H P Barker   F B Hole   J T Mawson   Hamilton Smith

H P Barker:

Harold Primrose Barker (1869-1952) spent many years among the Brethren. His written ministry is still great appreciated and sought after.

The Holy Spirit Here Today

ISBN: 0 901860 09 3;   Paperback;   176 pages;   £3.95

J T Mawson writes in his Foreword: "No subject can be of greater importance to the pardoned sinner than that of the Holy Spirit. His capacity to understand the things of God, his power for Christian living and service, the means by which he may commune with God and intercede with Him on behalf of others are all found in the Holy Spirit "Whom God has given to them that obey Him"." 

"The Holy Spirit Here Today" was previously published as "Christ's Vicar".

F B Hole:

Frank Binford Hole (1874-1964), evangelist, teacher, author, editor and publisher, played a significant role, during the first half of the twentieth century, in the dissemination of dispensational Bible teaching popularised by such as John Nelson Darby and William Kelly in the late nineteenth century. Whether speaking or writing, he was noted for his clarity of expression and apt illustrations. For many years he edited and contributed to two periodicals: "Edification" and later "Scripture Truth".

Frank B Hole was educated at King's School in The Strand, London. He worked in the family business, then in banking before becoming a full time evangelist, teacher, writer and publisher. His writings have been valued by Christians all over the world. Billy Graham, on one of his early visits to London sent Mr. Hole his personal greetings and expressed his gratitude for his writing ministry.

New Testament Commentary:

With an easy to read style, this commentary on the New Testament will be invaluable to Christians old and young who seek to understand the word of God, the salvation He offers in His Son and His plans for our lives.

Between 1928 and 1947 F B Hole wrote a series of articles in each of which he worked systematically, chapter by chapter, through a book in the New Testament. These have been collected into four volumes: The Gospels and Acts, Romans and Corinthians, Galatians to Philemon and Hebrews to Revelation, to create a substantial commentary covering the whole of the New Testament. Today, in the twenty-first century, they provide as valuable an aid to interpreting and applying New Testament principles as when they were first written. In his clear pithy style, the writer lays bare the heart of the teaching of the New Testament. Difficulties in interpretation are not avoided, nor the need to examine the practical response which understanding truth requires.

The Gospels and Acts

This volume is a chapter by chapter study of each of the four Gospels and the book of Acts.

ISBN: 978-0-901860-42-2   Paperback;   392 pages;   £15.50

ISBN: 978-0-901860-46-0   Hardback;   392 pages;   £26.75

Romans and Corinthians

ISBN: 978-0-901860-43-9;   Paperback;   176 pages;   £8.25

ISBN: 978-0-901860-47-7;   Hardback;   176 pages;   £19.50

Galatians to Philemon

ISBN: 978-0-901860-44-6;   Paperback;   204 pages;   £9.25

ISBN: 978-0-901860-48-4;   Hardback;   204 pages;   £20.25

Hebrews to Revelation

ISBN: 978-0-901860-45-3;  Paperback;   304 pages;   £12.50

ISBN: 978-0-901860-49-1;   Hardback;   304 pages;   £23.75

Salvation

ISBN: 0 901860 17 4;   Paperback;   211 pages;   £4.50

Originally published as "The Great Salvation" and "Outlines of Truth", this book includes such subjects as the faith, peace, justification, redemption, sanctification, the new nature and worship. God always intended that His children should have a complete understanding of His salvation. This book helps us to do this.

Key Teachings

ISBN: 0 901860 16 6;   Paperback;   151 pages;   £4.50

Originally published as "Foundations of Faith"; this book looks at subjects like The Person of Christ; Creation; Atonement: Resurrection and other important themes. In a day in which many of the foundations of Christianity are under attack, this book reaffirms the Biblical teachings about the Christian faith.

"The Epistle of Christ": A Report of Meetings held in Leeds for four days April 6th-9th, 1937 (editor)

ISBN: 0 901860 73 5;   Paperback;   140 pages;   £7.00

In 1937, F B Hole was invited, along with other leading teachers of the time in the Brethren movement (including W Bramwell Dick, Algernon J Pollock, Hamilton Smith, J T Mawson, J Houston and D Ross), to contribute to a series of meetings over four consecutive days on Christians' attitudes, aspirations and activities as they wait for the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. Notes taken during the meetings were revised by the participants, then edited by Mr Hole, giving a unique insight into the character and content of the event. The thoroughly Bible-based approach to the subject has much to teach us today. With Bible in hand, follow each scripture as it is expounded, and learn what it really means to be Christ's letter to the world in the twenty-first century.

Rebuilding Zion

ISBN: TBA;   Paperback;   198 pages;   £2.99

"The Old Testament is the history of man under the Law and its last word is 'curse'. The New Testament is the story of the appearing of God's grace and the last clause is 'The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ..."

This book is an exposition of the books of the exile: Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. Using the longing of God's ancient people for deliverance we are exhorted to rejoice in the day of grace in which we live, whilst we wait for the Lord's return and our complete deliverance from the things of this world.

J T Mawson:

John Thomas Mawson (1871-1943) was an outstanding evangelist, teacher and author. He edited and contributed to "Scripture Truth" magazine from its inception in 1909 until 1943 (initially sharing the editorship with H D R Jameson, until the latter's death in 1912). The content of some of his books was originally delivered in series of talks to Christians, young and old, and his writings have a pleasant conversational style about them which makes them easy to follow. His comment on the story of Elisha as "enlightening to the mind and delightful to the heart" describes well his own written ministry.

Delivering Grace

This book considers the life of Elisha, a remarkable prophet: of all the men who served God in Old Testament days, he stands out as the prophet of grace, and in that he was a foreshadow of the Lord Jesus Christ in His present place on the throne of grace in heaven, the Administrator of the grace of God to men. Only a shadow, and not the very image of Him, and as the shadow is nothing and the Substance is everything, so Elisha is nothing, except as his thrilling story does pictorially set before us the all-sufficient grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. And that is something, and well worthy of our study, for who can do without the Saviour and His grace? The procession of needy folk with their burdens and ills and problems and sorrows pass before Elisha in its pages. We watch them as they come and go, and recognise our own spiritual needs portrayed in them; but as Elisha was the man for them all, so is his great Antitype the Man for us. It is of Him the author writes, joyfully, thankfully, and with a full assurance. The author uses scenes from Elisha's experience to meditate on the later, and perfect, life of Jesus Christ, as he develops his theme of "the secret of spiritual victory, peace and joy".

ISBN: 978-0-901860-64-4;  Paperback;   192 pages;   £8.75

ISBN: 978-0-901860-78-1;   Hardback;   192 pages;   £20.00

Hamilton Smith:

Another of the great Spiritual leaders among the Brethren, Hamilton Smith (1862-1943), born in Barnes, Surrey, the son of a sea captain, was employed in the office of his uncle's building firm, where he was later joined by his cousin F B Hole. By 1901, married and living in Sutton, Surrey, with his wife and young family, he had retired from the building trade and entered full-time upon the task of building up the church of God. Later in life, he moved to Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, his wife Rachel's home county. His personal ministry was delivered in the United Kingdom, but his written ministry continues to be read worldwide. Along with H P Barker, A J Pollock, J T Mawson and F B Hole he frequently contributed articles to "Scripture Truth" magazine, which often provided the basis for books later published by the Central Bible Truth Depot. Hamilton Smith's written expositions of the Scriptures are brief: in keeping with a desire "to be nothing and to give Christ all the glory". Yet they are clear and very much to the point: "If we present doctrines with all the arguments for and against, leaving our hearers to judge whether it be true or not, we shall hardly be speaking with authority, but rather as those who are groping for the truth. We are to speak as those who, by grace, know the certainty of the truth they proclaim." He is probably best known for his Old Testament character studies, but he also wrote topical studies and expositions of Bible books. Hamilton Smith's writings are appreciated and treasured all over the world.

The Lord is My Shepherd (and other papers)

ISBN: 0 901860 06 9;   Paperback ;    97 pages;   £2.95

A collection of fourteen papers written for the edification of the saints. It includes: "The Lord is my shepherd", "Abide in Me", "Epistles of Christ" and "The Lord Thy Keeper".

The Gospel of Mark: An Expository Outline

A verse-by-verse study of the Gospel of Mark, with particular emphasis on the dispensational approach to its interpretation and application.

ISBN: 978-0-901860-69-9;   Paperback;   144 pages;   £7.25

ISBN: 978-0-901860-70-5;   Hardback;   144 pages;   £18.25

Elijah: A Prophet of the Lord

This volume traces the major events of the life of Elijah, with all the highs and lows in his work as a prophet. He knew only too well the inadequacies of his own humanity. But Elijah knew the living God, was conscious of His presence, and was aware that prayer brought him into contact with the greatest power in the universe. By experience, he comes to understand that the God of creation, power and judgment, is supremely the God of grace. At each step, the author presents clear, practical lessons for Christians today as they too seek to present God's word with authority to an indifferent or antagonistic world.

ISBN: 978-0-901860-68-2;   Paperback;   80 pages;   £5.99

Elisha: The Man of God

This volume examines the history of Elisha, the man of God. Like a heavenly stranger he passes on his way morally apart from all, while in grace the servant of all, accessible alike to rich and poor. He is found in every condition of life; he comes into contact with every class; he moves at times within the land of Israel, and at times he passes beyond its bounds. But, wherever he is, in whatever circumstances he is found, with whoever he comes into contact, his sole business is to make known the grace of God. Sometimes he is mocked; sometimes ignored and forgotten; at times men plot to take his life; but in spite of all opposition he pursues his service of love. He allows nothing in his ways and manner of life that is inconsistent with his ministry of grace. He refuses riches and gifts, content to be poor that others may be enriched. Thus in many ways he foreshadows Christ, who lived among us full of grace and truth; who became poor that we might be rich; who endured the contradiction of sinners, and who, at last, gave up His life that grace might reign through righteousness. But Elisha is also the pattern for every believer in Christ, teaching us at all times to be the exponents, in a needy world, of the grace of God that has reached us in our degradation in order to have us with and like the Man Christ Jesus in heaven.

ISBN: 978-0-901860-79-8;   Paperback;   92 pages;   £5.99

Short Papers on the Church

Like much of Hamilton Smith's writing, the contents of this volume first appeared as a series of articles in "Scripture Truth" magazine.

"Without Scriptural thoughts as to the truth of the great mystery concerning Christ and the Church we shall not be able intelligently to enjoy Christian fellowship, take up the service of the Lord, or even fulfil the ordinary duties of life".

With this in mind, the author provides a systematic exposition of Biblical teaching on the Church: its prediction and establishment; God's ultimate and present plans for it; regulations for its administration; and lessons from its consideration as the house of God and the body of Christ. The book ends with practical instructions for the 21st century Christian.

ISBN: 978-0-901860-80-4;   Paperback;   96 pages;   £6.00

Extracts from the Letters of Samuel Rutherford (selected by Hamilton Smith)

The letters of Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) have been a source of encouragement and inspiration to Christians for over 350 years; but to the modern reader their language and structure can often hinder the enjoyment of their true value.

In 1913, Hamilton Smith (1862-1943) set out to make the heart of the letters (and of Rutherford himself) more accessible to the reader of his day. He organised a selection of extracts under topical headings covering such themes as warning, peace, evil, the Devil, death, comfort, pilgrimage, glory and, above all, Christ. Retaining Rutherford's original text, with occasional explanatory footnotes, he created a volume of devotional readings which have stood the test of time in sharing Rutherford's passion for the love of Christ.

The publisher is pleased to make this classic work available once again. This book was originally published by the Central Bible Truth Depot in 1913 as the first in a 3-volume series entitled "Gleanings from the Past", making the best of devotional, Christ-uplifting writing of the English Puritans available to Christians of a later time. We trust to bring the remaining two volumes ("Extracts from the Writings of William Gurnall" and "Extracts from the Writings of Thomas Watson") to press during the remainder of 2008.

ISBN: 978-0-901860-81-1;   Paperback;   96 pages;   £6.00

The Epistle to the Romans: An Expository Outline

A verse-by-verse study of the Epistle to the Romans, expounding its great theme of God's good news about His Son.

In the prologue to his translation of Romans, William Tyndale wrote, quoting Martin Luther: "Forasmuch as this epistle is the principal and most excellent part of the new Testament and most pure ... glad tidings, ... and also is a light and a way unto the whole scripture; I think it meet 'that every christian man not only know it, by rote and without the book, but also exercise himself therein evermore continually, as with the daily bread of the soul. No man verily can read it too oft, or study it too well; for the more it is studied, the easier it is; the more it is chewed, the pleasanter it is; and the more groundly it is searched, the preciouser things are found in it', so great treasure of spiritual things lieth hid therein."

Hamilton Smith does a great service in this volume, never before published in book form, in sharing, in his easy-to-read style, the results of his own reading, studying, chewing and searching of Romans in order that another generation can enjoy the epistle William Kelly described as the one "which more than any other approaches a complete treatise on the fundamentals of Christian doctrine".

Written in 1935, but hitherto unpublished in book form, the publisher is pleased to make this valuable work available to a wide reading public.

ISBN: 978-0-901860-85-9;   Paperback;   196 pages;   £9.00

Early 20th Century Catalogue

Title	ISBN	Author
The Holy Spirit Here Today	0901860093	Barker, Harold Primrose
Salvation	0901860174	Hole, Frank B.
Key Teachings	0901860166	Hole, Frank B.
Rebuilding Zion		Hole, Frank B.
The Gospels and Acts	978-0-901860-42-2 (paperback) 978-0-901860-46-0 (hardback)	Hole, Frank B.
Romans and Corinthians	978-0-901860-43-9 (paperback) 978-0-901860-47-7 (hardback)	Hole, Frank B.
Galatians to Philemon	978-0-901860-44-6 (paperback) 978-0-901860-48-4 (hardback)	Hole, Frank B.
Hebrews to Revelation	978-0-901860-45-3 (paperback) 978-0-901860-49-1 (hardback)	Hole, Frank B.
"The Epistle of Christ"	978-0-901860-73-6 (paperback)	Hole, Frank B. (editor)
Delivering Grace	978-0-901860-64-4 (paperback) 978-0-901860-78-1 (hardback)	Mawson, John Thomas
The Lord is My Shepherd	0901860069	Smith, Hamilton
The Gospel of Mark	978-0-901860-69-9 (paperback) 978-0-901860-70-5 (hardback)	Smith, Hamilton
Elijah: a Prophet of the Lord	978-0-901860-68-2 (paperback)	Smith, Hamilton
Elisha: the Man of God	978-0-901860-79-8 (paperback)	Smith, Hamilton
Short Papers on the Church	978-0-901860-80-4 (paperback)	Smith, Hamilton
Extracts from the Letters of Samuel Rutherford	978-0-901860-81-1 (paperback)	Rutherford, Samuel; Smith, Hamilton (selector)
The Epistle to the Romans	978-0-901860-85-9 (paperback)	Smith, Hamilton