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Amusements distinguishable into useful and hurtful—the latter

specified and forbidden, p.

SECT. I.-Games of chance forbidden-history of the origin

of some of these,

SECT. II.-Forbidden as below the dignity of the intellect of

man, and of his christian character, p.

SECT. III.-As producing an excitement of the passions, un-

favourable to religious impressions-historical anecdotes of

this excitement, p.

SECT. IV.-As tending to produce, by the introduction of ha-

bits of gaming, an alteration in the moral character, p. 55

SECT. I.-Music forbidden-instrumental innocent in itself,

but greatly abused-the use of it almost inseparable from

its abuse at the present day, p.

SECT. II. Quakers cannot learn instrumental on the usual
motives of the world—nor consider it as a source of moral

improvement, or of solid comfort to the mind-but are fear-

ful that, if indulged in, it would interfere with the Christian

duty of religious retirement, p.

SECT. III. Quakers cannot learn vocal, because, on account

of its articulative powers, it is capable of becoming detri-

mental to moruls-its tendency to this, as discoverable by an

analysis of different classes of songs, p.

SECT. IV. The preceding the arguments of the early Qua-

kers-but the new state of music has produced others-

these explained, p.

SECT. V. An objection stated to the different arguments of the

Quakers on this subject-their reply, p.

CHAPTER IV.

SECT. I.-The Theatre forbidden-short history of its origin

—and of it: state and progress, p.

SLCT. II.—Inner of the drama objected to by the Quakers-

as it personates the characters of others—and as it professes

to reform vice, p.

SECT. 111-Contents of the drama objected to--as they hold
out false sentiments-and weaken the sinews of moral-

SECT. IV.-Theatre considered by the Quakers to be injurious

to the happiness of man, as it disqualifies him for the plea-

sures of religion, p.

SECT. V. To be injurious to the happiness of man, as it dis-

qualifies him for domestic, enjoyments, p.

SECT. VI.-Opinions of the early Christians on this sub-

CHAPTER V.

SECT. I.-Dancing forbidden-light in which this subject has

been viewed both by the ancients and the moderns-Quakers

principally object to it, where it is connected with public as-

semblies they conceive it productive, in this case, of a fri-

volous levity, and of an excitement of many of the evil pas-

SECT. II.-These arguments of the Quakers, on dancing, ex-

amined in three supposed cases put to a moral philoso-

SECT. III. These arguments farther elucidated by a display

of the Ball-rooom, p.

CHAPTER VI.

Novels forbidden-considered by the Quakers as producing an

affectation of knowledge-a romantic spirit and a pervert-

ed morality, p.

CHAPTER VII.

SECT. I.-Diversions of the field forbidden-general thought-

lessness upon this subject-sentiments of some of our best

poets-law of the Quakers concerning it, p.

SECT. II. Consistency of this law examined by the morality,

which is inculcated by the Old Testament, p.

SECT. III.-Examined by the morality of the New-these em-

ployments, if resorted to as diversions, pronounced, in both

cases, to be a breach of a moral law, p.

CHAPTER VIII.

Objections to the preceding system, which includes these differ-

ent prohibitions, as a system of moral education, p. 154

SECT. I.-Reply of the Quakers to these objections, p. 161

SECT. II.-Farther reply of the Quakers on the same sub-

CHAPTER I.

SECT. I.-Outlines of the discipline of the Quakers, p.

SECT. II.-Manner of the administration of this discipline, 184

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

discipline of larger societies, or to the criminal codes of

states-beautiful example in Pennsylvania, p.

Monthly court or meeting of the Quakers for the purposes of

their discipline-nature and manner of the business trans-

acted there, p.

Quarterly court or meeting for the same purposes-nature

and manner of the business there, p.

Annual court or meeting for the same purposes-nature and

manner of the business there -striking peculiarities in this

manner character of this discipline or government, p. 221

Excommunication or disowning-nature of disowning as a

PECULIAR CUSTOMS.

241

SECT. I.-Dress-extravagance of the dress of the fifteenth
and sixteenth centuries-plain manner in which the grave
and religious were then habited-the Quakers sprang out
of these, p.

SECT. II.-Quakers carried with them their plain dresses into

their new society-extravagance of the world continuing,

they defined the objects of dress as a Christian people—at

length incorporated it into their discipline-hence their pre-

sent dress is only a less deviation from that of their ances-

tors, than that of other people, p.

SECT. III.-Objections of the world to the Quaker-dress—

these examined-a comparison between the language of

Quakerism and of Christianity on this subject-opinion of

the early Christians upon it, p.

CHAPTER II.

Furniture the Quakers use plain furniture-reasons for

their singularities in this respect, p.

SECT. 1.-Language-Quakers have altered the common lan-

guage-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 ad-

dress-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.

SECT. IV.-Objections by the world against the alteration of

Thou for You, p.

SECT. V. Against that of titles of address and honour, 300

SECT. VI. Against that of the names of the days and

SECT. VII.-Advantages and disadvantages of these alterations

by the Quaker language, p.

CHAPTER IV.

Address-common personal gestures or worldly ceremonies of

address forbidden-no exception in favour of royalty--

reasons against the disuse of these, p.

Manners and conversation-hospitality and freedom in Qua

kers' houses-their conversation more limited than that of

others-subjects of conversation examined in our towns-

and in the metropolis-extraordinary circumstance that takes

place occasionally in the company of the Quakers, p.

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