Appropriate Gifts AND Missionary Supplies
Books for Children and Youth
“Best Stories From the Best Book”
The stories in this book have been prepared with special reference to teaching the truth in a manner easily understood by children. 200 large pages, beautifully illustrated.
Board covers ..................$.50
Full cloth .................... .75 A biography of the principal children mentioned in the Bible, written especially for young people. These stories will mold the mind, quicken the conscience, and prepare the children for true Christian lives. 144 pages, illustrated.
Cloth binding ..................$.50 A book of sparkling, invigorating counsel which will help any boy in the attainment of manliness and success. 134 pages. Price, $1.25. This book is full of faithful warnings and helpful suggestions, and is illustrated by sketches representing various stages of human development.
Cloth binding ..................$.75 Cheerful, friendly talks to young women, telling them how to mold their temperaments and shape their characters to sweetest and noblest influence. Illustrated; beautiful cover; 158 pages.
Price ..........................$1.25 Talks with a young girl concerning herself. A book explaining the origin and development of life in language intelligible to young girls. 94 pages; neatly bound.
Price ..........................$.25 Talks with a boy concerning himself. A book containing the simple truths of life development and sex. Adequately and delicately written to present these truths in language intelligible to boys from ten to fourteen years of age. This book should be given to every boy approaching manhood. Price, 55 cents. “Story of Pitcairn Island”
This is a wonderful story of the settlement of Pitcairn Island, as told by a native daughter, showing the story of the development of a happy race of islanders. 226 pages.
Cloth ..........................$1.00
Paper .......................... .50 The object of this little book is to teach reading, and at the same time combine lessons that will instil into the mind of the learner the truths of the gospel. 96 pages, illustrated.
Board covers ...................$.25
Cloth covers ................... .50 A book for girls. “It ought to reach the hands of every girl.”—St. Paul Pioneer Press. “Every girl’s mother ought to make her a present of this book.”—St. Louis Times. Handsome cover; 271 pages. Price, $1.25. “Little Folks’ Bible Nature”
A book of simple graded lessons on Bible nature, beginning with light, and continuing with the study of creation according to the order of the Scriptures. Each subject is thoroughly illustrated. 144 pages; beautifully bound.
Board ..........................$.25
Cloth .......................... .50 An excellent book telling how an unhappy home was made happy. It is a bright and cheery volume for both old and young. 206 pages; illustrated.
Paper covers, 25 cents; cloth binding, 50 cents. A most interesting story of the life of Jonathan, around which is clustered a wealth of practical lessons and historical information. Beautifully illustrated. Cloth covers, 75 cents. One of the most attractive books for children ever published. Composed of simplified nature and Bible topics, and sparkling with bright, two-color illustrations.
Board ..........................$.25
Cloth .......................... .50 This book teaches children how to manipulate and transfer crude materials into serviceable objects, thereby training their perceptions, ideals, and senses better than any other method possible to employ. 194 pages; thoroughly illustrated. Price, $1.50. “Uncle Ben’s Cobblestones”
Familiar talks with boys and girls about the common articles of every-day use. It not only gives valuable instruction regarding the common things of this life, such as sunshine, fire, coal, salt, and paper, but teaches a moral lesson as well. 221 pages. Price, $1. “Elo the Eagle and Other Stories”
Fascinating stories about animals, presenting their habits, and telling how some animals are trained. An interesting book for young and old alike. Over 200 pages. Cloth, $1.00. A book of exceedingly interesting nature studies. It tells of certain birds, animals, and other creatures which made their home in the author’s garden. 256 pages; illustrated.
Cloth ..........................$1.00 “EASY STEPS IN THE BIBLE STORY.”
This book gives a connected line of stories from creation to the close of the life of Christ, bringing out special events in the lives of prominent characters in the most charming way. It places before the reader the highest ideals worthy of imitation. 600 pages; beautifully illustrated. Cloth binding, $3. Just from the press. Brimful of the most interesting information regarding the great problem facing our country at the present time. What has led to the present strained relationship between employer and employee? What is the remedy? This is all given in this interesting volume of 208 pages. Price, only 50 cents. A compilation of rare and valuable documents on religious legislation. It presents in their own words the ideas of the founders of the American government on the great question of church and state.
800 pages. Cloth, $1.50; India paper edition, flexible leather binding, $2.50. “HISTORY OF THE SABBATH,” revised.
This is a mine of useful information on the Sabbath question. It covers the various steps by which the change from the seventh day to the first day was made, and the final exaltation of the Sabbath.
800 pages. Cloth, $1.50; India paper edition, flexible leather binding, $2.50. “Advance Guard of Missions”
This book gives intensely interesting life sketches of more than fifty missionaries. It will greatly stimulate the interest of the reader in gospel missionary work. 347 pages. Illustrated. Price, $1.50. The story of gospel work in heathen lands and the experiences of pioneers in missionary work make not only the most interesting reading, but are a real inspiration to greater missionary endeavor by the reader. They are interesting to young and old alike. Note the following biographies, which we have in stock:—
David Livingstone, missionary to Africa.
Robert Moffat, missionary to South Africa.
Samuel Crowther, missionary to the territory of the Niger.
Robert Morrison, missionary to China.
Florence Nightingale, “The Wounded Soldiers’ Friend.”
John Knox, missionary to Scotland.
James Hannington, missionary to Africa.
John Williams, missionary to Polynesia.
John G. Paton, missionary to the South Sea islands.
Price, 60 cents a volume. “The Ministry of Healing”
A book containing wholesome instruction, intended to prevent many of the ills of this life and to bring greater health and happiness. It shows the example of Christ in the work of relieving suffering humanity and pointing the way to a better life. Price, $1.50. This book shows the supreme value of fresh air from the standpoint of health preservation. A most interesting and helpful book. 104 pages. Cloth, 60 cents. “Health: How to Find It When It’s Lost; How to Keep It When It’s Found”
This book goes carefully and faithfully into the details of such practical, every-day subjects as food, food combinations, influence of stimulants, how to avoid consumption, home remedies, and seasonable recipes. 224 pages. Cloth, $1. A practical cook-book, compiled for busy housewives, by one who thoroughly understands healthful cookery. It advocates a wholesome and appetizing dietary.
Cloth ..........................$.50
Paper .......................... .25 This book contains about four hundred very carefully prepared recipes of healthful, hygienic dishes, suitable to every taste and every condition in life. 266 pages.
Cloth ..........................$1.00 A household manual containing two thousand recipes and helpful suggestions on the building and care of the home in harmony with sanitary laws, the preservation of health by consistent living, and the home treatment of simple ailments and diseases by the use of natural, rational remedies instead of drugs. 600 pages. Cloth, $2.50. “The Practical Guide to Health”
A masterly treatise on anatomy, physiology, and hygiene, with a scientific description of diseases, their cause and treatment. It covers practically all the diseases common to the human race. 668 pages. Fully illustrated.
Cloth ..........................$3.00 Send all orders through the Conference Tract Society