He Knows. P. P. B. 1. I know not what awaits me, God kindly veils mine eyes, "Tis all I need to see, 9:2128 -8 And o'er each step of my onward way He makes new scenes to rise; The light of heav'n more brightly shines, When earth's illusions flee; And ev He Knows.--Concluded. And ev'ry hour in per-fect peace I'll sing, He knows, He knows, And ev 'ry hour in per-fect peace I'll sing, He knows, He knows. A WONDERFUL RECORD OF REVIVAL TIMES. MEMOIRS OF REV. CHARLES G. FINNEY, (THE CELEBRATED REVIVALIST PREACHER), WRITTEN BY HIMSELF, WITH A PORTRAIT ON STEEL, AND FAC-SIMILE SERMON IN MR. FINNEY'S OWN HANDWRITING. 477 PAGES. POST-PAID, $2.00. "The narrative is personal, involving the experiences both of the author and of those with whom he had to do. It presents the memories and heart yearnings of a veteran pastor with a passion for saving souls." BY REV. THEO. L. CUYLER, D.D. A wonderful volume it truly is. To read it, stirs the soul like a trumpet. This country has seen but one Charles G. Finney. The most remarkable feature of this extraordinary book is the supernatural element. Finney lived, preached, and labored as if the Spirit of the Most High dwelt in him and spoke through him. Certainly mighty works were wrought by his trenchant voice; and many who "heard it, said that it thundered." Some of the foremost Christian laymen in the Empire State were converted under his ministry. He probably led more souls to Jesus than any man of this century. BY REV. R. S. STORRS, D.D. I have read it with the greatest interest, and am impatient for leisure enough to read it again. What a fiery John the Baptist he was in his earlier ministry! What a marvelous movement that to which he gave an impulse, so mighty and so wide! BY REV. LYMAN ABBOTT. I congratulate you on publishing, in Dr. Finney's biography, the most fascinating religious biography that I ever read. It is as dramatic, as full of surprises, almost as marvelous in its manifestation of divine power, as the Book of Acts. It is coming out at just the right time. A. S. BARNES & COMPANY, Publishers. POETICAL WORKS THE most eminent of American sacred poets is worthily represented by this exquisite edition for the centre-table, embellished by a portrait on steel. It is the first complete collection of Dr. Palmer's poetical writings, and includes, besides other matter, the entire domestic poem, "Home; or, the Unlost Paradise," and all the beautiful hymns by the author of "My Faith looks up to Thee," in their proper form. By "Irenæus," in the New York Observer. Cowper and Ray Palmer-the first of these poets has been a fireside favorite in Christian families for nearly a hundred years, and lives in the hearts of Christian readers as a writer of hymns rather than as the author of the more elaborate poems. But there is no one of the many poems of Cowper, now precious to the Church of God, more valued by Christians in this and all other countries than some of the hymns of Ray Palmer. His hymns seem really, many of them, to have been written under an inspiration of the Spirit of God. From the Chicago Advance. Dr. Palmer's Poetical Works are pervaded with the purest sentiments. His aim seems to be to clothe in choicest diction such thoughts and emotions as shall both please and benefit the reader. He does not seem less careful of his verse than of the thought it enshrines. Although much of it was written amidst the manifold duties of a large parish, yet it shows great care in its composition. Such a stanza as the one on page 55, beginning "Be thy heart warm with love faithfully beating." is, in euphony, not unworthy of the poet-laureate himself. From the Chicago Times. A delightful collection of leaves in the form of poems, gathered from the wayside of life by Ray Palmer. From the New York Evening Post. Dr. Palmer, one of the most eminent hymnists of our time, in this volume has made considerable and valuable additions to our hymnology. The tone of these poems, though devout, is far from gloomy-on the contrary, it is cheerful and hopeful, hopeful in the most rational and manly sense of the word **** A longer poem in blank verse occupies some sixty pages, entitled, "Home, or the Unlost Paradise," in which the author eloquently sets forth the delights of a well-ordered home, in which the law of love, as taught by the great Founder of the Christian religion, holds the different members in harmony with each other, and presents a picture of the highest happiness of which human life is capable. From the (Boston) Congregationalist. It has become so common to speak of Dr. Paimer as the author of "My Faith looks up to Thee," &c., that it will be news to many to find that about fifty out of over ninety hymns, have passed into the various collections for the service of song in the house of the Lord; so that in point of fact, if we mistake not, with the single exception of Dr. Horatius Bonar, Dr. Palmer has made larger contributions to our church hymn-books than any other living writer. From the New York Tribune. Dr. Palmer's poems claim a certain unity in their purity of sentiment, devout religious feeling, and refinement of language. The author does not profess to have made poetry the leading object of his life. It has been only an episode in his experience, but he has no reason to regret the fruits of its cultivation. From the Independent. All of Dr. Palmer's writings are imbued with the spirit of piety and purity; and even in his secular verse, Christian morality is the foundation, or rather, the thing taken for granted. Richly bound iu cloth, bevelled boards, full gilt. Also in half calf (“Roxburgh"), and in full Turkey Morocco. A. S. BARNES & COMPANY, Publishers. II |