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ton, London, New York, Toronto. Cloth. $1.25. 389 pages. In this book that author gives us a very vivid picture of what would happen if all the Christian world really lived as If they believed in the actual existence of the God of the Bible. It is the story of how such strike as the world had never seen was planned, a strike where every workman was to leave his work on the first day of May—i there was to be no' roughness In the strike, but simply a refusal on the part of all work ingmen to do work of any kind, railroads were to cease running, factories would be closed, no boats would put out from shore, everything was to be stopped. The Houses of Parliament learned of this plan, and sought to devise ways and means to avert it, but nothing seemed to answer the pur pose. One man, who was neither Democrat nor Tory was asked to warn the people, but he refused. He was given a dream many, many times, and this dream was just in two words, “NEXT YEAR.“ The day after this vision came, he was walking the streets of London, and saw over a despondent, despair ing mother’s shoulder the face (and espe cially the eyes) of a poor, puny little baby. His heart went out to the child and he fol lowed the family home, finally secured charge of the baby, hired a nurse, sent it to the country and tried to save its little life, but it was of no use. The day that the baby died he had a consciousness of the existence of God which changed his whole life. In go ing back to London, he found that many others (In fact, all those who were really Christians) had such a consciousness in their own lives, and it changed all London society—the rich were down among the slums taking the poor for rides in their automo biles, clergymen were down seeking to save the lost, others were pulling down their dis reputable tenement houses, and were giving themselves up to the service of those less fortunate than themselves; the faces of the poor were brightened, because at last their richer brothers and sisters were taking an interest in their lives—and the face of all society was changed, just because those who professed to know Jesus Christ really lived for one day as if they really believed in His existence. This book will surely open the eyes of those who profess to know God to a realization that if they really lived as If they knew Him, it would change the face of all society, and make life worth living to those around them. M . P . The Modern Tongues Movement; Whence Is It? By G. H. Lang. Marshall Brothers. Cloth. $1.00. This is one of the best criti cisms of the “Movement” which has come to our hand, and gives, also, a clear presenta
tion of what it is, what it claims and how it manifests itself. While most fair in its ar guments, it is most kind, breathing, as it does, the very spirit that “holds the truth in love.” The Importance of this discussion is not to be measured by the extent of the "Movement,” the adherents of which are but a “little flock” of the “ lying shepherd.” It is, with spiritism, Theosophy, Mormonism, Eddyism, “Higher Criticism,” and New The ology, but one, yet one, of the symptoms of continued and renewed activity on the part of him who is a “liar from the beginning,” as he sees his time approaching. Such an argument Is an Ithuriel spear whose touch discovers the deceiver, whether as squatting, croaking reptile, or resplendent angel of light, and is a warning .to “ the unwary,” whether directed' against one or other form of his wily tactics. The form of Mr. Lang’s discussion determines Its method, that of dissecting two concrete examples (testi monies) of victims, endorsed by representa tive publications of the "Movement.” Mr. Lang’s charity is large, for it is almost in credible that a true child of God could be lieve in any case that the Holy Spirit would occasion such dervishlike frenzies. Imagine the Lord Jesus (may He forgive the thought) “ lying a long time on the floor, screaming with laughter.” Or those “godly women” that shared the grace of Pentecost, wallow ing, with disarranged clothing, scarcely screened by the efforts of their sisters who, in turn, only wait to yield themselves to the same shameful exhibition, when “the power falls!” Mr. Laqg successfully charges the “Movement” with heresies vitally affecting our faith, and in his last chapter, "Th e Place of the Movement,” shows with much instruc tion its relation to the antl-christian course and conflict of the »ages. We regret that some true and able opposers of this error speak so positively of alleged spirit mani festations as to say (Mr. D. M. Panton, for instance) The spirit’s immediate answer was ‘No,’ ” (or, “ Yes” ). Is it not enough to show script-urally that Satanic, demonic influence co-operates and Inspires in all anti- Christian error, without dogmatically affirm ing, what, as yet, cannot be proved, that in a given case an individual demon was pres ent and gave immediate utterance? so un warrantably prejudicing the sceptical, who know that the alleged fact cannot be demon strated, and, perhaps, also encouraging others undeterred, by warning, to seek these “ spirits that peep and mutter.” However, the Lord quicken among us the gift of “dis cerning of spirits,” and arm us all against “the wiles of the devil.” Such arguments as Dr. Lang’s and Dr. Torrey’s (see our July issue, or inquire of the Institute office) are timely for this end. These Books ere for Sale at our Book Room
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