With an Introduction by Bishop William F. McDowell. Oriental Hand-Painted Illustrations. 8vo, cloth, gilt top, net $1.50.
This is one of the notable books of the year. China looms large in current political and religious interest, so that this life story of one who for nearly half a century has been closely identified with social and religious reform in that country must have a large place in current literature. The book is more than ordinarily notable also because of its profuse and beautiful illustrations.
G. L. WHARTON
Life of G. L. Wharton
By Mrs. Emma Richardson Wharton. Illustrated, 12mo, gilt top, cloth, net $1.25.
A biography of a pioneer missionary of the F. C. M. S., written by a devoted wife who shared the experiences of her husband in a long service in India and Australia. It is a life of unusual interest and an important addition to the annals of modern missionary effort.
ROBERT E. SPEER, D. D.
The Foreign Doctor: “The Hakim Sahib”
A Biography of Joseph Plumb Cochran, M.D., of Persia. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth, net $1.50.
Dr. Cochran came to a position of power in Western Persia which made his life as interesting as a romance. He was one of the central figures in the Kurdish invasion of Persia, and was the chief means of saving the city of Uramia. In no other biography is there as full an account of the actual medical work done by the medical missionary, and of the problem of the use of the political influence acquired by a man of Dr. Cochran’s gifts and opportunities.