The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-08-04
MAGISTRATES HISTORY OF THE

w QUAKERS.-A history of the society of
Friends, compiled from it's standard records and
other authentic sources. by w. K. Wagsiaff, NJ ID.
One handsome volume, s vo. So co.
" This seems to us tu bc work of decided value
and OF greatest interest, not only TO pro!csscdly
theological students, but TO all who wish to at-
quaint themselves with the progress of peculiar
principles, the growth of the ouliar sccts In
TINS excellent work he has given very full and very
interesting biographical sketches of all the men
who were active i'll ESTABLISHING, or who have made
illustrous the character md history of the Society
me work exhibits close acquaintance with his
SUBJECT, and a careful industry in examining au-
thcnuc records concerning il, and is written in a
style which must attract and reward attention.'-
". y Courier.
"rhs book is ono that was much needed. and il
viii do good. The introduction is a very prrspic
uous history of Chri4tianity 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 1916. The work will prove very attract
i've and popular, and can confidently recon.
mend 1t to all classes, for they will find in it the
history oil prosecuted goodness, plainly and char
table told, in all the simplicity of truth ~ hilad
Inquirer.
''lt is something singular, that almost every wri.
ter belonging to the 5 cicty of Friends is rcmarka
bic Tor verbosity, while the members of the society
IN their oral communications exhibit great sim
piiclty and hrevity of speech. This fault of their
writers necessarily confines their publica tions to-
select few by whom patience is esteemed a vr-
tue DR.. Wagstah has judicously departed from
the established rule, aud given us valuable his.
torical matter written in a readable and pleasant
stylc"-N Y. Post.
The author has attempted to consolidate the va
rous histories of Friends, and present them in sim.
pie but approved language Invested of qunintess
and cltcumocution, and in that he has cminently
succeeded. This volume will be found deeply in
tercsing, not only to .hc members of the Society of
Friends, but 10 all readcrs."- ". s. Gazette
The object of the author is to furnish com
pcndlous and modern work, in order that the his.
tory OF the Society may be known without the ne
ccsslty of searching records unadapted to general
reading either from their quaintncss or their vcr-
bosity OF style To this he has consulted the stand
ard historians and primitive members OF the Socc-
", and has produced work which will no doubt
hnd 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
privatons endured by the Society in America. -
Bait. I'm
" The work of DR.. Wagstaf 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-thc standard
historians and primitive members of the Society"
-Journalo of Commerce.
''This work has already attained q vast amount
of credit, and seems to be rightly valued by those
who have tested its rts"-American Rep,tblican
June C.. HALL &