New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-24

from Puritan intolerance has rarely
been omitted. There are IN existence
q number Of histories Of the Quaker
invasion Of the American colonies, but
they are fraEmentary and, generally
speaking. tinged with partisanship. II
is the purpose Of this book TO present
an impartial and correlated account Of
the entire Quaker movement in Colo
NAL America. and thus TO fill what Pro-
fessor Jones considers 10 be long-felt
want i'm the library of American his
tory.
As was 70 he expected from the auth
or of studies in Mystical Religion
the book endeavors not only 10 study
its subject in its external aspect, but
also in the light Of its inner meaning
and from this point of view the gen
eraI introduction is far from being the
least important or the least inter-
estiur Of its many chapters. on the
external. the worldly side, on the other
hand. these pages give a clearer i'm
pression OF the extent Of the Quaker
influence in the political life OF the col
oniev outside Of Pennsylvania than can
he found elsewhere IN such orderly ana
consecutive form. Says Professor Jones:
The novel and interesting thing about
this Quaker experiment is thar ll FURNISHES
an Ouportuuity 90 study inward NY SIlDal
religion embodied lh -'oGI t a-'- ' -
OUT through a. long span OF Ai7.oIlga- vV
XcI0urueut We shall here see me intense
personal faith of one OF d Few luslnS an
entire group ana creating an alIHgSi'l -, ~
Cd
and through which they formed their lNtS'
W. shall be- able 90 study the eItecs OF JHe
cooling processes Of time Oh TINS lalln 50
intense az iIs ORIGIN. We shaIi uISCoNtL
how this srartliucly bold principle met the
slow siftinCs and testiugs OF history aIG
We shall find ont how any merely lh"hIu
and mystical facts must be Supplemental
and corrected by the wider concrete anu
objective experience Of the race
Ouakerism started out to win the
world for q new religion Of the spirit II
found. all in all, its greatest opportunity
in the New World II throve on opposi-
tion and persecution. but once these were
overcome IL lost its impetus. The in
difference OF the world toward its teach
ings that succeeded the hostility drove II
in upon itself. II elected 10 become the
peculiar people" the spiritual remnant
set apart 10 guard and preserve the
truth. Yet even so IL remained force
ful formative influence for good in the
making Of the American character. Its
real power. the author points out, lay IN
the quality Of life produced in the rank
and file OF its membership. Its real glory
lay in the dwelling up" Of an entire
people.
Professor Jones himself contributes the
chapters on the Quakers in New Eng
land. New York and the Southern col
onies: Miss Gummere that on the early
Ouakers in New Jersey, with, Of course,
John Woolman in the foreground. Presi-
dent Sharpless has written the history OF
Ouakerism in Pennsylvania, which con-
tains brief but admirably clear and
enIightoning character study Of Penn
whose weaknesses were an inability 70
Judge men. as seen in the unfortunate
choice Of his deputy governors, and "a
certain timidity I'm dealing with difficult
situations when his larger plans would
thereby be endangered"
In his introduction Professor Jones
laws due stress upon the existence IN the
colonies as in Europe, Of large numbers
Of people who were seeking after freer
and more inward type Of religion, Of
many small sccts believing in the con-
tinued revelation Of God. These search
ers. a constant annoyance 10 New Eng
and. Puritans, Dutch Calvinists 81
Virginia churchmen, formed the re-
ceptive soil awaiting the seed Of the
Quaker missionaries. Anne Hutchins
was Of their number. and her case has
been well chosen as the starting point OF
this history. The first Quakers 20 reach
this continent, as is sufficiently well
known. were two women. Mary Fisher
and Ann Austin. who reached Boston
from Barbados in July. 1886. In August
Of the following year the Woodhouse.
which the author ranks with the May
flower IN its historical Importance TO this
country, landed the first OF the Quaker