ON THE DISTINGUISHING VIEWS AND PRACTICES OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. BY JOSEPH JOHN GURNEY. The kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.-1 Cor. iv. 20. 1 FIRST AMERICAN, FROM THE SEVENTH LONDON EDITION. NEW YORK: PRESS OF MAHLON DAY & CO., 374 PEARL-ST. STEREOTYPED BY J. S. REDFIELD..... JAMES EGBERT, PRINT. CONTENTS. PAGE Introductory Chapter to the Seventh Edition, CHAP. I.—On the Grounds of Religious Union which subsist CHAP. II.—On Religious Peculiarities. General Observations on those of the Society of Friends, CHAP. IV. On the Disuse of all Typical Rites in the Worship of Addendum on Baptism and the Supper, CHAP. VI.-On the Selection, Preparation, and Appointment of CHAP. VII.-On the Pecuniary Remuneration of the Ministers of |