Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-10-24

The teachers were required to make
sketches of these in their notebooks.
and preserve them for future reference.
The evening exercises consisted Of
music, reports, lectures, and discussions.
The general tendency Of these gath
crings is to foster professional feeling,
cultivate an educational sentiment in
the community, gather new material,
and discover new processes for tho
work, and to dignity it.
The character and value Of our gov
srnm ent depend very largcly-almost
entirely-upon the mental md moral
condition Of the people, and when We are
working upon these elements we are
contributing to the stability Of our na-
tional institutions. The work Of the
session is conceded to have been Of a
valuable character, and the occasion
cannot but result in the promotion Of
the best intereats Of the school cause.
AN illustrated History Of the Holy
Bible, being connected account az the
remarkable events and distinguished
characters contained in the Old aud
New Testaments, and in Jewish His-
tory during the four hundred years
intervening between the time Of Mala-
chi and the birth Of Christ, including
also the Life Of Christ and his Apos-
ties; the whole embracing = period Of
four thousand years with notes criti-
cal, Typographical and explanatory
BY John Kitto, Doctor Of Divinity and
Fellow Of the Society Of Antiqaitie 8,
author Of tho "London Pictorial Bible, -
" Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature -
&c. Edited by Alvan Bond, D. D.,
formerly Professor Of Biblical Litsrs-
ture in the Theological Seminary at
Bangor, Me-, assisted in Geology by
Prof G. H. Hitchcock, late Of Amherst
College. Complete in one royal octave
volume Of nearly $50 pages Embel.
lished and illustrated by about three
hundred eneravings, including accurate
copies from the Nineveh Marbles, from
Ancient Egyptian Paintings, and from
articles now 10 the British Museum !;
and large number Of engraviugs from
designs BY Gustavs Dors, the most emi-
nent Of living artists together with
maps Of the countries Of the Bible.
IT is matter Of interest to the Chris
tian world that some Of the most elni-
ncnt scholars Of the age are devoting
themselves to the work Of excmplifying
the Holy Scriptures, by givins their
contemporanoous history.
The great maes Of men recognize and
"eeize " hold Of the elementary truths
Of the Bible, but the apparent intrica~
cies and distractions with which it
seems to abound, have ever been such
as to envelop large portions in an inn
penctrable mystery. This viii be clear
ed away entirely by the illumina ting
influence of customs and events of the
corresponding period. In this work,
MIR Kitto seems to have fully realized
the fact that every work must be seen
in the light Gifts own history. He has
not only observed thorough minute
mess Of detail, but upon point Of the
creates: Importance he has brought to
his aid the art Of engraving, and eu'
bellished the work with profase illus
tratiuns, SO that what the mind could
not otherwise fully comprehend is made
plain through the medium Of sight.
. Mr. G. A. Ladd is spending few
days ia town taking orders for the bool
aud he has already obtained the name'
Of many Of our most intelligent and up
preciative citizens. We hope his lis
will be greatly extended, for tae wor'
should be in the hands ofevcry citizen
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CorreSpondcuee.
Editor Of Ao'eer County Transcript -.
SIR lin your last issue was mad
to say that Mr.. =. II. Davidson, in re
3 ply 70 my enquiry about the result il.
The late elections in Pennsylvania. al,
, Ohio, said, 10 you suppose that WI
: such fool, &c." The language I use
= was precisely the same a. his, viz. g b
you suppose that / ever once thou4,
that Greeley would b. elected" III,
WIS all that Was said.
As this is my FIRST attempt at repor
ing you will please do u's the favor
allowing this place in your column
Respectfully, G. &. CLEMMER.