Indianapolis Journal, Volume 54, Number 66, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 March 1904 — Page 30

10 TTTE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL,, SUNDAY, "MARCH 6, 1904. PART TÜRKE. EVERYWHERE THE YOftE THE YOKE, A theme that captures the imagination: Israel's deliverance from Egypt. Characters famous for all time: Moses, the Phataoh, Prince Rameses. Scenes of natural and supernatural power: The finding of the signet, the turning of the Nile into blood, the passage of the Red Sea. A background of brilliant color: The rich and varied life of Thebes and Memphis. A plot of intricate interest. A love story of enduring beauty. Such is The Yoke.

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Is strong, forceful and beautiful. It is a tale of ennobling influence and human love. The hero is a young Egyptian artist who rebels against the shams of the priestly ritual, and finds freedom at last in the love of Rachel, a maid of Israel, and in the worship of her God. Wherever the Old Testament is read and reverenced, a rich and instant welcome is given to The Yoke. THE YOKE

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CLERGYMEN Regard THE YOKE as One of the Greatest Novels

REV. M. L HAINES, First Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis. The Yoke Is an historical romance of exceptional charm and power. It carries one back Into the very atmosphere of the scenes attending the Exodus and gives picture after picture of remarkable vividness and fascinating interest of the great Egypt of that period. It will, i believe, prove a commentary valuable and inspiring to many, investing with added interest and Imparting a clearer understanding of the events and characters of the Bible narrative. I have placed The Yoke beside my copy of "Ben-Hur." REV. G. M. ANDERSON, Fourth Christian Church, Indianapolis, ind. The Yoke Is strong, forceful and beautiful One not only knows, one feels, th3 oppressions of Israel; groans with the oppressed, but hates not the oppressor. It puts new life in the old story. One rises as out of a heated struggle of a present-day problem. Besides, it is a museum of antiquities, an "lnqulre-withln" upon a thousand and one quaint and curious things; the dramatization of an old and most Interesting civilization; the imagination of the antiquarian set to music. REV. GEORGE F. SEYMOUR, Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Springfield, Springfield, 111., Author of "Marriage and Divorce," etc. This historic story e cordially commend as well worthy of perusal by a vastly larger circle of patrons than those who usually read novels. As we pass from chapter to chapter of the work we feel as though we had suffered in the crueJ bondage, and witnessed the plagues, and rejoiced in the miraculous deliverance.

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For the man who is stirred at heart by the great scenes of the Bible. For the man who feels the power of Egypt's marvelous past. For the man who can rejoice at a book that is not trivial. For the man who likes a story and knows when it is good. THE YOKE

RT. REV. CHARLES EDWARD CHENEY, Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church, Rector of Christ Church, Chicago, 111. The Yoke reveals very careful study of Egyptian history and antiquities, and Is exceedingty reverent In its dealings with sacred things The conversations are well sustained, and the book, as a romance, is exceedingly Interesting. REV. MOSHEIM RHODES, D. D., ft. Mark's Lutheran Church, St. Louis, Mo., President of the General Synod of the Lutheran Church, 1885-6, President of the Lutheran Board of Education, Trustee of the United Society of Christian Endeavor. The Yoke deals with one of the most Interasting and widely related portions of sacred history. The plot is well laid and admirably sustained. It Is highly Imaginative, full of movement, as any writing must be that has the element of romance in It, and yet 4here is no perversion of the facts of history. The book has a religious value, and Imparts instruction while it entertains. Its reading cannot fail to increase interest in the Bible narrative of God's ancient people in the time of the Pharaohs, ind of His purpose concerning them. I heartily wish that such reading could take the place of the empty, pointless, trashy literature which fills the minds and hampers the lives of many of our youth to-day. REV. FREDERICK E. DEWHURST, urnverslty Congregational Church, Chicago, author of "Dwellers in Tents," etc. The Yoke has great dignity of style and diction a dignity carried clear through the book. The story of the Hebrew Sculptor, Kenkenes, and the fair Rachel, daughter of the tribe of Judah, is wrought out with charm and Interest.

REV. FRANCIS H. GAVISK, si. Church, Indianapolis. I have been delighted to find The Yoke a story strong, chaste, and thrilling, with well-drawn characters, an almost flawless plot, dramatic in action, and so well told that interest Is aroused from the first, and is increased and sustained to the last chapter. The story deals with the miraculous occurrences which preceded the Exodus and pictures Moses, Aaron, Miriam and Caleb. The treatment is reverent, the descriptions are vivid, and the sacred characters of these times lose none of their holy dignity by figuring In romance. "The Yoke" will be widely read. REV. WILLIAM COPLY WiNSLOW. D. D.. Ph. D.. LL. D.. Bosion, Mass., Hon. Fellow Royal Archaologicai Institute, editor of "The American Antiquarian," author of "A Greek City In Egypt," "Egypt at Home," etc. The Yoke is sure to interest many who read romantic novels, and to be of deep interest to all who particularly care for the evolution of Israel from the house of bondage. The author must have studied her theme closely, for her romance is a true picture of the Egyptian and ths Hebrew, and of the period she describes.

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Endorses REV. MARION CROSLEY, Pastor of the Central Universalist Church of Indianapolis, Ind., and Superintendent of Churches of the Universalist Convention of Indiana. The subject-matter of The Yoke is Indeed full of interest. When t he great facts of Israel's redemption from Egyptian bondage are blended with a real romance such as The Yoke affords, truth itself becomes stranger than fiction. It is surely deserving of a large sale. REV. MAUSICE D. EDWARD, Dayton Avenue Presbyterian Church. St. Paul, Minn. The Yoke is an Interesting romance, strong in its delineation of character and faithful, both In historical allusions and in local coloring, to the times and circumstances of the story. Th3 account of the oppression and exodus of the Hebrews is very realistic. The Yoke will rank with the best of Egyptian historic romances, and I trust that the book may have a wide circulation. The Bobbs - Publishers - -

RABBI MAYER MESSING, Indianapolis Hebrew Congtegation, Indianapolis, Ind. The Yoke is a wonderful book. It Is accurate in history, replete with ancient lore, with love and romance, rich in character delineation, and sympathetic and true in portraying the inner life of the Jews of the Exodus. Though It is of especial Interest to the Jews, old and young of all denominations will read It with keen relish. REV. CHARLES M. SHELDON, central Congregational Church, Topeka, Kan., Author of "In His Steps," "For Christ and the Church," etc. I can frankly say that I have enjoyed reading The Yoke, and have found It absorbing. The characters of Kenkenes, of Rachel, and of the Crown Prince Rameses, are very finely drawn. Kenkenes is a creation. I wish to express my pleasure again In the reading, and can honestly say that It Is a story of great Interest and much power, especially in the sketching of the principal characters.

THE YOKE REV. LOUIS BROWN, Ph. D st. pwn Episcopal Church, Indianapolis. The knowledge of Egyptian life displayed in The Yoke is astonishing. The scenes of the Exodus are graphic In the extreme. The great characters of the epoch are marvelously well delineated and stand out upon the canvas as if painted by a master. The Yoke deserves wide circulation. REV. DR. HENRY BERK0W1TZ, Rabbi congregation Rodeph Shaion, Philadelphia, Pa., Chancellor Jewish Chautauqua. I am exceedingly pleased with The Yoke, because it is written In an elevated, dignified and attractive style. The diction Is chaste, the atmosphere and background of ancient Egypt admirably painted. It will prove a helpful book to those interested in the story of the Exodus, bringing the aid of the imagination to bear in making history and tradition vivid. Merrill Co. - - Indianapolis

COLLEGE Say THE "YOKE is a REV. WILLIAM M. LAWRENCE, sond Baptist Church, Chicago, 111., President of the Board of Trustees of the Divinity School of the University of Chicago. The Yoke makes those ancient days live and makes them human. The story grows in Interest as it proceeds, and Rachel's character is well worked out. The book will advance In public esteem. It Is a valuable sidelight on the Mosaic era, and renders the Scripture narrative very much more Interesting. REV. WILLIAM PATTERSON KANE, D. D., President of Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind. I The Yoke is far out of the ordinary range of stories. Judged from every standpoint it Is a remarkable book. The plot is absorbing without any trace of sensationalIsm; the diction is chaste and lucid; the range of literary and historic merit is masterful, while running throughout the book is a vein of psychological interpretation that reminds one of the exquisite charms of George Eliot. PROF. C. LEVI AS, M. A.f Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, O. The Yoke Is a charming novel of absorbing interest. The chaste style, the Ori ental glamour, the thrilling situations, and, above all, the sympathetic attitude of the author to the subject afford genuine delight. The Yoke is one of those books which one does not like to lay down before having read it to the end. REV. JOHN SUMMERS STAIR D. D., President of Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa. The author of The Koke has reverently and with great graphic power woven the grand and dramatic events of the Exodus into a romance. The book will surely find an appreciative public. The archaeological features are carefully drawn. There is much power in the author's delineation of character, and the Intricate plot challenges and holds the interest of the reader from beginning to end.

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grossing: work of fiction. The scene is Egypt, with its stupendous background of temple, sphinx and pyramid. The time is the mirvelous era of the Exodus. The familiar and inspiring; figures of the Bible move through the pages Moses, Aaron, Joshua, Caleb and Miriam. The wonders of the plagues stir the heart with their power the turning of the Nile into blood, the smiting of the first-born, the passage of the Red Sea. In spite of these great scenes and characters, the interest centers throughout the beautiful love story of a young Egyptian noble and a tall, fair maid of Israel.

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REV. GEORGE E. MERRILL D. D.. President of Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y., Author of "The Story of the Manuscripts," "The Parchments of the Faith," etc. I have read The Yoke with great interest and pleasure. It Is a strong narrative, true to historical details, treating the biblical account In a thoroughly reverential and sympathetic spirit, and holding the attention of the reader from the first page to the last. I believe that Th e Yoke will be welcomed by a large number of readers, and the author Is to be congratulated upon having produced such an Impressive, interesting and useful novel. REV. STEPHEN A. NORTHROP. D. D., LL. D.t Pastor of First Baptist Church of Kansas City, and President of the Board of Managers of the Kansas City Theological Seminary. I have been more than charmed by The Yoke. I would pronounce it the "BenHur" of the Old Testament. The plot Is fascinating; from the first page to the last one Is held spellbound. The Yoke bids fair to become very popular, and has come to stay and become a part of classic literture. REV. DAN FREEMAN BRADLEY, President of Iowa College, Grinnell, Iowa. The author of The Yoke has evidently breathed the ancient Egyptian atmosphere, and has made the story of the Israelite In the days of Moses as real to us as If it were a story of yesterday. There Is evident familiarity with the work of the archaeologists, but there Is no smell of the mummy about the book. The characters live and speak, love and hate, as men and women with passions like our own. 1 predict for The Yoke a striking and instant success. YOKE