoke early this morning. On my bed I 
 remembered Him whom my soul loveth. A pre« 
 
SAHRIET J. MOORE. 119 
 
 clous feeling of calmness and quietness covered 
 the spirit ; it seemed also to be illuminated by a 
 ray from the * all cheering presence^ of Jehovah, 
 He who filleth the mind at seasons with his 
 glory^ inspiring the holy anthem ^ Glory to G-od 
 in the highest, peace on earth, and good will to 
 men/ yes, ^ to all men,' Under this feeling I 
 was led to adore the great Author of the universe, 
 who hath placed his creature man in a beautiful 
 world, intended to be a paradise, so clothed with 
 beauty for rebellious man. Sin has made it a 
 world of trouble, and trial to many of its inhabi- 
 tants ; but glorious view, grace can restore fallen 
 man to the happy state designed by an all-wise 
 Creator; can restore him to a state where he may 
 enjoy intimate communion with Him who framed 
 him for his glory. Oh my soul ! may it be thy 
 blessed experience to live so that no evil thought 
 nor feeling may separate thee from the divine 
 harmony : that in all things thou canst give 
 thanks, acknowledging that he is 
 
 ' Good when he gives, supremely good, 
 
 Nor less when he denies ; 
 Even crosses from his sovereign hand 
 
 Are blessings in disguise.' 
 
120 MEMOIR OF 
 
 '^ 3d mo. Our late Quarterly Meeting was a 
 season of fayor calculated to strengthen the mind, 
 and encourage to persevere in the Christianas 
 path. Dear E. Hicks attended, with a lively 
 concern; the gospel stream was opened and flowed 
 livingly through her as an instrument. 
 
 ^^ The next day accompanied by W. Webster 
 and T. Turnpenny attended Abington Select 
 Quarter. It was a season of instruction, also 
 the meeting on the day following. 
 
 ^^3d mo. 10th. My dear husband and self left 
 home to make a visit to Byberry. My concern 
 principally was to attend that meeting on First 
 day, and to see our beloved John Comly, and 
 some other dear friends. It has been accom- 
 plished to a degree of satisfaction, but I believe 
 the reward and the qualification for service would 
 have been greater, had the eye of the mind been 
 kept more single to Him who condescended to 
 give the commission. After taking my seat in 
 meeting I felt poor and stripped, but in waiting 
 upon the Lord my strength was renewed, and 
 ability given to speak of his goodness, who is 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 121 
 
 the righteousness and strength of his dependent 
 children. 
 
 ^^ 15th. At our Preparative Meeting, I was 
 feowed in spirit. Truly the Church is in a wilder- 
 ness state. Oh 1 that I could see it coming forth 
 in ancient beauty and brightness, leaning on the 
 breast of the Beloved of souls ! each member born 
 of the spirit, and drawing sustenance from 
 thence. Then there would be meat for men and 
 milk for babes ; those called to the ministry 
 would be qualified to divide the word aright, and 
 all strengthened together, as a body compacted 
 by that which every joint supplieth. Oh 
 Father ! hasten that day ! that thou mayst have 
 a church without spot or blemish. ^^ 
 
 In the latter part of this month she was en- 
 gaged in a visit of gospel love to the meetings 
 composing Burlington Quarter : and in the fol- 
 lowing 10th mo., her mind being drawn to re- 
 ligious service in Westbury Quarterly Meeting, 
 she again obtained the sanction and unity of her 
 friends in that mission. Both these exercises 
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122 MEMOIR OF 
 
 were accomplislied to tlie peace and satisfaction 
 of the visitor and the visited. 
 
 Letter to Amos and Caroline Willetts, after her re- 
 turn from Westbury Quarter. 
 
 ''^Philadelphia^ llth mo, Ith^ 1849. 
 ^^My dear Friends, — I should do injustice 
 to you, after sharing so largely in your hospitality 
 and kindness, as well as to my own feelings, did 
 I omit to give you an evidence of our affection- 
 ate remembrance since returning home. Our 
 transit from city to city was quick and pleasant. 
 The weather was fine; and to crown all, in 
 the retrospect of our visit the mind was peaceful. 
 Our home feels very sweet, and the warm greet- 
 ing of kindred and friends is truly precious. 
 
 '' In the contemplation of the many mercies and 
 favors conferred upon us, the language arises ; 
 'What shall we render unto our gracious Bene- 
 factor for all his benefits ?' It continues to be 
 the desire of my heart, not to keep back any 
 thing that may be called for; feeling too, that 
 after all it is a mercy that TTo accept^ our im- 
 
HARRIET J, MOORE. 123 
 
 perfect services and so richly rewards for every 
 sacrifice. 
 
 " Our Quarterly Meeting has just passed. 
 When the state of Society is brought into view, 
 particularly in our Select Quarterly Meetings, 
 sadness and suffering are often my allotment: 
 because, in this department, I look for more. I 
 want us to be in that state the disciples were 
 formerly ; when, being assembled, and the doors 
 shut, (all who had not followed him being ex- 
 cluded,) he appeared in their midst, proclaiming 
 ^ Peace be unto you/ Then our meetings would 
 be seasons of comfort and refreshment, whereiQ 
 all would be united and strengthened together, 
 and we could harmoniously journey forward; but 
 it seems there is yet in the camp something to 
 retard our advancement, whether it be the wedge 
 of gold, the Babylonish garment, or aught else, 
 comparable to the accursed thing, I must leave ; 
 but I believe we are called to an individual 
 search, and that this must be cast out of the 
 camp, before we shall be able to stand before our 
 
124 MEMOm OF 
 
 enemies^ firm and steadfast in the cause of the 
 Truth we have espoused 
 
 ^^ We have a little band that do love to mingle 
 together, both in religious and social intercourse, 
 and I trust that nothing will be permitted to 
 separate us. I am persuaded that it is our privi- 
 lege to be united in an indissoluble band, and as 
 we keep near the Divine Master^ he will keep us 
 in his love : ^ Lo, I am with you always, even unto 
 the end,' is a heart-cheering promise to all his 
 disciples. 
 
 ^^ Though outwardly distant, I desire that ^ we 
 may often meet in spirit, where true Christians 
 find their best point of union, and be refreshed 
 with those consolations which are ancient and 
 new/ Your attached friend, 
 
 H. J. Moore/' 
 
 1st mo. 2nd, 1850, she writes — ^^ I am recover- 
 ing gradually from a severe attack of remitting 
 fever, wherein much physical suffering was en- 
 dured, and after six weeks of the best nursing 
 and medical attention, I am yet weak and help- 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 125 
 
 less. For nine days the fever continued with 
 little abatement^ attended part of the time with 
 sick stomach, causing great physical distress. 
 My mind for the most part was favored to centre 
 to the only sustaining Power, and I could re- 
 joice in feeling at peace, when the end of all 
 terrestrial things was brought into view. Well 
 do I know, that I am an unprofitable servant, 
 but such is the goodness and mercy of our com- 
 passionate Father, that he accepts us, imperfect 
 as we are, if he sees the desire and intent of the 
 heart is to serve him, and to love him above all 
 other objects. I felt drawn to attend the funeral 
 of our dear, departed Martha Hillis, and had a 
 comfortable mingling with the bereaved family : 
 though bowed under a sense of their great loss, 
 it was evident they felt a supporting arm ex- 
 tended for their help in the needful time. We 
 stood long at the ground, and I think it proba- 
 ble i contracted cold there. 
 
 ^^4th mo. 1850— ^ Day unto day uttereth 
 speech, and night unto night, showeth know- 
 ledge,^ according to scriptural language, that 
 11* 
 
126 MEMOIR or 
 
 every where and in all things the attentive mind 
 may be instructed — but we are not so instructed 
 because the mind is so full of other guests^ that 
 the spiritual teacher, the Divine Instructor, is 
 crowded out. I desire for myself an increase 
 of that kind of attention that will enable me to 
 hear the still, small voice of Truth, and distin- 
 guish it clearly from other voices : ^ My sheep 
 hear my voice and follow me, and the voice of a 
 stranger they will not follow/ 
 
 Oh blessed Shepherd ! may I ever follow thee 
 without reasoning on consequences : but in sim- 
 ple dedication yield to thy requirements 1 fully 
 believing thou canst open the way and provide 
 the means to fulfil all thy commands, which are 
 righteous and just. May I cleave to thee and 
 lean upon thee, and not to my own understand- 
 ing!" 
 
 By the 5th mo. her health was so far estab- 
 lished that she was enabled to attend, with a 
 minute, the Southern Quarter, and in the ensu- 
 ing month the Baltimore Quarterly Meeting, 
 and after the fulfilment of duty in these visits, 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE, 127 
 
 returned to lier home; bearing the ' olive branch 
 of peace/ The following letter, written while in 
 Baltimore^ gives some account of her exercises. 
 
 " Baltimore^ Qth mo, 3rd, 1850. 
 
 " M?/ dear Brother ^ — I feel as if a letter was 
 due thee, both as an expression of the grateful 
 reception of thine^ and to give thee some par- 
 ticulars of our movements. 
 
 '' Our letter from I. Atkinson's was closed on 
 5th day. The day of public meeting, several 
 of the town inhabitants assembled with us^ and 
 I believe it was acknowledged by all to be a 
 solemn baptizing opportunity. Thy feeble sis- 
 ter was enabled to perform the part allotted to 
 her, with the answer of peace. 
 
 " The lukewarm and indifferent were exhorted 
 to greater faithfulness — the feeble minded en- 
 couraged — and those who were afar off, invited 
 to come and prove for themselves, that the Good 
 Being, the Father of Spirits, was requiring 
 nothing of his children but what contributes to 
 their happiness^ even in the present life ] while 
 
128 MEMOIR OP 
 
 the uncertainty of its continuance; and the re- 
 wards of the future, should ^ so teach us to 
 number our days that we may apply our hearts 
 unto wisdom/ I believe Friends were prepared 
 to give us the endorsement of acceptance, had 
 the custom been continued — but the feeling was 
 enough. 
 
 "Yesterday, we attended Lombard Street 
 Meeting, Much change is apparent since our 
 residence here. Many have been removed, and 
 the vacant seats in the galleries, and near them, 
 are not filled up. The query of the prophet 
 presented : * Your fathers, where are they ? and 
 the prophets, do they live forever ?' A feeling 
 of sadness covered the mind, as there was felt 
 too little of the life-stirring principle, giving 
 strength and vigor to the mind, that is obedient 
 to its teachings— preparing it also to fulfil the 
 measure of service in the Church. . . . Yery 
 many kind inquiries have been made for thee 
 and sister on the Eastern Shore and in Balti- 
 more. I think a visit to the former place would 
 enlist thy interest and sympathies for the rem- 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 129 
 
 nant of a people ^ scattered and peeled/ but who 
 might yet become strong and powerful, if faith- 
 fully enlisted under the banner of Truth, the 
 invincible and all powerful principle that can 
 subdue an host of opposition. ' Oh that my peo- 
 ple were wise ! how should one chase a thousand, 
 and two put ten thousand to flight;' is a lan- 
 guage that oft presents itself when I perceive 
 our members taken captive by the spirit of the 
 world ; led away as into a strange land ; wander- 
 ing upon the barren mountains of an empty 
 profession, where Hhere is neither dew nor rain, 
 nor fields of offering/ I had looked .toward at- 
 tending the small meeting at Ellicott's Mills, but 
 find they have no mid-week meeting the week 
 the Monthly Meeting is held. We have been in- 
 terested in visiting the Monthly Meeting School, 
 established a few years since. The kind atten- 
 tions of our friends here have been truly grate- 
 ful. Yesterday, we dined with a dear cousin of 
 mine. She is one of the good Episcopalians, 
 whose prayers and alms have ascended as a sweet 
 memorial, leaving a blessing on her family, who 
 
130 MEMOIR OP 
 
 seem gathered under a heavenly influence. They 
 took us a ride to their pleasant English cottage 
 — a summer residence — to which they remove 
 this week ; returned with them to tea, and fin- 
 ished a pleasant day 
 
 '' Do not, dear brother, suppose these inter- 
 vening circumstances take the mind from the 
 object of concern. Although we find it sweet 
 and pleasant thus to mingle with our Friends, I 
 can make the acknowledgment, that it is my 
 chief joy, ^ my meat and my drink, to do the 
 will of my Heavenly Father,^ as it is manifested 
 to the mind. This is the only sustenance that 
 can sustain it, or give it life. The morning is 
 bright and the weather a little warm ; we have 
 sat by a fire nearly all the time since leaving 
 home. With much love, 
 
 I remain affectionately, thy sister, 
 H. J. Moore.'' 
 
 " 8th mo. 21st. Since my return from the 
 South, such sweet peace and satisfaction have 
 rested upon my spirit, as to remind me of that 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 131 
 
 sabbatb, wherein there is some danger of taking 
 flight from further exercises : however, I believe 
 the Master will not permit this; for but recently 
 I have had the evidence that there is yet fur- 
 ther service for me, poor, weak and frail, as I 
 know myself to be. The service seems to be 
 near home, within our own Quarterly Meeting. 
 I have made a beginning to-day by attending the 
 Meeting at Haverford, my dear William and T. 
 Turnpenny accompanying. We found there a 
 large gathering for the place, and heard our 
 friend E. Davis was expected. She came in 
 soon after we were seated, and we could feel 
 together, and labor harmoniously for the blessed 
 cause. I can rejoice in the evidence that a num- 
 ber is yet left in our different meetings, who can 
 and do in spirit cry unto the Father, ' Spare thy 
 people. Oh Lord ! and give not thy heritage to 
 reproach/ These are the salt that I hope will 
 preserve us from being cast out, and trodden 
 under foot of men, yea of those who watch for 
 our halting, and will triumph when they per- 
 ceive we are allowing our testimonies to fall. 
 
1S2 MEMOIR OiF 
 
 " lOth mo. It is a great thing to be faithful 
 in little things. I have been instructed in a 
 sentiment expressed by Fenelon, ^ Little things 
 are little things, but to be faithful in little 
 things, is something great/ All we have to do 
 is to attend to the inspeaking word, and to be 
 resigned to its directions, and the divine work 
 will prosper, and the poor instrument will feel 
 that to Grod only belongeth the glory and praise. 
 The most talented or gifted are nothing, and can 
 do nothing, independently of his power, that can 
 in the smallest degree advance his glorious cause 
 in the earth, or bring peace to their own minds. 
 
 '^ Letter to Sarah Hunt, 
 
 ^^ Philadelphia^ 10th mo, llth, 1850. 
 <^ il/j/ dear Sarahj — Since we met and min- 
 gled so sweetly at S. Comfort^s, I have been en- 
 gaged variously — at times attending the meet- 
 ings of our Quarter, as way seemed to open. 
 Feeling a concern to visit the families of Eadnor 
 Preparative Meeting, our Monthly Meeting set 
 me at liberty with its unity, to accomplish the 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 133 
 
 service. I was favored to get nearly through, 
 v^hen an attack of indisposition caused me to re- 
 turn home : but truly did I experience the Scrip- 
 ture fulfilled, that ^He who putteth forth his 
 own goeth before them/ Yes, blessed be his 
 great and adorable name, he prepared all the way 
 before me, and was ever the saving strength of 
 his feeble, dependent servant. 
 
 ^^ I had not heard, dear Sarah, of thy last at- 
 tack until a few days ago — and then I was pleased 
 to learn thou wast getting better. Surely we can 
 sympathize with each other, in being afflicted, as 
 in other things. Experience teaches us to feel 
 for each other. In relation to myself, I have 
 often had to be thankful for those dispensations 
 that humble the mind and prostrate the physical 
 powers and energies. Yes, to kiss the rod and 
 bless the hand that appointed it ! And yet I 
 fully believe that He afflicteth not willingly the 
 children of men. From causes unseen and un- 
 known to our finite conceptions, these visitations 
 come upon us. And Oh ! that through and un- 
 der all, we may keep the faith and patience of 
 12 
 
13^ MEMOIR OF 
 
 the saints, knowing that our Father is all- wise 
 and merciful, and cannot but do right. 
 Affectionately thy friend, H. J. Moore/' 
 
 As the time of the ensuing Southern Quar- 
 terly Meeting approached, her feelings were 
 again enlisted to mingle in social and religious 
 fellowship with the members composing it, and 
 by a letter, we find she was permitted to enjoy it 
 both in meeting and out of meeting. 
 
 '^Camden, ord 7iio» Ind^ 1851. 
 
 ^* During our absence from home, the mind has 
 often recurred with affectionate feelings to my 
 dear brother and sister, and the inclination felt 
 to commune with you through this medium, 
 prompts the use of the pen to tell you of our 
 whereabouts. After Quarterly Meeting, we came 
 on to this place in company with several Friends* 
 who are journeying through the land on a mis- 
 sion of love. I felt a wish to attend this par- 
 ticular meeting and to visit the friends of my 
 earlier days; which has been nearly accom 
 
 ♦ ^. radwallnflpTj C Fonlke, and E. Bernard. 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 135 
 
 plished. We have dined with one, and tead 
 with another; and it has been mutually pleasant 
 to revive the feelings and scenes of by-gone 
 days. . . This morning we shall sit with the 
 little company of Friends, and at half past six 
 an appointed meeting will be held for the in- 
 habitants generally. To-morrow we expect to 
 leave Camden and return to Smyrna, where a 
 
 meeting is appointed for the evening .> 
 
 Our ancient and worthy Friend, Sarah Cowgill^ 
 is very well, and bright for one of her age. She 
 enjoyed having her friends^ and her house was 
 full — more strangers than usual in attendance. 
 There is little improvement in this section. Hos- 
 pitality and kindness, however prevail to anunu» 
 sua! extent. . . In sincere love I remain your 
 attached sister, H. J. Moore. ^^ 
 
 '^ We left Philadelphia 5th mo. 1851, to at- 
 tend the Yearly Meetings of New York and 
 Genesee and some meetings belonging thereto. 
 I was much interested and instructed by the vari- 
 ous exercises and labors of the faithful, tending 
 to build up the broken walls and repair the 
 
136 MEMOIR OF 
 
 breaches that have been made for want of faith- 
 fully supporting the testimonies of truth given 
 us to bear. Mj physical strength increased 
 daily, and some dawnings of heavenly light illu- 
 mined my pathway, but it was not a season of 
 aboundiug. I trust the tribute of thanksgiving 
 ascended from our hearts to Him who had blessed 
 us with refreshments that come from his divine 
 presence. 
 
 " 7th day we took passage in the steamer for 
 Hudson, where we were safely landed in the 
 evening, and.attended their meeting on First day. 
 It was small. My mind was exercised on behalf 
 of those who had been bound as with grave 
 clothes, and buried in the earth, and I felt called 
 to remind those assembled of that power that was, 
 and is, the resurrection and the life, and that 
 living faith in this was wanting, or a qualification 
 would be felt to fill up the several allotments in 
 the church. 
 
 '^ A meeting had been appointed for us on 
 Second day at Ghent, which was pretty well at- 
 tended, many besides Friends giving us their com- 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 137 
 
 pany. Before meeting we visited an infirm, aged 
 widow, who had not for some time been able to 
 meet with her friends in public worship. The 
 feeling of sympathy, and language of encourage- 
 ment, seemed a comfort to her spirit. 
 
 ^^ 3d day. Attended a large appointed meet- 
 ing at Chatham, where the truths of the gospel 
 were opened and the people "called upon to con- 
 sider the object of their being, the end and de- 
 sign of an all-wise Creator in endowing his crea- 
 tures with noble talents and immortal natures. 
 The angel that was seen by the Apostle flying 
 * in the midst of heaven havino; the everlastinoj 
 gospel to preach unto them that dwelt on the 
 earthj and to every nation, and kindred, and 
 tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, 
 fear God, and give glory to him, for the hour 
 of his judgment is come,^ was spoken of, and an 
 enlargement witnessed in the openings of truth. 
 
 «' 4th day. Troy Monthly Meeting was held, 
 in which the principles professed by our Society 
 were held up to view. The fruits of faithfulness 
 to manifestations of light were brought into view^ 
 
138 MEMOIR OF 
 
 and Friends exhorted to diligence in making 
 their calling and election sure. Our kind friend 
 N. Starbuck took us a drive in the afternoon to 
 Mount Ida^ where we had a fine view of the city 
 and surrounding country. 
 
 '' A small company of Friends and others met 
 us at Albany on Fifth day. My mind was early 
 impressed with the subject of prayer, and it was 
 elucidated as opened to the understanding. Evea 
 the inimitable prayer taught by our divine Mas- 
 ter is only a vain repetition, if used in a formal 
 manner ; and can never be properly uttered, but 
 by those who have witnessed the new birth, and 
 obtained the true spirit of adoption, whereby 
 they can cry ' Abba/ Father. 
 
 '' On Sixth day morning, accompanied by our 
 friend jST. Starbuck and wife, we took the cars to 
 Canandaigua. At Schenectady we were joined 
 by an interesting company of brethren and sisters 
 going as ourselves to Genesee Yearly Meeting. 
 From Canandaigua we procured a conveyance 
 to the residence of our friend Wm. S. Burling, 
 near Farmington/' 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 139 
 
 After attending Genesee Yearly Meeting with 
 interest and satisfaction, tbey accompanied 
 Nicholas and Margaret Brown to their hospitable 
 dwelling in Canada, where they spent a few days 
 in the enjoyment of the sweets of social inter- 
 course with kindred spirits, and then returned 
 to their home, feeling refreshed in spirit and 
 benefitted in health. 
 
 In the ensuing 9 th mo. she felt it right to at- 
 tend Kennett Monthly Meeting, which, she says, 
 ^'is composed of a large and interesting body of 
 Friends ; and I believe if the spirit of the Lamb 
 is maintained they will finally obtain the victory, 
 and be able to hold their meetings to edification 
 and comfort." 
 
 A concern having long rested with weight 
 upon her mind to appoint some meetings in the 
 suburbs of the city, among a class who seem to 
 have strayed far from the Father's house, in the 
 2d mo. 1852, she obtained the unity and sym- 
 pathy of her Monthly Meeting, and the co-opera- 
 tion of individual exercised laborers, in that 
 
140 ME3I0IR OF 
 
 service. The annexed letter may explain more 
 fully this mission. 
 
 ^^ 'Philadelphia, 3d quo, l^th, 1852. 
 ^' 31y dear Caroline^ — Poor as I am^ the 
 promptings of affection must be yielded to, and 
 the feelings of the heart a little poured forth. 
 How has it passed with thee since we last com- 
 muned ? Hast thou, like thy friend, been pass- 
 ing under the cloud, bowed under discourage- 
 ments, because of the desolations that abound '/ 
 Or has a ray from the all-cheering Presence lighted 
 thy pathway, onward, onward, with the haven 
 of rest in full view before thee ? Many are the 
 storms the frail bark has to encounter in the 
 voyage of human life, and the Christian travel ! 
 But if the heavenly Pilot be on board, though 
 * asleep as in the side of the ship/ we may hope 
 for his arising, when the waves run high, and 
 the winds blow, with the calming yet all power- 
 ful language, ' Peace be still.' The poor disci- 
 ples at seasons implore his aid ; ^ Master, carest 
 thou not that we perish?^ is the appeal of such as 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 141 
 
 wait for bis appearance. And Oh I when his 
 holy presence is felt to pervade the tossed and 
 troubled mind^ all is hushed in sweet repose. 
 Such has been my experience, and I find some- 
 times, when faith is weak, it is well to consult 
 the chronicles of the past, the pages of experience, 
 as well as the records which tell us how it fared 
 with pilgrims of old, who were seeking a better 
 country,— that is a Heavenly one. 
 
 ^^ Our Monthly Meeting occurred to day, and 
 although we had little business, it was a solemn 
 heart-searching season to some of us. One 
 month ago I mentioned to my friends a concern 
 long felt to appoint some meetings in the suburbs 
 ©f the city, among a class occupying the ^ high- 
 ways and hedges.' Full unity was expressed, and 
 our beloved friends, M. Longstreth and M. Pike, 
 felt more than a willingness to be co-laborers in 
 the work, which being also united with, we have 
 bad several appointments ; the first and the 
 last proving very satisfactory. We have not yet 
 finished the engagement. I am abundantly con- 
 yinced that the fields are white unto harvest. The 
 
142 MEMOIR OF 
 
 shades of evening are gathering, so with hest 
 love I conclude 
 
 Thy sincere friend, 
 
 H. J. Moore/' 
 
 Accompanied by our friend T. Turnpenny, in 
 the 3d mo. she attended Nottingham Quarter, 
 and in the 11th mo. Warrington Quarter, and 
 some other meetings belonging to Baltimore 
 Yearly Meeting. 
 
 She sayS; '' We were at Warrington Monthly 
 Meeting yesterday. Truly might the m.ourning 
 prophet, Jeremiah, say of such places, ^How 
 doth she sit solitary, that was once full of 
 people.' We might weep day and night for the 
 slain of a once prosperous society, but we must 
 leave all in the hand of the Omnipotent, who can 
 revive his work, and raise up from the stones 
 monuments to his power and goodness. 
 
 At Columbia we tarried over First day and 
 attended their meetinor, and here it fared with 
 me differently from any former experience. So 
 sad was the feeling, and so depressing surround- 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 148 
 
 iRg influences, that after rising on my feet, tears 
 choked my utterance, and I stood a spectacle to 
 angels and to men. Some observers wept, too, 
 that I believe had before been strangers to the 
 feeling inspired on that occasion. At length I 
 said, let me suffer, if it must be so, the remainder 
 of my life, with the suffering seed that is under 
 oppression; not suffered to have any pre-eminence 
 in the hearts of the people ; but the time will 
 come ^ when every knee shall bow and every 
 tongue confess to God.^ After that, there 
 seemed an arising with the life, and ability was 
 given to declare such things as were required.^' 
 
 In the 2d mo, 1853, she attended the 
 Southern Quarterly Meeting, held at Little Creek, 
 which, ' though small, had the evidence of being 
 remembered by the great Head of the Church.' 
 Of Sarah Cowgill, who had recently been re- 
 moved, full of years and mental vigor, from the 
 church militant on earth, to the church trium- 
 phant in Heaven, she thus expresses her feelings : 
 
 ^- The life and example of our late beloved 
 mother; S. Cowgill, is the topic of conversation 
 
144 MEMOIR OF 
 
 with old and young. I never knew one more 
 universally beloved and venerated. Her dedi- 
 cation from early youth^ and consistent walk 
 throQgli a long life 3 her great generosity and 
 benevolence ; her self-sacrificing spirit ; are all 
 so vividly remembered^ that it may in truth be 
 said, she being dead yet speaketh/' 
 
 This was the last visit to the scene of her 
 youthful exercises and early labors. 
 
 Letter to Caroline Willetts. 
 
 ^^Philadelphia, Qith mo. ISth^ 1853. 
 '' Mij dear Friend^ — -It was cheering to hear 
 you had so good a Yearly Meeting. These sea- 
 sons are comparable to refreshing showers on the 
 thirsty ground. For a time afterward the fresh- 
 ness and greenness are apparent, then again 
 comes the drought, when we are ready to conclude 
 the life is almost extinct. But the faithful must 
 endure all seasons, waiting for ^ the former and 
 the latter rain,^ and if the good seed has taken 
 ' eep root, it will not be lost, but be found in 
 due time bearing fruit upward, to the honor and 
 
HAURIET J. MOORE. 145 
 
 praise of Him who causeth a change of seasons 
 
 in the spiritual, as well as the outward worlcL 
 
 ^ ^ 'i^ ^ ^ ^if: 
 
 '^ Thou hast known my dear Caroline, of mv 
 feeling towards your Monthly Meeting. Although 
 the reasoner suggested many discouragementSj 
 still the concern lingered, until I was made will- 
 ing to speak of it in our Slonthly Meeting. Ap- 
 probation and encouragement were expressed, and 
 both J. Townsend and myself obtained minutes, 
 leaving us at liberty to attend some meetings in 
 New York Yearly Meeting. Y/e both wish to 
 attend your meetings on First day. I am aware 
 it is a season of the year when many friends are 
 absent from the city, but this, and other con- 
 siderations, (such as your having recently had 
 such an overflowing of good things.) did not 
 answer as a plea to release me from the con- 
 cern. I have been resting quietly at home, en- 
 deavoring to build up the frail tabernacle, and 
 through the divine blessing I am again in com- 
 fortable health, and feel some duties from home 
 must be attended to, while physical strength is 
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1-16 MEMOIR OF 
 
 given and the precious ligbt afforded to see liow 
 to move. T. Turnpenny, I think, will accompanv 
 me. In the freedom of friendship and love sincere 
 I remain. 
 
 Thy attached, 
 
 H. J. MOOKE.-' 
 
 As far as way opened this prospect was ac- 
 complished to the peace and satisfaction of her 
 mind. She says : '^From New York we were 
 wafted over the smooth and glassy surface, and 
 enjoyed the delightfully invigorating breezes^ 
 as the steamer bore ns along on our way to 
 Shrewsbury. Vt'e had an interesting meeting 
 there on First day morning, and in the afternoon 
 an appointment at Eatontown engaged our at- 
 tention. Dear J. Townsend was favored to di- 
 vide the word aright, and my own mite was not 
 withheld. Seventh day afternoon we took a 
 drive to Long Branch, and were overtaken in a 
 very awful thunderstorm. The lightning flashed 
 vividly, and the thunder sounded so near, that 
 one heavy peal seemed just at our horses' heads, 
 and a ball of fire appeared to fall between them ; 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 147 
 
 but composure was granted^ and I was enabled to 
 feel the presence of our heavenly Protector. The 
 rain fell in torrents^ but we soon found a shelter 
 in the Alleghany House, where we remained till 
 the storm was over^ and continued our drive to 
 the ocean bank. We alighted and took a short 
 walk on the beach, viewing with great pleasure 
 the mighty ocean with its dashing waves. While 
 standing there^ T was reminded of the lines. 
 < Thy love, a sea, immeasurably widej 
 Thy grace an ever-flowing tide.^ ^^ 
 
 In the 10th mo. she attended Baltimore Yearly 
 Meeting and the meetings at Washington^ 
 Alexandria, Little Falls and Gunpowder. While 
 at the Capital she united with B. Newport and 
 her companion in a visit of gospel love to our 
 President. A sad bereavement had a short time 
 previous been his allotment^ and ha evidenced 
 that the fount of feeling was reached by this op- 
 portunity of sympathy and advice. 
 
 Of the meeting at Little Falls she says, ^^They 
 form quite a large and strong company, and 
 though they have their trials in common with 
 
148 MEMOIR OF 
 
 others^ I believe there are enough of tbe valiantB 
 to keep the enemy from the camp/' 
 
 An impression of duty having long rested on 
 her rnind to visit in a religious capaeitj the 
 members and professors of Spruce Street Monthly 
 Meeting, in the winter of 1858-4 she was en- 
 gaged with some others in this service. While 
 the advancement of truth and righteousness was 
 the living desire of her spirit, and her mind em- 
 braced Christians of every denomination in the 
 fellowship of love, her feelings were peculiarly 
 enlisted for these with whom she was associated 
 in religious membership, and she rejoiced that 
 it pleased her Heavenly Father to count her 
 worthy to serve in his merciful visitations to the 
 'children of men. In this act of faithfulness she 
 was favored to feel the arisings of divine light, 
 and qualified to hand forth the words committedj 
 to her own peace and satisfaction, and the edifi- 
 cation and comfort of the visited. 
 
 "4th mo. 1854. I often think what a privi- 
 lege it is, that while our hands are engaged in 
 our necessary and lav>^ful avocations, the spirit 
 
HARRIET J. BiOORE. 149 
 
 can soar above theni; and enjoj eommunion 'large 
 .•and high/ seeking a city or abiding place that 
 hath foundations. 
 
 ^' Blessed are the pure in heart for theirs is 
 the kingdom of Heaven. Glorious inheritance I 
 more to be desired than the mines of Golconda ; 
 and when this sense is given, how all earthly 
 possessions as a ' feather in the balance weigh/ 
 compared with a state of purity, peace and joj. 
 Highteousness being the effect of doing right, or, 
 in other words, fulfilliog the manifested will of 
 €ur Father in Heaven, ' he that doeth righteoui- 
 ness is righteous/ When self becomes crucified, 
 the will of the creature slain as upon the cross, 
 then the will of our Father may be done by us 
 as it is in Heaven. Then it will bo our meat 
 and drink to do his will, and thereby the spiri- 
 tual life will be nourished and sustained even as 
 the animal by the outward food, and without 
 spiritual sustenance the soul immortal will laa- 
 guish/' 
 
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 ^^ Philadelphia ^ 1th mo. Idth, 1854. 
 
 Jf/y dear Sarahj — Although our visits to eack 
 other have of latter time been ^ few and far be- 
 tween/ yet there is no diminution of affection, 
 neither of the unity and fellowship that has long 
 subsisted between us. Many of our plans for 
 seeing you at your pleasant home have been 
 thwarted, perhaps all in wisdom, that the cross is 
 to be borne in this way sometimes. Last Fifth 
 day I left home with P. Cadvvallader in the stage 
 for Kennet Square, and arrived near evening at 
 , near the village, where we were kindly 
 welcomed and entertained that night ; — — i» 
 one who has united himself with the Progressivt 
 Friends. 
 
 ^^ On First day afternoon I attended with P. 
 an appointed meeting at Kennet Square. It was 
 a large gathering and an excellent meeting, 
 wherein truth triumphed, and I believe all were 
 satisfied. 
 
 *^ As we were leaving next morning in the 
 st?.ge, we met with a fearful accident ; the horses 
 taking fright, became unmanageable and upset 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 151 
 
 the stage with seven passengers in it. Through 
 mercy no one was seriously injured ; my husband 
 was more hurt than any one, being cut in two 
 places on the forehead and near the temple. 
 From the bleeding, he presented to my view a 
 fearful sight when lifted from the stage. A 
 physician was near, and after washing olf and 
 binding up the wounds, and resting a while with 
 our kind friends J. Chandler and family, they 
 procured a safe little vehicle for our conveyance 
 to Wilmington, where we passed the night, and 
 got home safely yesterday morning. I have 
 given thee a long history of a short travel, but 
 one which was fraught with incidents not soon 
 to be forgotten. Now when I look to visiting 
 any of m.y friends where stages are the mode of 
 conveyance, I feel a dread. But we must learn 
 to trust in that Power that has delivered out of 
 many di^culties, and been a preserver worthy to 
 be loved, served, honored and obeyed forever. 
 Thine in sincere love, 
 
 H. J. Moore/' 
 Though not apparently injured by the stage 
 
152 MiMOIR OF 
 
 accident alluded to in the letter, her nervous 
 system was so seriously affected that her health 
 visibly declined from this time. She became 
 subject to distressing and alarming spasmodic 
 attacks of the stomach, which seemed gradually 
 undermining her vital organs. ^^ In every at- 
 tack/' she saysj '^ I am looking for the undeniable 
 messenger, but again I rally and perceive that 
 my Father's time is not yet, and that it will be 
 the best time for me when he shall send forth 
 his mandate.'' To build up the enfeebled tene- 
 ment she was induced to try the effect of change 
 of air, and not feeling at liberty to seek the 
 fashionable watering places, she availed herself of 
 the kindness of her friends to make some short 
 visits. 
 
 " 9th mo. I have been inhaling the pure air 
 and riding over the hills of Chester County. 
 Nothing that kindness could suggest or bestow 
 wag wanting, and I found great benefit from such 
 little excursions. My mind seemed attracted to 
 Bucks Quarter, where we joined our friends E. 
 and S. Hunt, and I accompanied Sarah to two 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 153 
 
 appointed. meetlDgs^ Penns Manor and Bristol. 
 Here S. Gomly met ns and took me to By berry, 
 where I could have spent a few days very plea- 
 santly had I felt well enough to enjoy social 
 visiting. In all the meetings where I have been, 
 I have endeavored to be faithful to what was 
 given me ; although in feebleness physically, I 
 could say with the apostle, ^ I felt strong in the 
 Lord.'^^ 
 
 In the latter part of this month she obtained 
 ft minute to attend the monthly and other meet- 
 ings belonging to Abington Quarter. As some 
 of the meetings are remote and the rides long, 
 she returned much exhausted in body, but . well 
 satisfied that the sacrifice was made and '' she 
 had done what she eould/' 
 
 1st mo. 27th, 1855. For the last few days 
 my thoughts and feelings have been much ab- 
 sorbed with our dear sister Mary L., wife of Dr. 
 J. Wilson Moore. She was attacked with gout 
 in the head, attended with sickness at the stomach 
 and other alarming symptoms, and after a short 
 and severe illness, to-day, about 1 o'clock, she 
 
154 MEMOIR or 
 
 closed her eyas on sublunary things, and her 
 pure spirit passed from its clay tenement. 
 Though physical infirmities had for many years 
 confined her mostly to her own domicile, her in- 
 terest was by no means circumscribed within the 
 limits of her immediate household^ for she ever 
 cordially greeted her friends and entertained 
 them with true hospitality. I believe, she was 
 concerned faithfully to fulfil the duties she appre- 
 hended devolved upon her, and her benevolence 
 of heart, and availing sympathy to the poor, are 
 well known and appreciated. 
 
 ^ None knew her but to love her, 
 None named her but to praise.' 
 
 ^^ I greatly desire the attainment the apostle 
 speaks of, learning in all things to be content. 
 Yea to give thanks and evermore to rejoice in 
 the conviction that our Father ^ doeth all things 
 well,' and will cause all to work together for the 
 ultimate good of his children. 
 
 ^^ 4th mo. I have been afilicted with another 
 attack of pain, followed by chill and fever, which 
 confined me some days to the house, and part 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 155 
 
 of tb© time to my chamber ; but again has it 
 pleased infinite mercy and wisdom to restore me 
 to a comfortable state and comparative health. 
 I desire renewedly to dedicate myself^ and all 
 that I am, and all that I have, to his service, 
 feeling that this is my duty, and constitutes the 
 true end of life. My meat and my drink is to 
 do my Heavenly Father^s will. Weak, frail and 
 powerless as I am, yet my confidence is in Him 
 in whom is everlasting strength. When the , 
 spirit is weary and would seek a refuge, I am ready 
 to exclaim, as Job, ' Oh had I the wings of a 
 dove, for then would I flee away and be at rest/ 
 How encouraging to feel the unchangeable nature 
 of truth. As we keep near it we shall know its 
 all sufficiency, as the righteous in all ages have 
 known it. Yes, a safe hiding place I A shelter 
 from every storm, and as the shadow of a mighty 
 rock in a weary land. I belicTe those who are 
 prepared for th© last solemn change, enjoy life, 
 while favored with it, more than any others. 
 This world, ' so clothed with beauty for rebellious 
 man,' was intended to be loved and enjoyed by 
 
156 MEMOm OF 
 
 the great and good Father who made it ; but then 
 we should love him supremely, and be ready and 
 willing at any tirae to renounce at his mandate 
 our ease and pleasure in the good things pro- 
 vided for us/^ 
 
 The early part of the week of our Yearly 
 Meeting, she was so much indisposed as to be 
 able to attend only one meeting a day, keeping 
 her bed the intermediate time. From Second 
 day, however, she persevered in going, through 
 much bodily weakness, and was present at every 
 subsequent sitting. She felt as usual a lively 
 interest in the state of society and the different 
 subjects claiming the attention of the meeting, 
 but the consideration of a proposition to send an 
 address to our Southern brethren on the sub- 
 ject of slavery, elicited her deepest sympathy 
 and exercise. After our meeting she felt it right 
 to attend the ensuing Yearly Meeting of New 
 York, and obtained a minute of approval leaving 
 her at liberty to proceed in her prospect. From 
 New York she writes : — 
 
 "The meeting has progressed harmoniously. 
 Many have expressed a sense of favor accom- 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 157 
 
 panying each sittiog, baving the evidence tliat 
 our compassionate Father in Heaven still watches 
 over and cares for his large family ; and like a 
 good Shepherd leads his flock into the green pas- 
 tures and beside the still waters, where refresh- 
 ment is administered. Yesterday we attended 
 Brooklyn Meeting. A small gathering com- 
 paratively, but not the less interesting on that 
 account/^ 
 
 When the Yearly Meeting had conduded^ she 
 felt her mind drawn to attend an evening meet- 
 ing at Flushing, appointed by J. Townsend. 
 This was a remarkably solemn and interesting 
 opportunity, the end and crown of all, and 
 seemed to fill up the measure of her public duties. 
 The impression now rested on her mind that she 
 had fought the fight and finished her course, and 
 she remarked to a friend, ^* I am now ready- to 
 go home and die, for my work is done/^ 
 
 '^ 6th mo. 4th. How many and repeated calls 
 
 we have to set our houses in order^ that the 
 
 last messenger may find us all ready for the 
 
 solemn change that must pass upon all ere 
 
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158 MEMOIR OF 
 
 'mortality can be swallowed up of life.' To 
 die ! wliat is it but (to the redeemed spirit) to 
 be ushered into life I Why should we fear it, 
 or call death a foe, when it is to set us free from 
 all care and sorrow, and centre in a state where 
 sighs and tears, adieus and farewells, -are a 
 sound unknown.' '^ 
 
 Soon after her return from New York, she ac- 
 companied her husband on a Tisit to their chil- 
 dren in Montgomery County, Maryland. In 
 writing from Sandy Spring, she says : — 
 
 ^^ Though exposed to a storm of wind and rain, 
 we have been favored not to feel much ill effects 
 from it. The formidable rivers were crossed 
 without diScul ty ; the breathing of gratitude for 
 preservation throughout the journey arose and 
 remains yet as a mantle. The heart's emotion 
 continues to be, 
 
 *We praise thee for thy mercies past, 
 And humbly ask for more.' 
 
 ■ ^^ Yes, dear I the intercession to our Father in 
 Heaven before leaving you, was, that He would 
 be with us, and the loved ones left behind, and 
 
HARRIET J, MOORE. 159 
 
 I believe as our dependence is upon him, He 
 will be our Preserver. 
 
 ^^ Let me hear frequently from brother Holmes ;^ 
 my thoughts often turn to him in his sick cham- 
 ber. In all these separations that await us, I 
 remember they may be very short. ^ They cannot 
 return to us, but we may go to them ;' and Oh ! 
 delightful, heait-cheering thought I to mingle 
 with the redeemed and sainted in endless bliss. 
 That this happy state may be ours, and the por- 
 tion of all near and dear, (while I would that none 
 should be excluded,) is my most ardent desire. 
 Then let us be animated to watch and pray, to 
 do or suffer, as our Father may will, a little 
 longer, for the end draweth nigh. 
 
 ^^I feel the admonitory voice for myself, ^be 
 thou ready with oil in thy vessel to meet the 
 bridegroom.'^' 
 
 Though the visit was a social one, she was 
 
 equally concerned to mingle with Friends in their 
 
 religious gatherings, and to labor both silently 
 
 and vocally in the cause of Truth. Baltimore 
 
 *He died a week after their return. 
 
160 MEMOIR OF 
 
 Quarterly Meeting being held here at this sea- 
 son of the year^ they enjoyed the opportunity 
 of assembling with its members. 
 
 From a letter to her brother, J. Wilson 
 MoorO; dated 6th mo. llth^ we extract the fol- 
 lowing : — 
 
 " The Select Quarterly Meeting was small, 
 but I felt a precious cementing influence per- 
 vading the minds of the gathered, and several 
 expressed their sense of the unchangeable power 
 of Truth. 
 
 ^' First day was showery and rather unfavor- 
 able for public meeting, yet when we entered 
 the house, I think a quarter before the hour, it was 
 so filled, being attended by many not in reli- 
 gious communion with us, that I queried where 
 Friends would find seats. Yery many could not 
 get into the house, and stood round the doors, 
 though it was raining. It proved a solemn sea- 
 san, and quiet attention was given to the gos- 
 pel messages proclaimed. Several lively testi- 
 monies were borne, and Truth rose in dominion 
 over every inferior influence, in which I could 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 161 
 
 rejoice, and enjoy in silence, having fully re- 
 lieved an exercised mind the day before. I 
 believe the hearts of some young Friends were 
 touched by the renewings of Divine love, which 
 I have a hope may not prove ^ as the morning 
 cloud and as the early dew,^ which soon passeth 
 away, but that the good seed which has been 
 watered and refreshed, may yield fruits to the 
 praise of the Great husbandman. 
 
 " Our mingling with kind friends has been 
 very pleasant. I cannot forbear telling thee how 
 happy I have felt in the fulfilment of the little 
 duties that have opened : the feeling reminds 
 me of Young's expression : ^ Heaven is the re- 
 ward of Heaven begun below.' .,,.... I 
 must say farewell. In sincere love and sisterly 
 feeling, thy sister, 
 
 Harriet J. Moore.'' 
 
 Leaving Sandy Spring, they spent a, week 
 
 with their brother and his family at Fallston, and 
 
 returned home on the 20th of the 6th mo. la 
 
 the enjoyment and retrospection of this entire 
 
 visit there seemed no alloy ; for in the recepticn 
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162 MEMOIR OP 
 
 and reciprocation of mutual affection, her heart 
 received an increase of happiness, though she ex- 
 perienced little physical benefit from the change. 
 
 6th mo. 25th; she writes — ^^ I have indeed am- 
 ple evidence of the frailty of the decaying tene- 
 ment, but if it lasts until the necessary work is 
 accomplished and a fitness for Heaven expe- 
 rienced, it will be enough, and a theme for end- 
 less praise. 
 
 '' My communings are often with the departed ; 
 many, very many of the beloved that were so 
 near the heart having gone before me.'' 
 
 In the hope of strengthening her enfeebled 
 frame, her physician recommended sea-air and 
 bathing : to gratify her friends she was induced 
 to make the effort, though the plan was never 
 realized. A brighter and more glorious change 
 was in prospect, and her spirit seemed already 
 to have entered into that condition which has 
 won the victory over sin, death and the grave. 
 
 On 1st day, the 1st of 7th mo. as usual, 
 she attended both our morning and afternoon 
 meetings, and in the former poured out her heart 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 163 
 
 in solemn supplication, fervently interceding for 
 the preservation of the little company that had 
 so often shared her exercises, that they might 
 be encouraged to faithfulness, and strengthened 
 to maintain ^^ a closer walk with God/' acknow- 
 ledging with humility and gratitude the goodness 
 and mercy of her Heavenly Father, in having 
 enabled her to fulfil her allotted duties. Through- 
 out the day her mind seemed clothed with re- 
 markable sweetness, and some will long cherish 
 her greeting and adieu as a little legacy of love. 
 
 That night she had much to feel in the sud- 
 den illness of her husband, but she was supported 
 in remarkable tranquillity, evidencing to those 
 about her that her dwelling was in that quiet 
 habitation where nought can make afraid. 
 
 Second day she arose bright and cheerful, 
 though fatigued from loss of sleep. Desirous of 
 promoting our enjoyment, she entered with in- 
 terest and pleasure into our arrangements for 
 leaving home next morning, but made no pre- 
 paration herself After dining with her brother, 
 about four o'clock, she returned home, not feel- 
 
164 MEMOIR OF 
 
 icg very well, but not unusually indisposed, and 
 retired to her chamber for a little repose. In a 
 short time she called her niece, saying, ^^I am in 
 great pain,'' and directly added, "call thy Uncle, 
 for I shall not recover from this sickness/' Every 
 remedy was applied that medical skill could sug- 
 gest, and after a few hours of extreme suffering 
 she was partially relieved. 
 
 Though her agony was often very great, her 
 mind rose above the sufferings of the body ; she 
 was enabled to feel that these " light afflictions 
 were but for a season,'* and that when " the earthly 
 house of this tabernacle was dissolved, she had 
 a building of God, a house not made with hands 
 eternal in the heavens/' 
 
 Through the night she was frequently en- 
 gaged in prayer : no earthly ties nor cares claimed 
 her thoughts, but the breathing of her spirit was 
 for an entrance into the heavenly kingdom, often 
 audibly repeating " dearest Father, take me to 
 thyself" 
 
 In the morning she was very weak, and to the 
 inquiry how she felt, she replied, "I feel well, 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 165 
 
 except tliis sickness. I have not seen how it is 
 to terminate^ but be that as it may, — all is well." 
 The disease rapidly progressed, and though she 
 conversed cheerfully, and made no complaint, it 
 was evident she grew weaker. 
 
 On fourth day morning, though nature was 
 almost exhausted, her min^ was clear, her eye 
 bright, and her voice natural ; and she seemed 
 scarcely conscious of her physical condition, re- 
 marking, ^^ there is nothing the matter with me.'' 
 Observing her family much distressed, she said, 
 ^^ you all look so sad ;^' ^^ do not do so; ^^ " why do 
 you ? don't grieve, I am going home.'' She was 
 told it was the prospect of parting from her; and 
 being asked if her mind felt peaceful in view 
 of the great change that was so near, she replied 
 with a sweet smile, ^^ certainly; certainly, I want 
 to be raised on high, to go to my heavenly 
 Father's home," and without a struggle or a sigh, 
 about 11 o'clock, her redeemed spirit entered 
 itno the mansions of the blest. On the follow- 
 ing 7th day her remains were interred in Friends' 
 burying ground at FairhilL 
 
166 MEMOIR OF 
 
 In concluding this sketch, it may not be inap- 
 propriate to offer a few remarks on the character 
 of the friend whose religious life and progress 
 we have endeavored to portray. 
 
 In early youth she was the subject of much 
 injudicious indulgence, and her natural will not 
 being restrained by salutary discipline, self had 
 too much place in her heart. Left mostly to her 
 own guidance, she sought only those things that 
 appeared bright to her youthful imagination, and 
 entered fully into the alluring gaieties by which 
 she was surrounded. 
 
 As she grew into womanhood and responsi- 
 bility, the Divine Spirit illuminated her mind, to 
 see the vanity of the things she was pursuing, 
 and she was enabled to enter into covenant with 
 the '^ High and Holy One,'' that if he would 
 arise for her deliverance, she would leave all and 
 follow him. Having chosen the ^^better part," 
 she was faithful in the path of duty as it opened 
 to her view, '' esteeming it better to suffer afflic- 
 tion with the people of God, than to enjoy the 
 pleasures of sin for a season.'' 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 167 
 
 She had much to resign — much to overcome 
 —but as she kept her eje single to the mani- 
 festation of the Father's will, she grew ia 
 stature, and became a living testimony of the 
 sufficiency of Divine grace. 
 
 Believing in the gospel injunction, ^^if ye 
 love me you will love the brethren/' she en- 
 joyed mingling with her friends socially, and 
 was ever ready to sympathize in their sorrows ; 
 but it was her peculiar pleasure to meet with 
 them for religious exercises. No inclemency of 
 the weather detained her from meeting, and 
 though she often went in great bodily weakness, 
 she seldom experienced any physical inconve- 
 nience. 
 
 It was her daily custom to read a portion of 
 the Scriptures, often aloud to her family, and 
 she exhorted them by precept and example to 
 a frequent and attentive perusal of their pages. 
 She was concerned that her life and conversa- 
 tion should be in accordance with the principles 
 of Divine truth, and when the light pointed out 
 a duty, she permitted not diffidence nor a sense 
 
168 MEMOIR or 
 
 of infirmity to prevent her doing what was re- 
 quired; thus being instrumental in encourag- 
 ing, admonishing and instructing others^ not 
 only by a word spoken in season, but by faith- 
 fuhiess in the use of her pen when distance pre- 
 cluded a visit. 
 
 Through obedience in the little, she was made 
 ruler over more, and became ^- a pillar in the 
 Lord's house, that went no more out/^ If, by 
 her example, any are strengthened to obedience 
 in the path of duty, and incited ^^ to press toward 
 the mark for the prize of the high calling of God 
 in Christ Jesus/' the object of this little me- 
 moir will be aecomnlished. 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 169 
 
 A Memorial concerning our deceased Friend ^ 
 Harriet J. Moore. 
 
 At a Monthly Meeting of Friends of Phila- 
 delphia, held at Spruce street, 12 mo. '21st, 
 1855, 
 
 Women Friends handed in the following Me- 
 morial, concerning our deceased friend, Harriet 
 J . Moore, prepared by a joint committee of men 
 and women Friends, which was read and feel- 
 ingly united with. 
 
 The clerks are directed to transcribe and for- 
 ward a copy thereof to the ensuing Quarterly 
 Meeting, together with a copy of this minute, 
 signed on our behalf. 
 
 Under the conviction that an account of the 
 convincement and exemplary life of our beloved 
 friend, Harriet J. Moore, would be edifying and 
 encouraging to survivors, and particularly to our 
 youth, wo are induced to give forth the followin/^ 
 Memorial : 
 
 She was the daughter of Charles and Ann 
 15 
 
170 MEMOIR OF 
 
 Stockljj of Ascomao county, Virginia, and was 
 born on the 6th of 11th month, 1797. 
 
 Her mother dying during her infancy, the 
 care of the children devolved on her father, who, 
 although not a member of any religious society, 
 was, by his intercourse with Friends, impressed 
 with a love for their principles. This induced 
 him to send his eldest son and daughter to the 
 Boarding School under the care of Southern 
 Quarterly Meeting. 
 
 As there were no Friends in his neighbor- 
 hood, and most of his wife's relatives associated 
 with those of the Episcopal faith, Harriet was 
 brought up under that influence, and baptised 
 according to their form. 
 
 Her father died when she was about eight 
 years of age, and her eldest sister soon after 
 married Dr. Thompson Holmes, under whose 
 guardian care she, with the other children, was 
 taken. 
 
 Of the kind and parental solicitude of this 
 brother-in-law, she always spoke with great in- 
 terest and affection ; attributing to his refined 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 
 
 171 
 
 and cultivated mind much of the literary taste 
 she possessed, which was a source of enjoyment 
 to her through life. 
 
 When about twelve years of age she was sent 
 to Friends' school, in Camden, Delaware, where 
 the pupils were required to conform to our testi- 
 monies, in dress and address, with which re- 
 strictions she cheerfully complied, and often, in 
 after years, spoke impregsively of the beneficial 
 effect of this influence. 
 
 Upon leaving school, she went to reside with 
 a sister, whc had married a member of Camden 
 Monthly Meeting, which proved an important 
 era in her life. She thus became more inti- 
 mately associated with Friends, but not having 
 yet clearly seen the delusive character of all vain 
 amusements, she thought the restraints imposed 
 too severe for the youthful mind ; and being of a 
 gay and lively disposition, fond of music, singing 
 and dancing, she freely indulged therein when 
 absent from home. 
 
 In a few years it pleased Divine Goodness to 
 visit her with powerful religious impressions^ 
 
172 MEMOIR OF 
 
 calling lier away from the amusements in which 
 she had delighted, but she shrank from the idea 
 of becoming a member of the Society of Friends, 
 because of the humiliating dispensation their 
 self-denying life would cause her to pass through. 
 
 During this conflict, she accompanied the 
 family to their meeting on First days, though at 
 other times she frequently went with the Metho- 
 dists, and for a season seemed to feel that a 
 resting place might be found among them. But 
 it was clearly manifested that if she would be 
 Christ's disciple, the whole heart must be sur- 
 rendered, and every dependence giren up which 
 tended to draw her from that fountain of life and 
 light within — of which it was promised ^^ whoso- 
 ever drinketh shall never thirst/' 
 
 After a struggle with her natural inclina- 
 tion, her will became subjected to the ^ Di- 
 vine will, and she applied to be received into 
 religious fellowship with Friends. 
 
 The desire to assimilate more with them, and 
 be qualified for usefulness in the Society, induced 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 178 
 
 her to become a scholar at West-town Boarding 
 School, in the year 1818. 
 
 In 1819 she married our friend William W, 
 Moore, then of Baston, Maryland. Here she 
 beeame a useful member of Third Haven Monthly 
 Meeting, and acceptably filled the stations of 
 clerk and overseer. 
 
 After her marriage, she found that two young 
 slaves who had been left her by the will of her 
 father had not been manumitted. These she 
 liberated ; and one of them proving imbecile, 
 was maintained by her during his life. 
 
 In the year 1822 she travelled as companion 
 to a Friend, who, with a minute, was attending 
 the meetings of the Southern Quarter; and in 
 1824, obtained the approbation of her Monthly 
 Meeting to accompany Margaret Judge on a re- 
 ligious visit to some of the Southern States ; 
 which acts of dedication proved strengthening 
 and encouraging to her mind. 
 
 In 1829 she removed, with her husband, to 
 Baltimore, where the field of religious service 
 opened more extensively, and she was engaged in 
 
174 MEMOIR OF 
 
 the disciplinary concerns of society. Under 
 these she was^ at times, bowed in deep humilia- 
 tion, and fervent petitions were raised that she 
 might be strengthened to walk consistently with 
 the profession she was making, so that she should 
 not become a stumbling block in the way of ex- 
 ercised minds, and be enabled to perform her 
 duties to the glory of Him whose cause she 
 espoused. 
 
 She became a member of this Monthly Meet- 
 ing in 1834, where also she filled the stations of 
 olerk and overseer, acceptably to her friends ; 
 her exemplary life eminently qualifying her, 
 under the Divine anointing, to be a fit laborer 
 for the restoration of those who had departed 
 from our testimonies, and to explain their beauty 
 and consistency with the life of a Christian. 
 
 Her appearance in the ministry was about the 
 year 1838, and as she dwelt near the fountain 
 from whence all pure ministry must flow, her 
 gift was occupied to the satisfaction of her 
 friends, and by them acknowledged, in 1842. 
 
 Having thus devoted herself to serve her Di- 
 
, HARRIET J. MOORE. 175 
 
 vine Master, in whatever waj he required, she 
 became a faithful steward of the talents com- 
 mitted to her. 
 
 Her ministry was sound and edifying, concise 
 and perspicuous, and tended to confirm the weak 
 in the path of faithfulness ; also, to arouse the 
 indifferent to a consideration of the inestimable 
 blessings in store for those who yield to the 
 manifestations of Divine Light, and follow its 
 requirings. 
 
 In prayer she was eminently favored ; she de- 
 lighted in reading the Scriptures of Truth, hav- 
 ing always esteemed them a great blessing con- 
 ferred on the children of men, and in her 
 ministry elucidated her subject by appropriate 
 quotations. 
 
 With the dogmas of theology she had but 
 little to do, esteeming faith in Christ as mani- 
 fested by corresponding works of righteousness, 
 alone essential to man^s salvation. 
 
 She often lamented the differences existing in 
 the Society of Friends, about doctrines and 
 opinions, believing it far more consistent f^ 
 
176 MEMOIE, OF 
 
 Christians to cultivate lov© one for another^ than 
 to contend about that which satisfieth not. 
 
 So zealous was she for the maintenance of our 
 precious testimonies; that she continued in the 
 performance of her religious duties, often in great 
 bodily weakness, and seldom permitted any thing 
 to prevent her attendance of all our religious 
 meetings. 
 
 Thus concerned to be found faithful, she grew 
 in grace, and in the saving knowledge of her 
 Lord and Master. 
 
 Being desirous of doing her work in the day 
 time, she yielded to an impression of duty, in 
 1844, to make a religious visit to the Meetings 
 composing the Southern Quarter, where she had 
 experienced her youthful visitations and religious 
 baptisms. 
 
 From this time she was frequently engaged, 
 with the approbation of her friends, in attending 
 some of the meetings within the limits of Phila- 
 delphia, Baltimore, New York and Genesee 
 Yearly Meetings. 
 
 In 1854 she opened a concern to visit, in Gos- 
 
AARRIET J. MOORE. 177 
 
 pel love, the members of this Monthly Meeting, 
 and such others as were in the practice of as= 
 sembling with us } which service she was favored 
 to perform to the edification of the visited, and 
 peace of her own mind. 
 
 In the fifth mo., 1855, she obtained a minute 
 to attend New York Yearly Meeting, and at its 
 close felt her mind drawn to a meeting, appointed 
 by a Friend, at Flushing, Long Island, where 
 she was engaged in a very lively and impressive 
 manner ; declaring, in a clear and comprehensive 
 testimony, the sufficiency of the Light or Grace 
 of God, given, according to the Scripture, ^^ to 
 all men, for their salvation,'' and closing her 
 services with solemn supplication. 
 
 In speaking to a friend, at the conclusion of 
 this opportunity, she remarked, that she ^^ felt 
 now as if she was ready to go home and die — as 
 her work was done." 
 
 Shortly after this, she accompanied her hus- 
 band on a social visit to their relatives and 
 friends in Maryland, where was left a sweet re- 
 membrance of her many virtues; and, on her 
 
178 MEMOIR OF 
 
 return home, lier mind seemed clothed with the 
 spirit of universal love. 
 
 The following First day, the 1st of the 7th 
 month, she was in her accustomed place for pub- 
 lic worship, and, in the morning meeting, re- 
 markably drawn forth in fervent supplication for 
 all then gathered, that they might, through dedi- 
 cation and obedience, realize a closer walk with 
 God, frequently repeating, ^^ Oh, for a closer 
 walk with Thee,^' and humbly acknowledging 
 the mercy and goodness of her Heavenly Father, 
 in having enabled her to fulfil the duties assigned 
 her, she now desired to render unto Him the 
 tribute of thanksgiving and praise. 
 
 Many, then present, will remember this oc- 
 casion as peculiarly solemn, and as a parting 
 blessing from one who had been an earnest, 
 faithful laborer, not only for her own peace, but 
 for the little fiock who gathered with her. 
 
 The next day she was taken suddenly ill ; 
 and, after a few hours of intense suffering, wag 
 relieved from pain, although sickness continued, 
 at intervals, until nature became exhausted. 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 179 
 
 During her illness she seemed entirely weaned 
 from this life, expressing a desire to ^^ go to her 
 Heavenly Father's rest/' often ejaculating, 
 ^' Dearest Father, take me to thyself/' 
 
 To the question, how she felt ? she replied, 
 '' Very well, except this sickness,'' and soon 
 added : '^ I have not seen how this is to termi- 
 nate; but, be that as it may — all is well !'* 
 
 Her mind was centred in composure and re- 
 signation, until the close, which took place on 
 the 4th of seventh month, 1855, after an illness 
 of forty-two hours, in the 58th year of her age. 
 
 Extracted from the minutes. 
 
 Jos. C. Turnpenny, 
 
 Martha B. Hough, ' ^^^'^^'' 
 
 NNY, \ 
 UGH, J 
 
 Read and approved, in Philadelphia^Quarterly 
 Meeting of Friends, held at Cherry street^ on 
 the 5th of 2d month, 1856. 
 
 Joshua Ltppinoott, 7 qi^^j,^ 
 Susanna M. Parrish, > 
 
180 MEMOIR OF 
 
 The following letter may be interesting as 
 the last effort of her pen. 
 
 Philadelphia, 7th mo. 1st. 1855. 
 Dear S. : — Thou hast very often been mj 
 mental companion since we parted^ accompanied 
 with feelings of affection and an earnest solici- 
 tude that thou majst be found faithful in folio w- 
 ino- Him who has so far led thee alonor as a ten- 
 der Father^ and oft refreshed thy spirit by the 
 distillings of heavenly dew, even in thy silent 
 waitings upon Him. If in these seasons 
 He is pleased to show thee by tke impress 
 of his holy spirit upon thy spirit, that he requires 
 any duty at thy hands, fail not, my beloved 
 friend, to fulfil it. I believe He who calls for 
 acts of dedication and obedience will, as he prom- 
 ised, be to us ^^ mouth and wisdom, tongue and 
 utterance.'^ He told his disciples when they had 
 to speak in his name (which is his power) to 
 take no thought beforehand, for it should be 
 given them in that same hour what they should 
 say and what they should speak. It is equally 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 181 
 
 obligatory upon us no\7 ; and I do know, from 
 some experience, that all we have to do is to 
 obey bim in all things, who is emphatically our 
 '^ strength in weakness, riches in poverty, and a 
 present helper in every needful time/' 
 
 I have thus far followed the impulse of feel- 
 ing, penning what has arisen for thee, without 
 acknowledging the reception of thy truly accep- 
 table and interesting letter, which gives renewed 
 evidence of the exercises of thy mind. I would 
 not have thee wait for too much, but when the 
 impression is clear that the Father calls for a 
 public acknowledgement of thy allegiance, even 
 to tell unto others what his power has effected 
 for thee, in the simplicity of a little child be 
 willing to express what may be given thee at the 
 time. We are disposed, I well know, to plead 
 excuses, that we are the least, that we are poor, 
 unlearned, &c., all of which will be unavailing, 
 and we shall find that no sacrifice will suffice, or 
 bring peace to the soul, but obedience to mani« 
 fested duty ; and be assured, dear R , duty 
 is never more easy than when first presented to 
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182 MEMOIR OF 
 
 the understanding. I do believe ^^ rebellion is 
 as the sin of witchcraft/^ to use a scripture ex- 
 pression. It blinds the eye of the mind, and 
 darkens the understanding, until we know not 
 whence good cometh, while '' the willing and 
 obedient eat the good of the land/' and enjoy 
 abundance of peace. 
 
 Marvel not that thou shouldst feel as an empty 
 vessel ; these are the kind of instruments the 
 Master will make use of, to fill and qualify for 
 his service. We must be emptied of self, and 
 of all former experience, at times, that we may 
 receive the new wine of the kingdom. And here 
 we can understand the scripture, ^^new wine 
 must be put into new bottles. '' It is said, too, 
 that a wicked and adulterous generation seeketh 
 after a sign, and there shall no sign be given 
 but that of the " Prophet Jonah/' Now we 
 know that ho, from disobedience, was ^wallowed 
 up in darkness, and said, *^out of the belly of heJ 
 , cried I/' These things are left on record for 
 our instruction, and may we so profit by them 
 as to avoid the evil consequences resulting from 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 183 
 
 not following our heavenly guide. I believe if 
 thou art willing to labor in the Lord's vineyard, 
 thou wilt be brought out of a wilderness state of 
 mind^ thy pathway will be illuminated by the 
 light of truth, and then thou wilt experience the 
 ways of religion, the ways of wisdom and all 
 these to be pleasantness and peace. Be encou- 
 raged then, my dear friend, to follow on in the 
 path before thee, consulting not with flesh and 
 blood; let self be abased, and the Lord exalted 
 over all, who is worthy to be served, honored, 
 worshipped, and obeyed by all his rational fam- 
 ily, now and evermore. The lip of truth 
 hath declared, he that honoreth me I will honor. 
 ■ I felt great nearness to thee, and was gratified in 
 being with thee 'privately ^ though my counsel 
 seemed out of season. I shall continue to think 
 of thee and be pleased to hear from thee at any 
 time. In much love I bid farewell, and am sin- 
 cerely thy friend, Harriet J. Moore. 
 
184 MEMOIR OF 
 
 The following letter addressed to Caroline Hal- 
 sted, was truly a word in season to her tossed 
 spirit, soon after released from the shackles of 
 mortality. 
 
 Philadelphia, Sd mo. btlif IS 5. 
 Dear Caroline^ — I do not remember that I 
 have written to thee, but my mind has so oft 
 embraced thee in near feeling and sympathy 
 since thy return home, and on hearing of thy in- 
 creased indisposition, that I can say thou hast 
 been as ^^an epistle written in the heart/^ When 
 thou wast with us, I felt that thou wast a plant 
 of my heavenly Father's right hand planting — 
 that thou wast often watered as with the dew of 
 heaven, and preparing for the Master's use, and 
 should it be that, at this early stage of thy 
 earthly esistence, thou hast fulfilled the work 
 and art prepared to be gathered to the heavenly 
 kingdom, thou wilt escape much that falls to the 
 lot of those who are longer continued in mutabil- 
 ity. And now, as I write, the conviction is re- 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 185 
 
 newedly given, that thy life will be lengthened 
 until there is a ripeness for a blissful immortal- 
 ity. Yes, my precious young friend, the pro* 
 phet's language is applicable to some of us, who 
 have partaken of the cup of suffering — ^^I have 
 refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen 
 thee in the furnace of affliction.'' And if our 
 ^^ light afflictions,^' as the apostle terms them, 
 do but work for us that '' exceeding and eter- 
 nal weight of glory,'' may we not, like him, 
 have to rejoice in tribulation? It is a remarka- 
 ble fact that now presents to my mind, that all 
 the Scripture promises are to those who suffer — 
 who endure tribulation and affliction. To these 
 the tender mercy, loving kindness and compas- 
 sion of our heavenly Father are most conspicu- 
 ously manifest. No doubt, in the frequent read- 
 ing of the Holy Scriptures, thou art strengthened 
 and may be confirmed in this view. ^^ When 
 thou passest through the fire, the flames shall 
 not kindle upon thee, and through the waters 
 the flood shall not overflow thee." No doubt 
 thy state at times is similar to this ; then my 
 
186 MEMOIR or 
 
 dear C. remember the gracious promises. And 
 how sweet to trust our all ia the hands of Him, 
 who is the unslumbering Shepherd, watching 
 over his flock in the night season, as well as in 
 the day, when the dawnings of spiritual light 
 enable us to see that He is nigh. I have often 
 craved for myself the confiding faith and hum- 
 ble trust that David in his Psalms so beautifully 
 portays. Read the outpourings of his spirit in 
 the 23d Psalm, commencing, '^ The Lord is my 
 Shepherd/' 
 
 Since I saw thee my health has been very 
 poor; at times I have been doubtful of being 
 again able to get to meetings and attend to house- 
 hold duties; but, with gratitude, I may acknow- 
 ledge the favor of being much improved, and 
 able to do what my hands find to do. I trust 
 the dispensation, so recently passed through, 
 may accomplish the end for which it was meted 
 out to me — to purify and refine the spirit, and 
 prepare it for union and communion with infinite 
 purity. 
 
 Farewell, dear C. The ealutation of my spi- 
 
HARRIET J. MOORE. 187 
 
 rit is, may grace, mercy and peace be with thee 
 and abound, comforting and confirming thy faith 
 in Him who is near, and will keep thee to the 
 end. 
 
 Thy friend, Harriet J. Moore. 
 
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