The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-08-25
yx7AGsTAFr,s HISTORY OF THE

w QUAhEkS.-A History of the society of
Friends, complied from is standard records aud
other authentic sources, by w. II. WagstafT NJ II.
One handsome volume, S vo So 90.
"This seems to us to- be work of decided value
and oil greatest interest, not only to pro.csscdly
theological students, but TO all who wish to ac-
quaint themselves with the progress of peculiar
principles, or the growth of the peculiar scots In
this excellent work he has given very full and very
interesting biographical sketches of all the men
who we're active in establishing, who have made
iustrious the character and history of the Society
The work cxhi its close acquaintance with his
subject, and careful industry in examining an
thentc records concerning it, and is written in q
style which must attract and reward attention.''-
n. Y Courier.
"This book is one that much ncedcd and it
will do good The Introduction is a 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 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 it the
history of prosecuted goodness, plainly and char
liable told, in all the simplicity of truth Phlad
Inquirer.
"lt is something singular, that almost every wri.
ter belonging TO the Society of Friends is remarka
bic for verbosity, while the members of the society
IN their oral communications, exhibit great SIM
plicity and brevity of speech This fault OF their
writers necessarily confines their pubca tons to a
tue. Dir. Wagstaff has iudiciously departed from
the established rule, and given valuable his.
torical matter written in a readable and pleasant
style."-N Y Post
The author has attempted to consolidate the va
rious 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
ercsting, not only to The members of the Society of
Friends, but To all readcrs"- IT, s. Gazette.
GO 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 unadapted 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
commences with the year 1886, and extends TO 1896
1t is the design Of the author to prepare shortly
another volume, containing a full account of the
privations endured by the Society in American
Bait. An.
''rhe work of DIR. 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.
''rhs work has already attained vast amount
of credit, and to be rightly valued by those
who have tested its merits. "-American Republican,
June 6 c. HALL & co.