The Friend : a religious and literary journal . , on the 21st of 11th bio. 1840,Rebecca Wright, relict of the late William Wright,in the 65th year of her age, an elder of Mansfieldmeeting, Burlington county, N. J. Although this ourdear friend was almost instantaneously removed out oftime ; yet we have the consoling belief, that few werebetter prepared for so short a summons! Being cir-cumspect in her life and conversation, an example ofmeekness, forbearance and charity, towards all thathave wandered from the true sheepfold, for the returnof whom many have been her labours of love ; andwhile he
The Friend : a religious and literary journal . , on the 21st of 11th bio. 1840,Rebecca Wright, relict of the late William Wright,in the 65th year of her age, an elder of Mansfieldmeeting, Burlington county, N. J. Although this ourdear friend was almost instantaneously removed out oftime ; yet we have the consoling belief, that few werebetter prepared for so short a summons! Being cir-cumspect in her life and conversation, an example ofmeekness, forbearance and charity, towards all thathave wandered from the true sheepfold, for the returnof whom many have been her labours of love ; andwhile her bereaved children, and the church, are deeplysensible of their loss—it is not without hope that thesame power which enabled her to fulfil the law ofkindness, will raise up and qualify others, to walk inher foottteps. , on the 18th of 9th mo. 1840, Pleasant Cobbs, an esteemed member of Upper Springfield MonthlyMeeting, Columbiana county, Ohio, in the 80th year of his use. PRINTED BY ADAM WALDIE,Carpenter Street, below Seventh, VOL. .EDITED liY ROBERT SMITH. PUBLISHED two dollars per annum, payable in and Payments received byGEORGE W. TAYLOR, NO. 50, NORTH FOURTH STREET, UT STAIRS, PHILADELPHIA. Address at the Philadelphia AgriculturalExhibition, by Nicholas Biddle. Gentlemen—We are assembled to witnessour first exhibition since the recent donationby the state. Our society, while engaged withall its own resources in improving our agri-culture, appealed to the legislature, as con-sisting mainly of farmers, and asked that,while so many millions were expended in thetransportation of our productions, somethingshould be given to assist in rendering thoseproductions themselves more abundant andmore valuable. Accordingly a law was passed,placing, every year, at the disposal of the so-ciety a sum of fifty dollars for each member ofthe legislature for the city and county of Phi-ladelphia, to be paid out of the taxes to beraised withi
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