Literary Notices | AdventAI

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Nov 19, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 47.

Literary Notices.

“Practical Lessons from the Experience of Israel,” for the Church of To-day. By F. C. Gilbert, a converted Hebrew. 390 octavo pages, 19 chapters, illustrated; price, cloth, silver side and back stamp, $1.00; two shades of cloth, gilt edges, gilt side and back stamp, $1.25; half morocco, full gilt trimmed $2.00. Handled by the author, South Lancaster, Mass. (Can also be obtained at this office.)

The above work is the development of the thoughts of years of study and speaking on the part of an earnest Christian young man. Many of these studies have been placed before large congregations in various Protestant churches, and always warmly received by pastor and people. It begins its publication with 500 advance orders. Its scope is well set forth in the following chapter headings: “God’s Purpose with the Jews;” “The Talmudic Writings;” “The Different Sects of the Jews;” “The Teachings of Christ vs. the Teachings of the Rabbis;” “The Wearing of the Garment and the Phylacteries;” “Jesus Teaching the Law;” “God’s Purpose in the Building of the Sanctuary;” “Why the Law Was Given on Sinai;” “The Articles of Furniture in the Sanctuary;” “The Priesthood and the Offerings;” “The Festivals and the Fasts;” “Daniel’s Prophecy of the Messiah and Its Fulfilment;” “The Yoke of Bondage;” “The Value and Inspiration of the Scriptures.” What is implied in the above and much more is set forth in these chapters and the valuable Appendix. Sufficient care has not been given to its editing and punctuation; doubtless from too much haste in its preparation. But we have noted nothing serious; and we gladly and warmly recommend this little book to all who are interested in God’s dealings with His people in all ages.

“Maternity Without Suffering,” by Mrs. Emma F. Angell Drake, M.D. Cloth, 50 cents, net. Vir Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.

The author of this little work is herself a wife and mother and a practising physician of large experience. She has furnished in this little volume a most valuable guide and handbook to the large class of women who need that varied and helpful information which allays anxiety when approaching maternity and which delivers from peril in that critical period. She elevates true motherhood to the high place God gave it, and strikes some telling blows against some of the prevalent secret crimes of this fashionable day. And yet the plain facts are told in a purity of diction that leaves no tainting reflections. While not in the noted Self and Sex series, published by the same company, it is very properly associated with them. May its circulation be large.

“A Vacation with Nature.” By Frank De Witt Talmage. 276 pp. 16 chapters. Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York and London.

The author of this readable little book, the son of the late Dr. Talmage, has taken some sixteen different common things of nature, and drawn therefrom spiritual and often beautiful and striking lessons for the Christian. Some of the common things which have been made to give forth their treasures are the autumnal leaf, the mighty hills, the eternal stars, the tireless ant, the conquering locusts, the peaceful streams and the vanished seas. Others equally striking are made to pay tribute to useful lessons.

“The Lost Wedding Ring.” By Cortland Myers, D.D. 5x7½ inches. Cloth, 181 pp. Price 75 cents, net; postage, 5 cents. Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York and London.

By “the lost wedding ring,” the author means “lost sanctity, security, and salvation.” He shows that marriage is neither a failure nor a necessity. He forcibly portrays the evil results of broken promises, and “commercial marriages,” and clandestine escapades; and then tells us what marriage ought to be in “The Kingly Husband,” “The Queen of Home,” and Love “Strong as Death.” “The Home,” he truly tells us, “is at the foundation of human society, and the marriage altar is the center of the home.” It has a good, true ring in these days of lewd, discordant notes.

“The Story of a Living Temple: A Study of the Human Body.” By Frederick M. Rossiter, B.S., M.D., and Mary Henry Rossiter, A.M. 348 pp. Fleming H. Revell Company, Chicago, New York, Toronto.

This little book of thirty-eight chapters describes in a very simple and beautifully entertaining way the parts and functions of that marvelous temple, the human body. The manner of the telling makes it as interesting as a story, and the children and youth are few—and we may include many of the old—who are not entertained, as well as instructed, to the very close. The way the subject is treated is not new, but the words and style are thoroughly original. It makes prominent the hygiene and care of this wonderful temple, and so is a book with a noble purpose, which ought to find a place in every family ignorant of the important truths it presents.

The Herr Doctor. By Robert MacDonald. Illustrated, 5 x 7 in., cloth, 138 pages. Price, 40 cents, net; postage, 5 cents. New York and London, Funk & Wagnalls Company.

For those who like this sort of thing it is about the sort of thing they would like. It has no particular good in it, except to entertain. Its chief evil is the waste of time in this short life in reading it.

Sunday in History, by C. H. Edwards, is a striking compilation from various authorities of what Sunday really is, and the claim it has upon us. It shows also by these testimonies what the true Rest-day is. There are 15 striking chapters. Every one who has to do with the Sabbath controversy should possess a copy. Paper cover, 232 pp. Price, 50 cents. Address Pacific Press Publishing Company, Oakland, Cal.

The Paternity of Jesus Christ. Was He the Son of God or the Son of Joseph? By William N. Pile, Brooklyn, N. Y. Price, post-paid, 10 cents. Mr. Pile affirms that Jesus was the Son of God.