The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1961

December 1961 HEART TO HEART AMO G THE \VOME (Continued from page 7) is what prayer does. Do11' t neglect to pray as well as gi,,e to our workers, they are counting on it. Lessons dealing ,vith the different phases of the Mission and its work are a,,ailable and free for the use of study groups. You are invited to \\rrite the Home Office, P.0 . Box 455 ' Elyria, Ohio, for a sample. WHAT CAN I GIVE? What can I give Him, Poor as I am? If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb; If I were a wise man I would do my part. Yet what can I give Him? I'll give Him my heart . -Christiana Rossetti STARTS SOUTH AMERICA CAMPAIGN Peru, a country almost the si ze of Al aska with 101/, m1ll1on peop le, over a m1t11on of whom live in Lima, has been selec t ed for th e f i rst great nat ional crusade as t he Pocke t Tes ta– ment League con t ,nent-wide campaign of mass evangelism and Scri ptu re dist ri buti ons gets under way. a The forces arrayed against us are grea t and varied - Communism, religious oppos1t1on, ignorance, superstition, anti -Ameri canism. Ou t resources are the living Word of God, the pov.ier of the Hol y Spirit, and the mighty ava– lanche of your prayers and gift s. We t hank God for th e strong coopera t ion o f the national chu rehes and the n1 issionary agencies. Hold the campaign up in your prayers. And reme,nbe r-cont inen t s cannot be evangelized v,ithout your help. Write today for illustrated folder, 11 Soutll America Faces Destiny Years." ALFRED A. KUNZ Internat iona l Director POCKET T TAru T LEAGUE 49 Honeck Street, nglewood, N. J. Cectarvrrre College Lfhra'¥ li"'Arfa rvirte, Ohio THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~__:P~a~g~e~~~ 1 i~ne BOOK REVIEWS IS GOD A DIRTY BULLY ? By J ohn R . Rice, 202 pp., $2 .50. word oc the Lord Publ ishers, Wheaton, Ill. The title mighc lead one to believe these "Se.n~~ional ~ermons" ( by the author's def.in1t1on) are appropr iate for Nation.al Gr1nd-Your-bnemies-to-1:'owder Week but this is no t so. 1 hese sermons are 'some of the !inest examples of preaching on c~rrenc ~ssues I 've seen. You will l ikely d i ffer w1ch the author in a poi n t or two but each message is strongly Biblical and refresh ing ly positive. The book reveals that D r . !\ice is zealously fundamen tal in favor of capi tal punishment, critical ;ich reg~rd. to healers, and a moditied segre– gac1on1st . T he chapter t itles show wha t co expect : 1. I s God a Dirty Bully? 2. The k id.napping and Murder of Bobby Green– lease.. 3. The Eleccrocucion of Raymond H ami l ton, Murderer. 4. H ealers Die T oo. 5. Sermon from a Catholic Bible. 6. Negro and W hite. 7. H ow a Devil-Pos– sessed Fortune Teller Goe Two Preachers in Jail. COMPEL TH EM TO COME IN, by John R . Rice, 159 pp., $2.00. word of che Lord Publishers, Wheaton, Ill. This is a book of 9 " triking Sermons" ( again the author's definition). ome are old-style tent meeting messages-you can almost smell the sawdust in che aisles. This is not to say the messages are ouc of dace ! The sermon on "The Double Curse of Booze" made my blood boil afresh at the evi ls of drink. I venture co say any preacher who reads "Serve God With~ out Regard for Consequences" will have an over-powering urge co purloin the in– itial thoughts - I'm already planning on it! I f you have $4.50, buy these rwo books by Rice. If you only have half that amount, by all means buy this second book. It's delightful. Boch Rice books reviewed by Theo. Ertle, Athens. THE T H IRD CRO , by Avin H arry J ohn ston. Pri ce $3.50. Zondervan Publ. H ouse, G rand Rapids, Mich. This book, while fic tion, teaches much concerning the manne rs and peoples of che cime of Christ. Any one reading 1t will be gripped by the story and have a clearer picture of the currents and emo– t ions tha t made the people ace as they did, culminating in the cruc1fix1on The story has the usual boy-meets-girl theme, but 10 very u nust1al ti rtl 1 mstances The boy 1s a Roman soldier, rhe gu l a Jewess Bo th are steeped 1n rl1e1r tradi r1on s and harred ,1nd d1s tru t of eat l1 ocher. epararely each comes ro kno\\ Je sus anJ C hr1sc1c111ity brt:ak · dn\\ n che ' 'midtlle \Vflll of J)arricion ." 1 he book ends on the glorious no te of the resur– rection. I gladly recommend this book to any one looking for ficti on that will deepen Christians spiritually. It is not doctrinal, but has no false teaching. Reviewed by Pas tor D onald H . Beightol TH E BOOK OF MORMON-TRUE OR FALSE? by Arthur Budvarson, Z onder– van Publ. House, Grand Rapids, Mich. , 196 1. 63 pp. $1. Of all books on false cults, chis is one of the finest because of its detailed pho to– graphic reproductions. There are 16 re– productions, including tha t of the orig inal 1830 edi tion of the Book of Mormon, and a letter by the acting director of the mirhsonian Institt 1 tion , Bureau of Amer– ican Ethnology, Washington, D .C. The author states, "The purpose of thi s ani– cle is to present authentic, documented material for examination and consideration by the thoughtful person who recognizes the need co investigate." The book shows where and why the Mormon Church is wrong. Reviewed by Pas to r Arthur Houk NORLIE'S IMPLIFIED EW TE T i\ - ME T , by Olaf M . orl ie, Ph.D., Litt. D . Z ondervan Publ. H ouse, Grand Rapids, Mi ch ., 3.95 until Dec. 31, afterwards 4.95 . Dr. orl ie's translation features a uni- que slant in the direction of the teen-age reader . H is preface reads in part, ". . . ( this) New T estament is a new transla– toin . . . designed to make the ~ · Testament more interesting and 1ncell1gi– ble, especially fo r today's young peo- 1 ,, P e. . . . The following example " •ill v1nd1cate this claim . Jesus says in i a tt. 6. 6, .. en· ter into your closet." The . T . ,, o rd 1 " can1ieon," ,vh1ch means "a ec. ret room' ' - a p rivate place o rl1e translates Je- sus' words cht1sly "Bue ,, hen you pra). go into the bedroom and hut the door ·· To a teenager his o" ·n roon1 1 mo t sacred. It represents a place to ,vh1ch he may \Vithdra'\, co be alone This translation contain a modern , er– s1on of the Psalms. 0 T quotJt 1on 1n the e,v are 1ngled ou r b, 1n err1ng che O. T . re 'e,.ences ~1n1nle \\ ord .ind ~horc !)entente ,ire use J "l1en oo s1hle 1-he Textus Re epru 1 f ollo,veJ D eL,lU ·e of thts he d1d not ha, e at h1 d1 r,0-..11 rl1t. l )CSC an( 1ent n1anusl r1 pc ot,, cl1\tand 1ng the e tl1ings, rhe t r.tn l 1r1on 1 re.1d able and reen·t c•e rs ,, 11 " e lt Re, le,, etl bv JJ.1stor 1't nneth l t f), rt\the. -\shl,tn~l, ()h o ( ( JI •• 11.e,I .;,, p.rge 12) LOS ANGELES BAPTIST COLLEGE Jolt n R . D u.nki1t. Th .D ., Pres id en t THREE YEAR BACHELOR OF OIVINI TY DEGREE IN l ~{EOLOGY lttREE YEAR BACHELOR OF DIVINITY DEGREE IN MISSIONS THR f:E YEAR BACHELOR OF DIV INITY DEGREE IN JE\VISH MISSIONS fOUR YEAR BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN BIBLE OR HUMANITIES A grotoi?l!I gra£i ·ucztf• school of Bapti. t per.stta . io 1 i<t1 su 11111/ nli fornia Addres.~ all corres7)011clet1ce to J .. o Angele liapci t olleg , e,, h 11, J1forn1