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in vain. Dissatisfied he was ere the quest began; dissatisfied he remains amid all his efforts; dissatisfied he often descends into the grave. As a matter of fact
=NEW BOOKS W ELL W OR TH READINGS “Best” Books of 1927 Stories of Mission Fields and Bible Lands That Young and Old Will Enjoy From Every Tribe and Nation By Belle M. Brain This compilation of n e w The Leopard Hunts Alone
“Our longings are on larger scale Than lower worlds can grant us.”
We are sprung from the Divine; we are related to the skies; we are formed for communion with God, and the toys and gew gaws, the pleasures and prizes of earth are insufficient to fill the aching void which the loss of that communion has left within our hearts. We are exiles from our native heaven and, whether we are conscious of it or not, homesickness has taken hold of us, and we pine as the sojourner in some distant land pines for the banks and braes of his native isle. Hence, nothing will ever satisfy our longings, nothing will cure our restlessness save a return to God. If we would be at rest we must go back, like the Prodigal, to our Father’s house, Clasped in His tender arms, listening to words of forgiving welcome, basking in the sunshine of His smile, we shall be at peace—then, and not until then. Oh, that every weary heart would say: “I will arise and go.” O ctober 23 "Through Him we . .. have access . . . unto the Father.’’ —Eph. 2 :18. BUT how to return? (See Oct. 22.) Have we any inherent power to tread the homeward path? Can we build for ourselves a ladder that shall lead us up to God? The answer to both questions is in the negative. “We have no power of ourselves to help ourselves,” There is but one path to our ancestral home—it is through Him Who said: “I am the way, no man cometh unto the Father but by me.” The gulf is bridged, but it is bridged by the incarnation of the Eternal Son; none save He can repatriate usj nothing save His spirit can span the awful chasm which sin has wrought between humanity and God. “Through Him we have access,” and through Him alone. He, therefore, who would come to God; he who would know a cure for the inbred restlessness of his fallen, unhappy heart; he who would be partaker of the rest and peace of heaven must first come to Jesus Christ. And he must come, as the Prodigal came, in his rags and in his shame. He must come with no reliance upon secondary things. But he may come with hope, nay, with certainty of a free, full, ungrudging welcome. For by the Divine decree he is empowered to claim reception, and by the Divine promise he is assured of peace. “To as many as believed on Him, to them gave He au thority to become the sons of God.” “Come unto Me and I will give you rest.” O ctober 24 “The Lord is in this place, and I knew it not.’’ —Gen. 28:16 HERE is the key to Jacob’s early character. The covetous ness which prompted him to steal his brother’s birthright; the meanness which could lie to his blind father; the untruthful ness which even dared to attribute his supposed success to God; all are explained by the fact that he did not realize the Divine presence in the common walks of life. There are many people like him. They are not unbelievers, but their God sits upon some throne of light in the far-off heavens or is confined to the walls of the sanctuary; he has no concern with the diurnal busi ness or the evening pleasures—He is not present, and, therefore, not cognizant when they wander from the paths of equity. How differently should we act if we always remembered that “the Lord is in this place.” If we felt the Divine nearness; if we “We may not climb on broken stair Of faultless creed or formal prayer.”
By Conway T. Wharton A vivid, fascinating, excit ing story, intended for those who would, through books, travel in. strange lands, visit African missions and share in thrilling adventures on the Congo. This volume is a true recital of how the Gospel came to the Bakubas, how it strug gled valiantly to gain a foot hold, and how it won its way, slowly but surely until the new King announced his final and irrevocable decision for Christianity. Illustrated with full-page reproductions from actual photographs. Cloth $1.25
missionary stories tells of in spiring lives of Christian con verts on the foreign field. The fifty stories, each brief, con cise and revealing, come from all parts of the world, and re late incidents in the Christian experience of men and women of all grades of life—poor and r i c h , humhle and famous, black, white, yellow, red and brown. Workers in Sabbath schools, missionary meetings and mission study classes, and also preachers of mission ary sermons, will find them very usable and effective. __________________Cloth $1.50 The Goddess of Mercy
By Jam es L ivingstone S tew art T his vivid, colorful richly inform ative novel, by th e a u th o r of T h e L au g h in g Buddha,** is an intensely in te r esting tale of love an d tu rm oil in m odern C hina. D r. S tew art know s how to give us the re ek of th e soil, the shadow s and sounds of th e m ountains— he also m akes one sh a re th e long, long sense of m ystery, of fearfulness and of fate th a t overshadow s th e m ind «of th e p eople of C hina them selves. You will read this book w ith keen enjoym ent. C loth $ 2 .0 0 Raj, Brigand Chief By Am y C arm ichael Thamilla
By Ferdinand D uchene Fascinating, artistic, unfal teringly frank— a vivid hu man-interest story of girlhood and womanhood in Algeria. Love and marriage, jealousy and hate, harem life and deg radation, highway robbery, slavery, shame—simply an as tounding tale of life as it is today among girls and women living in the shadow of the Koran. This powerful, appeal ing story of Thamilla—“the turtle dove”—is being widely read and commented on. Cloth $1.75 This is the Way By A. E. Richardson, D.D A volume of two hundred and thirty-eight unique Gos;* pel messages in the form or anecdotes, incidents from real life, short stories, narratives and illustrative a c c o u n t s which set forth in plain •and direct language, the wondrous possibilities and privileges of the Christian life. This is a book to inspire and encourage the soul-winner—a book of reference for the preacher and teacher—and a book to put into the hands of all who are longing for the rest and peace of the pardoned soul. It is, in fact, an excellent book for all sorts and conditions of men. Cloth $1.25
A m y Carmichael’s latest book is one which every one interested in Missions must read and reckon with. The Bishop of Tinnevelly says: “This is a great and moving story. It b e l o n g s to the world’s g r e a t stories—sto ries of the Great Shepherd of the Sheep who is come to save that which was lost.’’ Illustrated, Cloth $2.50 By Dr.. James I. Vance Love stories of Bible men and women are here presented in the author’s usual virile, reverent and graphic style. In these days of quick divorces a n d “companionate” mar riages, a walk down the lovers’ lanes of the far past is indeed refreshing. Some of the char acters introduced are Vashti, Eve, Ruth, Zipporah, Rebekah, David, Delilah and Mary of Bethlehem. The final chapter is, appropriately, on the su preme love between Jesus and all mankind. A splendid gift book—also of value to preach ers and Bible readers generally. Cloth $1.50 Love Trails of the Long Ago
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