Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-06-12

A DICTIONARY or rnz BIBI., con
PsisISs ITS .AxrferrriKs, BrssRA
PHy, GE"cRAPHv AND NATURAL
HlsToEv. WITH NUMEROUS Illus
TRArIoNs AND Mars. EDITED q,
WILLIAM SMITH, IL. ID. Pm
LisHED ny MEssEs, J. B. BURR &
Co. HAETsoED, Coxx.
"A Dictionary Of the Bibie,. n one r.a.e,
no. -nu.h Of The Scriptures 10 history and biog
raphy, and how much relates IL the gcorraph,
Of the East. and the manners aud custc,n.-,h,
social and national life II many peoples h,
Will sec taat NO man oan bc an intelligent read
or OF the Bblc without snch help a. this. Pc.
:iby tbs Sabbath School Teacher has theu chi
himself equal TO bis work witaau, ,urb an Aid
But II so, he has sreatiy mi.spprc headed Nj,
duty. aed dona injustice to bis pspils Their,
arc fsmilies tunfcstsnatsly too aasy) shsrs "a
rcnts and children read and study tho Bib,
without such hslp ~ IL Interpretation. 4
sehsol room without = Comprehensive Dicfion.
Of our lshguage, its words and their meaeins
would be NO more apfurnished than I homs
without work like this.
There hnsel hssn nu1sseus Bible Dictjeaa
riss prcpored, 'bat tbs q Dr.. Smiths ,,e.,i.
sxssts al sthsrs-prssesting the results Of &,
rpest scholarship and latest research, 90 larvel
and - luminouslx that DO and his associate
rave % soecsssas .seesfslsss tessfastion upon
~ geliyious gpfla. n n
The saiass = snnsahcsd sbsvs. ~ Me,.r,
Bsvs - sQs.is Ne reprint. withou, a sin xis
omission, of the shridgemcrt Of Dir. Smith 5
volumes, And essaly work. made BY BIZ. own
hand for Faolies md Sabbath School Teacher.
Every psr.sn and people and place every al
lus':n 70 manpeeptAeslom utensils, weapons,
modes Of life, forpe II worship. aud idolatry :
'trifcs and wareSsvs yshng that o.e can wish
20 Know about IN the Bible, is included in this
This reprint, by yss.rs. Barr 4 Co .ha. i'm.
portant excslsncses. rendering Il superior 10 any
other, and making II just the the thing for the
family and teacher. ID 10 il it, external char.
iactcr, ks type, bindisg, and especially in IT.
asmevows wood and steel engvavings, "a thias
Of beauty" u 10 . reprint OF Dr.. Smith :
asrtagsAsAA wkAestasy matilaiisn. Il gives
the proper nanss Iof whichthere ars hundrc<is)
WITH the Anssess snA not the Eglish pronun.
ciasion. There 10 . very wide difference In this
respect and Il d obvious that Bible Diction-
az Tor Auesi6tn hoassAelds aud Sabbath
schools should scccntuate liz namcs according
% our own lezicographsrs, else those who study
q will be eestssctins mode Of pronunciatian
obseic'e end not ascspted by good usage and
intelh1pnt people, We are much gratiiisd that
hessss. berr q CO., have not fallen into mis-.
tass - this respect, hut with sagacous, intel
iigent and regard for d christian tsbIic. have
inrnisbed ~ % beautiful and so chcap form,
the Dictiohary Of Dr. Smith, modified in IL
pronunciation TO meet the wants Of the A,ncri>
can a. not the English public.
We can conscieuciousiy commend this work.
foeeesNng sfAachs artistic aud iptrsnsc excel.
esaos NJ seh u hight End u piscs In every
.am!Iy o. III. land. sad. beside tho Bible. shed
IL Hight. ssd yisla he explanations. and tel rs
story n the student. younx and old. u Gods
wssA Aganfs bsvs have . FARO epnortwnity IN
csnvassing fos work II such reat sAd perma-
nsstl and Indispensable value they cannot hut
nat asee rsspaasratise tnsployincn Il Y
e.Ae"rs cere"et, ce~eve1sssire. aud should 60
Into every Amssican hoaseheld.
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