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 MISSIONS ROBERT McCHEYNE MATEER Character Building in China The Life Story of Julia Brown Mateer. With In- troduction by Robert E. Speer. Illustrated, net $i.oo. Robert E. Speer says: "Mrs. Mateer belonged to the old heroic school which did hard things without making any fuss, which achieved the impossible because it was one's duty to achieve it. May this story of her strong, vigorous life be the summons to many young women in our colleges and Church to-day. — From the Introduction. GEORGE F. HERRICK, D.D. Fifty Years Missionary of the American Board in Turkey Christian and Mohammedan A Plea for Bridging the Chasm. Illustrated, i2mo, cloth, net $1.25. "Dr. Herrick has given his life to missionary work among the Mohammedans. This book is the mature expres- sion of his profound belief that the followers of the Arabian Prophet are to be won to Christianity by patiently showing Jesus Christ, with kindly appreciation of the good while fully fauging the deadly evil of their religious system. Opinions rom leading missionaries to Mohammedans, in all parts of the world have been brought together in the book. — Henry Otis Dwight. LL.D. EDWARD C. PERKINS, M. D. A Glimpse of the Heart of China Illustrated, i6mo, cloth, net 60c. "A simple, clear story from a physician's point of view of the sickness, the unnecessary suffering, the ignorant and superstitious practice of the native physician, constrasted with the comfort and healing that follow in the wake of the skillful treatment of a Christian Chinese 'woman doc- tor,' has in it many elements of interest. The reader of these pages feels that he has truly had a 'glimpse of the heart of China.' " — Missionary Voice. ANSriCE ABBOTT The Stolen Bridegroom eas^¥5d?a"nTvlls With Introduction by George Smith, C.I.E., Au- thor of "The Conversion of India." Illustrated, i2mo, cloth, net 75c. "The author reveals, as only an expert could, the life of the Marathi women of Western India. With delicate touch, but realistic effect, she draws back the curtain that conceals the Zenana The Missionary with the native Bible- woman is seen on her daily round of^ love and mercy, in the home, the hospital and the school, winning the weary and despairing women and widows." — George Smith.