Young people, as creators of public sentiment, 197;
opportunity of for Christian service, 10

Ziska, General, 166

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~The Forward Mission Study Courses~

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"Anywhere, _provided it be_ FORWARD."--_David Livingstone_

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_Prepared under the auspices of the

YOUNG PEOPLE'S MISSIONARY MOVEMENT_

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:--Harry Wade Hicks, S. Earl Taylor, John W.
Wood, F. P. Haggard, T. H. P. Sailer.

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The Forward Mission Study Courses are an outgrowth of a conference of
leaders in Young People's Mission Work, held in New York City, December,
1901. To meet the need that was manifested at that conference for
Mission Study Text-books suitable for young people, two of the
delegates, Professor Amos R. Wells, of the United Society of Christian
Endeavor, and Mr. S. Earl Taylor, Chairman of the General Missionary
Committee of the Epworth League, projected the Forward Mission Study
Courses. These courses have been officially adopted by the Young
People's Missionary Movement, and are now under the immediate direction
of the Executive Committee of the Movement, which consists of the young
people's secretaries, or other official representatives of twelve of the
leading missionary boards of the United States and Canada.

The aim is to publish a series of text-books covering the various home
and foreign mission fields, and written by leading authorities with
special reference to the needs of young people. The entire series when
completed will comprise perhaps as many as twenty text-books. A general
account will be given of some of the smaller countries, such as Japan,
Korea, and Turkey; but, for the larger fields, as China, Africa, and
India, the general account will be supplemented by a series of
biographies of the principal missionaries connected with the country.
The various home mission fields will also be treated both biographically
and historically.

The following text-books have been published:--

~1. The Price of Africa.~ (Biographical.) By S. Earl Taylor.

~2. Into All the World.~ A General Survey of Missions. By Amos R.
Wells.

~3. Princely Men in the Heavenly Kingdom.~ (Biographical.) By
Harlan P. Beach, M.A., F.R.G.S.

~4. Child Life in Mission Lands.~ A Course of Study for Junior
Societies. By Ralph E. Dif