The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-08-12
MAGISTRATES HISTORY OF THF

w QUAkERS.-A history OF the society o.
Friends, compiled from lis standard records. and
other authentic sources, by w. r. Wagstaff, Nj. ID.
One handsome volume, 3 70. So co.
This seems to us to be a work of decided value
aud of greatest interest, not only TO proiessctly
theological students, but to all who wish to ac-
quaint themselves With the progress of peculiar
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, or who have made
lusrious the character and history of the Society
Inc work EXHIBITS close acquaintance with his
subject, and a careful industry in examining au-
thentic records concerning it, and is written in
style which must attract and reward attention."-
". Y. Courier.
''rhs book is one that was much needed and il
VIII do good. The introduction is u very pcrspic
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 1885, The work will prove very attract
i've and popular, and 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 Phiiad
Inquirer.
''Is is something singular, that almost every wri.
ter belonging to the Society of Friends 10 remarka
BILE for verbosty, while the members of the society,
in their oral communications, exhibit great sim
plicity and brevty of speech. This fault of their
writers necessarily confines their pubca tons to
select few by whom patience is esteemed a vir-
tue. DR.. Wagstaff has judiciously departed from
the established rule, and given valuable his
torical matter written in a readable and pleasant
style.'-N. Y. Post.
1.-The author has attempted to consolidate the
rlous histories OF Friends, and present them in sim
pie but approved language Invested of quantcss
and circumlocution, and in that he has erninently
succeeded. This volume will be found deeply in
tercstng, not only TO the members of the Society of
Friends, but TO all readers."--U. S. Gazette.
1.-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 quantness or their vcr-
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 extends to 1886
1t is the design of the author 20 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 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.
''This work has already attained vast amount
of credit, and to be rightly valued by those
who have tested its merits."-American Republican,
June6 G. HALL & CO.