dress as a Christian people at length incor porated it into their discipline-hence their present dress is only a less deviation from SECT. 3. Objections of the world to the Quaker-dress- - these examined a comparison between the language of Quakerism and of Christianity Furniture the Quakers use plain furniture-reasons for SECT. 1. Language-Quakers have altered the common language-substitution of Thou for You- SECT SECT. 7. Advantages and disadvantages of these alterations by the Quaker-language CHAP. IV. p. 344 Address-common personal gestures or worldly ceremonies of address forbidden—no exception in favour of royalty reasons against the disuse of these 351 CHAP. V. Manners and conversation-hospitality and freedom in Quakers' 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 cccasionally in the company of the Quakers CHAP. VI. 360 Customs before meals-antients made an oblation to Vesta-moderns have substituted grace-account of a Quaker-grace CHAP. VII. 376 Customs at and after meals-Quakers never drink healths or toasts—various reasons for their disuse of these customs-and seldom allow women to retire after dinner and leave the men drinking-Quakers a sober people . 386 PREFATORY PREFATORY ARRANGEMENTS AND REMARKS. Quakerism a high profession-Quakers generally allowed to be a moral people-various causes of this morality of character-their moral education, which is one of them, the first subject for consideration-this education universal among them-Its origin―The prohibitions belonging to it chiefly to be considered. GEORGE FOX never gave, while living, nor left, after his death, any definition of Quakerism. He left, however, his journal behind him; and he left, what is of equal Combining these importance, his example. with the sentiments and practice of the early Quakers, I may state in a few words what Quakerism is, or at least what we may suppose George Fox intended it to be. |