BOOK NOTES

 

Those interested in devotional material suitable for family reading should consider three titles we have imported from Scotland. The Plain Man’s Book of Prayers and More Prayers for the Plain Man, both by William Barclay are 4.50 each, and A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie is 5.50. Ouida and I have used these for years, over and over, and share them with many friends. The prices are postpaid and the supply limited. And we do strongly recommend such devotional material, for they teach you how to pray.

We are pleased with the bound volumes of this journal that are still available, for they are beautifully bound with colorful dust jackets, and, we believe, have articles of lasting interest. Ideal for your library or for a gift. Principles of Unity and Fellowship (1977) and The Ancient Order (1978) are 5.95 each, while Blessed Are the Peacemakers/With All the Mind (1979-80) and Jesus Today (1981-82) are 9.00 each. These are matching volumes, as will be our new bound volume for 1983-84, entitled The Doe of the Dawn, which should be ready early next year and which you should order in advance.

The massive (800 pages) biography of William Barclay is more than a chronicle of an important man’s life and work. It is an intellectual saga of a sensitive pastor and scholar caught up in a world of change. I am presently studying it, not just reading it. The price of 29.95 is not too high, but because of pre-pub purchase we can pass it on to you at 24.95, postpaid. If you are a student of Barclay’s works, this book is a must.

The Memoirs of Alexander Campbell by Richardson is still in print, but it may again go out of print. 21.95 postpaid.

Exciting reading about the conversions of great souls in the church is Conversions, edited by Hugh T. Kerr of Princeton. Seventeen stories are told, from Paul, Augustine and Constantine to Wesley, Spurgeon and C. S. Lewis. It is history as well as biography— rich material for storytellers and illustrations for sermons. 5.50 postpaid.

What can you and your church do for world hunger? The revised edition of Bread for the World by Arthur Simon tells you, along with a lot of information on the subject. He deals with the cause of hunger and the politics involved. 6.50 postpaid.