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THE KING’S BUSINESS The Best Books for Christmas Giving More Books for One Dollar! The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life
Ungilded Gold Nuggets from the King’s treasury. Se lected passages from the Bible arranged for daily devotional reading. The selec tions are so arranged as to avoid monotony, and embrace favorite passages from most o f the books o f the Bible, the whole essence o f the book being variety, not con tinuity. One page o f Scripture for each day o f the year. Bound in leather, either green or red. “Tell Me a True Story” By Mary Stewart. -Tales o f Bible heroes for the children o f today. A fascinating volume which has come into deserved popu larity. It is said to be at the top o f all the Bible story books for children. The man ner o f telling these Bible stories has been the result o f much personal experience on the part o f Miss Stewart, for she is a most successful teacher o f the little ones, and knows just how to reach their active minds. Fifty Missionary Heroes Every Boy and Girl Should Know By Julia H. Johnston. An illustrated missionary book for the young. This rosary o f names which the Christian world will not let die is presented for the use o f boys and girls who are ready for their first les sons in deathless history. The aim has been to give some clue to the personality o f each, associating the person with the place, rather than to give any detailed account o f the work accomplished. Twilight Tales About Boys and Girls By Forbes Jackson. The titles o f some o f these tales will give the reader an idea o f the original manner in which the author handles these dear old Bible stories: “ A Big Bully Beaten;” “A Selfish Nephew;” “Two Brothers and a Quarrel;” “A Little Maid and Her First Situation;” “Admis sion Free, but------ ;” “Lost in Jerusalem;” “ Two Games That Last for Life.” “Maranatha’:(Our Lord Is Coming) Compiled by Maud E. Powell. Selections for daily reading, with alternate blank pages for manuscript additions. Second edition, revised and -enlarged. This is a- choice volume o f Scripture texts and quo tations wisely Selected, that can hardly fail to brighten “the Blessed Hope” of His Coming in the hearts o f all believers who read it. Leather bound. BOOK ROOM of Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
By Hannah Whitall Smith. A gift-book edition o f this well-known and much-read guide to the wide-awake Christian. The Evangelist says o f this book: “ To com mend, this work would seem almost super fluous, and yet to young Christians who may not know it, we cannot refrain from saying, Buy this book and keep it with your Bible for constant study, until you have thoroughly mastered, in your own exper ience, the ‘secret’ o f which it tells.” Current Events In the Light of the Bible By A. C. Gaebelein. The events given in this volume cover a period o f about eight years. The tremendous armament o f the nations, their preparations on sea,, land and air, are repeatedly pointed out. It is shown that peace cannot be expected in the pres ent age. This awful conflict has now passed into history. O f especial interest are the items on Russia, Turkey and the Balkan States. These and others will be helpful in the study o f prophecy. Orientalisms in Bible Lands By Edwin Wilbur Rice. This book gives light from customs, habits, manners, imagery, thought and life in the East for Bible students. In this second edition the author has added information relating to the “ father” o f the family, marriage cus toms, divorce; naming o f children, the rite o f circumcision, significance o f choice mor sel and “sop” at feasts, guarding wells and springs, disuse o f reed pens, and other interesting facts, helpful to students and readers o f the Scriptures. Ornamented covers. , The Alaskan Pathfinder By John T. Faris. The story o f Sheldon Jackson for boys. This story will appeal irresistibly to every boy. Action from the time he was, as an infant, rescued from a fire to his years of strenuous rides through the Rockies and his long years o f service in Alaska, permeate every page o f the book. Mr. Faris, with a sure hand, tells the story o f this apostle o f the Western Indians, in clear-cut, incisive chapters which will hold the boy's attention from first to last. THE BIOLA Bible Institute 536-558 South Hope Street
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