Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-10-16

The book differs from all other lives of
the Christ in this, that il is simple nara
tive in which no theological questions are
propounded, no views extolled. and
there is no straining after effect
II is made up OF 600 pages, with over 400
engravings copies of famous paintings by
the old masters illustrating scenes in the
life Of Christ and portraits OF the Saviour
by many famous painters. In addition
there is splendid panorama OF the cruel
fixion in colors, ten feet in length, which is
great achievement Of the publishers.
As Il literary effort the book is the most
ambitious OF the great preachers life Ii
fulfills all the requirements Of literary
style and finish Each fact was carefully
weighed and scrutinized before put on
paper Nothing was taken for granted IL
Is not the work Of nm idle hour. but rather
the life work OF strong man still in his
prime II should meet with cordial wei
come II il not written above the head Of
the average reader On the contrary, it is
series OF magnificent word pictures, so
simple that a child would be interested in
them The reader is taken 10 every spot
made remarkable in the Holy Land and
the guide is like delightful elder brother
sitting in the twilight rehearsing the old.
old story. ever new
Il have been writing that book for thirty
FIVE years, DR.. 1almage told NE recently
and he supplements this in his preface by
saying
"In my American home, on the Allan
tic, on the Mediterranean, on camels back,
on mules back, on horseback, under chan.
delier. by dim candle in tent, on Lake Gal.
lice. in convent at Bethel where Jacobs pill
low was stuffed with dreams and the angels
Of the ladder landed, at the brook Elah,
from which little David picked up the am
muuition Of five smooth stones. four more
than were needed for crushing like an egg
shell the skull Of Goliath, in the valley Of
Aialou. over which, ny Joshua's command
Astronomy halted; on the plain of Esdrae
Ion. the battlefield OF ages, its long red
flowers suggestive Of the blood dashed 20
the bits Of the horses brides, amid the
shattered masonry Of Jericho, in Jerusa-
lem that overshadows all other cities in
"reminiscences. at Cana. where plain water
BECAME festal beverage. on Calvary, whose
aslaut and ruptured rocks still show the
effects of the earthquake at the awful hem
orrhage OF the five wounds that purchased
the worlds rescue, and with my hand nit
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dan. or barred to the so, or gliding over
smooth table. this boo has been written.
DR. Talmage is the only author Of life
of the Christ who visited the Holy Land
for the purpose Of seeing for himself the
scenes made famous by the birth and cru
cifixion Of the Saviour, and this record OF
his life is one Of the most interesting por
tions Of the book The writer wildly por
trays the visit of Mary and Joseph in
Egypt,
"over the hills and down through the
deep gorge they urge their way by He
bron. by GAIA, through hot sand under a
blistering sun, the babe crying, the mother
faint the father exhausted. How slowly
the days and weeks pass Will the weary
three ever reach the banks Of the Nilef
VIII they ever see CairoS will the desert
ever ends When at last they cross the
line bevond which old Herod has no right
To pursue their joy is Gnhonnded Free az
last let them disnount and rest. Now
they resume their way with less anxiety.
They will find a place somewhere for shell