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Amusements distinguishable into useful and hurtful—the latter
specified and forbidden, p.
CHAPTER II.
35
39
44
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.
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
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.
64
SECT. 111.Quakers cannot learn vocal, because, on account
of its articulative powers, it is capable of becoming detri-
mental to morals-its tendency to this, as discoverable by an
analysis of different classes of songs, p.
69
SECT. IV. The preceding the arguments of the early Qua-
kers but the new stute of music has produced others
these explained, p.
75
SECT. V. An objection stated to the different arguments of the
Quakers on this subject—their reply, p.
CHAPTER IV.
79
SECT. 1. The Theatre forbidden-short history of its origin
-and of its state and progress, p.
83
SECT. II.-Marner of the drama objected to by the Quakers
as it personates the characters of others and as it professes
to reform vice, p•
89
SECT. III. Contents of the drama objected to--as they hold
out false sentiments-and weaken the sinews of moral
ity, p.
92
SECT. IV.-Theatre considered by the Quakers to be injurious
to the happiness of man, as it disqualifies him for the pleas
sures of religion, p.
97
SECT. V.To be injurious to the happiness of man, as it dis-
qualifies him for domestic enjoyments, p.
101
SECT. VI. Opinions of the early Christians on this sub-
ject, p.
CHAPTER V.
106
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
sions, p.
111
SECT. II. These arguments of the Quakers, on dancing, ex-
amined in three supposed cases put to a moral philoso-
pher, p.
116
SECT. III. These arguments farther elucidated by a display
of the Ball-rooom, p.
CHAPTER VI.
122
Novels forbidden-considered by the Quakers as producing an
affectation of knowledge-a romantic spirit-and a pervert-
ed morality, p.
CHAPTER VII.
129
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.
137
143
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.
149
Objections to the preceding system, which includes these differ-
ent prohibitions, as a system of moral education, p. 154
CHAPTER IX.
SECT. I.-Reply of the Quakers to these objections, p. 161
SECT. II.-Farther reply of the Quakers on the same sub-
ject; p.
167
DISCIPLINE.
CHAPTER I.
SECT. I.-Outlines of the discipline of the Quakers, p.
175
SECT. II.-Manner of the administration of this discipline, 184
SECT. III.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.
195
Monthly court or meeting of the Quakers for the purposes of
their discipline-nature and manner of the business trans-
acted there, p.
205
Quarterly court or meeting for the same purposes-nature
and manner of the business there, p.
218
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
punishment, p.
235
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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.
249.