Excerpt from Arabia: The Cradle of Islam: Studies in the Geography, People and Politics of the Peninsula With an Account of Islam and Mission-Work HE author Of this instructive volume is in the direct line of missionary pioneers to the Moslem world. He fol lows Raymond Lull, Henry Martyn, Ion keith-falconer, and Bishop French, and, with his friend and comrade the Rev. James Cantine, now stands in the shining line of succession at the close of a decade Of patient and brave service at that lonely outpost on the shores of the Persian Gulf. Others have followed in their footsteps, until the Arabian Mission, the adopted child of the Reformed Church in America, is at present a compact and resolute group Of men and women at the gates of Arabia, waiting on God's will, and intent first of all upon fulfilling in the spirit of Obedience to the Master the duty assigned them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.