John Barclay
John Barclay
Although John Barclay (1797-1838) was a descendent of the well-known apologist Robert Barclay, he was a complete stranger to the life and power of Truth until he began to seek the Lord with all his heart, somewhere around his 18th year. The Society of Friends at that time was in a low and declining state, but John Barclay dug deep and found the Root of life from which the early Quakers had sprouted, and in time became a living branch himself, and a very useful author and minister. He lived only 41 years, but his short life was wholly dedicated to his Master’s cause, and many of the journals, memoirs, and biographies of Early Friends that we possess now are the fruit of his arduous and faithful labor with the original documents.
Oh how He touches, softens, and humbles these proud, hard hearts of ours, these fallen, but aspiring natures, these froward, wayward tendencies; and woos us to be wise indeed, by learning of Him how to be simple as little children,—submitting, bearing, and taking His yoke upon our spirits.
- John Barclay
Books by John Barclay
Barclay’s Anecdotes
Barclay’s Anecdotes
A selection of anecdotes and instructive incidents taken from the publications of several members of the Society of Friends, compiled by John Barclay, and containing excerpts from the writings of George Fox, John Woolman, Thomas Chalkley, Edward Burrough, Isaac Penington, Thomas Story, and many other notable Friends.
- 165 pages
- journal, spiritual life
- 140 Downloads
Letters of
Early Friends
Letters of Early Friends
Letters, etc. of Early Friends, illustrative of the history of the society from nearly its origin to about the period of George Fox’s decease; also containing epistles of counsel and exhortation to the churches, and documents relating to the early church order and government established among Friends.
- 364 pages
- letters
- 154 Downloads
The Diary of Alexander Jaffray
The Diary of Alexander Jaffray
The diary of Alexander Jaffray, provost of Aberdeen, one of the Scottish commissioners to King Charles II, and a member of Cromwell’s Parliament, to which are added particulars of his subsequent life, given in connection with memoirs of the rise, progress, and persecutions, of the people called Quakers, in the north of Scotland.
- 520 pages
- journal, letters, history
- 98 Downloads
The Journal and Letters of John Barclay
The Journal and Letters of John Barclay
Selections from the journal, papers, and letters of John Barclay, compiled and published by his brother A. R. Barclay, showing his full surrender to the Lord when young, and his remarkable growth in grace, wisdom, and usefulness in the church of Christ.
- 301 pages
- journal, letters
- 47 Downloads
