The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-08-05
XxTAGsTArF,s HISTORY OF THE

w QUAKERS.-A History of the society of
Friends, complied from it's standard records and
other authentic sources. by w. II. WaCstah, NJ. ID.
One handsome volume, S vo So 90.
This seems TO us Ia be u work of decided value
and of greatest interest, not only to pro!Csscdly
theological students, but to ali who wish to
quaint themselves with the progress of peculiar
principles or the growth of the peculiar scots In
this excellent work he has Uivcn very full and very
interesting bograp hioal sketches of all the men
who active in establishing, or who ha We made
iustrous the character and history of the Society.
The work exhibits close acquaintance with his
subject, and "a careful industry in examining
thentlc records concerning it, and is written in
style which must attract and reward attcntion."-
". Y. Courier.
This book is ono that was much needed and il
VIII do good. The Introduction is very pcrspic
nous history of Chri-tianty prior 10 the time of
George Fox; and 1t 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 we can 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" PhIdd.
Inquirer.
ter belonging to the Society of Friends is rcmarka
BILE Tor verboslty, while the members of the society,
IN their oral communications. exhibit great sim
plclty and brevity of speech This fault of their
writers necessarily confines their pubica tons to Il
select few by whom patience is esteemed vir-
tue DIR. Wagstaff has judiciously departed from
the established rule, and given valuable his.
style.'-N. Y. Post
~ L nc ahthor mas attempted to consolidate the va
rous histories of Friends, and present them in sim.
pie but approved language Invested of quantcss
and circumocution. and in that he has eninently
succeeded. This volume will be found deeply in
tercsing, not only 20 She members of the Society of
Friends, but TO all readcrs'-U S. Gazette.
The object of the author is to furnish a COM
pcndious and modern work, in order that the his.
tory OF the Society may be known without the nc
cesslty of searching records unadaptcd to general
reading, either from their quainncss or their ver-
bosity of style TO this he has consulted the stand
ard historians and primitive members OF the Socic-
ty and has produced work which will no doubt
find favor with the public The present volume
com enccs 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. Anl
"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.
''This work has already attained vast amount
of credit and seems to be rightly valued by those
who have tested its merits" -American Republican,
June G. HALL * co.