Christian herald and signs of our times . l do an immense amount ofgood, and deserves a wide circulation. Pp. 142 ;price, 75 cents. Published by Thomas Whitla-ker, 2 Bible House, New York. POMPEII and the Pompeiians, by Marc Monnier, is anillustrated work describing the exhumed citywhich was buried nearly two thousand yearsago. There is something very fascinating aboutthose ruins which appeals to every one. Sosudden was the eruption which burst from Vesu-vius on that November night of the year 79, thatwhen, recently, the ashes and lava were removed,the life of the city was spread before the ex
Christian herald and signs of our times . l do an immense amount ofgood, and deserves a wide circulation. Pp. 142 ;price, 75 cents. Published by Thomas Whitla-ker, 2 Bible House, New York. POMPEII and the Pompeiians, by Marc Monnier, is anillustrated work describing the exhumed citywhich was buried nearly two thousand yearsago. There is something very fascinating aboutthose ruins which appeals to every one. Sosudden was the eruption which burst from Vesu-vius on that November night of the year 79, thatwhen, recently, the ashes and lava were removed,the life of the city was spread before the excava-tors with terrible realism. There were theloaves of bread still in the bakers oven, whilethe baker himself, caught by the descendingstifling torrent, lay there in the midst of his oc-cupation a corpse. Women who stayed to col-lect their jewels fell in the streets, and the jewelsfor which they gave their lives lay clenched intheir lifeless hands, or scattered on the sidewalk. 108 .THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. Feb. Natalie, Queen of Servia, Visiting Wounded Soldiers in the Red Cross Hospital. Life was suddenly arrested—so suddenly that itis possible to see exactly what the people weredoing at the dreadful moment, what they wore,the implements and utensils they used, theshape of their houses, and the very pictures ontheir walls. M. Monnier gives a vivid descrip-tion of all these things, and of many of them hegives pictures. His historical sketch of the city,also, is very interesting. No Christian reader canperuse the volume without being solemnized ashe reads. As one thinks of the possibility of anAmerican city being suddenly stricken withdeath, one cannot but realize how sad would bethe picture it would present when revelations there would be of the life menare leading now—of crime and shameful a calamity could not happen, but the dayis coming when the summons will be heard, Behold, the Bridegroom cometh, and onlythose who ar
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