Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-05-29

\ DICTIONARY OF THE BlBLE, CON.
rRIslNo ITS ANTIQUITIES, BIoeRA
PLY, GEoaRArny AND NATURAL
HISTORY. WITH NUMEROUS ILLUS
TRArioNs AND Mara. EDITED ny
WILLIAM SMITH, IL. d. Pun.
Lisnsp by MsssRs, J. B. BURR &
Go. HARTFORD, Conn.
a Dictionary Of tho Bibls." II one reflects
how much Of tho Scriptures 10 history and biog.
rarhy. and how much relates TO the geography
of the kast, and the manners aud castons--ths
social and national life Of many pcoples--he
will zee that no man can be On Intelligent road
or of the Biblo without such help ~ this. Pos.
sib'y the sabbath SsAool TEACHER he's tAsaght
himself equal to his work without sach ~ Aid.
hut II so, he has greatly misaPprehsndsA bid
duty, aud done injustice 10 HE pupils. There
are families tanfcrtuaately too many where pa
rcnts and children read and stsdy the Bible
without such help to It's Interpretation. A
school room without Comprehensive Oiction-
Of cur language.--its words and their incoming,
would be no moro uufufnishsd tAsa . home
without . work like this.
There have been numerous Bible Dioticaa
fiss prepared, but this Of Dr.. Smiths greatly
sreeis all othsrs--Prssenting the rseults Of the
r'pest sehcisrsAip and latest research, - largely
and % luniacusly that he snd his associates
have oouSesrsd . ueesvr,lees bsnefAetios upoa
The saiGipn = aaAeaacsd aAovs, by Asssrs.
Burr ; cA, y the reprint without single
emission. Of the abridgensrt ef DR.. Smiths ;
volumes, and costly work, made BY his own
hand for Families and Sabbath School TsseAsss
Every psrson and people and place; every a.
lusicn to manners, customs. utsAsils, weapons,
modes Of life, ferns Of worship, and idolatry !:
.a..H ~.A aA-A -s.A
to know about in the Bible, 10 included n tAs
Invaluable work:
This reprint, BY Nsssrs. Barr = Co., las In
Portant sxcellenciss, rsndersg u sspesSss 70 any
other, and making Il just the ths thing fss he
family and teacher. q is in its extsraA sAas-
scter, Ms type. hindik& ssA especially = ~
s..sros. wood and steal se0sviss. =. thing
Abridgemeat without any nutila1isn. Il givse
the proper names (of which tAsse ass AaaAFsls)
with the American and 80 he 1siisA pssaua-
citation. There 10 very ~ di1sfssss IN tAis
respect, and Il y obvious tAaa Bible Dictisn-
cry for American hosssAsals aaa SaAAatA
Schools should acccntuats IL nanss according
to cur own photographer, slse thsss Who study
il will b coatrseting 800 u pseasneaatisa
obsolete and not accepted By gseA usage and
intelligent people. We ere .ssi eratiAsd tAas
Nessss. Bafr 8 Co., hare Rot fAllsa int MIS-
take in this respect bat With . sAeasious, iatsl-
ligsnt and regard for cArissiaa psAlis, have
y - beautiful and 90 cheap forn.
The Diesioaasy d D.. Smith, nsdi1sd h its
proaunciasioa 70 osst ths wants 81 ~ Anssi>
saa aad sst tAs English pshaie.
We can cosscieuciously coansad this werk, i
possessing % osch artistic and intrinsic excel.
Isoss. We wish il might lad plsss IN every
family Of the land, aad, beside the BibIe, she'd
lie light, and yield its explanations. md tell its
story 70 the stadent, young and Old, Of Gods
word Agents here have rare opportunity =
canvassine for work Of s1cA real aaA peraa-
nent aad indtepsnsable value they cannot bat
kad most ssnunerativs saploynsat Il 10
eAeap, compact, eoaprsAess;ss, and should 70
into every American household.
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