The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-08-13

" SuAhERS.-A HISTORY OF the society of
Friends, complied from it's standard records. and
other authentic sources, by w. X. wags,aif, NJ u.
One handsome volume, vo. So co.
" This seems to us TO be work of decided value
and OF greatest interest, not only to proiesscdly
theological 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
iustrious the character and history of the Society.
The work exhibits Il close acquaintance with his
subject, and careful industry in examining au-
thentic records concerning it, and is written in n
style which must attract and reward attention. p
". Y Courier.
''rhis book is one that was much needed and il
will do good. The introduction is 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 1876. The work will prove very attract
i've and popular, and We confidently recon-
mend 1t 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" PAilad.
Inquirer.
ter belonging to the Society of Friends il remarka.
BILE for verbosty, while the members of the society
in their oral communications. exhibit great sim
plicity and brevity of speech. This fault of their
writer's necessarily confines their publica tons to
select few by whom patience is esteemed vir-
tue. DR.. Wagstaff has judiciously departed from
the established rule, aud given us valuable his.
torical matter written in readable and pleasant
stye.''-N Y. Post.
"Thc author has attempted to consolidate the
rous histories of Friends, and present them in sim
pie but approved language Invested of quaintess
and circumlocution, and in that he has eminently
succeeded. This volume will be found deeply in
tercstng not only to The members of the Society of
Friends, hut to 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 nc
cessity of searching records unadapted to general
reading, either from their quaiutncss their ver-
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
comm with the year 1886, and extends to 1896
1t is the design of the author to prepare shortly
another volume, containing full account of the
prvations endured by the Society in American
Bait DIN
"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 most authentic sourccs-the standard
historians and primitive members of the Society,""
Journal Of Commerce.
"Ths work has already attained a vast amount
of credit, and to be rightly valued by those
who have tested its merits '-Americdn Republican,
June c. HALL & co.