Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-13
CITY NOTICES.
Fleet,xood,s Lie Of c,,ris,

We would inform our readers that vii
liam Ward Blake, son of Rev T. G.
Blake d. D., Of the Banner Of Peace, is
about to canvass this city, to solicit sub
scriptions for one of the most valuable
works ever issued from the press, entitled
The Life of our Blessed Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ, and the Lives and Sufferings
OF His Holy Eyangelists and Apostles, by
Rev. John Fleetwood, D. D. To which
IS added the lives and labors of eminent
christians and martyrs, from the crucifxion
to the reformation, and also history Of
the Jews, from the earliest ages to the
present time. A new and improved edi-
ton, with notes, by Rev. ]. Newton
Brown, D. D., editor of Encyclopaedia of
Religious knowledge"
''The Life of our Lord and Saviour on
earth comprises a series of events the most
interesting and important that have ever
taken place in the history of the world.
'fThey have exerted a more effective in
fiuerce on the subsequent destinies of
! mankind than all the events of all
precedent history; and they will exert a
still stronger influence till time shall be no
more.
The happiness, both temporal and eter-
nal, of every man living, or that ever will
live, is connected with these events, and
| cannot fail to be varied according to the
| interest which he takes in them, and the
degree of influence which.he permits them
| to exert on his own life and conduct. I'm
| der these circumstances it is hardly posi-
| BILE for us to be too well informed concern
| ing the events in the life of our Saviour.
''We read them in the four Gospels from
| our childhood up, until our familiarity
with the language in which they are writ
ten often causes us to overlook its sublime
and inspired import.
| san honest and sincere effort to render
the live of our Saviour more clear and in
| telligible to common readers, by combining
in continuous narrative all incidents as
| given in the four Gospels, should therefore
be received with public favor.
| ''Such has been pre-eminently the case
with Fleetwood's' Life of our Lord and
Jesus Christ, and the Lives and Sufferings
of His Holy Eyangelists and Apostles.
| ''This plain, unadorned narrative, writ
/ bSu Ill LlldJ DIOOGDt dilu uDDItttuulLR SLy IL
which the sacredness of the subject renders
SO peculiarly appropriate, has been re,
ceived with degree of public favor which
is almost without parallel"
In preparing new edition of this popu,
lar book, it was the desire of the publish
ers to make it as perfect as possible fol
general use. Hence they have employed
an editor whose name has been long be
fore the religious public. The whole worl
has been thoroughly revised; important
omissions supplied from the authors orr
ginal edition; and about two hundred
original notes added on the various point:
discussed, historical, prophetical, geo
graphical, chronological, doctrinal, crit
cal, and biographical, to bring the worl
up to the progressive knowledge of the
age. Such helps are invaluable in the
family and the Saobath-school, as well a
in private reading. Thousands will b'
glad to find in a clear brief note at the foo
of the page, information necessary to con
meet and complete his knowledge of tn,
subject in hand, which, without such as
sistance, might have been longed for ant
sought in vain.
| This edition also is printed on new an(
beautiful type, and illustrated by many en-
cravings in the highest style of art. The
paper and binding VIII speak for them
selves. The book viii be an ornament il
any library or on any centre-table, and it
intrinsic value far surpasses, it may b,
safely said, any former edition before tn,
public. Such is the uniform testimony
thus far of the religious press. It's entir,
impartiality adapts it equally for use among
all denominations of Christians.
This edition will be illustrated with six
teen fine steel plates, containing $50 octave
pages, printed on fine white paper, bounl
in the most substantial binding, and fur
nished to subscribers at very low rates.
Other persons have also engaged in on
city. Miss Mary L. Page, a very worth,
lady, and her father, Mr.. VIM. Page, vii
each canvass a portion, so that we trust ev
cry family viii soon have an opportunit,
to purchase We would advise that the,
at once avail themselves of it, for though
there will be the three agents in the city,
each viii be confined to a designated felC
of operation, and therefore but one oppor
tunity to obtain the book viii be present
ed.
The work is sold only by subscription
and hence can be obtained from no Other
source.
The publishers, Messrs Garrettson & Co..
whose reputation as publishers of Standard
Religious Books, is already well establish,
ed, are about to open branch of thei1
business in this city, They are constant
| ly employing active and enterprising
agents, and any in our midst desiring to en-
gage with them, can obtain full particulars
by addressing them through the postofice,
or by calling at the Office of the State In
surance Company, on College Street, South
of Union.