Christian herald and signs of our times . n hisprogress aie from his own caskets ; this willgive a permanent value to his works when theproductions of copyists are forgotten. His method is, like everything Dr. Parkerdoes, entirely original. He does not propose tomake the book a critical or exegetical commen-tary, in the usual sense of the term. It is a pas-tors commentary upon such portions of theHoly Scripture as are of obvious and immediateimportance to the growth of the soul in divinewisdom. It aims to bring all readeis underthe moral sovereignty of the sacred Book, so asto arm them against
Christian herald and signs of our times . n hisprogress aie from his own caskets ; this willgive a permanent value to his works when theproductions of copyists are forgotten. His method is, like everything Dr. Parkerdoes, entirely original. He does not propose tomake the book a critical or exegetical commen-tary, in the usual sense of the term. It is a pas-tors commentary upon such portions of theHoly Scripture as are of obvious and immediateimportance to the growth of the soul in divinewisdom. It aims to bring all readeis underthe moral sovereignty of the sacred Book, so asto arm them against temptation, enrich themwith solid comfoit, and fortify them with thewisdom of God. His first effort, therefore, isto discover, if he can. the governing idea orprincipal purpose of each book, and to that by taking ten or twenty or more in-stances which most strikingly illustrate thesacred writers intention. Thus, Genesis is abook of beginnings, beginnings of creation, be- 78 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. Feb. Scene at a Mining Explosion. Waiting to Identify the Bodies. ginnings of humanity, beginnings of family life,beginnings of disobedience ; a kind of daybreak,book ; a wondrous dawn ; an hour of revelationand vision. To get hold of this idea is to get athorough insight into the Book of shown what this dominant idea of abook is, he selects a number of passages fromit which illustrate most strikingly the intentionof the inspired writer. Upon each of these hecomments, and at intervals devotes a few pagesto suggestive thoughts for preachers on the fore-going section. At the close of the study of eachsacred book he presents a panoramic view of thewhole ground which he has previously goneover in detail. This volume deals with the Book of Genesisand is complete in itself, as Dr. Parker promisesthat each succeeding volume shall be. Thewhole work will occupy twenty-five volumes,which will be published at intervals during thenext two years.
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