The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-25
LIFE OF JESUS, The CHRIST.
ny HENRY WAND DEECuER.

Ithas been found both desirable and ne.
cessary, on account Of the great aud abb
ding interest aroused all over the land by
the announcement that the greatest liyiI g
religious teacher was engaged upon so inn
portant a theme, to make some answer to
constant inquiries concerning the book a.
boye mentioned.
The remarkable activity Of the thinking
world, and the wide range OF discussion Ia
ken in developing the philosophy ofCLris-
tinnity as involved In the life and influence
Of Jesns, give TO this topic a pre-eminence
over all others engaging the mind Of the
present day. The zeal for effectiveness A.
mong the "common people," who heard
the teachings Of the Master gladly,-thc
desire to arouse and inform popular think
ing, which has newly entered INTO the spir-
it~ofscholarly and leading minds. has Civ.
en- recent rise to a lituTature upon this sub
iect, Of unusual extent and power. Out Of
one hundred and scventy-fc different
olives OF Christ" written within a centu-
, nv, at least half, and that by tar the ADLER
. half, have been written within the past
thirty years. Germany, France, England,
3 all have their schools both o. orthodoxy and
scepticism. No two Of these occupy the
, same ground or help each other in dealing
in dealing with the popular mind of the
different nations, aud no one of them is
properly adapted to touch the wants Of re-
iigious thinkers in America. This must be
the work of an American, and of a com
pletely representative American. Nor can
T Il be the work Of an hour. If it is to be
permanent, it should be ripe.
It is with full confidence in the attain
ment Of this result that the publishers o.
c the /" LIFE OF JESUS, THE CHRIST" to which
Mr.. BEECHER is now constantly and earn
u estly devoting his abundant energies, az
. preparing FOR its ISSUANCE in q manner wor
Il thy the eager expectancy with which tn,
public have greeted its announcement, an.
the universal, increasing intensity Of in.
G terest felt in the subject.
The work is to be issued in two styles
II will be first published in a full oItav,
volume Of about 500 pages. This, although
called the "Plain Edition" will be illus
trated with several valuable engraving
which are already completed. First, fcu
superb Nh ps, constructed expressly for thi
D, work from the very latest and best data
including the English, Dutch and Frcnc
:" governmental surveys Of Palestine, In
10 present explorations Of the City of Jerusa
g lem, by LIEUT.. WAuREN, Royal Engineer
s, and every attainable source Of exact gee
graphical aud typographical information
J. These are engraved on copper and on stou
of printed in two tints) by COLTON, the f.
nous map-maker and publisher. The OIL
l. or illustrations are Il Frontispicce, "Ht0
m OF NNIlhNg IcnAVItAt luAhlcu hnh tHgIhNt
~ on steel by the brilliant American engrave
N WM. L. MARSHALL, from a Photograph
LEONARDO pa ViNCi's rapidly decaying ma
T. t~erpiecc i'm Milan, The last Supper
really grand work Of the engraveE's or
and a beautiful Steel plate Title page, co
tanning a Viginette Of Bethlehem, emf raw
by II. HIEsHELwOOD of the Continent
Bank-Note Company.
The other style will be In royal oeta.
size, richly illustrated. II will contain I
Frontispiece, Title-page and Maps me
toned above, a series of twenty large fu
to page wood-engravings, and from fifty
an seventy-fve smaller cuts printed in I
vi text. A few Of these, selected at rando
he are shown in our circular.
The whole series are from nct0 and orr
ol nal Drawings nCccr before published, havi
n been designed expressly for this work af
" sketches taken directly from the pla'
represented. They are q new and full
lustration of localities, people and, custo
among the scenes of our Lords earthly
p. bOrs, and, as artistic productions, are
lieved to be superior to anything hef
published on that subject. Thcy are
grayed by W. j. LIEToE, tho celebrR
w~ood-engraYer, now resident in New 70
universally acknowledged TO BIO the Il
Dd master OF his art, and his brother, II.
"u LINTON, long well known and highly
Ia teemed in Paris.
the INC MopS ~GaT op bv a II T R'ws sno
4w artist for years Tesident in the Holy La
and thoroughly conversant with its I
lures. The drawings on wood are from
no artistic pencil Of HARRY FEsN. The W
,ar will be printed at the University Pr
Cambridge, by WEIGH, BI0ELow * Co.,
by guaranty of its typographical beauty
correctness.
Ia Concerning the date of publication, N
nv particular Information will DO given u
the Newspaper press in due time. 1t n
sv- be said, however, that the book will not
ready for canvassing by subscription age
NV lin which manner alone IL Is TO be sold)
fore the month Of June next.
For further particulars address
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