The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-07-10
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 10. 1915.
WAGsTAEF.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. II. WaCs,afT, NJ D.
onc handsome volume, 5 vo. So co.
Tins seems to us To be work of decided value
aud OF greatest interest, not only TO prolessedy
thcologicsl students, but to all who wish to ac-.
quaint themselves with the progress of peculiar
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 made
iIustrious the character and history of the Society
lhe work exhibits a close acquaintance with his
snbject, and careful industry in examining au-
thcntic records concerning it. and is written in a
style which must attract and reward attention."-
NJ Y, Courier
&c This book is one that was much needed and il
will do good. The introduction is a very perspic
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 it's origin to
the year 1885, The work will prove very attract
i've and popular, and we confidently recon-
mend ii to all classes, for they will find in il the
history of prosecuted goodness, plainly and char
table told in all the simplicity of truth."-P hiiad
Inquire
''lt is something singular, that almost every wri-
ter belonging to the Society of Friends < remarka
BILE for vcrbosty, while the members of the society
In their oral communications. exhibit great sim
plicity and brevity of speech. This aut of their
writers necessarily confines their publica tons to
select f3w,' by whom patience is esteemed a vr-
tue Dr. Wagstaf has judciousy departed from
the established rule, and given us valuable his.
torical matter written in readable and pleasant
stylc."-N. Y. Post.
g Phe author has attempted to consolidate the
rlous histories of Friends and present them in SIM
pie but approved language Invested of quaistess
and decentralization, and in that Inc has emnenty
succeeded. This volume will be found deeply in
ercsting not only to The members of the Society of
Friends, but to all readcrs.'-U. s. Gazette.
The object of the author is TO furnish u com
pcndious and modern work. in order that the his
tory of the Society may be known without the nc
cessity of searching records unadapted to general
reading, either from their quaintncss or their YER
bosty OF style To this he has consulted the stand
ard historians and primitive members OF the Socie-
ty, and has produced q work which will no doubt
find favor with the public The present volume
comm ences with the year 1886, and extends to 1876.
1t is the design of the author to prepare shortly
another volume, containing full account of the
prIyations endured by the Society in America.''-
Bait 14n,
t.'Ihe 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 most authentic sourccs-the standard
historians and primitive members of the Society,"
Journal of Commerce.
f'This work has already attained vast amount
of credit and seems to be rightly valued by those
who have tested its merits. ~, erican Republican.
June g G.. HALL s. co.