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Arnong the intrepid missionaries who blazed a trail across the dark continent of South America was Captain Allen Gar diner. He carried the Gospel to the Fueg- ians, and their lives were transformed thereby. The book is a stirring tale of faith and courage. It concludes with a couplet, expressive of the whole tenor of Captain Gardiner’s life, written while he was slowly dying of starvation among the Patagonians, to whom he had gone to preach Christ. ' “In perfect peace that soul shall be Whose every hope is stayed on Thee.” 187 pages. Pickering & Inglis. Cloth. Price $1.00. —o— The Epistles to the Thessalonians B y C. F. H ogg and W. E. V ine This book deals with the Epistles to the Thessalonians in a scholarly yet simple way. It is one o f the best works on the subject, and it should find a place in the study of every one who desires to delve more deeply into the riches of God’s Word. While writing from the standpoint of true scholarship, the authors’ spiritual insight is everywhere evident. The book is exegetical and expository ; but it is set forth in such a clear and direct way that it may be understood and appreciated by all who read it. 307 pages. Pickering & Inglis. Cloth. Price $2.00. , —o— Unlike most books of illustrations, this volume is not merely a compilation of stories and incidents, but a collection of concrete illustrations drawn from classic mythology. The book contains one hun dred choice passages, indexed according to subject and scripture reference. It is the first in a series of several helpful vol umes of illustrative material. 162 pages. Glad Tidings Pub. Co. Cloth. Price $1.50. —o— This is a virile, interesting book describ ing the work o f four courageous mission ary women: Mrs. Judson in Burma, Mrs. Gobat in Jerusalem, Mrs. Wilkinson in Zululand, and Mrs. Johnston in the West Indies. It is a splendid text for use in girls’ missionary groups. It will also be found instructive and entertaining to readers o f all ages. 184 pages. Picker ing & Inglis. Cloth. Price $1.00. —o—■ Exploring the Bible B y F rank E. G aebeléin Mr. Gaebelein has given us an admirable book, dealing, first of all, with such ques tions as how we got our Bible, what in spiration means, the general structure of the Bible, and the Bible as a spiritual or ganism. He then suggests certain prin ciples which should guide in one’s study of the Scriptures. Finally, he sets forth the divine plan for the ages and treats the unchangeable promises of God, given in the various dispensations and covenants. Valuable suggestions are contained in the Illustrations From Mythology B y W illiam E. B iederwolf Lady Missionaries B y E. R. P itm an
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The Korean Church and the Nevius Method B y C harles A llen C lark In 1886 the late Dr. John L. Nevius, of the Presbyterian Mission (North), China, startled his fellow missionaries by advo cating a revolutionary change in methods o f missionary work. He insisted upon giving to the native church a large meas ure of responsibility for self-propagation, self-government, and self-support. Very few of the older societies accepted his suggestions, but the Presbyterian mission in Korea took kindly to them, consulted Dr. Nevius, and launched their new work on the basis that he advocated. The re sults are told in this volume. It is a very full, comprehensive, and fair state ment. When the reader learns that there never has been a missionary in the Pres byterian church of Korea who has had any doubts about the Scriptures, and that there has always been a strong emphasis upon Bible teaching and evangelism, he is not surprised that this field has been one o f the most fruitful of all mission fields during the past twenty-five years. The volume is well worthy o f careful study by all friends o f missions. 278 pages. Revell. Cloth. Price $2.50. —o— Interviewing God B y J ohn F ranklin T roupe In the introduction, Dr. M. G. Kyle, of Xenia Theological Seminary, says ; “Not every book on prayer is truly devotional ; this one is. It draws upon the philosophy of prayer, but it is a philosopher on his knees that we hear. It is at home in the psychology of prayer, but it is the psy chology o f a mystic who prays . . . It is written from the standpoint o f a thor oughly evangelical faith and calls us to the fellowship of the inner circle of those who live the devout life.” Originally a series o f vesper service addresses to young people, the treatment is edifying' to the mature mind. The titles are not misleading, but they truly index the character o f the discourse. “Through the Jungle,” “The Psychologi cal Maze,” “ Finding the Trail,” and “ Spir itual Atmosphere” are not just catch phrases ; but, with the other pictorial de scriptions,—fifteen in all—are illustrations of the picture stories in the successive chapters. Abreast o f the hour in the survey of truth and its touch with life, it is a living book. The address on “Ap proaching God” is near to a masterpiece and reminds the acquainted reader of that suberb message of thirty-five years ago by Dr. A. T. Pierson on “ Closet Commun ion with God.” The addresses on “The Liturgical and Non-Liturgical Quest" are especially valuable in the study o f wor ship as being pursued at the present time. But no part of this series can fail of bringing the life closer to God in Christ,
if received in sincerity and heeded in practice. 192 pages. R e v e ll. Cloth. Price $1.50.
The Lord’ s Prayer in Practice B y an U nknown C hristian
Known or unknown, all that this auth or writes is of the essence o f the Word of God in rare exposition. Of course we know now, on both sides of-the Atlantic, along the Pacific, and indeed in the whole Christian world, who the Unkown Christ ian is. But whether he is known by name or thought o f as anonymous, we cherish the spirit of his books, their substance, and their rich, living, fluent style. In this ex amination of the Model Prayer, the auth or makes a plea for “living the Lord’s Prayer.” A book of devotional medita tions, it is instructive, illuminating, and quickening. However much we may have read on the Lord’s Prayer, this will not prove stale; but, rather, fresh and help ful, and provoking to simpler believing and more real communing with God. 119 pages. Revell. Cloth. Price $1.25. — o— After-Sermon Prayers B y N ewell D wight H illis This little book will not be disappoint ing nor unprofitable to those who catch the heart-note in the prayers. Indeed, there is a pathos that is appealing in al most every utterance. The historical i background inwrought with the life of the nation, the great names and the great occasions that stream through the pray- ■ers as rays of sunlight through cathedral windows, have a hallowing influence on the soul. Then, “the practice, all too rare, of carrying the central thought o f the sermon of the hour to a fitting conclusion in the closing prayer,” may be made a helpful exercise through the suggestive use of these spiritual treasures. 109 pages. Revell. Cloth. Price $1.25. —o— The Radiant Life B y J ohn S. B unting This is a radiant book. Evermore through its thought and expression, it is radiant in its life spirit. It brings and holds the spiritual sense of the presence o f God and of Christ. It points the way, aye more, it leads into the way of the ra diant life realized. In the message of this book, that has been proved in prac tical application to be life-changing, will be found the healing beams. The very heart thought o f the greatest Christian mystics has here been translated into liv ing, flowing streams of blessing for to day. Yet; of course, the conservative reader,' with New Testament in hand, in the light o f personal conviction and under standing, will not yield his own right of interpretation and statement. 180 pages. Revell. Cloth. Price $1.50.
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