Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-06-04
The &epublitau.
GEORGE b. GooDLANDER, Editor.
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Thursday Morning, June 4, 1868.
.Nesc Publication.

A Dictionary Of the Bible comprising iis Antiqui
ties, Biography, biography and History, will
numerous Illustrations and Maps. Edited bl
William Smith, LII D. Published BY Messrs
J. D. BuRR & Co., Hartford, Ct
"a Dictionary of the Bible !" 1
one reflects how much of the Scrip
lures is history and biography, and
how much relates TO the geography O
the East, and the manners and Gus
toms-the social and national life Of
many peoplcs--he will see that nc
man can be an intelligent reader Of
the Bible without such help as this
Possibly the Sabbath School Teacher
has thought himself equal TO his work
without such an aid. But if so, dc
has greatly misapprehended his duty
and done injustice to his pupils. There
are families unfortunately too many,
where parents and children read and
study the Bible without such helr
to its Interpretation. A school room
without Comprehensive Dictionary
Of our language its words and their
meaning-would be no more unfurn.
ished than a home without work
like this.
There have been numerous Bible
Dictionaries prepared, but this of DR..
Smiths greatly crcels all others-pre-
senting the results of the ripest schol-
arship and latest research, so largely
and so luminously that he and his as
sociates have conferred a measureless
benefaction upon the religious world.
The edition as announced above, by
Messrs. Burr & Co., is the reprint,
without single omission, of the
Abridgement of DR.. Smiths 9 volumes
and costly work, made by his own hand
for families aud Sabbath School
teachers. Every person and people
and place every allusion to manners,
customs, utensils, weapons, modes of
life, forms of worship and idolatry
strifes and wars-everything that one
can wish TO know about in the Bible
is included in this invaluable work.
This reprint, by Messrs. Burr & Co.,
has important excellencies, rendering
it superior 10 any other, and making
it just the thing for the family and
teacher. 1t is in its external charac-
ter, its type, binding, and especially
in its numerous wood and steel engra-
wings, "a thing of beauty" 1t is a
reprint Of DIR. Smiths Abridgement
without any mutildtion. 1t gives the
proper names (of which there are hun
dreds) with the American and not the
English pronunciation. There is
very wide difference in this respect,
and it is obvious that Bible Diction-
airy for American households and Sab
bath Schools should dccentuate its
names according to our olon best lex
cographers, else those who study it
will be contractinga mode of pronun-
citation obsolete and not accepted by
good usage and intelligent people.
We are much gratified that Messrs.
Burr & Co. have not ALLEN into mis-
take in this respect, but with a saga.
cieus intelligent and wise regard for
the Christianpublic, have furnishedin
50 beautifuland so cheapa form, the Die
tionary of DIR. Smith, modified in its
pronunciation TO meet the wants of
the American and not the English
public.
We can conscientiously commend
this ,cork, possessing so much artistic
intrinsic excellence. We wish it
might find place in every family of
the land, and, beside the Bible, shed
its light, aud yield its explanations,
and tell its story to the student, young
and old, of Gods word Agents here
have "a rare opportunity in cavassing
for work of such real, permanent
and indispensable value; they cannot
but find most remuncrative employ |
nont. 1t is cheap, compact, compre-
iensire, and should go into every
American household.