The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-09-26


Admit Palestine and you admit the
New Testament. a distinguished man
years ago came here, and returned and
wrote, 4 went to Palestine an infidel
and came home Christian My tes-
timony will be that came to Palestine
firm believer in the Bible, and return
a thousand fold more confirmed in the
divinity of the Holy Scriptures"
Quite as interesting as anything else
in the book is this announcement:
"Wandering up and down the chief
art galleries of Europe I have looked
for a face of the Saviour which would
like to have in my life of Christ. The
one have chosen in preference to all
is that executed by young painter,
Il have no idea that the Fourteenth
century, or the Fifteenth century, or
the Sixteenth century monopolized all
the brain l think the best music is
yet to be composed, the best sculpture
yet to be chiseled, the best paintings
are yet to be presented to the world.
We are almost always disappointed
with picture of Christ. It is the uni
versal criticism of such pictures, While
| admire the artistic merit of the pro-
duction, the picture is not my idea of
the Saviour The picture is apt to rep
resent Christ either as effeminate or Sc
we're, weak or awful. To comningle
II, OF, opI |,
suffering and triumph, the lionlike and
the lamblke, the face that frowned
the bestorned lake into calm, and
yet was such an invitation to babyhood
that children tumbled from their moth
ers' arms into his bosom-that was
what was looking for, and that l
have found, and that we present to
our readers.
II think it will satisfy more people
than any other face that has ever been
| put on canvas The cranial develop
ment of this picture Of Christ is marvel
Gus, and different from anything pre-
viously produced. We must not forget
| that he was not only Christ of great
heart, but also of great head. Most
other paintings of our Lord were made
from models This artist had no model.
He feels that it was an inspiration, and
| believe it was. The German is apt
TO paint German Christ, the Italian
an Italian Christ, the Frenchman a
French Christ, the Spaniard Il Spanish
Christ. But it was left for our artist,
in whose veins commingle the blood Of
many nationalities, to paint for us The
Worlds Christi Blessed be his glori-
Gus name foreveri"
The public will be curious to see the
work of this new painter
Perhaps the good doctor has found a
new Correggio!
There are a great many other feat
ures too numerous to even mention in
newspaper article. The readers will
find these for themselves, and will prob
ably lay down the book, as did the
proof sheets, with a new knowledge Of
the Christ and a higher appreciation of
Dr. Talmage's splendid ability
FOSTER COATES.
rs u.s. w w. Astor IS ptald1ne I; 81 ...-=
cottage at Bath Beach for the poor chill.
dren's sanitarium. Last summer she
erected at similar expense the pavilion
overlooking the bay. 1t is of Georgia
pine, octagonal in shape, with q hard
wood floor, open timber roof and u con.
tinuous line Of seats. The wall space is
filled with sliding windows, two sets
making the pavilion storm proof, to be
used as a play room in bad weather. The
new cottage will be occupied by the SUI
perintendent's family and the present
abode used for Il dorinitory The plans
provide for modification of the Queen
Anne. Work will begin in week, and
the building will be completed in Octo-
ber.-New York Letter.