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time after being absent from home, he was suddenly taken ill. In consequence of this event, several of his neighbours met for the purpose of devising what could best be done for him in his actual situation. Among these was his friend Joshua Morris, whom Lay observing, several times requested that he might be taken to his house. He was at length conveyed thither. The continued violence of his disease convinced those around him that it would terminate his life, and Lay himself was fully sensible of his danger. He therefore directed his attention to some necessary arrangements with regard to his worldly affairs, and by a verbal will, gave to the Society of Friends at Abington, the sum of forty pounds, to be appropriated to the education of the poor children of that meeting. About two weeks after his attack, lie peacefully surrended his life to him who gave it, on the 3d. of the 2d. month (Feb.) 1759, Anno Ætatis 82. During 41 years, 28 of which were passed in Pennsylvania, he had continued his zealous testimony against African slavery.
