“Full of his intimate knowledge of nature, and full also of sympathy with and knowledge of the interests and characteristics of boys.”
| + + | Outlook. 80: 642. Jl. 8, ‘05. 40w. |
Jefferson, Charles Edward. Faith and life. [**]30c. Crowell.
Under the text “Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen” (Heb. xi. 1), Dr. Jefferson discusses the relation which faith bears to life. The booklet is attractively bound in white, with gold lettering and a holly design in green and belongs to the “What is worth while series.”
Jefferson, Charles Edward. Minister as prophet, [**]90c. Crowell.
Originally given as a series of lectures before the Bangor theological seminary, these talks are “clear, luminous, pithy, cogent, full of practical suggestions” for ministers, students and the general public. The following chapters show the minister’s present position in general affairs; The dimension of the work, The three men involved (the physical man, the mental man, the spiritual man). The growing of sermons, Form and manner, The place of dogma in preaching.
“There are many books on the Christian ministry, and few are smaller than this and few more valuable.”
| + + + | Ind. 59: 331. Ag. 10, ‘05. 90w. |
“The general tone and spirit of these lectures is uplifting, clarifying, and stimulating to high endeavor.”
| + + | Outlook. 79: 1014. Ap. 22, ‘05. 300w. |