“Best” Books about Missions and Missionaries
Pioneering in Tibet By A lb e rt L . S helt on, M . D. Dr . S h elt on h a s bec om e w ide ly know n a s h av in g been c a p tu re d tw o y e a rs ag o an d held fo r ran som for th re e m o n th s b y a C hin ese ro b b er b an d . In a sim ple an d stra ig h tfo rw a rd w ay th e a u th o r tells th e s to ry of h is m issio n ary c a re e r of eighte en Fe ars. It is a th rillin g reco rd f b ra v e an d d ev o ted s e rv ice, a tte n d e d b y no little h a rd sh ip a n d d an g er, o n th e p a r t o f th e little g ro u p of pio neer s w ho h av e p e n e tra te d fa rth e st in to th e fo rbid den la n d o f T h ib et fr om th e C hin a sid e. Cl ot h, $1.25 Lives of Great Missionaries for Young People By Jean n e M . S errell S to ries o f D evoti on an d H erois m on th e foreig n Mis sio n F ie ld s. R ecord s o f deeds of c o u r age a n d d evotio n done on th e m issio n fie lds o f th e w orld . In stin c t w ith th e s p irit o f th e G reat Co mm iss io n, th ey re te ll, in a d elig htf ul a n d re fresh in g w ay , th e sto rie s of th e g re a t m issio n aries— C a rey, Ju d so n , P a to n , L iv in g sto ne, H ud so n T ay lo r, M ar y S le ssor, C oil la rd, a n d o th ers. C lo th, $1.25 The Career f a Cobbler T he L ife S to ry of W illi am C arey By M a rg a re t T . A p p leg arth A band o n in g th e u su a l b io g rap h ical m eth ods, M iss Ap - pie g a rth h as V is hm usw am , a H in du, te ll th e life sto ry of W illi am C arey to a n in c re d u lo us listen er. A s th e sto ry is unfold ed, th e read e r catch es th e spel l of C arey ’s w onderful lif e a s i t g rip s th e sk ep tical H in du. T he ta le is to ld in w arm , co nvincin g fash io n , m ark ed b y m uch genuin e lo cal co lor, a n d ch arg e d w ith th e g lam o u r of th e E a st. C lo th, 75c
African Adventurers
Sadhu Sundar Singh M rs. A rth u r P a rk e r
Jean K enyon M ac ken zi e T hese sto rie s of A frican li fe h av e th a t fascin a tin g realism a n d w onderful a t m osphere o f th e a u th o r’s "B lack S hee p." Boys an d g irls a s wel l a s o ld er peo pl e wi ll bec om e in te re ste d in th e se sim ple, childlike^ peopl e, a n d M iss io ns in A frica wi ll becom e a la stin g re a lity to th em . Cl ot h, $1.25 Stories from Foreign Lands By C ora B an k s P ie rc e and H azel N o rth ro p T h e scenes of th e se fa s cin a tin g ta le s a re s e t in far- f co rn e rs o f th e e a rth . C hil dren o f T u rk ey , P ersia, A rm enia, A frica an d " th e is le s of th e se a ” a re p o rtra y ed w ith skil lful h an d , an d giv en a w ealth o f in te re stin g an d y e t now is e im probable ad v en tu re. Wel l calcu la ted to stim u la te in te re s t in m is sio n ary en d eav o r, especiall y in ju n io r circles. C lo th , $1.25 The Book of Missionary Heroes B asil M at hew s T h is book te lls sto rie s of th e th rillin g a d v en tu res an d d a rin g a c ts of th e g re a t h roes o f sea a n d la n d who h av e faced p erils am o n g wild b e a s ts a n d w il der me n, to te ll th em of th e lo ve of God. E very s to ry is n o t only h is to ric a lly to ld, b u t th e n a rra tiv e is a c c u ra te in detail . C lo th, $1.50 Lamplighters Across the Sea By M a rg a re t T . A p p leg arth In th is bo o k b o y s a n d g ir ls no w h a v e th e s to ry of th e tra n sla tio n of th e Bibl e in to th e lan g u ag e of m issio n field s n d its w onderful in fluen ce in tra n sfo rm in g th e li fe of th e peo pl e o f th e se lands. Clo th , $1 .25
T he m arv ello u sly in te re s t in g sto ry o f onfe o f In d ia's m o st rem ark ab le n ativ e C h ristian s. H is s to ry , ab ly to ld b y Mr s. A rth u r P a rk e r, read s lik e a book of A po sto lic a d v en tu re. R ejected b y hi s fa m ily he h a s be com e In d ia 's fo rem o st ev an g e list. B y all m eans b uy, read an d c irc u la te th is sp le ndid bo ok. C lo th , $1.2 5 Captain Bickel o f the Inland Sea C harles K endall H a rrin g to n T he d e a th o f C a p ta in L uk e W. Bic kel closed a c a re e r of e a rth ly serv ice u n iq u e in m o d em m issio n a ry an n als. C ap tain Bic kel w as a m an of sple ndid c o n stru c tiv e a b ility a n d h is w ork on th e Gos pel S hip o f th e In lan d Sea of Ja p a n c re a te d a n u n u su al in te re s t in b o th th e m an an d h is m issio n. P ric e $1 .75 Grenfell of the Labradot D illon W allace H av in g him self b ra v e d th e h ard sh ip s a n d p erils of th e L a b ra d o r co u n try , a n d know in g well how to reac h h is boy-audience, D illon W alla ce h a s p ro d u ced a sto ry of th e g re a t L a b ra d o r Missi on axy an d B enefacto r, w hic h should q u ick ly ta k e a fro n t place am ong W allac e's p o p u lar sto rie s o f a d v e n tu re in th e F a r N o rth . A s to ry fo r boys. Illu stra te d . C lo th , $1 .5 0 Chinese Heart Throbs Jen n ie V. H ughes A c h arm in g te n d e r serie s o f sk etc h es a n d sto rie s w rit te n b y one w ho h a s a ra re in sig h t in to a n d sym p ath y w ith th e pe ople o f C hin a am ong w ho m sh e h a s lab o red m any y e a rs a s a m issio n ary . C lo th , $1 .50
If m on ey does n o t accom p an y o rd er, goods will b e se n t C. O. D., u n less o th erw ise If b ooks a re to co m e by m ail ad d 10% fo r p o stag e. BIOLA BOOK ROOM, Bible Institute, Los Angeles, Cal. 330
Made with FlippingBook Online document