Connecticut western news., 1880-05-26
The Hest or Fnm,Iv Ribles.

The Rev. Dr. A. s. Hunt, Secretary of the American Bible Society, recently remark | ed that in spite of the great number of Bibles | annually sold in the United States, there are not half enough Bibles published. There are thousands of homes in our broad land in which not single copy of the Sacred Scrip. lures is to be found
 Approaching this great need, Messrs. Phillips & Hunt, of SO5 Broadway, New York, have issued one of the most attractive and superb editions of the Bible ever pub- lshed, and with the lberality that has char acterized alltheir enterprises have issued it in the most elegant styles of binding, and at prices which bring it within the reach of every family.
 To the text of the Bible is added @ series of remarkable and unusually attractive features, which render this edition invaluable to every Christian household. Foremost among these is Dr. Smiths Dictionary of the Bible, l which is admitted by all denominations to be the best Bible Dictionary ever published. We have next series of succinct and | carefully prepared accounts of the various religious denominations of the world, their history and teachings. The Life of the Sa- | viour and the Lives of the Apostles are brought forward prominently, and in such @ manner as to be of great service to every read CT of the New Testament. The Wanderings in the Wilderness, and the Tabernacle and Temple are critically and admirably described. A seres of Scripture illustrations affords comprehensive explanations of the Manners and Customs of the Aucients, of Biblical An. tiquities, Scenery, Natural History, etc. The City of Jerusalem is also described with great minuteness. Then follow large number of chronological and other valuable tables, de signed to promote and facilitate the study of the Sacred Scriptures. These tables are so numert us that we have not space to name | them.
 The book is magni6cently illustrated with superb engravings by the great artist, Gus. tave Dore, and with large number of ex- qusite steel engravings. Of course in a family Bible much depends ubon the illustra- tions, and the publishers of this volume have embellished their Bible with taste and lib erality that deserve the highest praise. The additional matter contains over 2,500 beaut- full engravings, executed in the highest style of the art. These engravings are genuine works of art and were made at @ cost of over ESQ., ,OO0. The great number and high char. | acter of these engravinss make this the most valuable art publication of the century. The Family Record and Marriage Certli- cate are beautiful specimens oflithographing and at the close of the volume is a handsome Photograph Album, with room for sixteen por- trats very desirable feature in work ot this kind
 Every intelligent person knows that the ex- cellence of the binding of book depends up- on it's neatness and durability. A Bible may be very showily bound and yet put together so fmsily that it will come to pieces in few years Although covered with showy stamps, and apparently well bound, the work may be done in such loose and unsubstantal man. ner that with only ordinary handling the Bi- ble will crack and finally fall to pieces. This Bible is made upon very different plan. Only the best materials are used in it's manu- facture and all the work is done by the best of workmen and the most highly improved machinery. Every stage of the work is care fully supervised. It would be impossible to devise system by which greater care could be given to the manufacture of book or by winch the interests of subscribers could be more carefully guarded. The publishers real. ize the fact that a family Bible may be sub jected to very hard usage, and must be bound substantially as well as handsomely. They are published in German also
 We cordially commend this magnificent Bible to our readers. It is shame that any Christian household should be without Fam fly Bible, and we commend this one as the most complete and the cheapest in the mar ket. It is sold by subscription only, and MT P. c. Cummings, who is the authorized agent for this section, is now canvassing for it.