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The Very “Best” of the Very New Books By F ra n c is W esley W a rn e B ish o p W a rn e w ro te th is b o o k fo r In d ia, w h e re it h as h a d a re m a rk a b le re c e p tio n . H e h a s ad d e d a se c tio n to th e b o o k w ith th e re a d e rs in th e h o m e la n d e sp ecially in m in d . H is p u rp o s e in w ritin g th e b o o k w as to m a k e it p o ssib le' fo r a ‘n o n -C h ristia n in a n h o u r o r so of re a d in g to g e t a fu ll-le n g th p o r tr a it of th e C h ristia n ’s C h rist. T h e b o o k gives a c le a r id ea of h o w th e m issio n a rie s p r e se n t th e ir m essag e to th e n o n -C h ristia n w o rld a n d rev eals th e a d a p ta b ility of th e g o sp e l m essag e to th e c o n d itio n s of th e C h ristle ss n a tio n s. C lo th 5 0 c Quiet Talks on Following the Christ By S. D. Gordon Christ in the Four Gospels By Jo h n H . Cable The Sinless Incarnation
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melody of praise. Men, are repelled by an'eternally funereal sanctimoniousness ¡ they have already enough of sadness in their lives; what they ask is, how their griefs may be brightened with the rays of happiness and hope. (*) “The Tabernacle And Its Teaching,” by the same author.
M arch 19. “Every man his n e ig h b o r.e rem ia h 31:34.
.AN Engine Driver onC'd' asked Spurgeon for some church work. “Is your stoker converted?.’’ “No.” “Then there is your church work.” Very practical wisdom! How many people seek for “work for God” everywhere except at their right hand; where it'lies waiting to be done.. They would gladly go forth to convert a continent, but they' never think of trying to evan gelize their neighbor or the unsaved member of their own house hold. It is well, db^btless,;to desire to attempt great things ; it is far better to set -about doing little ones. Christ preached to crowds, it is t|Se, but He 'never neglected to deal, whenever possible, with the individual sbul. If every Christian had made himself responsible for the instruction of even one of his neigh bors, the world would have been evangelized, if not converted, long since. We cannot alb be Pastors, or Sunday School teach ers, or missidnaries to foreign lands, but we. can each one of'us declare the Word of life to a friend or a shopmate, or try to lead some little child to the feet of Him who bade them come: Failing So to do, we not only neglect our bounden duty and grieve the heart of our Master, but we lose the greatest honor and the highest privilege of life. No crown of twined laurel or of bur nished gold can so distinguish a man as this declaration, spoken of him as concerning- one of his fellow men: “He brought him to Christ.” MEN often speak of their “trials” when they mean their troubles; they do not realize that they are “trials” indeed, that is things sent to test them. We need trying as the gold needs refining in the furnace. The process is “not pleasant but rather grievous,” but we are to rejoice in it because of its blessed results. These ordeals are permitted by Divine Love that they may “work Out in us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” (that is, be it remembered, of character) than would accrue from years of unclouded sunshine and unruffled peace. Could we but see their outcome, we should hail their advent as tokens of Heaven’s favor, rather than repine, as we too often do, at their arrival. The produce of the garden ripens usually in the sun, but the fruit of the Spirit matures in the cold winds of adversity and distress. Seldom do men reach any high degree of spiritual attainment or any large measure of usefulness to their fellow men until they have passed through seasons of disap pointment and of pain. Faith grows by testing; sympathy and understanding come of suffering. It is the broken.heart which pours forth its healing spikenard; it is the experience of repeated difficulty and deliverance which enables us to wait in unshaken trust and hope for the salvation of the Lord. When we strike our harps, upon the golden floor of heaven, we may perchance thank God for the good things of life, but we shall assuredly praise Him most of all for its many trials. M arch 20. “Divers temptations,” (i.e., Tryings).—James 1:2.
In th e Bible In stitu te a t Ny- ack, N. Y., th e classes are tak en th ro u g h a series of s tu dies on the life of C hrist based on a harm ony of th e gospels. T his class-room m aterial has here been p u t in o rd er and a book produced. For group stu d y of th e gospels it will afford an excellent guide. It is co n serv ativ e in position and in stru c tiv e in style. A good book of its kind. C loth $2.00
C haracterized b y the de votional sp irit th a t h as p e r m eated th e series of quiet talk books w hich th is a u th o r h as p u t fo rth in recen t years. In general they are helpful. This book is in line w ith its p redecessors an d will help those w ho read it th o u g h t fully. C loth $1.25
Seeking the Mind of Christ
By R o b e rt E . S p e e r D r. S p e e r h a s g a th e re d to g e th e r in th is v o lum e som e ex c e lle n t d e v o tio n a l stu d ie s w h ic h “ su rv e y th e a s p e c ts of th e m in d of C h rist as re v e a le d in th e N ew T e s ta m e n t a n d C h ristia n e x p e rie n c e .“ H e h a s n o t w ritte n o n th eo lo g y b u t h is th e o lo g ic a l b a sis is so u n d , fo r h e h a s n o d o u b ts a b o u t th e a u th o rity a n d D eity of o u r L o rd o r c o n c e rn in g G o d ’s w a y of sa lv a tio n . T h e h e a r t m essag es of th e b o o k a b o u n d in lesso n s fo r th e sa in ts. In sh o rt, th e re seem s to b e a lesso n a n d a p p e a l fo r n e a rly e v e ry C h ristia n p il g rim n o m a tte r w h a t m a y b e h is p e c u lia r situ a tio n . C lo th $ 1 .5 0 The Song of Meditation By R obert Mac Gow an Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled By A lb ert Sim pson R eitz
A m essage of com fort to th e bereaved. T here a re five c h ap ters, In My F ath er’s H ouse A re M any M ansions, P re cious in S ight of th e L ord is th e D eath of H is Saints, W ell Done, Good an d F aithful se r v an t, If a M an Keep My W ord He Shall N ever See D eath. T here are also six poem s of a com forting n atu re. M ay this m essage dry m any tears, and tak e the b itte rn e ss o u t of o th e r te a rs w hich will hot cease to flow. P a p e r 30c
T his “new book of daily devotions“ m akes am ple and p rofitable p rovision fo r sixty- th ree sittin g s. A m editation, an original poem and a little p ra y e r on a devotional subject. T he com m ent is good, th e poem is helpful, th e p ra y e r is suggestive. One p auses over th e poem s, w ondering th a t one who can th u s versify h as n o t done m ore of it. The p ra y e rs are as good a s a p rin ted p ra y e r can be— ju st helpful, th a t’s all. C loth $1.25
My Lord Christ: A Tribute
B y J o s e p h Ju d s o n T a y lo r V erily , to th e a u th o r of th is g lo w in g trib u te to o u r L o rd a n d S a v io u r th e re á r e n o p o ssib le q u alific atio n s of th e g o sp el m essag e. A m o re u n q u a lifie d a c c e p ta n c e a n d te a c h in g of th e tr u th a s it is in C h rist Je su s it w o u ld b e d ifficu lt to find. It is g ra tify in g to o n e ’s so u l to m eet, in th is th e d a y o f q u alify in g s, so fine, sin c e re a n d lite ra l a c c e p ta n c e a n d a p p lic a tio n of G o d ’s W o rd . It is a h e lp fu l b o o k , g o o d fo r p r e a c h e r a n d te a c h e r; b e tte r fo r p a re n ts a n d c h ild re n in th e h om e. C lo th $ 1 .7 5 If m oney does n o t accom pany order, goods will be sen t C. O. D. If goods a re to com e by m ail a d d 10% fo r postage.
M arch 21. “Publican's and sinners.”—Mark 2:16.
THE Pharisees professed great abhorrence for “Publicans and sinners,” forgetful that they were sinners themselves. It is an attitude of heart and mind of which we should beware. The spirit which “gathers up the fringes of its robe from chance defile” as it mingles with its fallen fellows; which says to the erring: “Stand aside, for I am holier than thou” ; which thanks God it is “not as other men”; especially “as this Publican” ; is foreign to the genius of Christianity and is an offence in the
B I O L A B O O K R O O M Bible Institute, Los Angeles, Cal.
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