November 1926
T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
670
LOOKING FORWARD TO CHRISTMAS Than books will make splendid presents
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"THE MARK OF THE BEAST" (Continued from page 638)
Childhood Bible Stories The fondness of children for color is a proverb. This takes in children of one year to ninety, and upward». In turning the leave» of a magazine or book, the »ight of color arrest» the attention at once without regard to age. Beautiful picture» of Bible scene» are used in embellish ing “ Childhood Bible Stories.” Beautiful, attractive, in structive I Remember that good pictures and stories are stronger than anything else in molding the character of children. Excellent for gifts and rewards. Children will treasure these charmingly written and beautifully illus trated stories. The stories are suitable for children from four to twelve years of age.
Rising from his knees, with a sense of solemn calm per vading all his soul, he presently took his pen and began to write rapidly, his mind seeming, to him, to be consciously under the domination of the divine. Embodying the various items over which he had so recently mused, as to the awfulness of the development of evil that would increasingly mark the near coming days, now that all restraints were tak^n away, he went on to show that now the Devil, who had for ages been the Prince of the Power of the air, with all his foul following of demons, had been cast down out of that upper realm, where Christ and His translated saints had taken up their abode, the forces of evil upon the earth would be magnified and multiplied a million-fold. “ Christ and the Devil,” he went on, “ never can dwell in the same realm, hence the coming of Christ into the air meant the descent to earth, of the Devil, and with him all the invisible hosts of evil. The wildest, weirdest imagina tion could not conceive all the horrors that must come upon those who presently will refuse to wear the ‘Mark of the Beast’ and bow to worship him.” Suddenly, at this point in his writing, a curious sense of some presence other than his own came over him, and slowly, almost reluctantly he looked up. He started visibly, for, seated in the chair on the opposite side of the desk, was a visltdr. The man was the most mag nificent specimen of the human race he had ever seen, a giant almost in stature, handsome to a degree, and with a certain regal air about him. Bastin had involuntarily leaped to his feet, and now stammered: “ I— er— beg pardon, but I did not hear you come in.” Even as he spoke two things happened. His mind swept backward over the years to the day of that wonderful Judas sermon he had heard, and with this recalled memory there came the recollection of his turning to look into the face of that magnificent looking young man who had been the cynosure of all eyes as he left the church with his mother. He was conscious also of a strange uncanny sense that this smiling handsome man, with mocking, dancing light in his eyes, was no ordinary man. In that same instant, too. Ralph Bastin knew who his visitor was, since he had become familiarized by the illus trated papers and magazines, with the features of “ The Oenius of the Age”— as he was often styled— Lucien Apleon. “ My name,” said the smiling visitor, “ is Lucien Apleon. As editor of a great Journal like the ‘Courier,’ you know who I am when you know my name, even though we have never met before. You were so busy, so absorbed, when I came in that I did not so much as cough to announce my presence.” Ralph longed to ask him if he came through the door, or how, since he had heard no sound. But he did not put his question, but replied: "Who has not heard and read of Lucien Apleon, ‘The Genius of the Age,’ sage, savant, artist, sculptor, poet, novel ist, a giant in intellect, the Napoleon of commercial capac ity, the Croesus for wealth, and master of all courts and diplomacy? But I had not heard that you were in England. The last news par’ of you which I read, gave you as at that wonderful city, the New Babylon; more wonderful, I hear, than any of the former cities of its name and site.” Ralph had talked more than he needed to have done, but he wanted time to recover his mental balance, for his nerves
Series No. 500 Old Testament, Series 510 New Testament Packed ten assorted to a pack age. Sold only in packages. rive titles in each series. Two series of booklets, one on the Old Testament and the other on the New Testament. The front cover is a reproduc tion in full colors of a Biblical scene painted espdcially for t h e s e articles by our artist. The pen-and-ink drawings in each book add to the attrac tiveness of the booklets. They will make splendid rewards for Sunday Schools, or can be given by teachers as supple mental lessons. Size, 5s314 inches. Package 25c Bible Pictures and What They Teach Us By Charles Foster It contains 400 illustrations of Bible scenes, many of them full pages, with brief descrip tions which form a complete history of the main portion of the Bible. Small children un able to read will get lessons from its pages. Cloth $2.00 The Wonder Book of Bible Stories Nothing can compare in hu man interest with the stories in the Bible— adventure, hero ism, sacrifice, tenderness, mys tery, even humor— they are all found in the Book of all books. Thev are true stories, and bear evidence that truth Is stranger than fiction. Those narratives that have an especial appeal for boys and girls have been selected and are retold in sim ple but charming fashion. The exploits of Samson, the dreams of Pharaoh, David's fight with th e giant Goliath, the won der work of Solomon, the love story of Ruth, the campaign of mighty Gideon and his three hundred soldiers, the story of Jesus th e miracle worker— these and all the other appeal ing stories of the Bible are told here in simple, direct and beautiful style, as a mother would tell them to her chil dren. Illustrations, faithful to the period, illuminate the text. The type is large and easy to read. The book is bound at tractively, and is altogether one of the best of its kina ever published. Bound in durable cloth. Price $2.00
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