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Good ex-lib. brown buckram. Pages toned and loosening. Edited for the National Council of the Evangelical Free Churches. [3], ix-xi, 546 p.; 22.5 cm. [Reissue of 1910 edition] Contents: Preface -- Introduction: The modern social problem, by John Scott Lidgett -- 1. Social ideals in the Old Testament, W. H. Bennett -- 2. The Christian ideal revealed in Jesus, Alfred E. Garvie -- 3. The preparation for the Christian ideal in the gentile environment of the primitive church, C. Franklin Angus -- 4. The Christian ideal as realized in the primitive church, J. Vernon Bartlet -- 5. The factors in the expansion of the Christian church, by James Orr -- 6. The influence of the Christian church upon the Roman empire, H. H. Scullard -- 7. The influence of the Christian church on the social and ethical development of the middle ages, by H. B. Workman -- 8. The social principles and effects of the reformation, by H. Andrews -- 9. The evangelical revival and philanthropy, by Thomas Cuming Hall -- 10. Christianity and the French revolution, by J. Holland Rose -- 11. The social influence of Christianity as illustrated by modern foreign missions, by James S. Dennis -- Modern scientific and philosophic thought regarding human society, by Henry Jones -- Index (p. 523-46). Binding is Hardcover.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Very Good. Wood, Stanley L.; Soper, George; Tennant, Dudley; Smith, R.; Reynolds, Warwick; Peddie, T.; Holloway, W.H.; Gilbert, A.; Webb, Arch. (illustrator). First Edition. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Beyond the Law - Part II of the first true account of the exploits of the world's most outlaws, The Dalton Gang, written by their only survivor, Emmett Dalton; A Concert Party In the Desert - The "Roosters" Concert Party entertain troops in the Sinai Desert (with photos); Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part II of Fanny and William Workman's exploration of the Himalayas (with photos); The Cruise of the Cowboys - several men are Shanghaied at San Francisco but manage to escape on a small boat and get their revenge; The Hundredth Chance - illicit whisky distillers create major problems for Custom-house officer Alan Temple; ; Our Adventures in Sicily - travel adventures of Penelope and her husband; Boss of the Lava Walls - fight for dominance between two wallaroos; Children's Fight With a Panther - Anthony Farrer and Doreen Ashburnham, both of Cowichan Lake, British Columbia, fight off a panther and are awarded the Albert Medal by the King; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - Part III - Eva Jordan continues her 4,000 mile trek through the great Equatorial Forest of Central Africa; The Mad Druid - a young French girl, Aline Etieve, falls into the hands of a madman thinking himself to be the last Druid, and plotting to offer her as a human sacrifice; The Romance of Platinum-Mining - Ashmore Russan provides a striking account of this much-sought metal - article with photos of related activity on the Rio Opogodo, including a large dredge under construction; My Wanderings Through Texas - a breezy and fascinating pen-picture of a tramp through Texas; How We Outwitted the Bandits - two hostages eventually escape from bandits in Patagonia, South America; Wonders of British Guinana - E.C. Stembridge is enthusiastic over the future of this, the only possession of Great Britain on the mainland of South America; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [3], 90-176, 9-16 [ads]. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue.