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.

New-York:

PUBLISHED BY SAMUEL STANSBURY, NO. 111, WATER-STREET.

1806.

SOUTHWICK AND HARDCASTLE, PRINTERS.

*

Amusements distinguishable into useful and hurtful—the latter

specified and forbidden, p.

CHAPTER II.

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39

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.

44

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

favourable to religious impressions-historical anecdotes of

this excitement, p..

47

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

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

CHAPTER III.

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.

59

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