The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-07
'Es ossE slltE GALLEY.
THE .Larnsr AMI GREATEST
OFFER
This Raress of Great Religious Works
At Last 10 Brought within the
Reach of All.

It may seem somewhat unusual fol
o daily paper to offer q purely rail-
gious work like the DoreBible 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
az well az young; rich az well as poor,
mas 2 tendency to strengthen the fam
ny tie and to better the community,
both OF which must certainly fall with.
IN the province of o newspaper pub.
wealth. -
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 tho opportunity OF getting
II In Its present most popular issue,
not only because Of the good 1t will do
and the religion 1t will teach but also
because. as an educating and elsvat.
Ing work OF art IL has had q Greater
sale In tue time IL has been In other
cities than any other portfolio.
We will run series OF thirteen OF
these portfolios, one OF which may be
obtained each week by any one cutting
out coupons from this paper and re- :
turning them with 10 cents In stamps
or coin to this office.
Each part will contain 10 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
thrnnDl.nuf IN o. he, -
the New Testament, and the descrip.
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
bring within the reach of every family
and individual. this the only fully IL
lustrated Bible ever published, and
also to place before the eyes OF the
rising generation series OF wonder.
fully realistic pictures which Will
lamillarize them with tho events in
tn Old and New Testaments.
The Held which 1t covers lie unIlmIt-
ed, since 1t appeals not only to each
religious person. but also to tho stu
dent, to the historian. and the lover OF
art. Pictures have always been the
most effective way OF impresslng a
subject upon the mind (partioularly
the younR), and parents will grasp
the chance OF making the Scripture
lesson pleasure; and not meroi v a
duty. How much more readily will
the Sunday school or Bible class
teacher hold tho attention vi his hear
ers II he can show them consecutive
pictures OF the lesson of the day.
We all realize the power OF the In
spired book. and the great hold which
IL has upon every civilized land. Each
year the Bible has larger circulation
Than any other book ever published,
and 1t has been tho theme for more
writing In poetry and prose than any
other subject. 1t Ia the oldest and
m ost interesting book. Were the
famous galleries of Europe deprived
OF the works of art suggested by the
scriptures they would lose more tina n
one'half their masterpieces.
These wonderful pictures OF Dore,
now Tor the first tlmo published at a
price within the reach of all, will add
largely to the interest In Bible his.
tory. All the pictures by this world
renowned master are so wonderfully
expressive that they form moving
panorama OF sacred history, and make
one wish to read the full text SO as
not to lose one word of the engross.
Ing story. Ii e1ch week, as these pic
lures are Issued. the story is read
from Scrad Scripture, the whole Bible
takes on new interest and the nara .
tive appeals with two told power. II has
oeen said that every house should
have Its dictionary, its Bible, and It's
works OF art.
The Dom BIBLE GALLERY combines
the last two, appealing to both the ar.
tistio and religious sentiments.
In short, the theme of the Dore 81.
Die appeals to all classes, all religions,
all ages and all conditions OF men. The
plates are the same as those used for
the 800 edition, which was the price
charged for the original Issue. Here
tofore the work has been sold only to
the wealthy, but the price OF ten cents
a part In weekly installnents. making
thirteen parts to complete the work
has brought this great book within the
reach of all.
Bring In your coupons at once and
avoid the crowd. Recollect, there new.
er was al offer like this before, aud the
pubic are making greater rush for
this than for any album ever publ shed,