Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

tire department to prepare a dramatic presentation of selected Psalms for tfie Sunday morning congregation, an activity leading all the children to sense God's nearness and to experience real worship. The filmstrip is useful both for what it says and shows. Other Juniors and other teachers can get ideas from it. The full-color artwork is excellent. The printed guide for the user is complete and helpful. (SVE; 27 frames; §4.50.) Jim and a Decision Jim Makes a Decision shows an older Junior taking an active part in a discussion of the Great Commission Jesus gave His disciples. Jim is impressed with the size of the job yet to be done and decides he would like to be a Christian and help carry out Jesus' command. At the end of the filmstrip he is ready to enroll in the minister's communicant class. Excellent full-color artwork. Good scriptguide. Recommended for use with Juniors to give background for an understanding of church membership. (SVE: 30 frames; $4.50.) South India Mission Work Under the Banyan Tree is a 67frame color filmstrip with a reading script telling of mission work in South India. Indian Christians see in the giant banyan tree a symbol of the church, and indeed its friendly shade shelters many congregations in their early years. It was under such a tree that Devasahyam and Komala learned of Christ, were taught, were married, and at last began their work as pastor and wife. The photography is ver^' good, but a children's version of the adult script needs to be written. Recommended. (.American Baptist Convention, 152 Madison Ave., N. Y. 16. Price, $5.00.) Seeds Into Plants Every now and then the wise church school teacher reaches across into the school field for a science film to help her teach children about God's wonderful world. The Il-minute film. Seeds Grow Into Plants, is a film which Kindergarten and Primary teachers can reach for. It is, of course, a science film and the religious over-tones will need to be supplied by the user. This can be done by: (a) running it as a silent film for the younger children with the teacher supplying the commentary; (b) using the film as is with older children and then engaging them in meaningful religious talk about the things which the film shows. (Coronet Films, Coronet Building, Chicago 1; color or B&VV.) Story of Bells Did you ever wonder why a bell sounds as it does; why it is shaped as it is; how a bell differs from all other percussion instrimients; or what makes a perfect carillon bell? Well, if you have, you will find the answers to these and other questions interestingly presented in the sound and color motion picture Mission of the Bells. This 30-minute film, narrated by Milton Cross, tells of the influence of bells on man's life, from the earliest crude bells to the tonally perfect carillonic bell instruments of today. It explains why these superb instruments are replacing cast bells in the churches of the world. A good film all the way. and just the program for youth and adult groups in church, school and community. By using some recorded carillonic music, a splendid program can be built around this film. (Free from Schulmerich Carillons Inc., Sellersville, Pa.) About Conchise and Concha Indian Children, an .Admiral Pictures, Inc. (Hollywood 28) release, is a 15-minute documentary, in either B&W or color, which shows the life of two Papago Indian children. Conchise helps his father; Concha learns from her mother how to do the work of the house. There are glimpses of missionary work, and the whole treatment is appreciative. Recommended for children of the 4th grade and up. Urge Church Growth with these BROADMAN FILMS MY CHURCH 16 mm sound full color This new Broadman film sets forth in beautiful full-color the objectives and background of the present-day church. The responsibilities and work of the church from New Testament days are shown and compared with the aims and purposes of the church today. The need of the ministry of Sunday school, training, and fellowship in a church's program is pointed out. Running time, 10 minutes. Rental, $5.00 HOW TO VISIT 16 mm sound Many Christians have a desire to visit unenlisted church members and unsaved people, but do not know how to do it. This film is designed to help the inexperienced visitor get started and the experienced visitor become even more skilled. Discussion and demonstration are used to visualize correct procedures in visiting. Suggestions are given to deal with the common excuses the visitor hears. Running time, 12 minutes. Rental, $4.00 BROADMAN PRESS AT YOUR REGULAR FIIM SOURCE The Audio-Visuol Magazine — Sunnmer, 1956 229