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something within you which shows you what is good and what is bad, for this is the Voice of God. Spirit with which you as well as all other people in the work may be blessed and made to be glad and rejoice if it language be sincerely hearkened to and obeyed - this will make you a happy people: and with out this all the help that Man can afford you will be of little service, this it is that can preserve you from every thing that is hurtful and unkind, and make you rich in the midst of Poverty We are your friends &; Brethren Philad. June 28 1798 David Bacon Ellis Yarnall John Parish Nathan Harper Henry Drinker John Biddle John Drinker Peter Barker John Elliott Wm Gregory Thomas Fisher Thomas Wister Thomas Stewwardson After the foregoing and Jas Wilkinsons address was read and interpreted to them they retired into another appartment to consult on the proposials we had made to them