cannot banish you from the coasts
and sanctuary of the Living
God.'--MARGARET FOX._

_'Grant us grace to rest from all
sinful deeds and thoughts, to
surrender ourselves wholly unto
Thee, to keep our souls still
before Thee like a still lake;
that so the beams of Thy love may
be mirrored therein, and may
kindle in our hearts the beams of
faith, and love, and prayer. May
we, through such stillness and
hope, find strength and gladness
in Thee O God, now, and for
evermore.'--JOACHIM EMBDEN, 1595._

_'For the soul that is close to GOD_
_In the folded wings of prayer,_
_Passion no more can vex,_
_Infinite peace is there.'_
_EDWIN HATCH._

XXII. AN UNDISTURBED MEETING

Quiet and lonely now stands the small old farmhouse of Drawwell, on
the sunny slope of a hill, under the shadow of the great fells. To
this day the old draw-well behind the house, which gives its name to
the homestead, continues to yield its refreshing draught of pure cold
water. 'It is generally full, even in times of drought, and never
overflows.'[32] To this day, also, the 'living water,' drawn in many a
'mighty Meeting' held around that well in the early years of
Quakerism, continues to refresh thirsty souls.

* * * * *

It was to Drawwell Farm that George Fox came with his hosts Thomas and
John Blaykling, on Whitsun Wednesday evening in June 1652, at the end
of Sedbergh Fair. From Drawwell he accompanied them to Firbank Chapel,
the following Sunday forenoon. There, high up on the opposite fell, he
was moved, as he says in his Journal, to 'sit down upon the rock on
the mountain' and 'discourse to over a thousand people, amongst whom I
declared God's everlasting Truth and word of life freely and largely,
for about the space of three hours, whereby many were convinced.'

More than once in after days, George Fox returned again thankfully to
Drawwell, seeking and finding rest and refreshment for soul and body
under its hospitable, low, stone roof, as he went up and down on
those endless journeys of his, throughout the length and breadth of
England, whereby he 'kept himself in a per