The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-09

THE LATEST AND GREATEST
OFFER.
This Rarcst OF Great Religious Works
Mt Last II Brought Within the
Reach of All.

IL may seem somewhat unusual for
daily paper to offer a purely reli.
gious 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
as well as young; rich as well as poor,
has 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 the good OF the common.
wealth.
We therefore offer this portfolio
with the conviction that thousands
upon thousands OF our readers who
have not been able to bay 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 IL Will do
and the religion 1t will teach but also
because, as an educating and elevat-
Ing work OF art. 1t has mad greater
sale In the time 1t has been in other
cities than any other port folio.
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 70
turning them with 10 cents In stamps
or coin TO this oillce.
Each part will contain 16 pages,
eight OF beautifully engraved scenes
from tho Bible painted by bore 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 descrlp.
tions 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 tho only fully ii.
lustrated Bible ever published, AMI
also to place hefore the eyes of the
rising generation series OF wonder
fully realistic pictures which will
familiarizo them with the events In
I'll Old and New Iestnmcnts
The Held which it covers is uniimit-
ed, since IL appoais not only to each
religious person, but also to tho stu
dent, to the historian. aud the lover OF
art. Plclu res have always been the
most effective way uf iuprsssing a
subject unon the mind (lmrliculariy
the young), and parents will grasp
The chance OF making the Scripture
duty. How much more readily Will
the SUNDAY svhool or Bible class
teacher hold the attention Of his hear.
ers II lie can show tLeIn consecutive
pictures oil the lesson of the day.
| We all realize tho power oil the in.
| spired book aud the great hold which
1t has upon every civilized land. Each
| year the Bible has larger circulation
| thnn any other book ever published,
md il Ina hafAn n F,,,,
writing IN poetry and prose than any
DINER subject. IL Is the oldest ana
IN ost interesting book. We've the
famous galleries Of Europe deprived
OF tho works OF art suggested 10y the
| Scriptures they woul lose more than
one half their masterpieces.
these wonderful pictures OF Dore,
now Tor the Hist timu published at Il
| price within tho rB ash OF all. will add
largely TO tho interest III Bible hlS-
tory All the pictures by this world
| renowned master are SO wonderfully
expressive that they form moving
| panorama OF sacred hist ury,aEd make
ono wish to read the fun text so ns
not to lose one word OF tho engr3ss-
| Ing story. Ii each week, as these pic
lures are Issued, the story is read
| from Scrad Scripture, the whole Bibln
takeH on Il new tutrIe5J,and the nara
been said that every house should
have It's dictionary, its Blble, and its
| works OF art.
/ The DOEE BIBLE GALIrEN combines
the last two. appealing to both the al.
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| In short, tile thatnp OF tie bore b..
liA @pE"als to all nla--oG, al religions
all ages and all conditions OF men. The
plHtts arc the same a5 those used for
the 500 edition, which was tho price
charged fOI the Original issue Here.
lpfGre the worl. has been sold only to
the wealthy, but tho price OF ten cents
part la weekly iustullments makIna
1 tIhrtcnh parts 10 complete the 4gUrk
/ hns brought this great book within tho
reach OF ali.
! lilinS IN your coupons at once ant,
avoid the erowl. isecullect. there hev.
or was an offer like this hefare, and the
4 publle are making greater rush for
ms than lor any album ever publ She i.