The Annual , Obituary of the members of the Society of Friends in Great Britain and . xisting. School life inthose far-off days was vastly different from were no holidays. His parents came tosee him once, and were allowed to take him home,along with a cousin, to spend a night. It is notto be wondered at that such conditions, added tosomewhat harsh discipline and Spartan fare, leftfew pleasant memories, or that the strain on hissensitive nature was such that he was allowed toleave at the end of two-and-a-half years. The next six years were spent on his fathersfarm
The Annual , Obituary of the members of the Society of Friends in Great Britain and . xisting. School life inthose far-off days was vastly different from were no holidays. His parents came tosee him once, and were allowed to take him home,along with a cousin, to spend a night. It is notto be wondered at that such conditions, added tosomewhat harsh discipline and Spartan fare, leftfew pleasant memories, or that the strain on hissensitive nature was such that he was allowed toleave at the end of two-and-a-half years. The next six years were spent on his fathersfarm, but an opening occurring then in Dublinin the old Friends firm of Webb Brothers, hedecided to try a business career, and rose to theresponsible position of a buyer for the firm. Hefelt, however, that he was by nature best suitedto a country life, and after some years left hisprospects in the city and settled down to hardwork on the farm, where he spent practically theremainder of his long life. He had an excep-tionally robust constitution, and never hadcourse to consult a doctor till he was over Ephraim Allen EPHRAIM ALLEN 3 At 33 he married Ann Eliza Robinson. Herdeath in 1905 was a lasting sorrow to him. Ephraim Allen was a true Friend of the oldschool, his ancestry dating back almost to thebeginnings of Quakerism in Ireland. He carriedhis principles into every department of his life,and his sterling character gained for him theconfidence and esteem of all who knew him. Hewas a constant and punctual attender at RichhillMeeting. He was an Elder for forty years, andClerk to the Monthly Meeting for fifteen. Al-though his voice was never heard in the Ministry,his life bore witness to a deep inward experienceof truth which was rigidly upheld. In 1895 the Liberal Government made him aJustice of the Peace. His influence as a magis-trate was always on the side of right. He triedto temper justice with mercy, and so won theesteem of most offenders. He always felt thatthe land pr
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