The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-15

THE LArEsr AMI GREATEST
OFFER.
This Rarest of Great Religious Works
at Last is brought Within tho
Reach OF All.

Il may seem somewhat unusual for
gloua work like the DoreDible In parts
since heretofore the coupon offers
have appealed solely to the secular
sentiment OF the people but we con-
slider that anything which spreads the
knowledge OF the Gospel among old
Us well as youngI rich as well as poor,
has q tendency to strengthen the fam
lily tie and to better the community,
10th OF which must certainly fall with
In the province OF o newspaper pub.
lished for tho good OF the common
We therefore offer this portfolio
with the conviction that thousands
upon thousands OF our readers who
have not been able to buy this great
work In Its more expensive form will
embrace the opportunity OF getting
IL In Its present most popular issue,
not only because OF the good it will do
and the religion It will teach but also
because. as an educating and elevat-
Ing work OF art. 1t has had o greater
sale 10 the time 1t has been in other
cities than any other portfolio.
We Will run series OF thirteen OF
these portfolios, ono Of which may be
obtained each week by any one cutting
out ooupons from this paper and re-
turning them with 10 cents In stamps
or coin 10 this Office.
Each part Will contain l6 pages,
eight OF beautifully engraved scenes
from The Bible painted by Dore and
eight OF accompanying descriptions
written by that great divine. Talbot w.
Chambers, ID. ID.
The designs are all consecutive, be.
ginning with the Garden Of Eden aud
continuing throughout to the end OF
the New Testament, and the deserl p.
lions not only refer to the text but ex.
plain many points that otherwise
would be- difficult to comprehend.
| The object Of this great work is to
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and Individual. this the onty fully Ii.
lustrated Bible ever published, and
also to place before tho eyes OF the
rising generation series OF wonder
fully reaiistic pictures which will
famtliarfze them with the events In
tn Old and New Testatnents.
The field which 1t covers 10 unilmit
ed, since II appeals not only to each
religious person, but also to the stu
dent, to the historian. and the lover OF
| art. Pictures have always been the
most effective way OF lmpressing a
subject unon the mind (particularly
the young, and parents will grasp
| the chance OF making the Scripture
lesson u pleasure; and not merel y a
duty. How much more readily will
the Sunday school or Bible class
teacher hold the attention VI his hear.
ers II he Gun show them consecutive
pictures OF the lesson OF the day.
We all realize the power OF the in.
spirad book. and the great hold which
II has upon every civillzsd land. Each
year the Bible has a larger circulation
| than any other book ever published.
and 1t has been tho theme fer more
writing In poetry and prose than any
other subject. 1t is the oldest and
most interesting book. We've tho
famous galleries of EIrope deprived
OF the works OF art suggested by the
Scriptures they would lose more than
one-balf their masterpieces.
These wonderful pictures of Dore
now for the ilrst limo published at d
price within the reach OF all. VIII add
largely TO the interest IN Bible his
tory All the pictures by this world
renowned master arc SO wonderfully
expressive that they form moving
panorama OF sacred history. and make
one wish to road the full text so as
not to lose one word OF the engross.
ing story. IL each week, as these pic
lures are Issued the story is read
from Scrad Scripture, the whole Bible
takes on a new Interests and the nara
tive appeals with two told power 1t has
been said that every house shon 4
have its dictionary. Its Bible. and III
works OF art.
The DONE BIBLE GALLERY combines
the last two. appealing to both tho ar
tlstlo and religious sentiments.
In short, tue theme OF the Dore 81
ble appeals to all classes. all religions
all ages and all conditions of men, tn,
plates are the same as those used fol
the 800 edition, which was the prlc,
charged foE'the original issue. Here
tofore the work has been sold only tc
the wealthy, but the price of ten cents
a part In weekly instaliments making
thirteen parts to complets the work
has brought this great book within the
reach OF all.
Bring 10 your coupons ut once ant
avoid the crowd Recollect, there new
or was All offer like this before, and TIL,
public are making greater rush 70
this than for any album ever publ shed