The Opelousas courier., 1896-10-10
The lannon's New Book,
DARKNESS AND DAYLIGHT"
Lights and shadows Of New NOrk Lite.

In this new and Supcrhly Illustrated work a
noble Christian woman tells the thrilling story
of her personal experience Ill G0Spel, temper
ance. mission and re~scue-work i'll a great city.
No recent publication is now commanding so
much attention nor has any other called 1orth
such ringing words Of "God-speed" from minis
tiers and eminent women. 1t has been preach,
ed about from famous pulplts, read ny tens OF
thousands OF subscribers, and made the sub
ject of many a clergylnan's Sunday evening
lecture. Its authorship Is iourfold, lts lour
authors being no less than Mrs. Helen Camp
bell. Rev. Lyman Abbott, ID. D., Coz. Ihoni's
W. Knox, and Inspector j holnas Byrncs, Chief
of the New York Detective Bureau.
Mrs. Campbell, the principal writer, certainly
was a woman commissioned of God. ami IN
His Name spent many years as a city mlsslol>
ary literally "In Darkest New York What IA
wonderful work she did. How devoted ana
blessed her labors were. 1t is a story never to
be forgotten. This unique volume presents
these thrilling experiences of Christian en-
deavor with the hundreds OF pathetic ANA
amusing scenes that We're packed into them; 1t
pOrtrays life in Il great city by day ana ly
night LAS Seen by a Woman; 1t shows the
power of the Gospel TO redeem souls from the
lowest depths it gives striking testimonies OF
the redeemed; and from all these rich ana
varied experiences it draws living truths for
head and heart that are worth to any reader
ten times the price of the book. Mrs. Camp
bells account OF rescue work is full OF wonder
fully touching incidents. Stranger stories are
here tod than romance ever dreamed or, every
one of them draWnf from real life by Il woman $
hand. In every chapter she weaves in anecdote
after anecdOte, incident after Incident, story
after story, and the readers attention is held
GREATNESS to the end of the volume. strange
but most suggestive is the fact says Bishop
Coke i'll warmly commenting this volume,
that Christ is to be visited in these dens and
dives Min1 w there ar are sd those w Wh Tin;t4 ne NV WI or re wren 81"
he says: 'Ie did it unto Me-
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott's lifelong interest i'll
City Mission work, and his personal share III
that work, prominently fitted him to write
for this book. In his Introduction TO 1t he says:
my interest in these phases OF city life dates
from my college days. From that day to this
over Il third of a century, have continued the
studies then begun, and the subject of this
book has been one of the great subjects OF my
study-sometimcs i'll literature, often III llfe.'
No appeal from temperance advocates can
do more to promote the cause of temperance
than the thrilling scenes and incidents SO well
dcscribed; at least to say Mrs. Mary A. Liver
more and Mrs. Francis f. Willard.
One of the most absorbingly interesting por-
tons Of the book IS that written BY Inspector
Byrnes giving the ripe experience OF thirty
years Of detective life. Many OF the startling
revelations he makes are taken from his prl-
waite diary. They have never before been pub
lished
This fascinating volume is indeed Il wonder
full tale of Christian love and faith, all awe
with intense and striking reality. The best OF
it is that it is a pure and elevating book from
beginning to cnd-a volume for the family CIR
Gle. On this point the words of Rev. Dr.
Twichell (who has a family Of ten children) and
Rev. DR.. Magoun, President Iowa College, ATE
worth quoting here: DR.. Twichell writcs.-
"My wife says that she is going to set our
young people on the book right OFF, for the
good it will do them; and President Magoun
says,-''My family finds, where other books Oh
our shelves lack interest, this one always holds
and rewards attention"
1t contains $50 superb engravings, every one
of them made from photographs taken from
life, mostly by flash light. Every face is a por-
trait, every scene a stern reality. In looking at
these splendid illustrations the reader sees at a
glance just how Gospel work is carried on by
strange sights in out of the way places that are
rarely or never seen by the casual visitor; he
is taken into cheap lodging-houses and cellars ::
into the homes of the poor; into newsboys'
lodging-hOuses into the police and detective
departments, etc .,-nOthlng seems to be omitted.
We do not know when TAO pages have given
us more genuine pleasure. II We speak warm
ly of the book. it is because it richly deserves
it. 1t is sold only by agents, and is meeting
| with an enormous sale. Agents who Introduce
| such a work ought to be cordially welcomed
A better work has certainly never come to our
table. 1t will be read over and over again by
old and young, with ever increasing pleasure
and lasting profit.
The work is published by the Old and we'll
known firm of A. u. Worthingt0n Il Co.. Hart
ford, Conn, whose imprint is sufficient guar
antee OF the excellence OF this tirst-class vol
ume. Royal Octave, 740 pages. 252 fine plates,
portraits, and text illustrations.
thorized agent for this parish.