The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-08-29

w QUAKERS.-A history of the society {
Friends, compiled from it's standard records ant
other authentic sources, by w. Il. Wacs,afT NJ D.
One handsome volume, 70 So 90.
&c This sceus 10 us to be work of decided value
and of greatest interest, not only to procsscdly
theological students, but To all who wish 10 ac-
quaint themselves with the progress of pccuIior
principles, or the growth OF the peculiar sects In
this excellent work he has given very full and very
interesting biographical sketches of all the men
who were active in establishing" or who have m adj,
llusrious the character and history of the Society,"
The work exhibits close acquaintance with his
subject, and n careful industry in examining au-
thCntic records concerning it, and is written in "A
style which must attract and reward attentiOn.'-
". Y Courier.
"'rhis book is that was much needed: and it
viii do good. The introduction is very perspc
nous 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 vcry attract
i've and popular, and VIC can confidently recon-
mend it to all classes, for they will find in ii the
history of prosecuted goodness, plainly and char
table told, in all the simplicity of truth - Philad
Inquirer.
ter belonging to the 5 ccty of Friends is rema rka
bic for verbosi'y, while the members of the society
i'm their oral communications exhibit great sim
plcity and brevity of speech. This fault of their
writers necessarily confines their publica tons
select f'w,' by whom patience is esteemed a vr-
tue DIR. Wagstaff has iudicousy departed from
the established rule, aud given us valuable his.
torica matter written in readable and pleasant
stylc."-N Y. Post.
ne aht'oI nfS attempted 10 consolidate the va
rious histories of Friends, and present them in sim
pie but approved language Invested of quantess
and cilcumlocuton, and in that he has eminently
succeeded. This volume will be found deeply in
ercsting not only to che members of the Society of
Friends, but to all readers.''- 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
ccssity of searching records unadapted to general
reading, either from their quaintncss or their ver-
tosv of style. TO this he has consulted the stand
ard historians and primitive members OF the Socic-
tv, and has produced work which will no doubt
find favor with the public The present volume
comm cnccS with the year 1885, and extends to 1886
1t is the design of the author to prepare shortly
another volume, containing full account of the
privations endured by the Society in American
Bali. dm
'''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 us are de-
rived from the authentic sourccs-the standard
historians and primitive members of the Society"
Journal of Commerce.
''This work has already attained vast amount
of credit, and to be rightly valued by those
who have tested its merits "-Americnn Republican,
June g &. HALL & co.