NEW BOOKS by Editor

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, Cal. · Jul 28, 1881

NEW BOOKS.

By Editor

WE have received from the S. D. A. Publishing House in Battle Creek, Mich., two books which have for some time been looked for with much interest.

"Thoughts on Daniel," by Eld. Uriah Smith, second edition, revised and enlarged. In the preface the author well says:—

"There is no prophecy which a person can have so little excuse for misunderstanding, as the prophecy of Daniel, especially as relates to its main features. Dealing but sparingly in language that is highly figurative, explaining all the symbols it introduces, locating its events within the rigid confines of prophetic periods, it points out the first advent of the Messiah in so clear and unmistakable a manner as to call forth the execration of the Jews upon all who shall endeavor to explain it, and gives so accurately, and so many years in advance, the outlines of the great historical events of our world's history, that infidelity stands confounded and dumb before its inspired record."

This book possesses so much interest to the student of prophecy, giving such clear outlines of the history of the world even down to the coming of the Son of man and the setting up of God's everlasting kingdom, so strikingly marking out events now transpiring and soon to transpire, that we have obtained leave of the author to give large extracts from his work, which we consider the best Commentary on this prophecy that has ever been published. We shall select from those parts which most clearly point to our times. On the fourth page of this paper will be found the first article, beginning with chapter two.

"Thoughts on the Revelation," by the same author, third edition, revised and enlarged. In recommendation of this book we can say all that we have said of "Thoughts on Daniel." These volumes can be obtained by ordering of Pacific Press, Oakland, Cal. Price $1.25 each. Both well bound, each containing over 400 pages.

We have recently issued at this office a revised edition of "Christian Baptism," by Eld. J. H. Waggoner. It considers baptism in its "action, subjects, and relations," and, in addition, contains the most thorough exposure of the false claims of trine-immersionism, in a historical view, that has ever been given. Its arguments are brief, clear, and forcible. In paper covers, 210 pages, 25 cents.