Important Missionary Publications.
=AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN G. PATON.= Missionary to the New Hebrides. Introductory note by Arthur T. Pierson, D.D. 2 vols., 12mo., portrait and map, in neat box, net $2.00.
One of the most remarkable biographies of modern times.
“I have just laid down the most robust and the most fascinating piece of autobiography that I have met with in many a day.... It is the story of the wonderful work wrought by John G. Paton, the famous missionary to the New Hebrides; he was made of the same stuff with Livingstone.”—_T. L. Cuyler._
“It stands with such books as those Dr. Livingstone gave the world, and shows to men that the heroes of the cross are not merely to be sought in past ages.”—_Christian Intelligencer._
=THE LIFE OF JOHN KENNETH MACKENZIE.= Medical Missionary to China; with the story of the First Chinese Hospital by Mrs. Bryson, author of “Child Life in Chinese Homes,” etc. 12mo., cloth, 400 pages, price $1.50 with portrait in photogravure.
“The story of a singularly beautiful life, sympathetically and ably written.... A really helpful, elevating book.”—_London Missionary Chronicle._
“The volume records much that is fresh and interesting bearing on Chinese customs and manners as seen and vividly described by a missionary who had ample opportunities of studying them under most varied circumstances and conditions.”—_Scotsman._
=THE GREATEST WORK IN THE WORLD.= The Evangelization of all Peoples in the Present Century. By Rev. Arthur T. Pierson, D.D. 12mo., leatherette, gilt top. 35c.
The subject itself is an inspiration, but this latest production of Dr. Pierson thrills with the life which the Master Himself has imparted to it. It will be a welcome addition to Missionary literature.
=THE CRISIS OF MISSIONS.= By Rev. Arthur T. Pierson, D.D. Cloth, $1.25; paper, 35c.
“We do not hesitate to say that this book is the most purposeful, earnest and intelligent review of the mission work and field which has ever been given to the Church.”—_Christian Statesman._
=MEDICAL MISSIONS.= Their Place and Power. By John Lowe, F. R. C. S. E., Secretary of the Edinburgh Medical Mission Society. 12mo., 308 pages, cloth, $1.50.
“This book contains an exhaustive account of the benefits that may, and in point of fact do, accrue from the use of the medical art as a Christian agency. Mr. Lowe is eminently qualified to instruct us in this matter, having himself been so long engaged in the same field.”—_From Introduction by Sir William Muir._
=ONCE HINDU: NOW CHRISTIAN.= The early life of Baba Padmanji. Translated from the Marathi. Edited by J. Murray Mitchell, M. A., LLD. 12mo., 155 pages, with appendix. Cloth, 75c.
“A more instructive or more interesting narrative of a human soul, once held firmly in the grip of oriental superstition, idolatry and caste, gradually emerging into the light, liberty and peace of a regenerate child of God, does not often come to hand.”—_Missionary Herald._
=AN INTENSE LIFE.= By George F. Herrick. A sketch of the life and work of Rev. Andrew T. Pratt, M.D., Missionary of the A. B. C. F. M., in Turkey, 1852–1872. 16mo., cloth, 50c.
=EVERY-DAY LIFE IN SOUTH INDIA=, or, the Story of Coopooswamey. An Autobiography. With fine engravings by E. Whymper. 12mo., cloth, $1.00.
=THE CHILDREN OF INDIA=. Written for children by one of their friends. Illustrations and map. Small 4to., cloth, $1.25.
“These are good books for the Sunday-School Library, and will help young people in missionary societies who desire to have an intelligent idea of the people in India whom they are sending their money and their missionaries to convert.”—_Missionary Herald._
=HINDUISM, PAST AND PRESENT.= With an account of recent Hindu reformers, and a brief comparison between Hinduism and Christianity. By J. Murray Mitchell, M.A., LLD. 12mo., cloth, $1.60.