King's Business - 1923-03

Interesting Books Missions and Missionaries

Hudson Taylor, and the China Inland Mission D r. a n d M rs. H ow ard T aylor T his book tells th e sto ry of th e la te r years of th e C hina Inland M ission a n d is^ a co n ­ tin u atio n of th e sto ry begun in "H udson T ay lo r in E arly Y ears.” It is a m arvelous record of th e grow th of a w ork of God, so m arvelous in fact, th a t if w e did n o t know th a t it w as a n absolutely tru e record of events w e w ould be inclined to class it as pure fiction. C loth, $3.75

Hudson Taylor in Early Years D r. a n d M ra. H ow ard T aylor T his book m akes no claim to be an y th in g b u t a tim ely a n d grateful reco rd of the L o rd 's dealing w ith H udson ■T ay lo r in th e early y ears of th e China Inland M ission. It is n o t fiction, tho u g h th e form in w hich it com es to us is unusual, p erh ap s, fp r a biography. It is th e faithful sto ry of th e grow th of a soul in th e know ledge an d love of God. C loth, $3.00

The Career of a Cobbler M a rg a re t T . A p p le g a rth

A b a n d o n in g the u su al b io g ra p h ic a l m ethods, M rs. A p p le g a rth has V is h m u - swam , a H in d u , te ll the life sto ry of W illia m C a re y to a n in c re d u lo u s liste n e r. A s the sto ry is unfolded, the read er catches the sp e ll of C a re y ’s w o n d e rfu l life , as it g rip s the ske p tical H in d u , who, b e g in n in g b y u tte rly d e sp isin g the cob b ler as a w o rk e r in le ath e r— the m ost outcast of a ll o ccu p atio n s in the eyes o f a H in d u — ends b y bow in g h is sca rle t tu rb an to the dust in h um b le p ra y e r to the G o d of “C a re y S a h ib “ . C lo th , 7 5 c Missionary Heroes of Africa R ev. J . H . M orrison African Adventures Jean K enyon M ackenzie The fam ous a u th o r of The Bells of the Blue Pagoda Jean C arte r C ochran

"B lack Sheep" h as given to th ese sto ries of A frican life th a t sam e fascin atin g real­ ism . B oys a n d girls, an d grow n-ups as well, w ill be tra n sp o rte d a cro ss th e seas a n d see th in g s th ro u g h th e eyes of th e children of the d ark continent. T he re a d ­ e r’s in te re st in th ese simple, child-like people is irre sisti­ bly aro u sed a n d m issions in A frica becom e a lastin g reality. C loth, $1.25

T his book is, b y m any, re ­ garded as th e b e st sto ry of life in China th a t h as been p u t o u t th u s far. It is true to life, to every p h ase of life you touch. N othing is overdraw n. All th e c h a ra c ­ te rs are tru e to w h at has happened in recen t y ears. C loth, $1.75

T he a u th o r, w ho h as tra v ­ eled fa r an d wide, h as now w ritten a series of ten sto ries giving th e lives of such m is­ sionaries to A frica a s: R ob­ e rt M offat, John D avid L iv­ in g sto n , Jo h n M ackenzie, S tew art of Lovedale, M ackay of U ganda, G renfell of the Congo, C oillard of Zam besi, and M ary Slessor of C alabar. C loth, $1.50

Pastor Hsi, One of China’s Christians M rs. H o w a rd T a y lo r

T h is is a v e ry u n u su a l life sto ry of a m an who was one of C h in a s scholars, but who, th ro u gh the o p ium habit, descended to the low est depths th at it w ould seem possib le fo r a h um an to go, and then, C h ris t cam e in to h is life , it w as tra n s­ form ed and he becam e a n outstand ing fig u re fo r G o d . O n e of C h in a ’s great C h ristia n s. C lo th , $ 2 .0 0 If m oney does n o t accom pany order, goods will be sen t C. O. D., unless otherw ise specified. If books a re to come by m ail a d d 10% for postage. B10LA BOOK ROOM, Bible Institute, Los Angeles, Cal. 327

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