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February 1927

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M arch 4. "Am I my brother’s keeperf”4^Gcn. 4:10.

Books for study and meditation Graphic Pictorial Outline of Christ’s Life and Ministry By. D r. C harles E. H u rlb u rt O u tstan d in g events show n b y m assive m o untain p eaks having titles an d S crip tu re references clearly printed. R elated incidents b earin g upon p rin cip al them es show n by lesser elevations show ing th e ir pro p er relatio n to th e m ain topic. These also show su b jects an d S crip tu re references. P icto rial tre a tm e n t p re sen ts in, vivid form gro u p s of incidents. M ind of stu d en t quickly g rasp s related events. Six perio d s p resen ted illu stra te d by seventeen m ountain ^ E x c e lle n t fo r use in Bible S tudy C lasses o r Sunday Schools. Fix in y o u r own m em ory a n d teach y o u r class to know the Life of C h rist in outline, aided b y a series of m ountain p eaks of th e Life of C hrist. L earn first th e peaks, th en ad d th e fo o t­ hills, an d asso ciate all fu rth er stu d y w ith these peaks. P rin te d on heavy led g er p ap er 25c Humility By A ndrew M urray Like Christ

UNDOUBTEDLY! The religion of Jesus of Nazareth is a religion of socialism. Not the political socialism which is bent upon dragging all men down to a common level, but the Christian socialism whose aim is to lift all men up. The vision of perfect equality is but a madman’s dream; the thing is as impossible as it is undesirable. It finds no sanction in the teaching of our Lord; “The poor ye have always with you.” But the disposition which leaves what it calls (in an utterly unchristlike spirit), “the lower orders,” to sink deeper arid yet deeper in their poverty and degradation, without any attempt to raise them from the mire, has not learned the alphabet of Christianity. We are brethren— “children of the same dear God”—and the relationship binds us to play a brother’s part to our fellow man. We are professed followers of Christ, and the example of our Leader demands that we sshould spare no possible sacrifice that we may give “liberty to the captive and let the oppressed go free.” There is not a social evil, not an economic injustice, not a moral miasma, which afflicts mankind, with which we are not concerned and which it is not our bounden duty to Combat and, if it may be, to destroy. We are .our brother’s keeper indeed, and one day we shall assuredly have to give an account of the manner in which we have discharged the sacred trust. m M arch 5. “A man subject to like passions as we are.’.’—Jas: 5:17. WE are apt to think of the Saints of God as they are repre­ sented in painted windows, and to dream of them as having been supernatural beings with halos', round their heads. In truth, they were creatures of the same flesh and blood as we; with the same temptations, the same failings, the same sins. That they became saints', in spite of these things, was due to the action of Divine grace in their hearts and lives. The lesson we should learn is this: they were what we are ; what they became we also may become. “There is no respect of persons with God” ; let us submit ourselves to His Spirit as they submitted, and He will work in our lives the same triumphs as He worked in theirs. Job, Abraham, Moses, Elijah, David, Paul; their failures, as well as their successes, are written in the Book of God. We may not be as great in the world’s estimation as they, but we can be as good in the Master’s sight. We also are “called to be saints,” and He Who has so called us is able to perform the miracle. It is a mere excuse to say that they were “so very different to ourselves” ; they were not! They were men “subject to like passions as we are” : our weakness was theirs; their conquest may be ours. It cannot be so, however, if we do not believe it, if we do not ask it, for, above all things, they were men of faith and prayer. Wr Ife Have You Changed Partners? A BUFFALO man had a dishonest partner who almost wrecked the business of the firm by his questionable financial methods. The only way to win seemed to be to buy out the scamp’s interest, and get a more reliable part­ ner. But even after this was done the business did not pick up. One day an old business man came along, and the remaining member of the firm complained of the way that fate had used him. “Well, I can explain that,” said the visitor. “You haven’t let the world know that you changed partners. They still think that Smith is in the firm. The old sign

By A ndrew M urray T he o b ject of th is book is to “stu d y th e im age of God in the m an C h rist Jesu s, to yield an d set open o u r inm o st being for th a t im age to ta k e p o s­ session an d live in us, an d th en to go fo rth a n d let th e heavenly likeness reflect itself an d shine o u t in o u r life am ong ou r fellowm en." Cloth, 75c What Every Christian Needs to Know By H . W . Pope S tudies in p ersonal soul­ w inning an d general evangelis­ tic w ork. T his book w ill help • th e C h ristian to ascertain w h at his sp iritu al g ifts are, d irect his activ ities in to p ro ­ p er channels, an d inspire him w ith th a t confidence an d en ­ th u siasm w hich is essen tial to success. C loth $1.25; P a p e r 65c

If Jesu s is indeed to be ou r Exam ple in H is low liness, we need to u n d e rstan d th e p rin ci­ ples in w hich it w as rooted, an d in w hich we can find com ­ mon ground on w hich we stan d w ith H im , an d in w hich ou r likeness to H im is to be a t­ tained. A nd th a t is ju s t w h at th is splendid book show s us so v ery clearly. B oards 75c Knowing the Scriptures By D r. A. T. P ierson T his book of rules an d m ethods of Bible stu d y , th is help to th e ap p reciatio n and in te rp reta tio n of the S crip­ tu res, calls atte n tio n to som e fifty of th e leading w ays in w hich the close stu d y of th is divine book h as been found to disclose its m eaning. A ny one w ho w an ts to know th e S crip tu res b e tte r will never be disappointed from using th is book as a guide. C loth $2.0') The Life of Fuller Purpose

By J . S tu a rt H olden, M. A. T his accom plished English w riter is well know n to th e C hris­ tian w orld th ro u g h his repeated m in istratio n s a t the N orthfield Summ er Conference. H is ad dresses a t th e Y oung w om en’s C on­ ference, w hich w ere th e b asis for th is volum e w ere m arked by th e ir d irect appeal to th e sp iritu al conscience. C loth 75c Abide in Christ By A ndrew M urray How I Know God Answers Prayer By R osalind F o fo rth

T h oughts on th e B lessed Life of Fellow ship w i t h the Son of God. The th irty -o n e sh o rt-sto ry ch ap ters of th is book a re a r ­ ranged as daily readings for a m onth. They a re an exposi­ tio n of th e fifteenth ch ap ter of John,— C h rist’s w ords ab o u t the vine an d th e branches. B oards $1.00

How m any C h ristian s w ould like to say 1 know God a n ­ sw ers p ray er. R ead th is m a r­ velous sto ry of God’s clear leading in m a tte rs g re a t and sm all in th e life of one of H is w illing bond serv an ts—A p o ­ sitive answ er to th e question “D o e s God really answ er P ra y e r? ’* b y one w ho h as proven th is g re a t question so th a t you m ay also be able to say, “ I know God A nsw ers P ray er.’’ C loth $1.25

Untangling Live Wires

By W illiam W . N ew berry A book th a t h as found its w ay w ith blessing into th o u san d s of h earts. It sheds lig h t on m any of th e problem s of divine guidance. Some of its 'in terestin g su b jects a re : The A u th o rity of D ream s, V isions an d V oices; G uidance T hrough Common Sense; G uidance T hrough Providences; G uidances b y th e H oly S p irit; False an d M istaken G uidance; G uidance T hrough the Bible, etc. New a ttra c tiv e E dition. P a p e r 35c 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 a d d 10% for postage. B I O L A B O O K R O O M Bible Institute, Los Angeles, Cal.

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