Wilt Thou Go on My Errand?: Journals of Three 18th Century Quaker Women Ministers : Susanna Morris 1682-1755 Elizabeth Hudson 1722-1783 Ann Moore 17 [Paperback]

Susanna Morris (Author, Editor), Elizabeth Hudson (Author, Editor), Ann Herbert Moore (Author, Editor), Margaret Hope Bacon (Editor)

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• Paperback: 399 pages
• Publisher: Pendle Hill Pubns (November 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0875749216
• ISBN-13: 978-0875749211
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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"Wilt Thou Go on My Errand?" offers the journals of three travelling Quaker women of the eighteenth century (Susanna Morris, Elizabeth Hudson and Ann Moore).

The book gives, clearly explained, the stories of these women, who were unusual for women of that era, because they, though married with children, still travelled freely (mainly on horseback) over large areas of Europe, even entering Muslim Turkey. In addition, these women preached even to the highest-ranking people, such as those in the British Army.

The journals themselves do not give great detail or depth regarding the lives of Susanna Morris, Elizabeth Hudson and Ann Moore, but they do give an outline that is by all accounts adequate for the casual reader. The language, though naturally very traditional Quaker in character, is by no means difficult to read, even though it conveys very few feelings about how these women felt about what they were doing: they felt they were being inspired by the Holy Spirit to travel and said what the Holy Spirit wanted.

These women's lives, as Margaret Hope Bacon points out, should be an inspiration for those who find difficulty combining family duties with serious work. These women, as she succintly points out, were often prophetic rebels who really refused to accept the status quo of the eighteenth century. As such, their journals are a useful read.