The first edition came out in September 1945 shortly after the end of World War II. It resulted from the exercise of a number of brethren in South-West England who were burdened to meet the need among assemblies in the UK for a consistent ministry of the word through a well-balanced and Christ-centred magazine. Its stated purpose was that, on a monthly basis, articles of an evangelistic, expository and informative nature should be freely available to all. While the aim to publish monthly was never realised, the other three objectives most certainly were. Even today the magazine is characterised by these qualities: evangelistic; expository; informative.

This book, Volume 2 of the magazine, covers the years 1948-9. Whilst it contains the same rich mix of material, it also introduces us to new authors who were to become regular contributors to the magazine over the years.