Volume 1 — CHAPTER IV.
Reading edition
SECT I.—The Theatre forbidden—short history of its origin—and of its state and progress.
SECT II.—Manner of the drama objected to by the Quakers—as it personates the characters of others—and it professes to reform vice.
SECT III.—Contents of the drama objected to—as they hold our false sentiments—and weaken the sinews of morality.
SECT IV.—Theater considered by the Quakers to be injurious to the happiness of man, as it disqualifies him for the pleasure of religion.
SECT V.—To be injurious to the happiness of man, as it disqualifies him for domestic enjoyments.
SECT VI.—Opinions of the early Christians on this subject.