The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-06-23
Life of Jesus, the Christ.
BY HENRY WARD E

Out of one hundred and se~vety-fve
different elves of. Christ written
within a century, at 1east-half, and
that by far the. ADLER half have been
written within the past thirty years.
Germany, France, England, all have
their schools both of orthodoxy and
scepticism. No two of these occupy
the same ground, OF, help each other
in dealing withethe popular mind of
them is properly adapted to touch the
wants of religious thinkers i'm Ameri-
cali This must be: the work of an
American, and of a complete represen-
tative Amerieat1: Nor. can it be the
work of an hour. . a-Ifsi it is to .besper-
manent, il should be ripe. a,1 .
1t is With full, confidence in the at.
Etainment of tfGs' resultathat the pub
fishers Of. the.s."fiife Of Jesus, the
Christi to which Mr.. 'Beecher isnow
constantly and earnestly devoting his
abundant energies, are preparing for
its issuance in Il manner worthy the
eager expectancy with which the pub
lie have greetedits encouragement, and
the universal, increasing intensity of
interest felt in the subject.
The work is to be issued in two
styles. It will be first published in Il
full octave volume of about 500 pages.
This, although called the s'Plain Edi-
tion," will be illustrated. with several
valuable e~ngrayings, which are already
completed. First, four superb Maps,
constructed expressly for this work
from the very latest and best date, in
GLIDING the English Dutch, I and
French governmental surveys of Pal
estine, the present explorations of the
City of Jerusalem, by Lieut.. Warren,
Royal Engineers, and every attainable
source of exact geographical and typo
graphical Information These are en-
graved on copper and stone Cprinted
in two tints) By Cotton, the famous
map-maker and publisher. The 9TH
er illustrations are "a Frontispieee,
"Head of Christ" restored, painted,
and engraved on steel by the brilliant
American e~ngrayer, VIM. r! Mar
shall, from Photograph of Leonard
da Vinci's. rapidly decaying master
piece in Milan '.The Last SUPPER
a really grand work of the engraver's
art and a beautiful Steelplate Title
page, containing a Vignette of Beth
fehem, engraved by r. Ainshelwood of
the Continental Bank.Note Company.
The other style Will be in royal oc-
tavo size, richly Illustrated. 1t will
contain the Frontispiece. Tftle-page,
and Maps mentioned abeve,ya series of
twenty large fulEpagew ood,engrawings
and from fifty to seventy-tive smaller
cuts printed in the text. "A few of
these, selected at random, are shown
in the present circular.
The whole series are from new and
original drawings never before pub
Iished, having been designed expressly
for this work after sketches taken di
rectly from the places represented -
They are a new and full illustration, of
localities, people, and customs among
the scenes of oufL ordis earthly labors,
and, as artistic, productions, are be
lieved tobessuperior to anything be-
fore published on that subject. They
are engraved BY ", j.. Linton, thu. eel
ebrated wood-engraver, now resident
in New York, Universally acknowledge
ed to be the first master of his art, and
his brother, HID Linton, long well
known and highly esteemed in Paris
The Maps were constructed andthe
illustrations signed bylA. L. Rawson,
an artist. for yearsresidehtn the Holy
Lany, nnd.thoroughly conversent with
its features. The drawings on. wood
are from the artistic pencil of Harry
Fem. The work will be printed at
the University Press, Cambridge by
Welch, Bigelow, & Co.'S guaranty
of its typographical beauty and cor
rectness. 80 -' a, 80
Concerning the date Of publication
more particular information will be
given through the newspaper press in
due time, It may be said, however,,
that the book will not be ready for
canvassing by SUBSCRIPTION agents Gin
which manner alone it is to be sold) 1
before the month of June next. :
For further particulars, address
C. F. VENT, Book Publisher,