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A n n a C o o p e ; S ky P ilo t of th e S an B ias Ind ian s An Autobiography— T h is b o o k will give you h o u rs of delight and a rich fund of in form ation. It tells of th e new w om en an d ch ild ren of San Bias Islands, off the coast of C e n tra l A m e r ica. U tterly alone, Miss C o ope to o k the sw eetness of hom e-life and civilization to this isolated people. Price $1.25 Seven Y ears in C eylon M. & M. Leitch You a re su re to be in terested in this recital of m issionary w o rk in fa r aw ay C eylon. It m akes no claim s fo r itself except th a t it is a tru e sto ry of w h a t th e 'L o rd can and will do in th e w ay of Soul Saving th ro u g h those w ho a re absolutely yielded to Him . . Price $1.00 M issionary R ead ing s fo r M issionary P rog ram s Belle M. Brain T h e tw enty-five readings con tain ed in this b o o k cover a w ide ra n g e of topics in cluding trag e d y an d com edy, p ath o s a n d hum or. A ll, how ever, have th eir m ission being profitable fo r in sp iratio n instru ctio n and e n tertainm en t. Use* these readings w ith y o u r m issionary society and see th e atte n d an c e grow . Price 75c T h e L o rd s of th e D evil’s P a rad ise G.’Sydney P aternoster T h is book unfolda_a sto ry th a t is alm ost beyond belief— th e grim sto ry of ru b b er collection in th a t fa r aw ay region of the u p p e r Am azon. It tells a tale of h o rro rs so abom inable th a t it is difficult to a sso ciate them w ith beings in w hom a single sp a rk of o rd in ary h um anity lingers. Price $1.75 T h e New A c ts of th e A po stles Dr. A. T. Pierson T his book very clearly depicts the m a r vels of m odern m issions. It com pares th e C h ristian C h u rc h in the. n in eteen th c e n tury, especially in th eir m issionary aspects, and b rings ou t th e fe atu res of resem blance and of c o n tra st betw een them . No stu d e n t of m issions can afford to be w ith o u t this book. Price $1.50
T h e M en o f th e M ountains A rthur W. Spaulding
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