Show Christ Depicted Popular Teacher by Bruce Barton Brilliant and Inspired Work Gives Reader Readers s New Perspective By J. J MARTIN DALE Bruce Bartons Barton's two Nobody Knows books continue in the best selling class and its it's little wonder for they are telling the average man and woman what a fount of inspiration Is to be found in the Bible and the life Jile fe of Christ The Man of Nazareth Is revealed a ag as a hurh human n cheerful courageous practical leader and teacher teacher inThe in inThe The rhe Man N Nobody bodY Knows All the richness richness' of the Bible as literature re history and a study In life and philosophy Is shown in Jn the readable readable readable read read- read read- able style of Mr 11 Bartons Barton's The Book Nobody Knows Christ Christ is ig pictured so constantly t to us as the Man Ian of of Sorrows So its it's good to be reminded that He wasa wasa cheerful man man THe He had to be beIn In of His problems Christ Chist Christa a faU failure re Read Reid what 1 Barton writes I A A phyS wrinkling Where did they get that idea dea Jesus Jesus' pushed push push- ed a plane and swung an ar adze He was a successful i Carpenter He lie slept outdoors and spent His days walking around His favorite lake lalie His muscles were Svere so strong trong that hat He th the m money ney changers out nobody dared to oppose Him SINNERS SINNER'S FRIENDA FRIEND A killjoy dl joy He was was the most popular popular pop pop- op- op ular dinner guest in T Jerusalem The criticism Which proper people made was that Ii H He spent pent too much time with publicans and sinners very good d fellows fe on the whole and enjoyed so society too too much touch They called him a wine bibber and gluttonous gluttonous gluttonous glut glut- glut glut- man t t A failure He picked ed up twelve men from the bottom ranks s of business and forged them them- into an organization th that t conquered the world Jesus infinitely surpassed all aU In fn Inthe inthe the surest sign of greatness greatness- h greatness-h- a su superiorIty superiority superiority su- su to to personal erson l resentment nent and small annoyances says Mr Ir Barton He had first of all the voice and m manner of the leader the personal magnetism gets loyalty and commands respect His ITis blazing conviction ii ii h. Himself was the first and greatest element In the success of Jesus The second was His wonderful power to pick men and to recognize hidden ca capacities ca- ca in them Nowhere is there ther such a star startling ling e ex example mple or l executive tive success success' as as' w t hi which h His organization was wiL brought to gether Various chapters depict Christ Christas as The Executive The Outdoor Outdo r Man ran The Sociable Man ManThe fan The Founder of Modern l Business The Master faster while others disclose His Method and His Advertisements NEW VIEWPOINT If It the presen present day day preacher wonders wonders won won- ders why his sermons are not bringIng bringing bring- bring Ing ng throngs to his services or getting getting get get- ting front page space in the newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- papers let him read what Mr Barton Barton Barton Bar Bar- ton says of Christs Christ's knowledge of or how now to command atte attention When He spoke He made what today would be termed front pae e news Mr 11 Barton gives men in all walks of life many things to think about in n his two tw books pooks He Ic makes malies you see Christ Jn In n a new light and few could help b but t be influenced to new nei Ideas deas of life through se seeing in the teachings of Jesus in a true per per- Bobbs Indianapolis Indian Indian- Bobbs Merrill Bobbs apolis Ind |