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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jul 7, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 26.

“The Holy Spirit in Missions.” Six lectures by A. J. Gordon, D.D. Fleming H. Revell Co., New York and Chicago.

The object of this book is the object of the giving of the lectures; namely, to arouse in the church of God a real and decided appreciation of the fact that the great hope of success in missions is not mere organization or education, or anything merely human, but the power of the Holy Spirit. The titles of the lectures or divisions of the book are as follows: The Holy Spirit’s Program of Missions, The Holy Spirit’s Preparation in Missions, The Holy Spirit’s Administration in Missions, The Holy Spirit’s Fruits in Missions, The Holy Spirit’s Prophecies Concerning Missions, The Holy Spirit’s Present Help in Missions. One may not always agree with the eloquent lecturer, but certainly every Christian must respond to the earnest appeals that are made for more of the power of the Spirit. The instruction and the appeals are sent home to the heart by many examples of godly workers in the church of Christ in different ages.

“Protestant Missions in South America.” Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, New York. Ten chapters, 240 pages, with appendices, index, and maps.

Eight writers have contributed to this volume, which was prepared especially for use in mission studies in colleges and other institutions of higher learning, but also largely for study classes in churches and young people’s societies. Nearly all the writers have given many years to missionary work in the countries of which they write, which makes the book a store of valuable information.

“Latin America.” By Hubert W. Brown, M.A. Three hundred pages. Price, $1.20 net. Fleming H. Revell Company, New York and Chicago.

One of a series of students’ lectures on missions in Princeton Theological Seminary, the purpose of this book, as stated in its preface, is “to awaken an interest in Mexico, Central and South America as a mission field.” There are five lectures, as follows: “The Pagans,” “The Papists,” “The Patriots,” “The Protestants,” “The Present Problem.” Each is interestingly told, the history, facts, comparisons, etc., being drawn from wide sources of information.

“South America, A Mission Field.” By Bishop Thomas Benjamin Neely. Price, 35 cents. Eaton & Mains, New York.

The object of this little book is to treat of South America as a field for Christian missions. It is greatly condensed; does not give in any wise a detailed view, but it does present very much information that is of interest. It is treated under the following topics: South America, the People of South America, The Religion of South America, What Romanism Has Done for South America, South America as a Mission Field, Protestant Missions in South America, The Results, Present Needs, and Whose Special Duty. The author does not always write without prejudice, as indicated in his chapter on Protestant Missions, and is not always consistent, but for a little work it gives a goodly amount of information.

“Writing for the Press,” a manual by Robert Luce, 5th edition, rewritten. Boston Clipping Bureau, Boston.

This is a very convenient and suggestive little volume to those who aspire to do writing for the press; in dealing with printer’s copy, composition, grammatical questions, discrimination in words and phrases, mixed metaphors, suggestions regarding styles, matters ecclesiastical and medical, punctuation, proof-reading, etc., etc., etc. The price is not given. This can be obtained by writing the publishers.

Menelik II, Emperor of Abyssinia, whose death was falsely reported, altho known as the “savage” among kings, has always claimed to be the only direct descendant of two figures prominent in Bible history—King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. “Magda, Queen of Sheba,” a book recently translated from the now obsolete Ghese language into French and from the French into English, and published by Funk & Wagnalls Company, is a correct copy of the ancient chronicle upon which Menelik based his royal lineage. This chronicle, which has a peculiarly interesting history, was never before translated into any language. In its original form it was loaned by King Menelik himself for this purpose.