White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-06-18

sing its Antiquiies. Biography. Geo.
rapAy and National Hs.io,y. vitk ss-
merous Msstrafiass asd keps. Ed
tied BY William SmitA Ii. D.
Pu6lished BY Aess,s. J. B. Burr
3, d Co., Hartford. CT.
"a Dictionary Of the Bible I" II
one reflects how much Of the Scriptures
is history and biography. snd how much
relates to the geography Of the East.
and the manners and customs-the So
cial and national life Of many peoples
he will see that no man can be an intslli-
gent reader Of the Bible without such .
help as this. Possibly the Sabbath
School Teacher has thought himself
equsl to his work without such an aid.
Bot il so. be has grsstly misspprsbsndsd
bis duty. sud done injustice to his pu-
pills. There are families (unfortunstsly
too msuy) where parents snd children
read and study the Bible without such .
help to its Interpretation. A school
room witbou. . Conprshsasivs DictiOn.
ary Of our lsogoass. Its words and
their meaning. Be no more than
home without work like this.
Thore have been Numerous Bibls. Die.
.ionariss prepared. batshis Of Dr.. Smiths
greatly ezeels oil others-prssnting the
results Of the ripsst scholarship and Ia.
test research. 90 largely and 80 lumin.
ously that be and his associates have
conferred . messurslsss ben sfaetion upon
the religious world.
The edition, % announced above. by
Messrs. Burr h Co.. is the reprint. with
out single omission. Of the Abridg-
msnt Of DR.. Smiths 8 volumes. and
costly work. made by his own hand for
Families and s Sabbath School Teachers.
Every person and people. and plscs
every allusion to manners. customs. uten.
.ils. weapons. modes of life. forms oil
worship, and idolstry, strifes and wars
everything that ono can wish to know
ubout iu the Bibls. 10 inclnded in this in.
valuable work.
This reprint. by Msssrs. Burr l. Co..
has important sscellencies. rendering il
superior to any tssebsr. 1t is in its ex.
ternsl chsracter. its typ. binding. and
especislly ir it's numerous wood and
steel sngrsvines. "s thing Of beauty" Il
is reprint Of DR.. Smith's Abridgmsn'
without any mni2ation. It gives the
names (of which there are hundreds J with
the American and not the English pro.
nunciation. There is very wide diff
ference in this respect. and it is obvious
that . Bible Dictionary for American
households and Sabbath Schools should
aceentuate its nsmes according to oul
ovn best photographers, else those who
study it will beg contrsting . mode o.
prouunciatious obsolete and not accepted
BY good usage end intelligent people
We are much grsti6ed that Messrs. Burr
Il Co., have not fallen into o mistake in
this respect, but with ssgscio1.. in Tel
ligent and wise regard for the Christian
public, have furnished in so beautiful
and so cheap . form, the Dictionary OF
DR.. Smith. modified in its pronnncia.
ton to meet the wants of the American
and not the English public.
We cen conscientionsIy commend this
scork. possessing so much sttis,tc and
intrinsic excellence. We wish it might
find . place in every family of the land.
and. beside the Bible. shed let light. and
yield its explanations, and tell its story
to the student. young aud old. of God,
word. Agents here have rare oppor.
tunity in canvassing for work Of such
real and permanent and indispensable
value; they can not but find most remu-
nsrative employment. 1t is cheap. com
pact. comprehensive, and should 60 into
every American household.