The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-08-06
MAGISTRATES HISTORY OF TIL.

w QUAkERS.--A History of the society
Friends, compiled from its standard records. anc
other authentic sources. by w. X. Wa~si aff nj. ID.
One handsome volume, 5 vo 50 90.
I" This to To- be a work of decided value
and of greatcst interest, not only TO proicsscdy
theological students, but to all who wish TO
quaint themselves with the progress of peculiar
principles. or the grrwth of the pee ulier sects In
tins excellent work he has given very full and very
interesting bogra phiCal sketches of all the men
who were active in establishing, or who have made
iustrlous the character and history of the Society.
The work exhibits a close acquaintance with his
subject, and careful industry in examining au-
thentic records concerning it, and is written in
style which must attract and reward attention."-
". y Courier.
'''fhis book il Que that was much needed and IL
VIII do good. The introduction is q very perspic
nous 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 it the
history of prosecuted goodness, plainly and char.
table told in all the simplicity of truth Phiad
Inquirer.
1t is something singular, that almost every wri.
ter belonging to the ciety of Friends is reriarka.
BILE for verbosty, while the members of the society
IN their oral communications, exhibit great SIM
plicity and brevty of speech This fa ult of their
writers necessarily confines their publica tons to
select few by whom patience is esteemed a vir-
tue. Dr. Wagstatf has judciousy departed from
the established rule, and given us valuable his.
torical matter written in readable and pleasant
stylc."--N. Y. Post.
The author has attempted to consolidate the
rous histories of Friends and present them in SIM
pie but approved language Invested of quaiutess
and circunlocution. and in that he has ennently
succeeded This volume will be found deeply in
tercsing not only to The members of the Society of
Friends, but to all readers - ". 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 unadaptcd to general
reading, either from their quaintncss or their YER
bosity of style To this he has consulted the stand
ard historians and primitive members OF the Socc-
ty, and has produced work which will no doubt
find favor with the public The present volume
comm cnces 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
Bali. 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 we have ever read.
The facts detailed in the volume before us are de-
rived from the authentic sourccs-the standard
historians and primitive members of the Society"
Journal of Commerce.
''rhis work has already attained vast amount
of credit, and seems to be rightly valued by those
who have tested it's .'-America1l Repnblicnn
June G.. HALL & co.