T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
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May, 1935
In the days yet to be, the miracle of di vine justice will occur when “the har vest of the earth is ripe,” and the Righteous One shall reap the reward of His sacrifice. "In the meantime, the mir acle of condescension continues, o f which Christ Jesus spoke when He said, “ The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.” That the Lord o f all the earth should choose to be supplicated of His children and should join their feeble strength to His own omnipotence for the salvation of the lost is ever a mystery in describable.— S elected . Oh, use me, Lord, in Thy great harvest field Which stretches far and wide—a boundless sea; ■, , The gatherers are few, I fear the precious yield Will suffer loss; oh, find a place for m e; A place where best the strength I have will tell, Be it a wide or narrow place, ’tis well, So that the work it holds be done. | § - E va H oopes K err .
Our LITERATURE T abk j W H A T T O P U R C H A S E A T B I O L A B O O K R O O M
Margaret King’s Vision B y M rs . H oward T aylor
characters o f the Bible, this book will be found of great service to the worker among children. It includes not only ma terial for use in teaching the child, but also a group of questions and answers on the Old and New Testaments to enlighten the mind of the older boys and girls as well' as o f the adult. Select passages of Scrip ture for memorizing are also to be found in this book. 121 pages. Oxford University Press. Price 50 cents. More than sixty blackboard outlines, to gether with notes and helps from many commentators, will be an invaluable aid to the pastor and layman in the study and teaching o f this epistle. The material is so arranged as to form a consecutive ex pository and homiletical study of the whole book. This treatment affords many suggestive outlines for gospel messages, and at the same time provides help in in terpretation o f difficult passages. 114 pages. Pickering & Inglis. Cloth. Price $1.50. Ho-Ming By E lizabeth F orman L ewis Ho-Ming, as a charming “girl o f new China,” has stepped bravely into the com pany of Young Fu—whose story, published two years ago, delighted many boys and girls and won for Mrs. Lewis the John Newbery Medal “ for the most distin guished contribution to American litera ture for children.” Ho-Ming shows the same kind o f bright humor as that with which Young Fu abounded. There is also evidenced the same sympathy and accu racy in the portrayal of the new viewpoints and conditions of the China of to d a y - changes which the author brings out, in striking silhouette, against the background of the venerable past. During the wildly emotional days o f her adolescence, Ho- Ming was influenced by a Chinese woman, a physician, and was led at last to offer herself, at the age of seventeen, for the service of public health in China. Neither of the author’s books deals with any aspect of missionary life or message, but both are well written, beautifully illustrated, and fascinating. 261 pages. John C. Win ston Co. Cloth. Price $2.00. The distinctive feature o f this collec tion of sermons for children is the use that is made of handmade objects o f sim ple design. Any one can procure the ma terials required, such as paper, cardboard, glue, and crayons, and can easily make the objects indicated. In the presentation of each o f the twenty-four sermons o f the book, the surprise element is prominent, the evangelistic aim is evident, and the teaching value of the method is plain. There are lessons appropriate for special occasions : Thanksgiving, Christmas, De cision Sunday, and Bible Sunday. 140 pages. Revell Co. Cloth. Price $1.50. The Outlined Galatians B y R obert L ee Junior Surprise Sermons B y A rnold C arl W estphal
Even before she went to China as a mis sionary o f the China Inland Mission, Mar garet King’s talent for influencing other young women for Christ was easily recog nized. This , ability, divinely imparted, found full scope on the mission field, par ticularly when the rise of the Youth Move ment in China set at liberty hundreds of young women whom superstition could no longer bind. With a remarkable grasp of the Chinese language and an undeflected aim to keep evangelism central in her pro gram, this devoted missionary was singu larly used among college and other school groups to whom she was called to minister again and again. In the understanding of the sudden and far-reaching changes which have taken place in China in recent years, this biography will be most helpful. 165 pages. China Inland Mission. Cloth. Price $1.00. Blazing Trails in Bantuland B y D ugald C ampbell This is an interesting record of the journeys o f the explorer-missionary, Dugald Campbell, .in the wilds o f Central Africa. The author says that three months of each year were devoted to going far afield in order to make Christ known. His book is a luminous account of the countries, the peoples, the customs, the degradations, and the enlightenments of the “Dark Continent”—which through his book proves to be a “wonderland o f sun, sand, and surprises” and an entrancing land of endless variety. For young and old, the book is a fascinating account o f true mis sionary activity and spirit. 228 pages. Pickering & Inglis. Cloth. Price $1.50. The Best Loved Religious Poems C ompiled by J ames G ilchrist L awson Covering a wide range of the Chris tian’s experiences, this compilation of fa miliar and new poems will enrich many lives. In its topical arrangement, thor oughly indexed, the book becomes an ex cellent reference aid for Christian work ers who use poetry in Sunday-school les sons or in devotional messages. There are groups of selections for special days, as well as sections on such subjects as “The Bible,” “ Consecration,” “ Guidance,” “God’s Love and Care for Us,” and “ Prayer.” With a few exceptions, the poems are thoroughly evangelical in message. Famous hymns, poems by such writers as Annie Johnson Flint, and many anonymous con tributions with a definite message unite to make Mr. Lawson’s collection one of permanent value. 253 pages. Revell Co. Cloth. Price $1.75. New Bible Helps for Young Folks W ith 4,000 Q uestions and A nswers In this unique linen-covered book are contained many direct, novel, and pictur esque methods by which boys and girls in the Sunday-school or home may know the Scriptures. Replete with illustrations, maps, and picture stories of outstanding
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have money to bury you decently, educate your children, buy a house and lot, marry a decent man, and quit thinking about you.— The Conquest, in Cyclopedia o f Re ligious Anecdotes, by L awson .
Giving Up Our Own Way R omans 14: 13-21
Memory Verse: “ For all the law is ful filled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself” (Gal. 5:14). Approach: Last week we were talking about how Paul and Barnabas started out to tell people in other countries about the
Lord Jesus Christ. Today we are going to talk about some thing which Paul wrote in a letter to some o f these peo- ple. L e s s o n S t o r y : W e know that the most important thing which Paul had to tell the people was the story about how
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Jesus had come into this world to die for their sins. He told them that, as Chris tians, they should live in the Spirit. By this, he meant that they should let the Holy Spirit show them how to live. He told them that now they were the chil dren of God; and, as children, they must obey His commands. Paul went on to tell them some o f the things which were expected o f them. He said they were to be humble, not to think too highly of themselves. He said that each one of them had some special gift o f teaching or preaching or prophesying or minister ing which he was to use for Christ. He told them to be kind to each other. Then Paul told them of this way to help others. There were certain things, he told them, which a man might do, and these things, perhaps, might.do him no harm. But a friend, seeing him do these things, might do them, too, and they might harm this friend. Paul said not to do them, then, because it is not good to do anything which would bring harm to a friend. Can we be this kind of Christians ? [Continued on page 200]
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