BOOK NOTICES by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Sep 10, 1912

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 39, No. 35.

BOOK NOTICES

By Editor

"Joel, a Boy of Galilee," by Annie Fellows Johnston, with pictures by L. J. Bridgman. Chatterton-Peck Co., New York.

This is a story in which the author has sought to present to children glimpses of the life and times of Jesus. Jewish customs are portrayed as connected with Joel, his friends and acquaintances. Joel is a bright crippled boy of Galilee, nourishing a deep hatred for the one who injured him, but afterward, coming in touch with the Master, forgives his enemy, and is healed by the touch of Jesus. It tells of the boy's love for his Saviour, his bitter disappointment at the crucifixion, and his consecration to the Lord's service when he learned that Jesus had risen from the dead. It is a helpful, interesting book, almost unvariably true to the Bible, and inspiringly helpful to boys (or any others) who care to know more of the great Book or the Man of Galilee. We commend it as a good book for a boy's library. It is nicely illustrated and well printed, bound in blue cloth, stamped in white, with a picture in colors on the side.