Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1818-02-17
January 20, 1918,
or THE FOLLOWING

and impressive instruction. Even few OF hen
read 10 fsmiy in The mofning. cannot fail ~
furnish It's me mbeTs with matersls for prcfi,sbts
reflection trough the day. The style il ;ud;-
cicus and harry being nei her above HE TO-
norant nor below a. learned. Its uniForr1y
peysficuous, pure and energetic and SON.
times, with rs s1bieci, rises into sub,imity. A
bove I'll, the SPIRIT which pervsdes the work, in
excellent. Il Is the meek, sfiectonate, healing.
YET faithful spri, of the gospel
Rev D.. Morse Of Charsesfospa.-~s Dear Sir. The
chstscter OF DR.. SCOTS Commentary on the BIZ
bic is So generally known and so highly approy-
ed that deem further Recommendations need.
less. This most excellent sad useful work ar
IDENTITY wish was IN every family in the United
S ates.'
Rec Dr. Sanders Of Meafeid--s Sincere inour.
ers inao knowledge Of guy will always rise
fFsm perusal Gifts psges with minds more en-
hghtened, with good resolutions streng, hened.
and with the best affections invigorsted. The
Prsc,ical Observations are particularly valuable
and give TO 'his wok It's most Distinguishing
excrilence.'
Rec .fosiua Bates Of Dediora - Sir. / SIN
pleased with your proposals for publishing
Scouts Family Bible and sincerely wish you
success IN 'he undertaking. am acquainted
with no commentary on the Sacred Scriptures,
which would more cordially recommend for
general use. II you execute he work with
y.ur usual hdeh and care have no doubt. hat
il will be well ps,roni4ed by The religious pub
hc.'
Rev Joshua Runfinstoa Of Bostoa--. Perhaps in
no Way Car mnisteis, instructors of youth, and
private cbrlstisns, do greater service 70 society
thsn by exer,ing themselves TO dis sc mins,e this
truly invsluai L. watk.
sthjoin few extracts from circular pub.
hshed Ly lie Rev JosErA EAERsos, lsye pastor
Of a church in Beverly, su hor OF he EsAngeli-
cal Former &c. u maj be proper Just TO say, the
circular was printed entirely without my knowl-
edge the ex,rsc,s follow
Six edi'ions of this great work have been
published in this country.
have had considerable opportunity 10 exsr,.
inc and compare specimens OF All these ak edi-
lions. and am decidedly opinion, hat mnst peo-
pie would greatly prefefARMSTRONGsS EDI-
lion, now publishing in Boston. As The fold
IS octave, the volumes are not nearly SO large IS
those otthe qssr,o editions bot The paper /. f.
u rsnd whiter !; the execution handsomer !. the
print, to appearance :, nearly IS large and as it
can be turned TO the light with much less incon-
sen'ence.r may perhaps be read with equal
case snd pleasure. l. has the advantage OF be.
lug chespers less cumbersome and mote elegant.
ARMSTRONG; EDITION therefore, il
The one which can most highly recommend for
the use Of families It's peculiarly calcul.se ed 10
supersede The Dse of large Bible and in two
respects il viii answer BE- tel pu' pose, merely
fer reading The scriptures, as it Is less cumber-
some, and may be resdby several persons at the
same tme.' low 8esfsn, Gan 10
IL Specimens Qfthis aoTk may Be seen at he
Bookstores Of Htiiam and Henry Hyde, Book.
sellers IN Portland and Bath, agents for The
aboue 1ork Jor The District Of Name.