and confusing ideas about these sub jects which have been the source of untold blessing to countless thousands of the Lord’s people. Kept From The Hour is a book to be heartily commended to the Chris tian public. The hope and prayer of the author, the publishers and the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Inc., is that it will serve to stem the tides of error and bring into sharp focus many facets of eschatological truth which have become somewhat con fused in the minds of an appreciable number of earnest Christian people. The book represents the historic posi tion of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Inc., and indeed that of most of the great Bible teachers and leaders of both the past and present genera tions. The Ho ly Spirit of God By W. H. Griffith Thomas The reprinting of the third edition of the author’s great work on the Holy Spirit will be welcomed by all lovers of the Word of God. Always both scholarly and loyal to the Scrip tures, the author first takes up the Holy Spirit in various sections of the Bible, then c a r e f u l l y traces the history of pneumatology. The section on the theological formulation is fol lowed by the modem application. No student of the person and work of the Holy Spirit will want to be without this book. 303 pages; cloth; Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.; $3.00. A Treasury of Bible Hiyhliyhts By Myrtle Mallette Under some 75 alphabetized topics, over 2,000 verses and excerpts from the Authorized Version have been select ed and arranged. The reader will find the arrangement useful for rapid locating of verses on various subjects. 181 pages; cloth; Exposition Press, New York, N.Y.; $3.00.
these 10 sermons on selected texts from the Book of Nehemiah in his own church. His characteristically vigorous style is in evidence and good exposition will be found in these pages. 120 pages; cloth; Christian Beacon Press, Collingswood, N. J.; $ 2 . 00 . Come, Cet Vs Adore Him By Virginia Ely These excellent suggestions for 52 worship services include m u s i c a l hints, calls to worship and $cripture readings. Three to four speakers are used in each presentation. The topical index is helpful. 157 pages; cloth; Fleming H. Revell Co., Westwood, N.J.; $2.00. Bedemption — Accomplished Here is a fresh treatment of the full Calvinist position on redemption. The author is professor of systematic theology in Westminster Theological $eminary. Every aspect of the subject receives full treatment and many good things are to be found here. Indexes to Scripture texts and sub jects complete the volume. 236 pages; cloth; Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.; $3.00. In this Christian novel the prob lems involved in finding God’s will as to life’s vocation are presented most graphically. Young people will dis cover much to their own advantage in following the footsteps of Andy Lewis in this book. 192 pages; cloth; Moody Press, Chicago, 111.; $2.50. The Bible and People Who Coved and W r o te It By Ruth Sutton Reynolds Subtitled A Layman’s Discovery of the Fascination of the Old Testament and of Its Influence on the New, this work will reveal a resume of Old Testament history written from the liberal, critical standpoint. All refer ences are to writers of that school. In her conclusion the author sees the Old Testament pointing to Jesus “ as a prophet in a long line of Hebrew prophets.” 231 pages; cloth; Exposi tion Press, New York, N.Y.; $3.50. and Applied By John Murray The Hoad Winds On By Francena H. Arnold
few slips, such as Cypress for Cyprus occur here and there. 235 pages; cloth; V a n t a g e Pr e s s , New York, N.Y.; $3.50.
The Secret of the Cord By William M. Clow
This reprint of a famous $cottish preacher’s book of sermons will be welcomed by readers familiar with his works. The author, states that “ the purpose of these studies is to set the events” of Jesus’ quiet retreat with his disciples “ in relation to the purpose of Christ’s life and death and to expound their teaching for faith and righteousness.” 353 pages; cloth; Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Mich.; $2.95. A young British missionary to Chi na of the Plymouth Brethren folk tells in graphic detail of his arrest by the Communists and his three year imprisonment. God’s strength was his during the long period of suffering and, from the human viewpoint, un certainty, but the iron gates yielded in God’s own time. Here is a book for young people to read and think upon. 254 pages; cloth; Hodder and Stoughton, London; 12 shillings, six pence; (available Moody Press, Chi cago, 111.; $3.00). A British-born and trained church historian weighs the Reformation work of the first Archbishop of Can terbury to turn Protestant. He deals with the charges made against the man in the light of his theology. Admitting that he was not a creative theologian, the author finds that Cranmer did have those “ basic in sights which will control a genuinely biblical and evangelical reconstruc tion.” The work is carefully docu mented and is accompanied by a good bibliography. 105 p a g e s ; c l o t h ; Oxford University Press, New York, N.Y.; $3.25. The author tells the story of the 1955 Billy Graham mission to Eng land, $cotland and the continent. The author’s style is vivid and lively. These vignettes of human nature will portray for the reader the moving of God in the scenes of the fountain of our culture. 158 pages; cloth; Flem ing H. Revell Co., Westwood, N.J.; $2.00. END. When Iron Gates Yield By Geoffrey T. Bull Thomas Cranmer, Theoloyian By G. W. Bromiley Billy Graham: A Mission Accomplished By George Burnham
The Memoirs of a Metropolitan Minister By Nathan A. Seagle
The rector emeritus of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, New York City, recounts his life after 60 years of active ministry. One will learn in these pages something of the life and work of an Episcopal clergyman. 99 pages; cloth; Exposition Press, New York, N.Y.; $3.00.
The Scarlet Cord By Nora D. Christianson
" T h e Wall of Jerusalem Also Is Broken A o ir n ” By Carl McIntyre
A public schoolteacher traces the scarlet cord of the redemptive work of Christ through the Old Testament with the prayer “ that someone may, through these pages” find Him. A
The pastor of the Bible Presbyterian Church, Collingswood, N.J., preached
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