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he evil would never be reached effectually until a searching inquiry was made into the circumstances and motives of such as held slaves. At length the truth in a great measure triumphed over all opposition; and, without any public dissent, the meeting agreed that the injunction of our Lord and Saviour to do to others as we would that others should do to us should induce Friends who held slaves to set them at liberty, making a Christian provision for them, and four Friends—John Woolman, John Scarborough, Daniel Stanton, and John Sykes—were approved of as suitable persons to visit and treat with such as kept slaves, within the limits of the meeting. This painful and difficult duty was faithfully per formed. In that meekness and humility of spirit which has nothing in common with the fear of man, which bringeth a snare, the self-denying followers of their Divine Lord and Master went about doing good. In the city of Philadelphia, and among the wealthy planters of the country, they fo