Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-10-01
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Origin and History Of The Books of The Bible.
10th the canonical and apocryphnl, chow.
ing what the bible is not, what il is, and
how TO use ID. (Ncw Tcsiament) With
4 Illustrations. BY Prof. Calvin t. Stowe,
III d. d., for more than thirty yeArs Biblical
Professor al Andover, Cincinnati, and
other Theological Summaries zelgleh
McCurdy & Co., Publishers, Philadelphia,
Pa, and Cincinnati, Ohio.
This book treats OIL
i. The common popular objections 10 the
Bible at the present day. What the Bible
10 not, what IL Is, and how TO use IT,.
3. The evidences upon which we receive
the Sacred Books, and description OF the
ancient manuscripts Of the New Testament,
with fac-simile Illustrations. az
8. Brief Biographies of One Hundred Al
ciont Witnesses 10 the New Testament, whose
testimony is most important, much Of it cited
in this work. hftl
4. The testimony for the Historical Books
and full examination, separately, OF the
four Gospels. i1sl4A lA
s. The Apocryphal Gospels, and fragments
OF Gospels supposed to be lost.
6. Modern substitutes for the Gospel his
tory, with an examination of the works OF
Strauss, Welsse, Glroerer, Bruno Bauer, f.
@. Baur, Roman, and Sehenckel, intended
TO meet the undermining process with regard
/ to the authority Of Scripture, so prevalent
at the present day.
7. Acts Of the Apostles, the ApocrYphal
Acts and the fourteen Epistles of Paul. The
Catholic and the Apocryphal Epistles. Rev
citation of st. John, and the Aprocryphal
| Revelations. III If
g. The Bible Prophets and the Classical
| Oraclee, contrested
0. Tho Apocryphal Books of the Old
Testament, and the reason for their exclu-
SION from the Canon.
1t is a work OF real value, not sectarian al
ALL not even theological, but II is just what
il purports to be, History Of Tie Books o.
tho Biblc, sufficiently critical 10 meet the
wants OF the professor, clergyman and {
student, and yet so simplified as to be the
book needed by EVERY FAMILY AND EVERY
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER AS THE COMPANION
OF THE BIBLE. 4l
This book is new and fresh from the per
of the author, who has long been urged IL
lite preparation by Presidents Of Colleges
and leading ministers and scholars OF Tho
various Christian denominations, and has
J giyon his best energies to its completion.
: II contains about 600 pages octave, printed
, from new and beautiful clear type, illustrated
, with q fine steel portrait of the author fac
SMILES Of the early manuscripts on whicl
the Bible was written, very curious aud in
tcresting, and other full page illustrative en-
, cravings, by the best artists in the country.
II is sold by subscription only Clergy
men, teachers, experienced agents, and ladies
will find 1t to their advantage to canvass 70
this work, as very liberal terms will be given
: The Atlantic Monthly.-
We have received the October number q
: this excellent American monthly. II con
9 tains the continuation Of the Guardian Angel
: and the beginning OF Rose Rollins, and til
: Autobiography of q Quack-boil OF whic
, give promise OF much interest in their pro
+ gress. There is also an elaborate article OF
+ international copyright, demanding system
: which shall project kind Of property whc
/ cannot be brought 10 market without expos
ing it TO plumber, for sufficient period, /
the creator OF the value, so that no propert
+. IN book can be acquired anywhere on cart
unless by the gift or consent Of the autho
, thereof The argument in advocacy of tbi
. system ia unIolded at length and enforce
9 with much earnestness The poem o
Themistocles and the essay touching til
merits Of Ben Jonson will crafty literar.
y people, but the story of Nicholas Said wi
y interest more. The narrative is well told
: and will be found interesting by those VIII
A love to read OF adventure. II also gives
vast amount of miscellaneous matter Of th
most entertaining character, and is allogethC
a good number.
!, Sale Of a Lot.-Wln. II. Naff, Auctiopee
= sold at public sale, on Saturday afternoon,
lot on Fifth street, near Walnut, 90 feet froi
g and running back IS feet, to Jacob Butt, Il
I. $2S per foot,
10 Change Of Tie Cdrs.-W e refer our reads
10 to the car advertisement for importal
changes in the running time OF the train
on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bait
!, more Railroad
n Sold.-Messrs. Ogle & Townsend have sol
= the country seat Of Joseph H. Gould, in Ne
% Castle Hundred, for $10,250.