Transcribed from the 1877 Hatchards edition ,
BY
THE REV. E. HOARE,
VICAR OF TRINITY, TUNBRIDGEWELLS,
AND HONORARY CANON OFCANTERBURY.
SecondEdition.
LONDON:
HATCHARDS, PICCADILLY.
1877.
p. iiLONDON:
Printed by JohnStrangeways
Castle St. Leicester Sq.
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INTRODUCTION | ||
THE WORLD | ||
CONFORMITY TO THE WORLD | ||
| GENERAL PRINCIPLES | |
| RECOGNITION OF THE DISTINCTION | |
| DRESS | |
| SOCIETY | |
| FRIENDS | |
| AMUSEMENTS | |
CONCLUSION | ||
There are few subjects of greaterpractical importance than that considered in these pages, viz.,Conformity to the World. It is one that penetrates into thedaily life of families, and leads to questions of the mostdelicate character between those who are bound together by themost intimate relationships of life. It is moreover asubject pre-eminently suited to our times, for I venture to saythere are few amongst p. 2us who have not reason to deplore asad tendency to worldly conformity amongst those in whom we takea deep interest. Many of the young people of our day seemprepared to sweep away all barriers, and to lose sight of alldistinctions; while others, who, we really hope, are Christianpeople, who take an