Old Wine and New Part 13

THE REV. DR. JOSEPH CROSS'S WORKS.

+_KNIGHT BANNERET._+ Sermons. By the Rev. Joseph Cross, D.D., LL.D. 1 vol. 303 pp. 12mo, cloth. $1.50.

"Its literary qualities will charm still another cla.s.s of readers, for imagination has filled its pages with pictures from near and from far; fancy has lavished its every color upon them; they gleam with an unstinted splendor of rhetoric, or glow with an eager, consuming intensity of conviction."--_Am. Church Review._

"The sermons are serious and conservative in theological position, practical and a.s.sisted toward their end by an unusual amount of ill.u.s.tration and metaphor."--_The Independent._

"They [the sermons] are pervaded by an intensely earnest spirit, full of Christ and his salvation, and suited to be useful. The author's style and method of treatment are oratorical, and we find many vigorous and eloquent pa.s.sages."--_Lutheran Quarterly._

"The diction is always magnificent, always elegant, and the thought never fails of clearness."--_The Living Church._

"They are true and brave and zealous presentations of questions of practical moment; and their perusal will give new strength and a new inspiration to every honest reader."--_Syracuse Daily Journal._

"They are distinguished by remarkable intellectual force, point and brilliancy of statement, short, vigorous sentences, and a desire to benefit his fellows by teaching them the truth."--_The Keystone._

+_EVANGEL._+ Sermons for Parochial Missions. By the Rev.

Joseph Cross, D.D., LL.D. 1 vol. 303 pp. 12mo, cloth. $1.50.

"Not for a long time have we pored over pages glowing with so much gospel power and spiritual radiance."--_Michigan Christian Advocate._

"This volume of sermons is one of the very best we have recently met with for the lay reader or for family reading."--_Church Guardian._

"They appeal more to the feelings than do the ordinary sermons of church pastors; but preaching of this kind is needed. The idea that all sermons must follow a fixed model, either in style and arrangement or in length, tends to a lifeless formalism. Dr. Cross has an original way, and is very strong in his presentation of truth."--_The Churchman._

"Many books of sermons which are regarded as models have in them much less of thought and gospel truth."--_American Literary Churchman._

"They unfold and enforce wisely and winningly the fundamental truths of the gospel, and are direct and impressive in style."--_The Congregationalist._

"There is in them just what is indispensable to success on such occasions,--the flowing earnestness of a spirit that burns with the love and glory of the message it has to deliver."--_The Living Church._

_+EDENS OF ITALY.+_ By the Rev. Joseph Cross, D.D., LL.D. With more than one hundred ill.u.s.trations, map, and index. 1 vol.

Royal 8vo, cloth extra, gilt edges. $5.00.

"He writes without exaggeration, and with a strong sense of enjoyment in a land that constantly surprises him by its varied beauty.... The work takes the reader along by its clearness, and there is no better test of a descriptive book."--_Cincinnati Commercial._

"The book is one of the most attractive among those intended for holiday gifts."--_New-York Tribune._

"This is one of the handsomest and most substantial of the higher-cla.s.s gift-books of the season.... The external appearance of the work is exceedingly attractive, the stamped design of the cover being in the most perfect taste. The literary execution of Dr. Cross's book is of a very high order. The author is a master of descriptive style; and his learning and information, though un.o.btrusive, are both extensive and accurate. The study of his subject occupied many months of intelligent and careful observation."--_Good Literature._

"Either because the subjects themselves are wondrously rich and varied in interest, or because the writer is most happily gifted in the treatment of these subjects, or for both reasons combined, this book abounds with very choice and delightful entertainment. It may be compared to a string of gems, all of the richest kinds, sparkling and flas.h.i.+ng with radiant and ever-varying beauty, or to a garden filled with a great variety of the rarest flowers and fruits: while the descriptions and pen-pictures are transparently faithful to truth, they also seem to be the very essence of poetry. The reader is fascinated; he seems to be travelling upon enchanted ground....

"The work in its mechanical execution throughout, in paper, type, and binding, is a splendid specimen of book-making."--_Northern Christian Advocate._

"There are very few cities and spots that are omitted in this excellent work, which has been written and prepared with experience and care. We know of no work at a reasonable price that answers in its stead."--_Boston Sunday Globe._

"One of the elegant books of the season is 'Edens of Italy,' by Rev.

Dr. Joseph Cross."--_Springfield Republican._

"The author has written from a full mind and richly-laden memory, aided by careful notes taken on the spot. The readable quality of the book is aided by the clearest typographic expression, and the numerous ill.u.s.trations make the volume a feast to the eye. Even in this day of attractive bindings, this one is noticeable for its extreme beauty. The coloring is refined and tasteful; and the decorative design, which is beautiful and appropriate in conception, has been artistically carried out. As a whole, the cover is charming in effect, and reflects great credit on the taste of the house which issues the volume. On the principle of honor to whom honor is due, it seems hardly just that it is not customary to permit artists who furnish designs for book-covers, to reap what measure of glory and profit there is to be had from being publicly credited with the work they do."--_Art Interchange._

_+COALS FROM THE ALTAR.+_ Sermons for the Christian Year. By the Rev. Joseph Cross, D.D., LL.D. 2 vols. 12mo, cloth. $1.50 each.

Vol. I., Advent to Ascension.

Vol. II., Ascension to Advent.

"They are aptly named 'Coals from the Altar,' for they are admirably adapted to kindle a flame of fire in the Christian heart. The author's wealth of imagery, his warm sympathy and personal appeals, his fine descriptive powers and flow of language, his deep pathos and tenderness, do not need the fervor and emphasis of the living voice to send home the arrow of truth; but his sermons touch the feelings equally when addressed to the eye, by means of type, and become an efficient ministry of good."--_The Churchman._

"Evangelic truth and apostolic order have no better definition and defence in the whole range of sermonic literature, than in these glowing 'Coals from the Altar'"--_The Standard of the Cross._

"They are written in a most moderate tone, with much force and beauty of language, and with great earnestness and tenderness appeal to the hearts and consciences of readers. For family reading and for lay reading we can warmly recommend these sermons."--_The Church Guardian_, Halifax.

"The sermons are eminently scriptural, terse and accurate in style, and are excellent ill.u.s.trations of good principles in homiletics."--_Lutheran Observer._

"Dr. Cross shows himself an eloquent and able thinker, and his sermons are full of spiritual fervor."--_The American Bookseller._

+_PAULINE CHARITY._+ Discourses on the Thirteenth Chapter of St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians. By the Rev. Joseph Cross, D.D., LL.D. 1 vol. 12mo, cloth. $1.50.

"These sermons are eminently instructive and stimulating; the great central truth of practical religion is forcibly presented and well ill.u.s.trated, and the discourse is often marked with special vigor and eloquence."--_Zion's Herald._

"These are clear, instructive, thoroughly evangelical, and highly edifying. They will serve as good models for young ministers, in style, spirit, and directness of address."--_Lutheran Observer._

"The sermons included in the volume before us are vigorous and fluent; and, though the author calls them 'old-fas.h.i.+oned homilies,' they are neither dry nor antiquated in style or thought."--_Good Literature._

"These are of sermons which leave an influence that the hearer carries into his daily thought and conduct."--_Boston Globe._

+_OLD WINE AND NEW_+. Occasional discourses. By the Rev.

Joseph Cross, D.D., LL.D. 1 vol. 12mo, cloth.

_Just Issued._

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