The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-07-31
HISTORY OF THE

w QUAKERS.-A History of the society Of
Friends, compiled from its standard records and
other authentic sources, by w. X. Wagsian, Nj D.
One handsome volume, : va. 50 90
"'rhis to us To be a work of decided value
and of greatest interest, not only to proesscdly
thcoloyic. students, but 10 ali $40 wish to
quaint themselves with the progr,ss ri pee uliar
principles or the growth of the peculiar se~ts 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
ustrious the character and history OF the Socicty
The work exhibits close acquaintance with his
subject, and careful industry III examining au-
thcntic records concerning it, and is written In II
style which must attract and reward attention.
". Y Courier.
'''This book is one that was much needed and it
will do good The introduction Is very persplc
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 1876. The work will prove very attract
i've and popular, and 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 truth phiidd
Inquirer.
cit is something singular, that almost every wri.
ter belonging to the Society of Friends il remarSa-
bic for vcrbosity, while the members of the society
in their oral communications. exhibit great sim
plcity and brevity of speech. This fault of their
writers necessarily confines their publica tons to
select few by whom patience is esteemed n vir-
tue. DR.. WagstaiT has iudiciousy departed from
the established rule, aud given us valuable his.
torical matter written in readable and pleasant
T.
''Thc author has attempted to consolidate the
rious histories of Friends, and present them in sim
pie but approved language Invested of quaintcss
and ciicumlocuton, and in that he has cmneutly
succeeded. This volume will be found deeply in
crcstug not only to The members of the Society of
Friends, but to all rcadcrs."-U Y. s. Gazette
The object of the author is to furnish com
pendious 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 their
bosty 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
commences with the year 1886, 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
Bdlt Am.
1.-The work of DR.. Wagstaf contains the most
satisfactor and interesting exposition of the rise
and progress of the Society of Friends and of the
doctrines which they hold, that we have read.
The facts detailed in the volume before are de-
rived from the authentic sourccs-the standard
historians and primitive members of the Society"
-.JotrnGlo Of Commerce.
'''rhs work has already attained q vast amount
of credit and seems to be rightly valued bv those
who have tested it's merits '-Americdn Republican.
June G. HALL s. co.