Griggs courier., 1898-07-15
"Darkness and Day." or Lights
and Shadows of New
York Life.

In this new and superbly illustrated
work a noble Christian woman tells
the thrilling story of her personal ex-
perience in Gospel, temperance, mis-
sion. and rescue-work in a great city.
No recent publication is now cam
manding so much attention nor has
any other called forth such ringing
words of "God-speed'' from minis
ters and eminent women. It's author
ship is fourfold, its four authors be-
ing no less than:-Mrs. Helen Camp.
bell, Rev. Lyman Abbott, d. D., Col.
Thomas W. Knox, and Inspector
Thomas Byrnes, Chief of the New
York Detective Bureau.
Mrs. Campbell, the principal writer,
certainly was a moman commissioned
of God, and s'In His Name: spent
many years as city missionary
literally SIN Darkest New York"
This unique volume presents these
thrilling experiences of Christian en-
deavOr with the hundreds of pathetic
and amusing scenes that were packed
into them; it portrays life in great
city bv day and by night "As Seen by
a Woman;" it shows the power of the
Gospel to redeem souls from the low
est depths; it gives striking testi-
monies of the redeemed; and from all
these rich and varied experiences it
draws living truths from head and
heart that are worth to any reader ten
times the price of the book. Mrs.
Campbell's account of rescue work is
full of wonderfully touching incidents.
Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott's lifelong
interest in city missionary work, and
his personal share in that work, pre-.
eminently fitted him to write for this
book.
No appeal from temperance ad-
vocates can do more to promote the
cause of temperance than the thrilling
scenes and incidents so we'll described;
at least so say Mrs. Mary A. Liver
more and Miss Francis E. Willard.
One of the most absorbingly inter-
esting portions of the book is that
written by Inspector Byrnes giving
the ripe startling revelations he makes
as taken from his private diary.
The have never before been published.
This fascinating volume is indeed a
wonderful tale of Christian love and
faith, all alive with interest and strik-
ing reality. The best OF it is that it
is pure and elevating book from pe-
ginning to end-a volume for the
family circle. On this point the words
of Rev. DR.. Twitchell (who has a
family of ten children) and Rev. DR..
Magoun, President Iowa College, are
worth quoting here; DIR. Twitchell
writes,-"My wife says that she is 60
ing 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
on our shelves lack interest, this one
always holds and rewards attention. ''
| st contains 252 superb engravings,
keve:y one of them made from photo.
graphs taken from life, mostly by
fiash-light. Every face is portrait,
every scene stern reality. In look
ing at these splendid illustrations the
reader sees at a glance just how
Gospel work is carried on by day and
by night by rescue-bands; he is shown
strange sights in out of the way places
that are rarely or never seen by the
casual visitor: he is taken into cheaI
lodging-houses and cellars; into the
homes of the poor; into newsboy's
lodging-houses; into the police and
detective departments, etc. nothing
seems to be omitted.
We do not know when 74O pages
have given us more genuine pleasure
If we speak warmly OF the book, it i.
because it richly deserves it. It il
sold only by agents, and is meeting
with an enormous sale. Agents who
introduce such a work ought to be
cordially welcome. A better work
has certainly never came to our table
It will be read over and over agair
by old and young, with every increas.
ing pleasure and lasting profit.
The work is published by the old
and well-known firm of A. D. Worth.
ington & Co., Hartford, Conn.,, whose
imprint 10 sufficient guarantee of the
excellence of the f.st-class volume.
Royal octave, 40 pages. 252 fine
pleates. portraits, and text illnstra-
tions.