The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-07-21
MONDAY MORNING, JULY q. 1915.
WAGsTAEF's HISTORY OF THE

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Friends, compiled from its standard records and
other authentic sources, by w. r. Wagsi aft, NJ. d.
One handsome volume, vo. So 90.
:. This seems to us tn be work of decided value
aud OF greatest interest, not only to proiessedly
theological students, but to all who wish to &C
quaint themselves with the progress of pee uIiar
principles, or the growth of the peculiar 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
hustrious the character and history of the Society.
The work exhibits close acquaintance with his
subject, and careful industry in examining au-
thentic records concerning it, and is written in
style winch must attract and reward attention."-
". Y. Courier
..rhis book is one that was much needed and it
will do good. The introduction is very perspic
uous history Of Christianity prior TO the time of
George Fox; and it brings down the history of the
Society of Friends in England from its origin to
the year 1886; The work will prove very attract
i've and popular, and We confidently recon-
mend it to all classes, for they will find in il the
history of prosecuted goodness, plainly and char
liable told, in ali the simplicity of truth. Phitad
Inquirer
1T is something singular, that almost every wri
ter belonging to the Society of Friends is remarka
BILE for verbosity, 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 publica tons to
select few by whom patience is esteemed n vir-
tue. DR.. Wagstaf has iudiciousy departed from
the established rule, aud given valuable his
torical matter written in a readable and pleasant
style."-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 quaiutess
and decentralization, and in that he has omnently
succeeded. This volume will be found deeply in
tercstng not only to the members of the Society
Friends, but 10 all readers."-U u. S. Gazette.
=" The object of the author is TO furnish com
pcndious and modern work, in order that the his
tory of the Society may be known without the ne
cessity of searching records unadapted to general
reading, either from their quaintness or their
bosity of style. To this he has consulted the stand
ard historians and primitive members OF the Socie-
ty, and has produced work which will no doubt
find favor with the public The present volume
commences with the year 1886, and xends to 1876.
1t is the design of the author to prepare shortly
another volume, containing a full account of the
privations endured by the Society in American
Bait Am
''The work of DR.. Wagstaff con- ains 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 de-
rived from the most authentic sourccsthe standard
historians and primitive members of the Society,"
Journal of Commerce.
'tThis work has already attained vast amount
of credit and seems to be rightly valued by those
who have tested its merits" -Arnericnn Republican
June b G. HALL s. CO.