Tue Cuitpeen's Cam Tniveraliy Press, Puce S/ee In the spring of 1923 the Cambridges hire Education Committee appointed an advisory committee to draw up a syllabus for religious teaching in the county. The task of Preparing the syllabus fell amongst others to Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, King Edward Professor of English in the University of Cambridge. The advisory committee considered that for schools using the syllabus a Bible containing the passages of Scripture mentioned in it would be fof value. The Children's Bible is accordingly based on that portion of the syllabus which is prescribed for children of from seven to 11 years of age. The text used is in [general that of the Authoritized Version, which here and there the [change of a word or the adaptation of an old spelling to that more commonly used in school.
The Children's Bible, it should be explained, is in no sense intended to be a substitute for the whole Bible. On the contrary, the editors hope that the possession, in a coven-fent form, of those parts of Seripture most attractive to children may lead many to a lifelong love of the Christian story and the Word of The editors associated with Professor Quiller-Couch in the prepar tion of this little book are Alexander Nairne and T. R. Glover.
We are sure that all teachers and parents will be pleased with this [book which supplies a want that surely ought to have been filled before. We commend the book to Sunday School teachers and especially to societies such as the Christian Literature Society in the hope that a. translation of the book may be made for the Chinese, for we often wonder wh average Chinese—adult of child—must feel at having the whole Bible from Genesis to the Apocalypse suddenly thrust into his hands.
The Syndies of the Cambridge! University Press also publish "The Little Chilaren's Bible," a smaller book based on that part of the advisory committee's syllabus which is [prepared for children of from f to seven years of age. Both of these wonderfully attractive books may be had locally at. the Mission Book Company, North Szechuen Road, Shanghai, CHINESE PROSPERITY,
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