The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-12-17
SUITS AND ,OVERCOATS

osophy. L have been reading lately
little book of not more than 200 pages,
entitled''Old Time Pictures and Sheaves',
of rhyme, it being the only volume of
poems, SO far as 1 know, published by
Benjamin +. Taylor, yet every line in
the book is so full of the poetic spirit
that must ask for it place in the list
of poets that everybody should read.
With this l must end the list of poets.
Were l arranging course of reading for
one with ample time at his command, l
should be gin futher back, mention other
works that have become cassie; as it is
however, | must be content with the few
one who reads at all.
The second purpose of reading, that
for spiritual growth, now claims our at
tention. The first book that [ shall put
down here is the Holy Bible. Indeed, L
do not know of another book that will
answer so many of the purposes of read
ing as this sacred volume. Here you
have the Oldest history, the sublimest
poetry, the sweetest song, the grandest
sermons and the hottest prayers. If one
would read or preach, sing or pray, here
he will find sure and certain helps.
One cannot be in the best sense intel
lectual or spiritual without good know
ledge of Holy Scripture, and if L leave
this branch of the subject with but brief
notice, it is because [ intend to treat it
more fully and specifically at another
time. As a second help to spiritual
growth | would name the book of COM
mon prayer. Full of scripture and full
of the highest and puiest devotion, it
forms the best possible supplement to
the study of sthe Bible. In addition to
the study of the book itself one should
read the history of its origin and growth
until it has assumed the form in which
we now have it, for this Proctor or Dan
lei will be of use. In addition to q know
ledge Of the Bible and prayer book, one
needs to be informed upon
TIE SUBJECT OF CHURCH HISTORY.
In secular study we make a great point
of the political history of our time and
country but when it comes to the church
we are liable to be content with a lees
amount of knowledge. For this kind of
reading, would suggest Outfits Turn
ing Points in Church History, compris-
ing two volumes of moderate size, one
treating of general church history and
the other taking up the history of the
Church of England, together with her
American daughter. If one desires to
| read for doctrine, there are three books
by DR. Sadler that will furnish the nee.
essary teaching in very small compass
l. Church doctrine Bible truth, which
shows in the main the Scripture char.
acter of the various services OF
the church. 2. The second Adam
and the New Birth a little work On the
subject OF Baptism. 3. The. One Offering
the Holy Communion. Bishop Goulburr
has also written devotional history
called The Holy CatE Ole Church, which
will be found valuable in this connection
I am sometimes asked what are the bes
books to read for purely devotional pur
poses; I answer first and always, tbs
Bible and the Prayer Book; there are nj
other books that should be allowed t
take their place. But there are some
very gooG books that may be used 81
supplementary to the Bible and Prayer
Book as reinforcing them by bringing
/ devotion before the mind in a more per
sonal way. This class of books may bt
numbered by hundreds, but 1 will men
ton but two or three, viz, Thoughts or
Personal Religion by Bishop Goulburn
Holy Living and Dying by Jeremy Tay
| lor, and Forty Days with the Master By
i Bishop Huntingdon. But at the risk OF
i wearisome repetition / will say again
above and before all else, read the Bible
not books about the Bible, but the booi
itself, SO shall ye read to the strengthen
/ ing of your minds and the refreshing OF
/ your souls. We will now consider brief
| ~ the third purpose of reading and what
1 10 ISSu III bnat COuHScltou. Lib IL wei
understood principle that
LABOR WITHOUT REST IS BAD FOR TIKI
BODY,
and that study without recreation il
equally bad for the mind. So In every
day life. The man who has worked all
| day goes home to spend the evening with
his family or goes about TO chat with his
neighbors and then retires for eight OF
nine hours Of absolute rest and forget
fulness in sleep. And this he does that
his body may be renewed, |. g. re-creat.