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WHEN GOD INVADED HISTORY AND OTHER MESSAGES by Guy D. Newman. 119 pages; cloth; Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids; $2.00. Eleven sermons from Old and New Testament by the President of Howard Payne College, Brownwood, Texas. THE FURNACE OF AFFLICTION by William S. Deal. 80 pages; cloth; Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids; $1.00. Fourth edition, first published in 1948. THE TWO EMPIRES IN JAPAN , A RECORD OF THE CHURCH-STATE CONFLICT by John M. L. Young, xvi, 234 pages; cloth; Bible Times Press, Tokyo (Available from The Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions, 246 W. Walnut Lane, Philadelphia 44, Pa.); $2.00. A history of tne conflict betwen the Christian Church and the polytheistic State in the Japanese Empire, with a keen analysis of present situation as it affects missionary work and the prospects of future evangelization. The author is President of the Japan Christian Theological Seminary. GUIDEBOOK FOR NEW CHRISTIANS by George Sweeting. 62 pages; paper; Zondervan Publica tions, Grand Rapids; $1.00. The basic problems of the new convert— what really is a Christian? how to grow in grace, the work of the Holy Spirit, prayer, the Bible, assurance, and the church— these are discussed in simple language that will orient the new believer. PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS; A MAN UAL FOR DISCUSSION MEETINGS by John H. Gerstner. 99 pages; paper; Baker Book House, Grand Rapids; $1.50. Outlines for twenty-one meetings for youth groups, clubs, women's groups, and men's organizations. The author is a pro fessor at Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary. BRAVE BOYS AND GIRLS OF LONG AGO by Dorothy Haskin. 61 pages; cloth; Baker Book House, Grand Rapids; $1.50. Children's brief biographies of the Venerable Bede, John Wy- cliffe, Martin Luther, Robert Raikes, Fanny Driscoll, Grizel Hume, and Mary Jones. Drawings illuminate the text here and there. These true stories are expanded only by adding common details of life. MORE ABOUT JESUS by Mary Cousins. 172 pages; cloth; Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids; $2.50. An attractive little Bible story book for children including stories from both testaments. There are some black and white drawings. PRAYER THE SECRET OF POWER by C. J. Kinne. 71 pages; cloth; Nazarene Publishing House, Kansas City, Mo.; $1.00. As a feature of the Golden Anniversary year of the Church of the Nazarene the publishers are reissuing this, their first publication authored by the first manager of the publishing house. It is a stim ulating book with a poem for each of the eleven chapters. HEAVEN'S CURE FOR EARTH'S CARE by George Henderson. 133 pages; cloth; B. McCall Barbour, Edinburgh, Scotland; 8 /6 . Past, present, and future aspects of the Christian life are dis cussed here with deep spiritual insight and analysis. A LL THE DAYS: DAILY MEDITATIONS by J. Danson Smith. Unpaged; paper; B. McCall Bar bour, Edinburgh, Scotland; 1/3 . FROM TEENS TO MARRIAGE by Reuben D. Behlmer. vii, 112 pages; Concordia Publishing House, Saint Louis; $1.95. A wholesome ap proach to the problems and adjustments of teen agers written by a teacher and counsellor who has worked over thirty years with youth. He is President of the Indiana Council on Family Re lations. The religious viewpoint is, of course, evangelical. THE STORY OF THE SCOTTISH REFORMA TION by A . M. Renwick. 176 pages; Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., Grand Rapids; paper; $1.25. A reading of this succinct summary of an im portant revolution in European religious thought and church history will bring a new appreciation to any Christian of his own heritage and respon sibility as to testimony. This marks the 400th anniversary of the famous event. TIME TO PRA Y: DAILY PRAYERS FOR YOUTH by Elmer N. W itt. 116 pages; paper; Concor dia Publishing House, Saint Louis; $1.00 Young people who want to be independent in their praying may, nevertheless, welcome some assistance in the form of models. The style is familiar, yet dignified and reverent. Some illus trations add to the interest of the volume. (BOOKENDS continued on page 39)
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