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THE

FRIENDS' LIBRARY:

COMPRISING

JOURNALS, DOCTRINAL TREATISES, AND OTHER WRITINGS

OF

MEMBERS OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.

EDITED BY WILLIAM EVANS AND THOMAS EVANS.

VOL. VII.

CONTAINING

MEMOIRS OF DANIEL WHEELER.-THE LIFE OF THOMAS ELLWOOD.
MEMORANDA OF MARY HAGGER.-MEMOIR OF ANN CROWLEY,
AND A SHORT ACCOUNT OF WILLIAM LEDDRA.

PHILADELPHIA:

PRINTED BY JOSEPH RAKESTRAW,

FOR THE EDITORS.

1843.

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FAITH in Christ, which is accompanied by good

ADDRESS to the missionaries at New Zealand, works, necessary to realizing the benefits of his

275.

B.

coming, 21, 232; the importance of living faith, 40.
FRIENDLY ISLES, remarks of C. Wheeler on,

BOLABOLA, remarks of C. Wheeler respecting, 334.

323.

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HUAHINE, remarks of C. Wheeler respecting,

321.

HERVEY ISLES, remarks of C. Wheeler, on, 330.

CROWLEY, ANN, Memoir of, 462; powerfully
visited by Divine grace,-ib; death of her father
and sister Mary, 463; appears in the ministry,
464 religious visit in Wales, 466; joins S. Har-
HAGGER, MARY; her memoranda, 430; testi-
rison in a religious visit in Worcestershire, &c.,
467; visit to Buckinghamshire, &c., 468; joins 433; call to the ministry, 434; death of her hus-
mony concerning her, ib.; birth and education,
Phebe Speakman, 469; visit to Dorset, Hants, band, and peculiar trials, 435; removal to Ashford,
Devon, &c., ib.; unites with S. Horne in a family 436; religious visit to Bedfordshire, &c., 443; to
visit, and in attending meetings in Surry, Sussex, Nottinghamshire, 445; to Essex, 455; attends
Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, &c., 470; travels in the the Yearly Meeting in London, 457; visits the
ministry with P. H. Gurney, 471; visits the fami- families of her own Monthly Meeting, ib.; ex-
lies of her own meeting, with W. Forster, 473; pressions during an illness, 458; recovers so as to
also Hampshire, Somerset and Bristol, ib.; reli-
gious service with Wm. and R. Byrd, ib.; illness get to meeting, 459; last sickness and death,
and death, 476.

CROWLEY, REBECCA, account of her sickness
and death, 477.

E.

460-1.

L.

LETTER from the congregation at Teahupoo,
respecting D. Wheeler, 147; from Tekori, a na-
tive boy, 235; from the missionaries, 227; from
the missionaries at Lifuka, 251; from the mission-

Elizabeth, relative to the illness and death of Al-
exander, 314; of Charles Wheeler to his family,
relative to the South Sea Isles, 316; from T. Loe
and I. Pennington, to T. Ellwood, 371.

LEDDRA, WILLIAM; account of his arrest and
martyrdom, 479; letter written by him shortly be-
fore he suffered, ib.

EIMEO, remarks of C. Wheeler respecting, 320.
ELLWOOD, THOMAS, his life, 347; testimo-aries at New Zealand, 278; from the Empress
nies concerning him, 343; remarkable inci-
dent, 349; visits I. Pennington, 350; convinced
of Friends' principles, 352; effects thereof, 353;
suffers much from his father for his testimony
against hat honour and the corrupt language of
the world, 359--361; is arrested at Maidenhead,
363; his examination and discharge, 364; writes
a Warning to priests, 366; imprisoned at Oxford,
369; letter from Thomas Loe, 370; from I. Pen-
nington, 371; attempt of his father to prevent his
going to meeting, 373; introduction to Milton,
380; imprisonment at the Old Bailey, London,
382; removed to Newgate, 337; discharged, and
goes to I. Pennington's, 391; commences teach-
ing his children, ib.; arrested again and sent to
prison, 394; returns home and examines Paradise 90, 144, 164, 204, 232, 233, 256, 257, 269.

N.

NEW ZEALAND, remarks of C. Wheeler on, 337.
P..

PETERSBURG; dreadful inundation there, 52.
PROPITIATORY SACRIFICE OF CHRIST, 7, 21, 40,

R.

RAIATEA, remarks of C. Wheeler respecting,

Lost, 396; imprisoned again, 397; memorable
meeting with the followers of J. Perrot, 398; his
marriage, 401; remarks on the Conventicle Act,
403; prosecution of two informers, 406; dispute 322.
with T. Hicks, 409; writes against tithes, 410;
replies to W. Rogers' attack on Friends, 411; ar-
rested on account of a book he published, 412;

S.

SCRIPTURES OF TRUTH not the Word of God,

publishes his Seasonable Dissuasive from persecu- 40, 41, 111, 153; their value, 176, 260.

tion, 416; pathetic description of Friends' suffer-
ings, 417; Epistle to Friends respecting the di-

SANDWICH ISLANDS, Address to the Rulers of,

viding spirit, 418; account of George Fox, 423; by D. Wheeler, 199.

controversy with G. Keith, 423; Epistle respect-

SPIRIT OF TRUTH, the necessity of its trans-

ing his separation, 424; reply to G. K.'s charge forming operations in the soul, 21, 41, 58, 83, 96,

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144, 145, 153, 156, 170, 179, 189, 214, 233, 253, Town, 120; illness there, 122; sails for Port Jack-
257, 266, 270, 276.

son, 123; religious services, 125; sails for Norfolk
Island, 127; voyage to Tahiti, 129; arrival there,

SANDWICH ISLES, remarks of C. Wheeler re- 130; religious engagements there, 131 to 140;
specting, 325.

T.

TESTIMONY of Balby Monthly meeting respect-
ing Daniel Wheeler, 2; testimony of New York
Monthly meeting, 6.

TESTIMONY borne by a Friend in London Yearly
meeting, 89.

visit to Bunaauia, 141; to Papara, 145; to Tau-
tira, 149; sails for Eimeo, 162; sails for Huahine,
169; goes to Raiatea, 173; to Bolabola, 177;
visit to a rebel chief and his party, 179; sails for
Sandwich Islands, 181; arrival there, 185; meetings
at Honolulu, 186, 188; interview with the Queen,

196; Address to the Rulers, 199; sails for Haw-
aii, 206; Waimea, 210; Koloa, 211; remarkable

TAHITI, remarks of C. Wheeler respecting, 317. volcano and waterfall, 215; sails with the mission

U.

families for Maui, ib.; arrival at Lahina, 217;
UNIVERSALITY of Divine grace testified to by 221; sails for Tawai, 222; meeting there, 223;
at Oahu, 219; interview with the missionaries,

the South Sea Islanders, 154.

W.

goes to Hanarei, 224; sails for the Hervey Islands,
227; Farewell Address of the missionaries, ib.;
WHEELER, DANIEL, Journal of his birth and his answer, 228; arrival at Rarotonga, 228; visit
education, 8, 9; goes to sea, 10; enters the Brit- to the schools, 230; goes to Aroragne, 233; reli-
ish navy, 11; divine visitation, 12; joins the army gious service there, ib.; sails for Vavau, 235;
as a volunteer, ib.; goes with his regiment to Ire-meeting at Feletoa, 238; Neiafu and Otea, 241;
land, 13; exposed to the danger of losing his life, meeting at Hihifo, 242; goes to Matika, 243;
14; preserved from killing a fellow creature, ib.; parting meeting at Neiafu, 246; sails for Lifuka,
ships for England with a regiment, 15; embarks ib.; meeting with the missionaries, 249; letter
for the Continent, and lands at Ostend, 16; marches from them, 251; departure for Tongataboo, ib.;
to Ghent and Nimeguen, 17; is taken sick, 18; arrival at Nukulofa, 252; meeting with the na-
illness at Rhenin, 19; reflections on his recovery, tives there, 253; a kava party, 254; interview
21; returns to England, and embarks for the West with a heathen chief and his party, at Mua, 255;
Indies, 22; remarkable preservation from ship- sails for New Zealand, 262; religious services
wreck, 23; his conversion without outward means, there, 265; visit to Waimate, 269; meeting with
ib.; retires from a military life, ib.; resides with the members of the mission at Paihia, 272; Ad-
dress to the missionaries at New Zealand, 275;
his sister in Yorkshire, ib.; is received among
Friends, ib.; settles in Sheffield, and is married, letter from them to him, 278; sails for New South
24; retires to the country, 25; appears in the Wales, 279; arrival at Sydney, 281; death of his
ministry, 26; goes to Russia, 29; interview with son William, 284; sails for Hobarton, 286; ser-
Prince Galitzin, 31; interview with the Emperor, vices there, 287; returns to England, 288; attends
32; returns to England, 33; removes with his London Yearly meeting, 289; opens his concern
family and settles at Ochta, near Petersburg, 34; to visit America, ib.; sails from Liverpool to New
Address to Balby Monthly meeting, 36, 39, 43, York, 290; arrival there, 291; goes to Philadel-
46, 48, 57, 60, 63; is visited by the Emperor, 46; phia, 292; attends the Yearly meeting there, 294;
awful inundation at Petersburg, 52; visits Eng-goes to Wilmington, 295; to Baltimore, 296; to
land, 53; do. in company with his wife, 73; at-
tends meetings in Durham, Devon, Cornwall, &c.,
73, 74, 75; goes to Dublin Yearly meeting, 78;
returns to Russia, 79; cholera at Petersburg and
vicinity, 79, 80; Address to York Quarterly meet-
ing, 82; prepares to quit Russia, 86; arrives in
England, 87; is liberated to visit the South Seas,
89; illness in his family, 93; death of his wife,
94; journey to Russia, 99; returns to England
and embarks for the South Pacific, 100; voyage
to Rio Janeiro, 105; religious services there, 110;
voyage to Vandiemen's land, 112; remarkable cir-
cumstance of the vessel's being protected from the
fury of the sea by whales, 115; arrival at Hobart

Virginia Yearly meeting, 297; to New York and
New England Yearly meetings, 298; goes north-
ward to Portland, and then to Nova Scotia, 301–2
3; goes to Ohio Yearly meeting, 304; embarks
for home, 305; alarming illness of his son Charles,
306; his death, 307; embarks again for America,
308; arrival at New York, 309; illness and death,
310 to 312; concluding remarks, 313.

WHEELER, JANE, account of her illness and
death, 314.

WHEELER, CHARLES, letters to his family re-
specting the South Sea Isles, 316.

WILL-WORSHIP, 354.

MEMOIRS

OF

THE LIFE AND GOSPEL LABOURS

OF THE LATE

DANIEL WHEELER,

A MINISTER OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.

"He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God."-PSALM xl. 2, 3.

PREFACE.

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In presenting to the public the following Memoirs, a few explanatory remarks may be requisite.

The narrative of his religious visit to the South Sea Islands, &c., has been carefully revised since its last publication, and some additional matter from the original notes has been interspersed.

For some years previous to the decease of For the closing years of his life, the private our honoured parent, it was evidently a mat- journal has again been quoted. The brevity ter which he had much at heart, to leave be- of the American portion of it, will perhaps hind him some narrative of his life; no doubt be regretted, though easily explained by the believing that a record, in which might be increasing age and infirmities of the writer; traced so many instances of divine mercy and but although short, it was thought to contain interposition, could not but be instructive and matter of sufficient interest to warrant its instrengthening to others. This work, how-sertion. The record of his last illness has ever, though commenced in the year 1831, been furnished by the amiable family, who was never completed; and it has been our were then his kind attendants. duty to supply the deficiency from whatever The appendix will be found to contain sesources lay within our reach. From the pe-veral articles which, though not actually a riod at which the auto-biography abruptly part of the narrative, are yet interesting in terminates, to the time of his removal to connexion with it. The extracts from the Russia, the recollections of his family, and, notes of our brother Charles, written whilst in some instances, the memoranda of his in- accompanying his father amongst the islands timate friends, have furnished the only data: of the Pacific, exhibit a somewhat succinct but it must be observed, that nothing has been view of the condition of their inhabitants, and allowed a place, which could not be stated are the more worthy of notice, as their la with entire confidence; more might undoubt-mented author was not only himself well quali edly have been given, by including incidents fied to observe, but also to estimate the evinot so distinctly remembered, and matter de- dence of others. rived from traditional, rather than personal knowledge, which in the present instance has been carefully avoided.

It will be seen, that the present work is to be regarded chiefly in the light of a compila. tion. From the nature of some of the mateOf the succeeding sixteen years, viz.: from rials, it will also be evident, that it has occa1817, the private correspondence of the de-sionally been as much a duty to omit, as in ceased affords almost the only materials; but other instances to insert; but the reader may as this was tolerably copious, and generally be assured, that the selection has been fairly written with the entire openness of friendship, and impartially made: and that whenever it constitutes not the least valuable part of the any alteration has been attempted, it has been work. merely a verbal correction, without affecting

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