BOOK ENDS (A Review of Current Publications)
Betty Elliot’s thrilling pictorial report from inside the land of the Auca killers...her newest and biaaest book
MY HAND IS HIS: ANCIENT TRUTHS IN MODERN PARABLES by Herman W. Gockel. 229 pages; cloth; Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis; $2.75. A collection of 110 simple para bolic stories illustrating in a graphic manner spiritual truths of Biblical doctrine and Christian life. THIS FAITH WE LIVE BY by James H. Jauncey. 157 pages; cloth; Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids; $2.50. A charming discussion of many of the important elements in Christian liv ing. The author is a highly educated man with a variety of experiences. He is presently a pastor in El Paso, Texas. HOW TO GET ALONG WITH PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH by A. Donald Bell. 159 pages; cloth; Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids; $2.50. Where people ought to exemplify the best human relationships, it is sometimes hardest to do so. I Difficulties in this area do more than anything | else to hinder good church work. This book by I the Professor of Psychology at Southwestern Bap tist Seminary seeks to analyze and prescribe for this malady. BIBLE TREASURES by Ivor Powell. 182 pages; cloth; Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids; $2.50. Eighty sketches of Bible characters done in an analytical and stimulating manner with a good use of alliteration in topical headings. TRUMPET OF SALVATION by Norman E. Ny- gaard. 180 pages; cloth; Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids; $2.50. A biographical novel of the lives of William and Catherine Booth, founders of The Salvation Army. TRAINING FOR TRIUMPH IN VICTORIOUS LIVING by Eric Hutchings. 127 pages; cloth; Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids; $1.95. The messages of this book are all centered around the idea of the Christian as a soldier. He is training for a fight to victory. The au thor has been called the “Billy Graham of Britain.“ THIS I BELIEVE by Ivor Powell. 222 pages; cloth; Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids; $2.50. Eleven messages on major themes of Bibli cal doctrine. The spirit is warm, the exposition plain, and Scriptural support is freely adduced. SELECTIONS FROM EARLY WRITERS ILLUS TRATIVE OF CHURCH HISTORY TO THE TIME OF CONSTANTINE by Henry Melvill Gwatkin. xxii, 196 pages; cloth; Fleming H. Revell Co., Westwood, N.J.; $3.00. This is for the student who wants the original sources — seventy-five selections from Christian writers, and some others, revealing the doctrine and thought of the early church. The Greek or Latin is faced by a translation into English on the opposite page. THE SALVATION OF GOD by George Hender son. 54 pages; cloth; B. McCall Barbour, Edin burgh, Scotland; 5/-. Salvation is approached in three aspects: past, present, and future. While brief, this book is very readable and is illustra tive at a number of points by poetical portions. THE TEACHING OF CALVIN FOR TODAY by Harold J. Whitney. 205 pages; cloth; Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids; $2.95. The substance of his Institutes condensed for easy reading. 52 WORKABLE JUNIOR HIGH PROGRAMS by Theodore W. Engstrom and Warren Wiersbe. 116 pages; cloth; Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids; $2.00. Both men are leaders in young people's work and know how to plan interesting and challenging programs. MINORITY OF ONE by Clyde S. Kilby. 252 pages; cloth; Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., Grand Rapids; $3.95. The story of Jonathan Blanchard, founder and first president of Wheaton College. He was an individualist and active in a number of directions in an age when strong convictions and decisive action were called for. THE SECRET SAYINGS OF JESUS: THE GNOSTIC GOSPEL OF THOMAS by Robert M. Grant. 198 pages; paper; Doubleday & Co., New York; 95c. Cheap edition of the text and commentary of the most significant of the recent manuscripts found in Egypt bearing on Gnosticism. MESSAGES FOR MEN, FOR LAYMEN, AND MINISTERS compiled and edited by H. C. Brown, Jr. 150 pages; cloth; Zondervan Pub. House, Grand Rapids; $2.50. Thirty-four messages by seventeen prominent laymen, two each — one addressed to laymen and one to preachers. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MOSES by W. A. Criswell. 175 pages; cloth; Zondervan Pub. House, Grand Rapids; $2.50. Sixteen sermons by the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Dallas, George Truett's old church. STAND UP IN PRAISE TO GOD by Paul S. Reese. 117 pages; cloth; Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., Grand Rapids; $2.00. These are sermons on the Trinity. Dr. Reese is now Vice-President of World Vision.
Harper’s Jungle Missionary Classics
THE DAYUMA STORY Life Under Auca Spears
JUNGLE PILOT The Life and Witness of Nate Saint
By E thel E mily W allis . The first Christian member of the murderous Auca tribe tells her startling story. 16 pages of dramatic photographs. $3.95 THROUGH GATES OF SPLENDOR The Martyrdom of Five American Missionaries in the EcuadorJungle By E lisabeth E lliot . “More than just a book; it is a spiritual experience.” — Christianity Today. With the Cor nell Capa photos. $3.75
By R ussell T. H itt . “Another out standing example of missionary biog raphy.”--- HAROLD J. OCKENGA. Illustrated. $3.75 SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot By E lisabeth E lliot . “We desper ately need Elliot’s kind of dedication among youth today.” — ted w. engstrom . Illustrated. $3.75
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