Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-06-08
THE FAMOUS NEW BOOK,
DARKNESS AND DAYLIGHT"
Or Lights and Shadows of New York
Life.

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 experience
In Gospel, temperance, mission, and res
cue-work In great city. No recent pub
LEGATION Is now commanding 80 much at
tention nor has any other called forth
such ringing word Of "God-speed" from
ministers and eminent women. 1t has
been preached about from famous pulpits,
read by tens of thousands Of subscribers,
mans Sunday evening lecture. It's author
ship Is fourfold, Its four authors being no
less than:-NIrs. 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 woman commissioned OF
God, and "In His Name" spentmany years
as O city missionary literally "1n Dark
New York" What wonderful work she
did. How devoted and blessed her labors
were. 1t Is story never to be forgotten.
This unique volume presents these thrill
ling experiences of Christian endeavor
with the hundreds Of pathetic and anus
ing scenes that were packed In them; 1t
portrays life in great city by day aud by
night Gas Seen by Woman" 1t shows
the power Of the Gospel to redeem souls
from the lowest depth; II gives striking
testimonies of the redeemed and from
all these rich and varied experiences 1t
draws living truths for head and heart
that are worth to any reader ten times the
price OF the book. Mrs. Campbelrs ac-
count of rescue-work Is full Of wonderful
touching incidents. Stranger stories are
here told than romance ever dreamed of,
every one of them drawn from real life by
a womans hand. In every chapter she
weaves in anecdote after anecdote, incl
dent 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 IL not to Me-"
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott's lifelong in
terest in City Mission work, and his per-
sonal share In that work, prominently
fitted him to write for this book. In Its
lQuTOuuCulOu 10 IL ne Sdyb:-
my interest In these phases Of city life dates
from my college days. From that dav to this-over
a third of century, have continued the studies
then begun, and the subject of this book has been
one of the greatest subjects Of my study-some-
times In literature, often In life."
No appeal from temperance advocates
can do more to promote the cause Of tenn
cidents 80 we'll described; at least so say
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore and Miss Fran
ces 4. Willard.
One of the most absorbing portions of
the book that is written by Inspector
Byrnes giving the ripe experience Of thir-
ty years OF detective life. Many Of the
startling revelations he makes are taken
from his private diary. They have never
been published.
This fascinating volume Is indeed
wonderful tale Of Christian love and faith,
all alive with intense and striking reality.
The best OF 1t Is that 1t is pure and ele-
waiting book from beginning to end-a
volume for the family circle. On this
point the words of Rev. DR.. Twichell
(who has family OF ten children land Rev.
DIR. Magoun, President OF Iowa College.
are worth quoting here: DR.. Twiohell
writes, My wife says she Is going to set
our young people on the book right of,
for the good 1t will do them;" and Presi.
dent Magoun says,-"My family finds,
where other books on our shelves lack
interest, this one always holds and re-
wards attention"
1t contains 252 superb engravings, svory
one Of them made from photographs TAX
en- from life, mostly by flash light. Ev.
cry face is a portrait, every scene stern
reality. In looking at these splendid
illustrations the reader sees at glance
just how Gospel 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 dffeap
lodging houses and cellars; into the
homes of the poor; into newsboys lodg-
ing-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. II we
speak warmly of the book, II Is because
it richly deserves It. 1t Is sold only by
agents, and Is meeting with an enormous
sale. AGENTS who introduce such work
ought to be cordially welcomed. A bet
ter work has certainly never come to our
table. 1t will be read over and over
again by old and young, with ever In
creasing pleasure and lasting profit.
Tho work Is published by the old and
well-known firm OF A. ID. Worthington 4
Co., Hartford, Conn.,, whose imprint Is
sufficient guarantee Of the excellence of
this first-class volume. Royal Octave,
74O pages. 259 fine plates, portraits, and
text Illustrations.
For the above excellent work, Rev. f.
N. Barlow has taken the agency for this
city, which fact is sufficient guarantee
Of the superior merit of the book. Rev.
Barlow Is too well known In Alpena To
need any commentator at our hands, and
we sincerely hope that he may meet with
the success that his energy, zeal and In