The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-07-08
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY s, 1S45.


w QUAKERS.-A History of the society of
Friends, compiled from its standard records. and
other authentic sources, by w. X. WagstaH M. ID.
One handsome volume, S vo So 90.
60 This seems to us to be work of decided value
and of greatest interest, not only TO professcdly
theological students but to ali who wish 10 ao-
quaint themselves with the progress of peculiar
principles or the growth of the peculiar sccts In
TINS 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
Industrious the character and history of the Society
me work exhibits close acquain lance 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 Is one that was much needed /; and IL
VIII do good The introduction is very perspic
nous history of Christianity prior to the time of
George Fox and it 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 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."P hiiad
Inquirer.
% 1t is something singular that almost every wri.
ter belonging to the S; cetv of Friends is remarka
Bile for verbosty, while the members of the society,"
IN their oral communications, exhibit great sim
pllclty and brevty of speech. This fault of their
writer's necessarily confines their publica tons to
select few by whom patience is esteemed vir
tue. DR.. Wagstaf has judiciousy departed from
the established rule, and given us valuable his
toricai matter written in a readable and pleasant
style.''-N. Y. Post
The author has attempted to consolidate the
rlous histories of Friends, and present them in sim
pie but approved language Invested of quantcss
and ciIcumocution, and in that he has emincntly
succeeded This volume will be found deeply in
tercsing, not only to the members of the Society of
Friends, but TO all rcadcrs"--U ". s. Gazette.
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 their
bosity ofstyle. 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
conmences 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
privations endured by the Society in American
Bait. An
6. 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 read.
The facts detailed in the volume before are de-
rived from the most authentic sourccsthe 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. -America,p Republican
June c. HALL co.