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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Journal of Joshua Evans

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Expences in travelling mount high; the road uneven and
mirey in Places: We are all favourd with health, being five in
number & have travelled in the five days near two hundred miles.
Many of the people through this back Country of late seemed to be
of the ungodly sort; and less room to receive the Principles
of Truth, than I have seen in my eastern Travels of near 7,000
miles; Tho' we have among them met with some who were more
Friendly. On looking back over my travels, I believe I have endea-
vour'd honestly to discharge the trust the Lord reposed in me, thro'
the ability he afforded: Blessed forever be his great and holy Name,
who faileth not to help in the needful times, and rewards with the
answer of sweet peace.

24th.

We are now at Munsy

in Pennsylvania; have attended a
large Meeting among my friends & others, and had close Labour, wch.
seems to be well received. At Blooming-Grove (or Pine-Grove)
the next day, we visited a few friends who are lately come there:
they appear thoughtful in some degree, & have a pretty large
flock of youth & innocent Children; This is N. Westward of Munsy, to-
wards the Alleganey Mountain: Here the day following we had
two meetings: one of them with our friends selected; and the other
for all that pleased to come; which, tho' attended with close Labor
were measurably satisfactory: much openness appear'd amongst
them to hear the world preached, & many signified their Unity.

27th.

Visited some families at Muncy

to satisfaction.