. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . elieve these men ii!§bondage, to give them personal freedom, was theaim of this man, who paved the way for Benezet,^^!Garrison, and Brown, and furnished to the aboli-tionists and free soilers of later days arguments;!the truth or falsity of which were tried in the fur- ^he friends meeting housenace of civil war. crosswicks. Another subject upon which John Woolmanoften gave testimony was the matter of liquordrinking among those of wealth, who drank, ashe said, in accordance with social customs, andamong the poor, who were
. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . elieve these men ii!§bondage, to give them personal freedom, was theaim of this man, who paved the way for Benezet,^^!Garrison, and Brown, and furnished to the aboli-tionists and free soilers of later days arguments;!the truth or falsity of which were tried in the fur- ^he friends meeting housenace of civil war. crosswicks. Another subject upon which John Woolmanoften gave testimony was the matter of liquordrinking among those of wealth, who drank, ashe said, in accordance with social customs, andamong the poor, who were driven thereto by im-moderate labor. Although not a prohibitionist,for he says there is too liberal use of spirituousliquors * * * the greater part of which weshould have no use of, he urged the greatestmoderation; portraying the disasters of those whobecome enslaved to ardent spirits. In his own life John Woolman was the modelof that self-denial which he so earnestly besoughtothers to adopt. He wore plain clothing, thewoolen white, the linen flax, avoided the use of. 340 NEW JERSEY AS A CX)L plate and costly furniture, believing luxuryand superfluity to be the ground of much humansuffering and of untold evils. He argued thatsuch things tended to effeminate the mind, andthat thereby the strength of the body was weak-ened. John Woolmans mercantile career gave him anopportunity to examine with care the currentcredit system in store keeping, a practice whichgave him much concern. To aid the poor, whowere the most greatly affected by the extensionof credit, John Woolman sold his goods at smallprofit and urged his buyers to purchase only whatthey needed and to keep within their means. This striking instance of his devotion to prin-ciple appertains to yet another subject close to hismind during his ministry. The French and In-dian War brought a new problem to John Wool-man. He believed, with other members of the So-ciety, that war was inconsistent with the purityof the Christian rel
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