The Best Books on Missions The Pastor and Modem Missions By John >R. Mott. This, book sets The Modem Mission Century Viewed as a Cycle of Divine Working By Arthur T. Pierson. A review o f
forth th esitu a tion in the unevangel ized world which confronts the churches o f Christendom, shows the vital and potent relation that the Christian ministry sustains to the missionary enterprise, and indicates the means which may be employed by pas tors jn order to realize the missionary pos sibilities o f the' Church. Paper, 40c; cloth. .j. .............................. $1.00 19 Centuries o f Missions By Mrs. William W . Scudder. This handbook was prepared especially for young people. It is unique and compre- sive, and covers the entire field o f mis sions from the first to the close o f the nineteenth century. It furnishes just the information needed in the Sunday School and young people’s societies. ...._____ _____ g ..... .C~~~.........................50c The Present World Situation By John R. Mott. The author shows that the present world situation is unpre cedented in opportunity, in danger and in urgency-—that it demands from the forces o f pure Christianity the development and exercise o f statesmanship, the Christian ization o f the impact o f our Western civ ilization on the non-Christian world, a closer and more practical co-operation and unity among Christians in their missionary tasks, and a far larger emphasis on the spiritual side o f the stupendous undertak ing o f making Christ and His truth known 'and obeyed cjmong all men. Paper, 40c; cloth................................... $1.00 By Arthur J. Brown. This study is offered as an aid to Christian workers in effectively assisting these rising Churches, in guiding them wisely, in avoiding harm ful policies, arid in co-operating harmon iously with them as they develop indepen dent power. Paper ........................................................... 40c The Decisive Hour o f Christian Missions By John R. Mott. The central idea o f this book was suggested by studies on the subj ect: “ Carrying the Gospel to all the Non-Christian World.” The book is based almost entirely upon the informa tion furnished by trusted correspondents, representing every part o f the world under review. Paper, 40c; cloth...___................. ........65c Rising Churches in Non-Christian Lands
the missions o f the nineteenth century with reference to thé superintending prov idence of God. The studies in world-wide missions, begun forty years ago, find their latest fruit in this book. Such studies in mission history give new nerve to all .holy endeâvor. They who do the preaching may rest in the promised Presence which always means Power ; and all who go or send, give and pray, may be content, like those o f Thessalonica, to “serve arid wait.” ................................ ......................,..c .,; ..$ i.o o The Evangelization o f the World in This Generation By John R. Mott. The author first defines the meaning o f the title o f the book. He thén dwells^ upon our obliga tion, and the difficulties in the way. He shows the possibility o f. evangelizing the world in this generation in view o f the achievements o f the first generation of Christians, in view o f some modern mis sionary achievements, in view o f the oppor tunities, facilities and resources, o f the Church, and as viewed by leaders in the Church. He presents the factors essential to the object in view, and closes with the title o f the book as a watchword. ........... ........................................................ $ 1.00 The Missionary Prospect By Charles H. Robinson. The author says in his introduction : “Upon the answer to the question, What is the mis sionary prospect today? depends the answer to the further question, What hope is there o f maintaining the belief in the Christian faith at home?” A fter making a careful -study o f the situation, he closes the subject iyith an encouraging chapter on “ Grounds o f Hope.” Paper ....................................... .................... 40c The Crisis o f Missions By A. T." Pierson. The author believes that the pillar o f God still moves before His people.. He writes : “Under the com bined influence o f such an array o f proof from Scripture, from history, arid from experience, that the spirit o f missions is the spirit o f Christ, the whole heart and mind o f a true disciple burn with convic tion and glow with enthusiasm in the direc tion o f the work o f witnessing to a lost world.” Paper 35c
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