February, 1938
T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
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Studies in Isaiah By F. C. JENNINGS
Great Songs o f the Church, No. 2 E. L. JORGENSON, Compiler This costly compilation of selected hymns is of fered at a price far below its value. A distinguish ing feature is the alphabetical arrangement of every one of its 600 songs according to first lines. Thus any hymn can be found quickly and easily. The hymnal is divided into two distinct divisions: the first is composed of gospel songs and choruses, while the latter part contains “the grand old hymns.” Words and notes in this edition are clear and large. Bound in an artistic blue cloth cover, the hymnal is a volume of beauty as well as utility. 448 pages. Great Songs Press, Louisville, Ky. Cloth. Price 65 cents. The Golden Grain Series Providing a text for each day, Scripture Union Daily Readings, and select poetry and meditations, the Golden Grain Diary for 1938 is offered in two sizes: 3 5 ^ x 4 inches; and the vest pocket, 2*^x3 inches. Prices range from 50 cents to $2.50 each, according to binding. The Golden Grain Series also includes colorful calendars, almanacs, and diaries for 1938 as well as cards for all occasions. Calen- dars^ are available which contain a daily Scripture reading, and in some cases, meditations by such writers as Bishop Handley Moule, W. H. Griffith Thomas, R. A. Torrey, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, and D. L. Moody. They range in price from 5 cents to $1.00. Pickering & Inglis, 14 Paternoster Row, London, E. C. 4, England. War Preparations and International Suicide By W. D. HERRSTROM Viewing future events through a prophetic tele- scope, the writer makes penetrating observations concerning the modern armament situation. Vivid descriptions of modern death-dealing war equipment startle the reader into thearealization that the next war will be cataclysmic in its scope and results. Warning for the^ unsaved and inspiration for believers are contained in this timely message. 71 pages. Fundamental Truth Publishers. Paper. Price 25 cents. China Quest By ELIZABETH FOREMAN LEWIS Awarded the John Newbery Medal for “the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children,” the author of this new China story has again excelled in her interpretation of young West ern and Oriental life. By pouring her first-hand experiences in China into an adroit literary mold, she produces defined characters and impressions which, with the virile action of the story, will strongly appeal to American young people. Forty- five fascinating pen sketches illustrate the book, a volume of enduring artistic beauty. Although the story is purely secular, its message has moral strength in the garb of a gripping novel. 301 pages. John C. Winston Co. Cloth. Price $2.00. The Faith W e Live By By EARL L. DOUGLASS It is rare to find systematic theology and warm devotion bound up in the same volume, but here is such a book. Using the Apostles’ Creed as the loom, the author weaves a decorative and dur able fabric from the threads of essential Christian doctrine. Tangible and practical stimulations to a working faith show in relief upon every page of this skillful book. 190 pages. Cokesbury Press. Cloth. Price $1.50. Something Happened By MILDRED CABLE and FRANCESCA FRENCH A trek through Central Asia by three middle- aged women missionaries is unconventional, to say the least. More thrilling than fiction, this account of the mule-cart journey of a trio of China Inland Mission workers across the Gobi Desert into Turk estan and Russia is a powerful commentary upon the aggressive, pioneer spirit of their mission. Their achievement in witnessing for the Lord in this ven turesome manner is equaled by their literary monu ment inscribed with the facts of their travel. Pos sessed of outstanding talent and character, these missionaries have produced a book that is a liberal and spiritual education. They have laid all upon the altar for Christ. 320 pages. Frederick A. Stokes Co., N. Y. Cloth. Price $2.00. A Quiet Talk About the Old Book By S. D. Gordon Explaining in the preface that “ long years of quiet research and study, trying to understand things for one’s self, lie behind these simple pages,” S. D. Gordon goes on in his usual quaint and reverent manner to share with the reader the meditation of his own heart on one of the greatest of themes. On each small page there are only nine teen lines of type; and one wonders how, into so compact a space, such vastness of truth has been compressed. 45 pages. Fleming H. Reveil Co. Stiff board. Price 60 cents.
Voices from Calvary By HARRY RIMMER
An unusual feat in the realm of Christian litera ture has been accomplished in this book. The au thor, a man of recognized scholarship and genuine spirituality, has ably expounded from the Hebrew text the original meaning of Isaiah’s mighty prophecy, combining with this interpretation a win some devotional spirit. Emphasizing the value of the prophetic element of the book, he ever keeps uppermost the ^climax and consummation of all Scriptural prediction, the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ. These studies were first pub- lished^ monthly on the pages of Our Hope, the Christian periodical of which Arno C. Gaebelein is editor, and are now bound in one volume as the result of numerous requests for an adequate exegesis of Isaiah. 784 pages. Loizeaux Bros. Cloth. Price $3.50. It Is Hard to Be a Christian By SAMUEL M . ZWEMER Taking the title of his book from the opening of Robert Browning’s masterful poem on Easter Day, the author presents the challenge of Christian dis- cipleship in a day when throughout the world it is becoming more easy to worship Mammon, Pan, and Priapus than God. With the searchlight of God’s Word and a keen understanding of the human heart, Dr. Zwemer here challenges one to stand firmly on the promises of God, praying “for strength to suffer and willingness to serve” amid the contemporary kaleidoscopic panorama. This book will be found most helpful to those who would learn of Him who said, “I will give you rest.” 159 pages. Marshall, Morgan & Scott, Ltd., England. Zondervan Publishing House, America. Price $1.40. A Challenge to Evolutionists By DOUGLAS DEWAR This volume is a report of a debate between the author (affirmative) and Joseph McCabe (nega tive) which took place in February, 1937, in the London Conway Hall on “ Resolved: That the Weight of Evidence is Against the Theory of Organic Evo lution.’’ Mr. McCabe refused to permit his speech to be included in this published form, which fact tends to emphasize his defeat and leaves Mr. De- war’s “Challenge to Evolutionists” unanswered, and may we add, unanswerable. A book or two of this nature in the hands of college youth will do much to preclude the adoption of the evolutionary theory ana prevent spiritual wreckage which always fol lows in its wake. 62 pages. Thynne & Co. Cloth. Price $1.00. Daphne Deane By GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL Strangely, for Keith Morrell, promising young architect, his watching of a baseball game became an epochal event, because it helped him to rightly evaluate two girls, one of them a true Christian. The analysis continued for many weeks, and came to a climax when, a victim of trickery, he was seri ously wounded and brought to Daphne Deane’s home to convalesce. Here the true Christian character of Daphne^ became undeniably desirable. 317 pages. J. B. Lippincott Co. Cloth. Price $2.00. The Birthday o f Souls By JAMES McGINLAY Described by Herbert Lockyer as being “ among the most powerful pulpit utterances of this genera tion,” the seven chapters in this plaid-bound book have the same sparkle and directness that charac terize the platform ministry of its Scottish author. “A Great Preacher Down in the Dumps,” “Labor, Capitalism, and God,” and other widely dissimilar subjects are treated with Scriptural fearlessness. 137 pages. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Cloth. Price $1.00. Strange Experiences o f the Doctor By WALTER LEWIS WILSON The “strange” part about this collection of sev- enteen^ true adventures in soul-winning is that the majority of the Lord’s people do not have similar accounts to give. In the ordinary course of daily living, a lawyer, a college girl, a nurse, a carpen ter, an atheist doctor, a girl taking inventory, talked informally with Dr. Wilson, and as a result of the conversation yielded eternally to the Lord Jesus Christ, The ^book, like all of Dr. Wilson’s writ ings, emphasizes confidence— the confidence of the saved one in the Saviour. 126 pages. Zondervan Publishing House. Cloth. Price 50 cents. For the beginner in Bible study, these eight lucid chapters concerning the Holy Spirit describe in sim ple language the riches of the believer’s “heritage.” And for the mature Christian, this well-outlined treatment of the subject furnishes material for faith building review. 127 pages. Pickering & Inglis. Cloth. Price 50 cents. The Heritage o f Saints . By HERBERT LOCKYER
Calvary is at once the greatest tragedy and the greatest triumph of the centuries. Scientifically cal culating and warmly devotional in his treatment of this paramount theme, the author of this dynamic volume has again excelled in crystallizing the mes sage of the cross in unforgettable language. Seven voices, including those of Jew, Gentile, and believer, are distinctly heard as the greatest mystery of the ages, the crucifixion of the Son of God, is re counted with deep understanding and love on the inspiring pages of this convincing meditation. 142 pages. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Cloth. Price $1.00. The Essentials o f Life By W . H. GRIFFITH THOMAS “Dr. Griffith Thomas,” says J. Russell Howden in his Foreword, “was one of God’s gifts to His church . . . it was supremely as a teacher . . . that he excelled.” Within the compass of this small book, exposition concerning “The Precious Blood of Christ,” “ Righteousness through Faith,” “The Full ness of the Godhead” and other profound subjects, is achieved with that clarity and simplicity peculiar to the Spirit-taught teacher. 127 pages. Pickering & Inglis. Cloth. Price 50 cents. More Sources o f Power in Famous Lives By WALTER C. ERDMAN In this collection^ of crisp biographies, faith in God and facts of life run parallel in an engaging narrative style. ^ The comments of the experienced author upon incidents in the lives of national and religious heroes sketched on these pages are pointed and often ^amusing, increasing the human interest of the stories. Young people would particularly en joy reading this type of Christian literature which portrays concrete examples of noble faith. 160 pages. Cokesbury Press. Cloth. Price $1.00. Things New and Old By C. I. SCOFIELD Readers( of the Scofield Reference Bible have received singular help from its profound yet ap plicable expositions of the great truths of the Word of God. With the same clearness, Dr. Scofield ex plains portions of the Old Testament and the four Gospels in this group of studies which were orig inally published in Our Hope as helps on the Sun day-school lessons. As a real Bible scholar, the author had also the happy gift of enlivening his torical and doctrinal interpretations with spiritual life and workable suggestions for believers. A num ber of his powerful conference addresses are also republished in this volume. 323 pages. Publica tion Office “ Our Hope,” New York. Cloth. Radiant Youth By CAPTAIN REGINALD WALLIS “The quest of youth, of which we hear so much, for truth, for reason, or for explanation, is a quest for doctrine, though not recognized as such.” . With these words, Colin C. Kerr, who writes the fore word for Radiant Youth, strikes the keynote of Captain Wallis’ sparkling and fascinating studies. Abounding in illustrations, and using the language of Scripture authority, the book has all the straight forwardness that young people demand. Some of the chapter titles^ are: “The Folly of Being a Fool,” “Does Sin Matter?” and “Consecrated Brains.” 128 pages. American Bible Conference Ass’n. Cloth. Price 80 cents. Peter and His Lord By CLARENCE E. MACARTNEY Had not the Lord Jesus spent so much time on Peter, what a deplorable character he would have been! Repeated failure and instability were his lot until by the power of Christ he was changed to a rock which God used in the building of His church. A careful analysis of his growth in grace is the purpose of this excellent treatise. 247 pages. Cokes bury Press. Cloth. Price $1.75. Tell Me About Moody Although neither of the authors knew Moody personally, both have been closely identified with institutional monuments founded by this preacher, evangelist, educator, and organizer. The book does not purport to be a complete biography, but rather the story of a man entirely yielded to Christ— a gripping story of Moody’s British and American campaigns. In the endeavor to discover the origin of nis^ power in preaching to thousands daily and for winning multitudes to his Saviour, the book becomes a commentary on this Scriptural explana tion: “There was a man sent from God whose name was”— Dwight Lyman Moody. 128 pages. The Bible Institute Colportage Association. Paper. Price 40 cents. By WILL HOUGHTON and CHAS. T. COOK
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