The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-01

icy i. BEHYMER.
INVISIBLE HANDS, after the German Of F.
Won Zobeititz, by s. e. BoGGs. translator of
The Little Countess. Published by Robert
Bonner's Sons. For sale by The Antigua
rian Book Store, lit West First street,
This is moet excellent novel. The
incidents are natural and probable, al
though uncommon; and the admirable
plot is based on transactions in Berlin
and in Italy, both German and italian
characters figuring in it. 1t Is rare that
anything so powerful and dramatic
comes to US in the form OF German fic-
tion. The story is intensely interesting,
constantly gaining as new characters
and fresh incidents are introduced in
the working out of the plot. The char
acter OF the italian lawyer is worthy OF
the times of Machiaveli. 1t presents a
lovely picture of German family life,
and the female characters represent all
that is charming in girlhood and woman
hood. This is a novel which everybody
eafkread with pleasure and profit. The
Illustrations are by Mr.. James Pagan.
az So
HE Unknown LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST.
hi the discoverer of the manuscript, NICo.
is NoToyITCH Published by Rand, Nc
-saly d. Company, of Chicago and New
York. For sale at The Antiquarian Book
store, II West First street.
Since the writing of the New Testa-
ment no book has appeared of ae great
Importance to christianity as The I'm
known life of Jesus Christ.
This history of Christ was written i'm
mediately after the crucifxion, that
event being reported by eye witnesses.
The original manuscript antedates the
four gospels, and has been jealously
guarded in the Buddhist monastery at
Laesa, in Thibet, unknown and unsus-
pscted by Christians. The mystery sur
rounding the doings of Chriat from the
age OF Is to 20 "a period of his life about
which the evangelists are SILENT ia swept
away, and he is revealed to us for II
years teaching in Asia.
The discovery and publication of this
manuscript has excited extra interest
the civilized world over, all the great
newspapers and important magazines
having critically discussed it.
The North American Review devotes
eight pages OF its May number to an art
icle regarding it by Edward Everett Hale.
and in the columns of the Neue Freie
Presse OF Vienna, Austria, the famous
authority, Karl Blind, critically consid-
(. ere it at length ard says: Nobody hes
the discovery. the British government
considers the original manuscript of
such transcendent value that it is about
to attempt to obtain possession of it
through diplomatic channels. This vol
ume. written by the discoverer of the
manuscript, contains thrilling account
of the privations aad psrils encountered
in his search for il, literal translation
of the original manuscript, and lastly
critical analysis OF what it contains, The
ancient memoirs which compose this
work, treating of the life of Christ and
OF the natives of the Occident, were
found In Himie, large convent on the
outskirts OF Leh, the capital OF Ladak,
whose large monastic library contained
a few copies of these manuscripts in
question. With the ai6 of an interpreter,
these manuscripts were translated from
the Thibetan tongue, and were care
fully transcribed into verses as they
were read by the Lama.
These manuscripts were originally
written with the utmost precision by
Brahmin historians and Buddhists OF
India and Nepal. The translation ia
from the French by Alexina Loranger.
This life of Saint Issa, the beat OF the
sons of men, is indeed an interesting
volume and should DO carefully studied
when read.
Blk YEARS IN HEAVEN, true story of the
practices and professions GEORGE JACOB |
scHWEINFURTH, the False Christ, by Alex
McCleneghan. Published by Laird & Lea
Chicago. For sale by The Antiquarian
book store.
1t is highly gratifying that one has
been induced to turn his talents to the
of this work whose Journal |
iBtic experience in Rockford has given
him unusual advantages for close OBJ.
servation of the institution whose in.
fanny be discloses, and it must he con-
tessed that, with consummate skill he |
has woven the web of fact and the warp |
of fiction into tale fraught with allur- |
ing interest for the casual reader and
philosopher alike. No pen could more
wildly portray the Hhrewdnese, cupid
ity, hypocrisy ard heartless selfish
ness which characterize the pro-
leased Messiah, whose deeds and
words. faithfully chronicled, form
the basis OF this narrative Vari-
ous etndsrts of mental phenomena have
imputed the pretender's claine to h1llu-
and his power over his wor-
shipers to hypnotism, but when his
bhi hC0 10 6i6O cODblu-
sred, the inevitable inference pronounces
him All arrant and audacious knave.
4 part from the romance clustering about
he lives OF Clara Mccoy and Arthur
fitzroy, the work leaves nothing untold
hat could serve as q solemn admoni-
ion to the earnest seeker after divine
ruth, who might be led by plausible
pleas to acknowledge the hateful pre-
ensions Of the bead Of the eo-called
hurch Transplant. In the light of
'ast events it were idle to expect that
his book. or any other exposition of his
nethoos that might be made, will in1u-
nee the action OF this impoater to
ny, extent for good; but
ould that hope be INDUCED
Lis work would certainly start upon its
Farming mission backed by the feryent
arysrs of every Christian man and
roman who knows aught of the sinful
Communal life OF Mount Zion. The au-
henticated evidence of George Jacob
blssphemy and vice
houlc be carefully noted and the book :
eserves to DO read, not only by the ,,
lrious who seek entertainment, but :
leo by the thinking moralists who 7
old in deep detestation the pernicious Z
rinciples of this odious parsonage. I
hich menance the welfare of society U
y enticing the weak to wear the ?
lackles of his miserable and shameful Il
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