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despitefully use you. Matt. 5 :44.11. SHUN STRONG DRINKWho hath woe? who hath sorrow? . . . who hathwounds without cause ? They that tarry long at thewine . . . Look not on the wine when it is red, whenit giveth his color in the cup, when it moveth itselfaright. At the last it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder. Prov. 23 :29, 31, 32.The Lord will not spare the drunkard, but theanger of the Lord and his jealousies shall smokeagainst that man and all the curses that are writtenin this book shall lie upon him and the Lord shallblot out his name from under heaven. Deut. 29 :20.12. THOU SHALT NOT KILLThou shalt not kill. Ex. 20 :13.Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall hisblood be shed; for in the image of God made Heman. Gen. 9:6.These things doth the Lord hate: ... a proudlook, a lying tongue and hands that shed innocentblood. Prov. 6:16, 17.(Dr. Murch would be pleased to hear from readers who might contribute other Bible passages whichhave some application, in prinicple at least, to thepromotion of better driving and public safety.)Book ReviewTwo books for parents in teaching their children.Advice for parents is frequently given in magazines and in newspaper columns by professed expertsin their fields. But some of that is definitely notChristian. These books by Moody are.One is "Remember Thy Creator," by MildredDooley Cathcart. It is a paper covered book with excellent pictures and stories that teach how childrencan and should remember their Creator in their playand other activity. It emphasizes the debt that children and others owe to God for all His blessings. Ifthere are children in your home this book will be wellworth the price of 35 cents for which it is sold.The other is, "I see what God wants me toknow"by Kenneth Taylor. This is a well bound bookwith 26 lessons of two pages each, but it is a largebook. The Ten Commandments are given in ten separate lessons. Other subjects dealt with are Heaven,the Angels, What is a Christian?, Being punished,etc. At the back of the book are tests to see if thelessons have been learned and are understood. Thepictures are excellent. This is a durable, simple, wellwritten book that is of value. It sells for $1.95.R. C. F.Additions to the Moody Colportage Library.The Moody Colportage Library is composed ofbooks averaging 128 pages and selling for 35 cents acopy.Three of these are collections of stories forchildren, "The Red Bicycle," "Lost in the Big Timber," and "The Mystery of the Golden Key." Thesewere all compiled by M. A. Jones. Some were used onthe Moody program for Children sent out over radio,and others have appeared in Christian papers forchildren such as Power. The stories printed in thesebooks are those which were very popular. They areinteresting reading.120The compiler says"God has seen fit to usethese stories in a wonderful way. Adults and children alike have been blessed by them." They do encourage the Christian way of life. They are proofthat stories can be interesting as well as Christian.Filth and profanity and such are not needed to makestories readable for all. Get these if there are children and young people in your home. R. C. F.GLEANINGS Continued from page 115Bible Promoted as Acceptable Christmas GiftChristmas came in July this year! At least World Publishing Co. began its promotion of the Bible as an acceptableChristmas gift with the release to bookstore operators ofdetails concerning an $80,000 campaign to sell seven of itseditions. The mammoth promotion will commence with afull-page, full-color add in the November 28 issue of Lifemagazine. Window displays, direct mail circulars and newspaper advertising, all keyed-in with the Life ad, willproclaim the World editions of the King James Version as"The one gift of enduring devotion." In addition to the ad inLife, World has scheduled eleven full pages for this promotion in the following religious media: Christian Advocate,Christian Herald, Christian Science Monitor, Adult BibleClass, New Century Leader, Presbyterian Life, LivingChurch, Moody Monthly, Sword of the Lord, This Day,Sunday School Times.(ERA-8/10/55)October to be Observed as Religious Press MonthThe entire month of October has been designated Evangelical Press Month by the publications affiliated with theEvangelical Press Association.Announcing the fourth annual observance, EPA President J. Fred Parker declared that editors of periodicals willconcentrate their effort in "a nation-wide campaign to makereaders aware of the importance of religious publicationsin the foreward march of their church, their home andtheir personal Christian life." Theme of the month: "AChristian magazine in everyhome."Evangelical Press Month this year, as in the past, willbe observed simultaneously with the Associate Church Presseffort to increase both circulation and actual readership ofall Protestant publications during October. Most religiousperiodicals belong to either ACP or EPA. The simultaneous,yet completely independent, observation by both groups during a single month of each year results in a positive impactbeing made upon readers of religious papers.Currently ACP represents 129 periodicals with an estimated readership of 10,500,000 persons, EPA representsjust under 100 periodicals with an estimated readership of2,500,000 evangelicals.Life Magazine Planning Special Christmas IssueAn attempt to compress 2,000 years of Christianity in100-plus pages of Life magazine is being undertaken by theeditors. According to plans just revealed, the magazine willissue a two-in-one edition spanning Christmas and NewYears. Dated December 26, the special issue will sell for35 cents and be on the newstands (as long as they last) fortwo weeks.The special issue will conclude the series on World'sGreat Religions begun last Februaryand contain twice asmany 4-Color editorial pages as have ever appeared in Lifebefore.Members of the Life staff have spent months ranging theHoly Land, the early Mediteranean centers of Christianity,the archives and museums, cathedrals and monasteries ofWestern Europe, seeking to recapture on film the fervorthat marked the spread of Christianity.(ERA-7/27/55)COVENANTER WITNESS