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Voices of Concern: A Study in Church of Christism, edited by Robert Meyers, but actually written by upward of twenty of our own Church of Christ folk who are concerned about a lot of things. Business men, professors, ministers (including Unitarians and Episcopalians), housewives, and others have their say. Some have left us, some have not. But none is really angry with us. They are reasonable and responsible about what they say about us. let’s read them. We have been apt at issuing books about the sects on Why I Left. let’s prove to ourselves that we can take it as well. Reserve a copy for yourself and for a friend that might not want to get caught buying one. The pre-publication price is $3.50. You may expect it this spring. But order now. Send no money. We will bill you when we send the book.

Besides the good I believe this book will do, there are two other reasons I solicit your help in getting this book circulated. One is that my wife says we will not be able to sell it, that it will be boycotted. For once I want to prove her wrong (beside her decision to get married, that is), though she never is. A second reason is the faith and hard work of Robert Meyers. Even if he is an English professor, he deserves the very best support for what threatens to be a thankless task. When I have written orders for the first 100 books, I will write him with joy that we have at least sold a hundred. Please help me do this real soon.

The Spreading Flame by F. F. Bruce is a history of Christianity from its beginnings to the conversion of the English in the seventh century. A Princeton professor says of this book: “The author shows throughout the whole work an amazing knowledge and background in Bible as well as church history. The subject treated is broad and complex, but the author has reduced it, as few men could have done, to an absorbing narrative. Here is a really interesting and vital book. 432 pages. $5.00.

Miracles: Yesterday and Today: Real and Counterfeit by Benjamin B. Warfield is a reprint of the great Princeton scholar’s monumental work on miracles, originally called Counterfeit Miracles. Anything Warfield wrote is worth studying. He discusses Roman Catholic miracles, faith-healing, and mind-cure. This book will fascinate you. Paperback, 325 pages. $2.25.

Another reprint of an important work is The Holy Spirit of God by W. H. Griffith Thomas. It is a study of the doctrine of the Spirit in both scripture and history. A highly informative volume. Paperback. 300 pages. $2.25.

We mention again Faith on Trial by Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Westminster’s physician-turned-minister, who knew how to write to human needs. Based on Psalm 73, the chapters on “Facing All the Facts” and “Spiritual Allergy” will inspire self-appraisal. $2.95.

The admirers of C. S. Lewis will want a copy of The Christian World of C. S. Lewis, a new book by C. S. Kilby. It tells the story of Lewis’ journey from atheism to Christianity, and gives an interpretation of this amazing man and what he was trying to do through his many books. $4.50.

For those interested in sets of books that can be bought on our Credit Plan we list the following: Expositors Bible, six volumes, $30. Expositor’s Greek Testament, five volumes, $25. Vincent’s Word Studies, four volumes, $25. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, five volumes, $37.50.

Young’s Analytical Concordance to the New Testament is $4.00. And the best bargain of all, more book for the money, is The New Bible Commentary, covering the entire Bible in one sturdy volume; highly informative, up-to-date in archaeology and history, 1200 pages of help. A real buy at only $7.95.

You can purchase all of Ketcherside’s bound volumes of Mission Messenger, six in all, dating back to 1957, for only $19.50. Several have already purchased these on our Credit Plan. You may also. These are handsome volumes, bound in durable cover with dust jacket. Their titles and years are: Thoughts on Fellowship, 1957-58 ($3.50); Covenants of God, 1959-60 ($3.50); The Paths of Peace, 1961-62 ($3.50); The Unity of the Spirit, 1963 ($3.00); The Brotherhood of Faith, 1964 ($3.00); The Twisted Scriptures, 1965 ($3.00). You can order any of these or all of these.

On our Credit Plan you order what you want now and pay $5.00 a month or 10% of balance, whichever is greater. We bill you each month. Don’t hesitate to use this and thus assemble the books you want more quickly.

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