The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-06-30
THE NEW MANUAL.

The new manual, entitled 1.-THE Father
hood OF God," by Rev. DR.. j. Coleman
Adams, is received with great favor by
our people. 1t has already had large
sale. and many expressions OF satisfac-
ton with the volume have been received.
We give below extracts from few of the
notices which the book has resolved and
also some passages from private CORES
pondence in regard to the same:
The editor of the Gospel Banner gives
the following notice: "Our Publishing
House, 16 Bromfeld st., Boston, has be.
gun a series of low-priced volumes, to
bear the general title "Manuals of Faith
and Duty" of which No. 1 is by Rev. J.
Coleman Adams, and tire ats OF The Faith
erbood Of God The subject is divided
into thirteen sections. The treatment is
very thorough within the limits of nine
ty six pages, the author presenting the
most important doctrinai and practical
ideas, mainly the frat, suggested by this
central teaching Of the New Testament
the universal fatherhood OF the supreme
Ruler over all worlds. 1t is needless
to soy that the literary execution is If the
first order. The mechanical work is also
excellent, being done at the University
Press of John Wilson & Son. The price
is only twenty five cents per volume. A
large circulation of this and the forth
i'm q 70 ha snoy ID I,
liberal patronage of our families in every
State.
Rev. DR.. Gunnison, in the LEADER,
writes as follows: There are some lit
tie books upon our table which we have
recently read with exceeding interest.
The first is one of the Manuals of Faith
and Duty, the initial volume of what
promises to be a useful and instructive
series. Rev. j. Coleman Adams is it's au
thor, and its theme is The Fatherhood
Of God" The outlines OF the book are
compre aensive, and the little book has
proportion, strength of argument, schol-
arship, and the grsces of literary style.
The world has no use for books that are
not interesting, and one who has the true
book-making instinct would make book
Of logarithms readable. Mr.. Adams has
this art and has made book on this
most vital of themes, which will be GER
tain to be read when once it is put in TO
ones hand. 1t is finely printed neatly
bound, is sold by the Publishing House
for twenty five cents, and is contribu-
ton of genuine worth to the literature OF
our church.
Rev. E. M. Clark writes to the editor
~ want to thank the Publishing House
and Br Adams both, for Manuals Of Faith
and Duty No. I. The fatherhood of God
in all it's import and bearing is one of the
subjects upon which the world needs
most enlightenment. l have studied the
subject more than almost any other, but
could never express the truth as Br.
Adams has, clear, concise, sharp, yet SO
simple that child can understand it. 1t
certainly meets want long felt, being
inexpensive and yet able and evangelical,
sound to the very core. II the reputa-
| ton which No. /. has established be
maintained, the series will prove the
most important venture of the House
in this generation, as look at it. God
bless author, the Publishing House and
| the book"
Rev. James Gortop, of Waterloo,
Iowa, sends unsolicited the following
excellent notice: at is most admirable
in matter and form. 1t will stand as
classic in our denominational liter
AZURE. 1t is pure, simple and strong in
style. The argument is full and COM
plete and yet very compact. Dignity
thoroughness and strength are the char
acteristics of his treatment. He has evil
IDENTIFY spared no pains of thought or
labor to make the manual as nearly per-
ect as possible in matter and style.
Upon it's theme it will be a standard in
the theology of the Universalist church;
and we cannot doubt that the most able
and excellent in all churches, though
they may not as yet be able to accept all
of its statements, arguments and conclu-
sions, will nevertheless read the manual
with profit and delight, and with an ele-
waited sense of the dignity and nobleness
of the Universalist position"