The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-08-11
yxTAGsTAFF,s HISTORY OF THE

w QUAkERS.-A History of the society of
Friends, compiled from it's standard records and
other authentic sources, by w. r. wags,af, NJ. II.
One handsome volume, vo. So 90.
" Tins seems TO us to be a work of decided value
and of greatest interest, not only to proessedly
theological students, but to all who wish to
quaint themselves with the progress of peculiar
principles or the growth of the peculiar sccts. In
this excellent work he has given very full and very
interesting biographical sketches Of all the men
who were active in establishing, who have made
ilustrous the character and history of the Society
The work exhibits close acquaintance with his
subject, and careful industry in examining au-
theutic records concerning it, and is written in a
style which must attract and reward attention."-
" Y. Courier.
"This book j. one that was much needed and IT
will do good. The introduction is a very pcrspic
uous history Of Christianity prior to the time of
George Fox; and il brings down the history of the
Society of Friends in England from its origin to
the year 1876. The work will prove very attract
i've and popular, and we can confidently recon-
mend it TO all classes for they will find in it the
history of prosecuted goodness, plainly and char
table told, in all the simplicity of tru,h."-PMiad
Inquirer.
"lt is something singular, that almost every wri'
ter belonging to the Society of Friends is remarka
BILE for vcrbosity while the members of the society
in their oral communications, exhibit great sim
plicity and brevity of speech This fault of their
writers necessarily confines their pubica tons to
select few, by whom patience is esteemed vir-
tue. DR.. Wagstaff has judiciously departed from
the established rule, aud given us valuable his
torical matter written in readable and pleasant
stylc."-N. Y. Post.
"The author has attempted to consolidate the va
rious histories of Friends, and present them in SIM
pie but approved language Invested of quaintcss
and circumlocution, and in that he has cminently
succeeded. This volume will be found deeply in
ercsting, not only to the members of the Society of
Friends, but TO all readers U s. Gazette
"The object of the author is to furnish com
pendious and modern work, in order that the his
tory of the Society may be known without the
cessty of searching records unadapted to general
reading. either from their quaintncss their
bosy of style. To this he has consulted the stand
ard historians and primitive members OF the Socic-
ty, and has produced work which will no doubt
find favor with the public The present volume
commences with the year 1886, and extends to l736.
1t is the design of the author to prepare shortly
another volume, containing full account of the
privations endured by the Society in American
Bait. Am.
"The work of DR.. Wagstaff contains the most
satisfactory and interesting exposition of the rise
and progress of the Society of Friends, and of the
doctrines which they hold, that we have ever read.
The facts detailed in the volume before are de-
rived from the most authentic sourcesthe standard
historians and primitive members of the Society"
Journal Of Commerce.
''This work has already attained vast amount
of credit, and seems to be rightly valued by those
who have tested its merits. -American Republican
June 6 c. HALL s. CO.