The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-03-16
The Famous New Book.
"Darkuess and Daylight" or Lights
aud Shadows OF New York Life.

bNt h"Oc" NhN DoysfH'g W ahSH.,o
aud Shadows OF New York Life.
In this new and superbly Illus
trated work noble Christian wo-
man tells the thrilling story of her
personal experience in Gospel,
temperance, mission, aud rescue
work in great city. No recent
publication is now commanding so
much attention nor has any other
called forth such ringing words Of
"God speed" from ministers and
eminent women. 1t has been
preached about from famous pull
pits, read by tens of thousands Of
subscribers, and made the subject
of many a clergyman's Sunday
evening lecture. Its authorship is
fourfold, its four authors being no
less than: Mrs. Helen Campbell,
Rev. Lyman Abbott, d. D., Col.
Thomas w. Knox, aud Inspector
Thomas Brynes, Chief of the New
York Detective Bureau.
Mrs. Campbell, the principal
writer, certainly was woman
commissioned of God, and ain His
Name" spent many years as a city
missionary literally "In Darkest
New York" What a wonderful
work she did. How devoted aud
blessed her labors were. 1t is a
story never to be forgotten. This
unique volume presents these
thrilling experiences of Christian
endeavor with the hundreds OF
pathetic and amusing scenes that
were packed into them; it portrays
life in great city by day and by
night GAS Seen by Woman; il
shows the power OF the Gospel to
redeem souls from the lowest
depths; it gives striking testimon.
les of the redeemed; and from all
these rich and varied experiences
IL draws living truths for 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 touch
ing incidents. Stranger stories are
here told than romance ever dream
ed of, every one of them drawr
from real life by wOman's hand
In every chapter she weaves ir
anecdote after anecdote, inciden
after incident, story after story, ant
the reade RS attention is hell
breathless to the end of the volume
"Strange but most suggestive Is tn
fact" says Bishop Coke in warml.
commencing this volume, "tha
Christ is to be visited in these den
and dives; there are those whom
He will bear in mind when H
says: 'Ye visited me-; or, when h
says: 'Ye did it not to Me-"
, Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott's lif
, long interest in City Mission work
and his personal share in that work
, pre-eminently fitted him to writ
4 for this book. In his introduction
t to it he says:-
"My interest in these phases G
: city life dates from my colleg
4. days. From that day to this, owe
a third of century, l have cor
tinued the studies then begun, an
=. the subject of this book has bee
one of the great subjects of IN
t study, sometimes in literature, ,ofte
h in life"
n No appeal from temperance at
vocates can do more to promote th
cause of temperance than tn
/, thrilling scenes and incidents s
!. we'll described; at least so say Mr.
Mary A. Livermore and Mis-
= Frances e. Willard.
One of the most absOrbingly ir
s teresting portions of the hook
r that written by Inspector Byrne
Q giving the ripe experience of thirt
d years OF detective life. Many ,
q the startling revelations he make
q are taken from his private dair!
= They have never before been pul
. lished. a.I
' This fascinating volume is II
y deed wonderful tale of Christia
g love and faith, all alive with II
y tense and striking reality. Th
best of 1t is that 1t is pure an
@ elevating book from beginning t
q end, volume for the family circl,