SECT. 111.-Charges usually brought against the administra- tion of it-observations in answer to these charges, p. 190 SECT. IV. The principles of this discipline applicable to the CHAPTER II. Monthly court or meeting of the Quakers for the purposes of Annual court or meeting for the same purposes-nature and manner of the business there -striking peculiarities in this SECT. I.-Dress—extravagance of the dress of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries-plain manner in which the grave SECT. III.-Objections of the world to the Quaker-dressthese examined-a comparison between the language of Quakerism and of Christianity on this subject-opinion of the early Christians upon it, p. CHAPTER II. 257 Furniture-the Quakers use plain furniture-reasons for their singularities in this respect, p. CHAPTER III. 268 SECT. 1.-Language-Quakers have altered the common language-substitution of Thou for You-reasons for this change-opinions of many learned men concerning it, 275 SECT. II.-Various other alterations made-as in titles of address-and of honour-reasons for these changes, p. 285 SECT. III.- Another alteration--as in the names of the days and the months-reasons for this change--various new phrases also introduced, p. 291 SECT. IV.-Objections by the world against the alteration of Thou for You, p. 296 SECT. V. Against that of titles of address and honour, 300 SECT. VI. Against that of the names of the days and months, p. 309 SECT. VII.-Advantages and disadvantages of these alterations, by the Quaker language, p. CHAPTER IV. 314 Address-common personal gestures or worldly ceremonies of address forbidden-no exception in favour of royalty-reasons against the disuse of these, p. CHAPTER V. 320 Manners and conversation-hospitality and freedom in Quakers' houses their conversation more limited than that of others-subjects of conversation examined in our townsand in the metropolis-extraordinary circumstance that takes place occasionally in the company of the Quakers, p. 328 John S.Robinson. PORTRAITURE OF QUAKERISM. TAKEN FROM A VIEW OF THE EDUCATION AND DISCIPLINE, SOCIAL MANNERS, CIVIL AND POLITICAL ECONOMY, RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES AND CHARACTER, OF THE Society of Friends. BY THOMAS CLARKSON, M. A. AUTHOR OF SEVERAL ESSAYS ON THE SLAVE TRADE. VOL. I. Dew-York: PUBLISHED BY SAMUEL STANSBURY, NO. 111, WATER-STREET. 1806. SOUTHWICK AND HARDCASTLE, PRINTERS, |