Sketches from Church History by S.M. Houghton.
Banner of Truth Trust. Price £4.50.
This excellent illustrated account of the history of the Christian Church has been compiled by Mr S.M. Houghton who was a teacher of history for over twenty years. It is based in part on an earlier work by B.J. Bennink. The compiling of these sketches from twenty centuries of Church History was no mean task and Mr Houghton is owed a debt of thanks for the masterly way in which he has accomplished it. It is a most readable and balanced account of the history with which it deals. It makes available to the ordinary reader the highlights of Church history over the long period of twenty centuries. The account given of Calvin is particularly impressive but all through the book Mr Houghton is able to retain the reader’s interest.
We are glad to commend this volume to our Magazine readers. Our only regret is that the publishers did not produce it in a hard cover as it is a book of lasting value.
D.B.M.
The Trumpet Sounds for Britain (Vol. I) by David E. Gardner.
Price £1.25. (Obtainable from most Christian bookshops or from author at 6 Hillside Gdns, Barnet, Herts.)
This paperback, sub-titled Revival or Perish, is the first of three volumes on the state of Britain today. It is written by an English evangelical minister and warns of the danger confronting Britain through the nation’s apostasy from God. After giving an account of the great blessings bestowed on our land over many centuries, the author shows the great change that has come about. He indicates that we are now by our sins a nation ripe for the judgments of God and shows from which direction these judgments may come by revealing our exposure to Russian attack.
This is a timely warning and ought to be given heed to by the nation and by those in authority.
D.B.M.
The Word of God among all Nations. by A.J. Brown.
Trinitarian Bible Society. Price £1.30 or by post £2.
This book contains a brief history of the Trinitarian Bible Society during the 150 years of its existence, 1831-1981. Mr Brown goes into considerable detail about the beginnings of the Society outlining for readers the reasons for its existence as a separate Society from the British and Foreign Bible Society. He indicates, too, the various difficulties met with by the Society during its history, and gives an account of the various projects undertaken during that time. From the account given, along with the statistics which are set out in one of the appendices, it is clear that the work of the Society has been greatly blessed and increased in recent times. The adherence of the Society to faithful versions of the Scriptures is stressed.
We gladly recommend this history of the Trinitarian Bible Society to readers of the Magazine.
D.B.M.