Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-12

/ ny AAAfH NAANAAiA ~ ~ NV a'sAA ny Nf
hcient when applied TO the life OF
| Jesus Christ Happily. Dr. Warfield
has not attempted anything like "a
| life of Christ" but has directed his
! whole energy upon a minute eNamina
| ton Of the evidences upon which the
| claims of Jesus Christ rest This. IN
! his mind, resolves itself into an exam
| inaticn Of the geuuiueness of tine gosuci
| narrative. and Of 81 Puuls numerous
| references 20 Christi life and sayings.
| In this. Dr WartclC rs peculiarly keen,
| sympathetic. fair and refreshing. He
| lays great stress upon the resurrec-
| ton Of Jesus, and the evidences upon
! which the fact itself rests. for IL Is
| the touchstonc of the Christians faith
| DIR. Bacon's part in this great theme
| has particularly 10 do with the sources
/ Of Information concerning Jesus out
! side the gospels-the Pauline Epistlcs
! and other parts of the New Testament,
besides the references to Jesus I'm pro-
| fame history. The whole treatment OF
! this important theme, on which Chris
| tianity rests. is exceedingly able, schol-
] arly. concise and candid. To one who
/ approaches the subject with more or
! less doubt as 10 the claims Of Jesus, 1t
/ will prove a satisfactory and honest
/ Weighing Of the evidences. while 20 the
sincere believer IL viii come as most
| unexpected vindication of the truth
/ Of what ne has long taken for granted
| Among the strong historical features
| OF the volume may be given, first OF
| all, a very informing article on In
/ scriptiOns' showing with what diiii-
| Guilty ancient hieroglyphies Egyptian,
| Assyrian, BabylOnian, ana Othersl
| have been deCiphered and how recent
| is the opening Of such vast historical
| stOrehousrs OF Information. Other
| articles include those on The Inqulsi-
tion,' "The Reformation In Italy
| Japan" Liberia" Jerusalem" his
| tory Of lsraew Including the history Of
| the Jews today, Ireland Korea
| There is also fine article on "Jo-
| sephus"
Two or three articles OF peculE
| significance must not be overlooked
| Pictures and Images OF Jesus his
/ tory and art. and their significance and
| value missions 90 thc Jews Showing
! what has been done and the opposition
| encounteredD "Lcprosy" considered
/ from historical and religious points or
| View and two valuable articles Of
| legal cast-"IIcbrew civil and Criminal
| Law" and Ecclesiastical Jurisdic-
/ ton"
Altogether the volume impresses one
| in q most emphatic manner as "a work
| Indispensable TO an Clergymen and
| well Informed laymou and Bible stu
| dents
The same typographical devices that
| have characterized the previous wall
umes make for convenience OF consul
| tation in this There is also a Biblo-
graphical appendix which brings the
photographers for the articles con-
/ tained In the six volumes, down to
/ November 1909.
Casseu & Companys pring list is
rapidly taking shape and promises a
number Of interesting books in many
| departments OF literature. Their hc-
| ton includes "a House Of Lies" by
sidney Warwick, story Of the down
| fan and regeneration of man whose
career and romance arc built upon "a
| house Of ios.' The shoulder Knot by
Mrs Henry Dudcny powerful tale of
an incubus Hkiu 90 the little black
man" Of legendary lorel that capped
! the hero's strength and OBJ
sesscd his mind. Blind Hopes"
| novel with 90 strong central character
by Helen Wallace the author OF THE
Sons of the SeiEnour.' who Shall
judge by Silas r. Hooking. story
of "a wrong inflicted by deception ana
the mo results 90 tho or1ugdocrs. "Br-
yond This Ignorant Present" Anonvm
Gus, a novel OF two young fends Of
culture who express u letters On each
other their opinions. condolences ami
aspirations thoughtful earnest. un-
conventional. and London and Girl"
hy Alfred Gibson % story Of the strug-
giles OF a girl Of high porentagc who
Us LETT alone in the world
Among the more serious hooks. There
are Napoleon In His own Defense "
hv Clement * shorter the expert iu
Napoleonic literature This interest
pIquing volume gives NIpoleon's own
views Of his captivity ana his own