The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-12-24

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Effectiveness, high tone and purity of contents,
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what could be more appropriate or acceptable IN
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| for the current year elegantly bound; mat Is
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paul THE MISSIONARY. By the Rev. VIM. NJ.
Taylor minister OF the Broadway Tabernacle,
| New York City, author Of "Danie! the Below
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I Next TO the Divine Master himself the Christ
ian world has ever assigned to the apostle Paul
the highest place as founder and propagation of
the Christian religion. Peter, James, John and
the other apostles, though inspired by holy
faith, zeal and courage, and instant in labors,
while testifying to that which we do know"
and confirming their claims to divine mission
by miraculous displays of power, were yet but
''unearncd fishermen" upon whom the scholar
lily Jewish doctors and rabbis looked down with
contempt, and whose preaching, to the school
men of Greece and Rome, was foOlshness. II re.
NAMED for Paul, who in erudition, general know
ledge and phi ilosophic research and acumen was
more than the equal OF the best minds, jew or
Gentle, Of his age, to place the ne " religion not
only on morally unimpcachable, but on ra-
tional, philosophc basis. To this work he de-
voted himself with more than human energy,
not only visiting every part of the great Roman
Empire then embracing nearly the whole civil
lied world, and rroclaimng the new gospel in
every Jewish synagogue and from every rostrum,
but encountcrng and discOmiiting in discussion
the learned everywhere and enduring hardships,
prosecutions, "perlls of waters, peris of robbers,
perils in the city, pcrs in the wilderness, and
perils among false brethren in WEAKNESS and
painfulness, in wstchineo often, in hunger and
thirst, in cold and nakedness." DR.. Taylor not
only relates with singular clearness and grace
every known incident Of this remarkable life, but
deduces from the work, example and character
of Paul those impressive lessons and incentives
that cannot fail to heghten and illuminate the
daily walk of every follower of Him "who is over
all and ileth all in all"
The Boy TRAVELLERS IN THE FAR EAST. Part
Third. Adventures of two Youths in a Jour
ney to Ceylon and India, with descriptions of
Borneo, the Philippine Islands and Burmah.
BY Thomas ". Knox, author Of "Ihe Young
Nimrods." Overland Through ASIA" &c. H.
Illustrated. New York: Harper II Bros. Chica.
go Jansen, McClurg IL Co. Ottawa: Osman Il
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The preceding volumes OF Mr. Knox, under
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have been received with SO much favor by the
public that of course no apology is necessary for
this third and final volume OF the series The
same plan Of the other two volumes is pursued. |
Frank and Fred, two sprightly and intelligent
boys, in the character Of pcrsonitcd Interrogation
pointt, are supposed to be travelling in the far
east under the guardianship of DR.. Bronson, a
very kind, alert, communicative and learned man,
who In the present volume, among the strange
and weird scenes of Ceyon Borneo, the Phillip
pine Islands and Burmah, explains to them in a
simple and most pleasing way, every object that
falls under their notice. There is just story
enough about it to keep up the interest and con-
ncction, while the incidents are the experiences
OF the author himself at recent date, and the
descriptions Of countries, cities, temples, peo-
pies, manners. customs &c.. ar" fr"m has psr
sonal observations. In word, it is book of
travels, by most intelligent, close and shrewd
observer, in regions but slightly known yet of
the deepest interest, written IN language rs sim |
pie as fascinating, to trick the young into read
ing what is cmnently worthy of their attention
and profitable, under the illusion that they are
reading u story. The volume is splendidly bound
and admirably adapted for holiday present, es-
peclally to a boy with "stuG in him."
GOLDEN POEMS. BY British and American Au-
thors. Edited by Francis F. Browne. Chica-
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This is II very beautifully gotten up volume
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nuslln-thus fitted not only to shine in the book
ease but TO adorn the center table.
The field OF English poetry is SO vast that in
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really worth treasuring The result is that a few
men of sufficient leisure and taste have attempt.
cd to save time TO the general reader by the pre-
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one element which the editor of the present col.
lection rightly felt himself justified in supplying.
Filled rs they are with beauties, the collections
referred to seem studiously to neglect poems
hat have become real popular favorites. II is
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they are nevertheless what the people want. Mr..
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