February 1927
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“Best” New Books Every one of which is worthy of your immediate attention _____ Coming Through the Rye A C harm ing Love S to ry of C h ristian F a ith T rium p h a n t By G race L ivingston Hill “ T he new book by this w ell-know n and deservedly p o p u lar a u th o r has all th e c h arm a n d a p p ea l th a t has m ade h e r stories loved b y thousands. But th e re is a stro n g new no te in dealing w ith a trem en d o u s p re sen t- day problem— b o o tlegging and its a tte n d a n t evils a s it exists am ong som e of o u r y o u n g people an d in a c e r tain class of society th a t considers itself quite th e thing. A pow erful stb ry show ing the u tte r selfishness of sin, co n tra sted w ith the kindness, unselfishness and goodness of som e stro n g and lovely c h ara cte rs. Such noble young m anhood as th a t of E van Sherw ood an d sw eet C h ristian c h a ra c te r as R om ayne R ansom ’s will w in th e re ad e r from th e s ta rt.” C loth $2.00 Songs of a Spirit-Filled Singer “ The M aster of My B oat” Put God First
F ebruary 18. "All the counsel of God.”-—Acts 20:27.
THE messenger of the Highest (be he preacher or teacher) must not fail to declare the whole counsel of God. He may not clip the coin of heaven within the ring and confine his teaching to the measure of his own imperfect experience. True, he is bound, under the sternest sanctions, to put forth all his endeav ors, and to use every means at his disposal, that he may live up to the truths which he proclaims; but they are truths, whether he succeeds or fails. He may not, dare not, profess more than he has attained, but he must set forth the salvation of God in all its completeness, and in all its possibilities. He is not sent th a || he may sit upon the peak of isolated holiness and cry to his fellow men: “Come up, hither” ; he is to be their leader, their guide. Nor is he intended to hinder them from enjoying the good land, by failing to declare its perfections until he has fully entered it himself. Standing as it were upon the lower slopes of the great mountains of purity and peace, he is to say: Bro thers, let us climb!” St. Paul was “not yet perfected;” he knew, acknowledged, and bemoaned the fact; but he did not, on that account hesitate to declare “all the counsel of God,” nor may we. To do so were to set forth a Deity made after our own imper fect likeness. Only let us daily ask for grace that we may “live, more nearly as. we pray” and preach. A company of easterners were gathered round a dead dog with a halter about its neck. It had been dragged through the mire, and a viler object could hardly be conceived. The crowd was manifesting its abhorrence and discussing the poor creature’s many defects, when a passing stranger remarked: “Pearls are not equal to the whiteness of his teeth.” That stranger was Jesus of Nazareth. Only a legend, probably, but so true to life. We are always looking out for the evil in fallen humanity; Christ is ever seeking for that which is good. If amid the corruption and evilness of a sinful heart, there be left a single speck of sound ness, or even of desire for that which is sound, the Divine eye will note it with approval and the Divine heart will rejoice in its presence. Not condemnation but salvation, if salvation be possible, is God’s, purpose as regards men and women. Hence, if there glimmers a spark of goodness in the soul it will be cher ished by the Saviour’s tender care: “The smoking flax He will not quench, But raise it to a flame.” F ebruary 19. "But this thou hast.” — Rev. 2:6.
By B urke C ulpepper Am ong th e y ounger g enera tio n of S outhern p reach ers Dr. C ulpepper holds a forem ost place, an d judging th e m an by th ese serm ons he deserves th e ran k he holds. T hese serm ons, nine in num ber, a re excellent, loving m essages of savation. Sim ple in style, earn est in m e thod, th ese a re helpful reading an d I am sure w ere forceful c o m i n g f r o m the living preacher. A s he is only fo rty - five w e expect m any years y et for th is son of th e south. The L ord bless him abundantly. C loth $1.50 The sto ry of E cuador h as heretofore rarely been touched upon in m issionary annals, and it h as been regarded as one of the m o st b ack w ard an d d if ficult of fields. P atien tly , and w ith tears, th e seed w as sown, — th a t good seed of th e W ord of God,— a n d to d ay an a b u n d a n t h a rv e st is being reaped. In places w here, a sh o rt tim e ago, th e m issionary labored in v ain for even a single convert, now hundreds m ay be seen a t tending th e m id-w eek p ray er m eeting. Incident a fte r in ci d en t is given of lives tra n s form ed b y th e reading of a tra c t o r T estam ent, a n d th e faithful testim o n y an d c o u r ageous a n d tireless efforts of th e saved to w in o th ers to the C h rist th ey love m ake a w on drous chronicle of th e grace of God a n d th e pow er of th e W ord. C loth $1.50 Ecuador A S tory of M ission A chievem ent By W . F. Jo rd an
By Joseph A ddison R ichards It is n o t often one finds, to day, th e g ift of real p o etry in a life th a t is “hid w ith C hrist in God.” B ut th ere are a few such Spirit-filled singers, and Joseph A ddison R ichards is one. H e is a New Y ork b u si ness m an w ho for y ears has w ritten verse of a high order. M any who have been blessed by, his m essages will w elcom e th e b eautiful volum e, faultless in p rin tin g an d binding, th a t collects m ore th a n half a h u n dred of these. In tersp ersed w ith the sacred verse are sec u la r b its of n a tu re stu d y and o th er them es, b rig h t w ith q uaint, bubbling hum or. C loth $1.25 By M aude M adden T his c ap tiv atin g book v i b ra te s w ith hum an in terest; h e arts of Jap an ese girls an d women, an d also men, a re laid b a re to the u n d erstan d in g of th e Am erican reader, in hopes, asp iratio n s, joys, d isap p o in t m ents, an d trag ed ies th a t a p peal to th e experiences of h u m an kind th e w orld over. The color, th e fragrance, th e delicacy an d th e indefin able ch arm of Jap a n— all are here in these new vivid and allu rin g sketches by M rs. M ad den. , T his book will enlarge one s u n d erstan d in g of th e Japanese, increase one’s ad m iratio n for them , and quicken one’s a p p reciatio n of th e value of C hristian m issions a m o n g them . C loth $1.50 Young Hearts in Old Japan
Sarangie: A Child of Chosen By Lois H aw ks Sw inehart
T he gripping sto ry of a p re tty little K orean girl an d th e trials and p itfalls th a t b eset h er an d th o u san d s of o th er little children in h er lan d today. It is well to ld by a m issionary m K orea, an d gives the tru e settin g an d a cro ss section of th e w ork there. C hildren will read o r listen w ith b reath less in terest, as th ey fol low the fortunes of little Sarangie, rescued first from h er w icked old m o th er w ho h ad sold h er to a slave keeper, a n d later, when stolen by th e keeper him self, h er th rillin g escape m the clothes of a little b eg g ar boy w ho had befriended her. A useful book to r jun io r m issionary groups o r a delightful tale, fo r th e children them selves. C loth $1.25 If m oney does n o t accom pany order, goods will be sen t C. O. D. If books a re to com e by m ail ad d 10% fo r postage. B I O L A B O O K R O O M Bible Institute, Los Angeles, Cal._______
F ebruary 20. "The saints in Caesar’s household,”—Phil. 4:22.
WHAT a place (Caesar’s household) in which to look for saints! We have heard it said: “O, I could not be a Christian if I wished to be; my surroundings make it impossible.” Joseph and-Moses amid the splendors of the Egyptian Court; Daniel beset by the idolatries of Babylon; the little captive maid in the
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