The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-07-12
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY -, 1915.
MAGsTAFF,s HISTORY OF THE

sOClety
Friends, compiled from its standard records, and
other authentic sources, by w. r. wagstaff, NJ. u.
One handsome volume, vo. So 90.
:. This seems to us to be a work of decided value
and oil greatest interest, not only to proessedly
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
VINO were active in establishing, or who have made
ustrious the character and history of the Society.
me work exhibits a close acquaintance with his
subject, and careful industry in examining au-
thentic records concerning it, and is written in a
style which must attract and reward attention.
". Y: Courier
This book ia one that much needed and it
viii do good. The introduction is very perspic
Hous 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 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."-Philad
Inquirer
alt is something singular, that almost every wri
ter belonging to the cicty of Friends ia remarka
Bile for vcrbosity, while the members of the society
IN their oral communications. exhibit great sim
phcity and brevity of speech. This fault of their
writers necessarily confines their pubce tons to
select few by whom patience is esteemed vir-
tue. Dr. Wagstaf has judicously departed from
the established rule, aud given valuable his
torlcai matter written in a readable and pleasant
style."-N. y. Post.
ne author has attempted to consolidate the va
rious histories of Friends, and present them in sim
pie but approved language Invested of quainess
and circunlocution, and in that he has eminently
succeeded. This volume will be found deeply in
tercsting, not only to she members of the Society
Friends, but TO all readers."-U s. Gazette.
" The object of the author is to furnish a com
pendious and modern work, in order that tho his.
tory OF the Society may be known without the ne
cessity of searching records unadapted to general
reading, either from their quaintuess their YER
bosty 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 ences with the year 1886, and extends 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
Bait. 4m
1.-The work of Dir. 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--the standard
historians and primitive members of the Society," -
Journal of Commerce.
''Ths work has already attained q vast amount
of credit and seems to be rightly valued by those
who have tested its merits ."--4mercnn Republican
June 8 G.. HALL & CO.