The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-09-09
THE FAMOUS NEW BOOK.
Darkness aud Daylight" or Lights
and Shadows of New York Life.

In this new and Superbly illustrated
work noble Christian woman tells
the thrilling story of her personal ex-
perience in Gospel, temperance, mis-
sion and reScue-work in a great city.
No recent publication is now COM
manding so much attention nor has
any other called forth such ringing
words of ''God-speed" from ministers
and eminent women. 1t has been
preached about from famous pulpitS,
read by tens of thousands of subscrb-
ers, and made the subject of many a
clergyman'S Sunday evening lecture.
Its authorship is fOurfold, its authors
being no less than:-MrS. Helen
Campbell, Rev. Lyman Abbott, d. d.
Col. Thomas w. Knox and Inspector
Thomas ByrneS, chief of the New
York detective bureau.
Mrs Campbell the principal writer
certainly was a woman commissioned
of God, and SIN His Name" spent
many years as city missionary liter
ally "In Darkest New York" What
wonderful work she did. How de-
voted and blessed her laborS were. 1t
is story never to be forgotten. This
unique volume presents these thrill
ing experiences of Christian endeavor
with the hundreds of pathetic and
amusing scenes that were packed into
them; it portrays life in great city
by day and by night. 'As Seen by a
Woman;" it shows the power of the
Gospel to redeem souls from the low
est depths; it gives striking testimo-
MES of the redeemed: and from all
these rich and varied experiences it
draws living truths for head and heart
that are worth to any reader ten times
the price of the book. Mrs. Camp
bells account of rescuework is full of
wonderfully touching incidents.
Stranger stories are here told than
romance ever dreamed of, everyone OF
them drawn from real life by a
WOman'S hand. In every chapter she
weaveS in anecdote after anecdOte, in
cident after incident, story after story
and the readers attention is held
breathless to the end Of the volume.
"Strange but most suggestive is the
fact" says Bishop Coke in warmly
commencing this volume, that
Christ is to be visited in these denS
and dives: there are those whom He
will bear in mind when He says Ye
visited me: or when he Says:'Ye did it
not to Me-"
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott's lifelong
interests in city mission work, and
his personal share in that work, pre-
eminently fitted him to write for this
book. In his introduction to it he
says:
from my college days. From that day to this
over a third OF a century, have continued the
studies then begun and the subject OF this book
has been one OF the great subjects ofmy study
sometimes in literature, often in life"
One of the most Accordingly inter-
eSting portions of the book is that
written by Inspector ByrneS giving
the ripe experience of thirty years of
detective life. Many of the startling
revelations he makes are taken from
his private diary. They have never
before been published.
This fascinating volume is indeed
wonderful tale of Christian love and
faith, all alive with intense and Strik-
is pure and elevating book from be-
ginning to end-a volume for the fami-
ly circle. On this point the words of
of ten children)and Rev. DR.. MagOun,
L
quoting here: DR.. Twichell writes,-
"My wife says that she is going to set
our young people on the book right
off, for the good it will do them;' and
President Magoun sayS,-"My family
finds, where other books on our shelves
lack interest, this one always holds
reward and attention"
1t contains 252 superb engravings,
Of@ 4 ,ol,o
graphs taken from life, mostly from
flash light. Every face is portrait,
every scene stern reality. In look
idg at these splendid illustrations the
reader sees at glance just how Cos
pei work is carried on by day and by
night by rescue bands; he is shown
strange sights in out of the way
places that are rarely or never seen by
the casual visitor; he is taken into
cheap lOdging-houSeS and cellars; into
the homes of the poor; into newsbOyS
lodging houses: into the police and
detective departments, etc. nothing
seems to be omitted.
We do not know when 740 pages
have given us more genuine pleasure
If we speak warmly Of the book. it is
because it richly deserves it, Il is
sold only by agents, and is meeting
with an enormous sale. Agents who
introduce such work ought to be
cordially welcomed. A better work
has certainly never came to our table.
1t will be read over and over again by
old and young, with ever increasing
pleasure and lasting profit.
The work is published by the old
well-known firm of A. d. Worthing-
ton q CO., Hartford Conn.,, whose i'm
print is sufficient guarantee of the eX-
cellence of this first class volume.
Royal Octave, TAO pages. 252 fine
plates, protraits and text illustrations.