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December 1924
=Christmas Will Soon Be Here- — Books—Biola “ Best” Books Make the Best Gifts AND we are glad to call your attention to some Really Worth-While Books for Children Childhood Bible Stories The fondness of children for color is a proverb. This takes in children of one year to ninety, and upwards. In turning the leaves of a magazine or book, the sight of color arrests the attention at once — without regard to age. Beautiful pictures of Bible scenes are used in em bellishing “Childhood Bible Stories.“ Beautiful, attrac tive, instructive! Remember that good pictures and stories are stronger than anything else in molding the character of children. Excellent for gifts and rewards. Children will treasure these charmingly written and beau tifully illustrated stories. The stories are suitable for children from four to twelve years of age. Seríes No. 1 For Children, from 4 to 6 years of age. Book Series No. 5 — Ages 9-12 Book 1. The Good News.
IVORY, APES AND PEACOCKS We are told that Solomon, at the time of his greatest glory, imported to Jerusalem ivory, apes and peacocks, along with vast quantities of gold and silver. ' Have we con sidered what a point this marked in the beginning of Solo mon’s downfall? And have we noticed the analogy that is suggested by ivory, apes and peacocks, in the apparent glory and splendor of this modern church age? Ivory speaks of wealth, luxury, display; how many of our churches are given to indulgence in these things? We glory in worldly prosperity, to the neglect of heavenly riches; and this leads to the" impoverishment of our souls. Are we not entirely too much at ease in Zion? This is the ivory age of wealth and display. Apes suggest imitation; anthropoid, man-like but not man; the ape conveys the idea of pretense, rather than reality; of counterfeit rather than genuineness. Many churches ape the world in conduct, methods, fashions and amusements. Apé-like, they have the form of godliness hut without the power thereof (2 Tim. 3 :5 )’. They use the familiar phraseology of the New Testament, but with an entirely, different meaning, adapted to so called modern scholarship. The terminology of the old faith is used as a camouflage of infidelity. This iis the ape age of pretense, imitation and unreality, ;>:■ Peacocks suggest vanity, pride, 'self-sufficiency, self- complacency. Are not these things the mark of many of our prominent churches? What has become of the sim plicity of former times? Do we find our great churches abounding in the work of the Lord, and in giving, and in missions, as the’ New Testament churches abounded even out of their great poverty? (2 Cor. 8 :2). It is well known that some of thé weaker denominatiohé, and immensely weaker-in this world’s goods, are the most liberal givers to foreign missions., and to the Lord’s work generally. This is the peacock age of pride and self-sufficiency. We are reminded of our Lord’s message to the church at Laodicea, the church that typifies especially this present church age of wealth, ease, pride, worldliness and apostasy. Has not the church arrived at the ivory, ape and peacock age? Listen to what the Lord says to Laodicea; “ Be cause thou sayest, I am rich and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowést not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine ,eyes with eye salve,'‘.that thou mayest see” (Rev. 3:17-18). May the church awake from its ivory couch of ease; may it learn to endure hardness, for the gospel’s sake; may it cast aside its ape-like ways and cease imitating the world; may it reject the false and spurious and accept the genuine; may it abandon its pride and vanity and self-complacency, and return to the Lord. For behold He stands at the door and knocks. If any man will hear His voice, and open the door, He will come in to him and sup with him (Rev. 3:20), Thomas T. Holloway. ¿¿y? Leaders o f Young People’s Meetings cannot afford to miss the help offered by “ Comments on the C. E. Topics” on page 784.
1. The Heavenly Father’s Care. 2. The Loving Care of Jesus. 3. Loving Obedience. 4. Love shown by Kindness. Each book, size 4%x6 in ches; 32 pages, 13 stories, 14 colored illustrations, decorated cover paper. Price, per doz en, $ 1.20 (assorted if desir ed) ; fewer than doz., each 12 c Series No. 2 For Children from 4 to 6 years of age. Book 1. Our Heavenly Father’s Pro tection. 2. Jesus, the Helper and Sav ior. 3. God’s Gifts. 4. Friendly Helpers. Each book, size 4%x6 in ches; 32 pages, 13 stories, 14 colored illustrations, decorated cover paper. Price, per doz en, $ 1.20 (assorted if desir ed) ; fewer than doz., each 12 c Series No. 3 — Ages 5-7 Book 1. Creator and Saviour. 2. Protector and Guide. 3. God’s House of Worship. 4. Prophet and King. Each book, size 5%x5 % in ches; 32 pages, 12 colored il lustrations, decorated cover paper, small quarto. Price each, 15 cents; in quantities of 12 or more, each, 12 cents postpaid. Series No. 4 — Ages 7-9 Book
2. Good Will to Men. 3. Christian Heroes. 4. Daring to Do Right.
Size 6%x7% inches; 32 pages, 13 stories, 14 colored illustrations, decorated cover, paper. Price each 22 cents; in quantities of 12 or more, each 18 cents, postpaid. Series No. 500. Old Testament, Series 510. New Testament Phcked ten assorted to a pack age, at 25c. {Sold only in packages. Five titles in each series. iTwo series of booklets, one on the Old Testament and the other on the New Testament. The front cover is a reproduc tion in full colons of a Biblical scene painted especially for these articles by our artist. The pen-and-ink drawings in each book add to the attrac tiveness of the booklets. They will make splendid rewards for Sunday Schools, or ■can be given by teachers as supple mental lessons. Size, 5 x 3% inches.
Pell's Bible Stories for the Young
1. Prayer and Praise. 2. Helper and Friend. 3. Doing His Work, 4. Learning His Will. By Edward Leigh Pell The Story of Paul as Told by Himself. The Story of Joseph as Told by Himself. The Story of Abraham as Told by Isaac. The Story of David, as Told by Himself. The Story of Jesus for Lit tle People. ■ Each 50 cents If money does not accompany order, goods will be sent C. O. D., unless otherwise specified. If books are to come by mail add 10 %' for postage. Size 6x7% inches, 32 pages, 12 beautiful pictures in colors, decorated cover. Paper, quar to. Price each 18 cents; in quantities of 12 or more, each 15 cents, postpaid.
B I O L A B O O K R O O M Bible Institute, Los Angeles, Cal.
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