The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-01-20

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The lives and characters Of the principal
peTsonages recorded ia the sacred VIKINGS
practically adapted to the instruction ot
youth and private families; together with
an appendix containing thirty disseFta.
tions on the evidences Of Divine Reyela-i
ton, from Timpson's key 20 the Bible
being a complete summary Of biblical
knowledge, carefully condensed and com.
piled'fom Scott, Doddridge, Gill, Patrick,
Adam Clarke, Pool, LOwtb, Horne, Wall,
Stowe, Robinson, and other eminent wri.
tiers on the Scriptures. Robert Sears.
Editor. Embellished with several hum
dred Engravings on wood, illustrative Of
Scripture scenes, manners, customs, etc.
The following notice Of Bible Biography was
written by the Rev. w. G. Brownlee, D. D., after
careful examination Of the volume. DR.. b. has
been long known throughout the United Statess
one of our most useful, learned, and eloquent d.
vines. This candid 0nd impartial review cannot
fail, therefore, to have great weight with ell who
are anxious 70 know the real merits OF the work.
New YoRK, August 9th, Ie42.
This is, beyond question, one Of the most ele-
CANT books ever presented 70 our fellow. citizens,
in this Republic. Ii 10 O volume Of 500 pages,
containing about 500 engTavlngs Of a most inte-
resting character. The. paper, the type, the en-
cravings, oil Of them such as might enter into
q successful competition with any Of the Gnesl
London publications. IL is a superior specimen
of domestic fabrication, both external and inter.
nal and It ought, in this Fespect 70 be patronized
BY every patriotic citizen. But this q the leas
valuable thing about Il. The volume gives. 81
accurate views Of eastern customs, habits, mdn.
neEa, animals, sccneTyi and, IN addition to state
ments given in brief, accurate, and elegant de
anrr
which al once amuse, interest, delight aud fasci
nate. In this volume we have, moreover, admiFa
bly, we'll written biographies Of ell the principe
characters mentioned in the Holy Bible. Thes
are selected with taste andsingulaT Discrimination
from the best authors extant on the subject. An
there s a crow ming excellence in the last hundre
pages, where we possess rich treasury Of usefu
and religious knowledge, carefully condensed an,
compiled from 'Timpson's Key TO the Holy- IDLE,
work accessible 70 very few.
Mr.. Scare object in presenting this admiFabl
and beautiful volume, ought to be duly appTecio
/ ted by every minister, parent and Sabbath-schoC
teacher. His aim is TO extend the interest Of ID
Holy Bible-tO place in the most attractive ligh
iIs divine truths and holy pFscepts, by instruction
and by cultivating examples. Il is, in fact I
make il paramount, in our youths estimation,
all other books, and all other things:-and mo-
captivating in the eyes OF the youthful and aged
the beautiful, the gay. the sober, Gne thoughflel
and rejecting. Itis designed to set aside, a. CON
paratiVe insignificant, the numerous volumes I
i light reading, and utter vanity, and 10 displac
them, with all their fascinating and tawdry orns
ments Of types, and plates, and wis, by what
more beautiful in art, and more valuable In trutl
and more fascinating in biography and anecdote
Hence, Mr.. Sears has an honest and imperativ
moral claim for patronage and support, on ever
minister and every parent, and every Sabbath
school ibAcher, and on every patriot, actdated b
christian principles. have only TO add, to all m
friends, and to the people of my numerous charQ.
that there is perhaps, no other book, recently fror
the press, which / would, in preference to thi
beautiful and iudicious volume, put into Ii
hands of my children, to captIvate their mind
and WOO them over 70 the study of the antiquitie,
scenery, biography, and divine truths'of the Hol
i Bible. II ought to be in every christian famil
for its innate value; and in every patriotic famil
as splendid specimen of our progress in domesti
, manufacture, and the advancement Of our artist
and manufacturers in their Tvalship with those q
+ Europe w. G. BROWNLEE.
4 TO PUBLISHERS AND PRoPRIEToRS OF
NEWSPAPERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITEl
STATES AND BRITISH PROVINCES.
The publisher Of the above work respectful
requests Of newspaper proPrietoTS, that they wi
copy the advertisement exactly as It q printed
aud where lt Is convenient and practicable, act q
agents in receiving subscriptions, or appointin
some friend as . substitute in their neigh6oEhooC
To those who win advertise, and at the sam
time act as agents for the work, they win be Al
forded at the low price Of Sls50 per vol. from
N single copy 20 : thousand volumes-C ASH !! thu
/, allowing the handsome sum of ONE DOLLAR o
every subscriber procured, or copy cold. Will n
every newspaper proprietor IN ell our princips
towns and villages throughout the Union order
, dozen copies on trial?
ROBERT SEARS, Publisher,
No, 4Q2 Nassau street. M "